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Metadata
Object Name |
Uniform, Military |
Catalog Number |
1951.45.2 |
Date |
ca. 1863 |
Material(s) |
Cotton/Wool |
Dimensions |
H-23 W-14 inches |
Description |
This uniform shell jacket from the "Orphan Brigade" is made of brown wool jean cloth with blue kersey weave wool cuffs and collar. The jacket has a 6 button front closure and the style is often known as the "Columbus Depot" jacket. The jacket currently only has two buttons (one at the top button hole and one at the bottom) however these are replacement buttons. The body is made of 6 panels of wool stitched together at seams on the sides and back. The sleeves are made of one panel of wool each and taper to the cuffs. The interior lining is made of unbleached cotton. The jacket has two interior breast welt pockets. |
Notes |
This jacket was worn by David Fenimore Cooper Weller. He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, in Co. C, 2nd Kentucky Infantry, Lewis' Brigade. He was wounded multiple times at Fort Donelson, and served as a nurse for a majority of the remainder of the war. The Confederate First Kentucky Brigade, nicknamed the Orphan Brigade, included the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 9th Kentucky Infantry regiments and Cobb’s, Byrne’s and Graves’s batteries of artillery, and, at times, the 3rd and 5th Kentucky Infantry. |
Media Links |
A SURVEY OF CONFEDERATE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT QUARTERMASTER ISSUE JACKETS Part 3 |
Collection |
The Weller Collection |
People |
Weller, David Fenimore Cooper |
Subjects |
Confederate States Army Uniforms Civil wars Clothing & dress |
Search Terms |
Civil War Orphan Brigade |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |