Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Coat, Frock |
Catalog Number |
0985.10.00103 |
Description |
Uniform frock coat: double breasted, with seven buttons in each row, brown (faded from gray) wool and cotton cloth with royal blue broadcloth facings and piping, brown and white checked cotton homespun lining in body and sleeves, embroidered copper wire colonel's collar insignia edged in black, chain stitched yellow wool yarn sleeve braid, South Carolina state buttons with backmarks: "SCOVILL MFG. CO. /WATERBURY," "SCHUYLER H & C / NEW YORK," "HORSTMANN BRO. & ALLIEN / N.Y.," and "WM H. SMITH & CO. / NEW YORK." |
Material |
Fabric/Cloth/Wool/Cotton/Metal/Brass |
Owned |
Ellison Capers |
Owner Regiment |
24th South Carolina Infantry |
Event |
Franklin-Nashville Campaign |
Provenance |
Frock coat of Brigadier General Ellison Capers, 24th South Carolina Infantry. Worn during the Atlanta Campaign and the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. |
People |
Capers, Ellison |
Search Terms |
homespun ersatz Franklin-Nashville Campaign Battle of Franklin Chickamauga Campaign Battle of Chickamauga Atlanta Campaign |
Subjects |
Uniforms |