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bsbaker
02-14-2009, 07:10 PM
The family and I are on an extended weekend trip from NC to DC. We've been stopping at all the Civil War museums along the way, and The Museum of The Confederacy was awesome. It was my first time. I was like a four year old in a candy shop.

Anyways to the point....I was going through and came across this "thin" looking "jacket". It was a battleshirt that had brass buttons, collar and cuff trim, and truly appeared to be something in between a shell jacket and frock coat. I've never really looked into battleshirts, but the ones I've come across haven't looked like this. Does anyone know of a present day sutler that makes battleshirts like these?
agrnbrt
02-14-2009, 07:16 PM
PLEASE tell me you took pictures. And if you did may we see them?
bsbaker
02-14-2009, 07:49 PM
PLEASE tell me you took pictures. And if you did may we see them?

And the disappointment sets in........now. No I didn't, Like I said we we're on our way to D.C. Now we're in D.C., and on Monday we'll be passing back through Richmond, so it's no problem to stop back in and post them after that.
agrnbrt
02-14-2009, 07:57 PM
Oooooh you soooo better take some pix bro.
bsbaker
02-14-2009, 08:32 PM
Oooooh you soooo better take some pix bro.

I seriously can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
2nd_mi_johnny
02-14-2009, 08:37 PM
I seriously can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

Even if he is I am not when I say I would be very interested in seeing a picture of this battle shirt. I will look for sutlers for you that might sell such an item.
agrnbrt
02-14-2009, 09:17 PM
I am NOT. I really want to see pix of this shirt.
bsbaker
02-14-2009, 09:48 PM
Excellent. I will have them on here Monday evening-ish.
Jeffers
02-14-2009, 11:00 PM
From the MOC's 'Catalogue of Uniforms', this battle shirt was worn by Pvt. Kennedy Palmer of the 13th Va. at 1st Manassas. From the description: light blue wool flannel cloth with red wool collar and cuffs, white polished cotton lining, no facings or edging in sleeves, gilt buttons stamped with leaf pattern, no backmarks

Jeff Douthit
47th Va
bsbaker
02-17-2009, 12:12 AM
That is it right there. This actually turned out well that someone else had a photo because I wasn't able to stop back into the museum.