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Finally Found! An Authentic Cadet Gray Trans-Mississippi Depot Jacket
by Frederick R. Adolphus
After searching for twenty-four years, I finally found a fully documented, cadet gray, Trans-Mississippi, Confederate depot jacket. This “one-and-only” jacket was worn by Private John C. Bach; Company A, 31st Louisiana Infantry...
Another Tait Jacket Discovered
by Frederick R. Adolphus
Since publication of Imported Confederate Uniforms of Peter Tait & Co., Limerick, Ireland in December 2010, I have located two more Tait artifacts. One is a set of red artillery shoulder straps, and the other is a jacket that resides...
by Frederick R. Adolphus
Since publication of Imported Confederate Uniforms of Peter Tait & Co., Limerick, Ireland in December 2010, I have located two more Tait artifacts. One is a set of red artillery shoulder straps, and the other is a jacket that resides...
Shining a Light on the Confederate Uniform of C. Wright
by Frederick R. Adolphus
The Smithsonian Institution houses an interesting Confederate uniform that has not seen the light of day for many years. It consists of a jacket and pair of trousers attributed to a soldier named “C. Wright.” Nothing more is known of its provenance and the soldier’s name is so ambiguous that it is difficult to determine his regiment.
I first viewed this uniform in May 1996. At the time, the uniform had so much residual lanolin that it posed a contamination hazard to other textiles, and had to be stored apart. Since then, conservators at the Smithsonian Institution have stabilized the uniform, and the staff allowed me to examine it again...
by Frederick R. Adolphus
The Smithsonian Institution houses an interesting Confederate uniform that has not seen the light of day for many years. It consists of a jacket and pair of trousers attributed to a soldier named “C. Wright.” Nothing more is known of its provenance and the soldier’s name is so ambiguous that it is difficult to determine his regiment.
I first viewed this uniform in May 1996. At the time, the uniform had so much residual lanolin that it posed a contamination hazard to other textiles, and had to be stored apart. Since then, conservators at the Smithsonian Institution have stabilized the uniform, and the staff allowed me to examine it again...
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