Sword belt
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, cotton, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 5/8 x 2 in. ( 87.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Leather, cotton, and brass sword belt; stitched, black leather-covered canvas sword belt with loop sewn near center of belt suspending scabbard sling with brass hook at end that fastens to scabbard sling, brass hook, and circular frog sewn on left side of belt, and with rectangular brass plate at right end that fastens to clip on left; plate has stamped eagle in center with shield on breast, three arrows in one talon, branch in other talon, and flanked by wreath at bottom, with rayed background, thirteen stars, and scroll inside inscription at top.
Object Number:
522
Marks:
stamped: plate: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Gallery Label:
This sword belt is of the type worn by U.S. Army officers between 1855 and 1872.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
40171
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coat
Classification:
Date:
1860-1862
Medium:
Wool, linen, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 21 x 38 in. ( 6.4 x 53.3 x 96.5 cm )
Description:
Dark blue corporal's single-breasted frock coat; 1 1/4" open stand-up collar; green shoulder loops with a button at the collar end; 9 buttons down the front (3 missing); narrow open sleeves with false cuffs, 2 buttons at each wrist, corporal's double chevron stripes on the sleeves; back made in 4 panels, 2 buttons near the center at the waistline, split skirt with linen-lined pocket on each side; coat unlined.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Richter
Object Number:
1950.3a
Gallery Label:
These trousers were worn by corporal August Westhoff when he enlisted as a private in Company D. Corporal Westhoff served at the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
40170
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword belt
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, cotton, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 7/8 x 2 in. ( 93.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Leather, cotton, and brass sword belt; black leather-covered white canvas belt with stitched ovals and diamond-shapes on both sides, sliding leather clip suspending scabbard sling with brass hook at end, and rectangular brass plate at right end that fastens to clip on left; plate has stamped eagle in center with shield on breast, three arrows in one talon, branch in other talon, and flanked by wreath at bottom, with rayed background, thirteen stars, and scroll inside inscription at top.
Object Number:
INV.8429
Marks:
stamped: plate: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Gallery Label:
This sword belt is of the type worn by U.S. Army officers between 1850 and 1872.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
40169
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coat
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 44 in. ( 8.9 x 64.1 x 111.8 cm )
Description:
Dark blue artillery officer's double-breasted frock coat; 1 1/2" open stand-up collar lined with dark blue velvet; colonel's shoulder straps, with eagle against red ground; 7 buttons down each side of the front; closed 9 3/4" wide (flat) sleeves (no cuffs) with 3 buttons at each wrist; back made in 4 panels, 2 buttons near the center at the waistline, a button on each side of split skirt; all buttons cast with shield-breasted each with "A" at the center; coat lined with green silk, sleeves lined with white silk, horizontal slit pocket at the left breast, breast lightly padded and quilted.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Walter S. Poor, Jr.
Object Number:
1947.504a
Marks:
cast: center of each button: "A"
stamped: reverse of each button: "SCOVILLE & CO. / WATERBURY"
Gallery Label:
This frock coat was worn by Walter S. Poor, Sr. (1836-1906), while he served as an artillery field officer during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40167
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chapeau bras
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Felt, other textile, leather
Dimensions:
folded: 8 x 17 5/8 x 2 in. ( 20.3 x 44.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Flat-folding black felt chapeau with cock and fan of equal height; narrow black ribbon binding on edges of cock and fan, otherwise undecorated; black silk lining and black leather sweatband.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Henry Torrance
Object Number:
1932.167
Marks:
maker's label: printed on lining: "BAKER . . . / New York"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chapeau was worn by Captain Thomas Fisher (1839-1879), the donor's uncle. On September 1, 1861 he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd New York Volunteer Infantry (also known as the Troy Regiment). Fisher saw action at Battle of Big Bethel, Fair Oaks, Malvern hill, Groveton, the second Bull Run and Chantilly. He also took part in the battle of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on December 31, 1862. The "Troy Daily Times," in the listing of returning officers from New York, noted that 1st Lieutenant Thomas H. Fisher of Company G of the 2nd New York Volunteers had been Aid-de-camp on General Mott's staff. Fisher was one of the first officers of the 22nd Infantry after it was reconstituted in 1866. Fisher was awarded a Brevet Promotion to Captain on March 2, 1867 and served until his death on July 4, 1879.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
40151
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Officer's cap
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1862
Medium:
Wool, other textile, patent leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 14 x 26.7 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Officer's cap with dark blue wool felt crown which is soft, cylindrical, tapered, and angled forward, with a rigid circular top; "U.S." embroidered in silver between branches of laurel embroidered in gold on front; rigid black patent leather visor which is flat and somewhat rectangular; black patent leather chinstrap secured at either side by gilded brass button embossed with shield-breasted eagle, the shield bearing the initial "I"; black silk lining padded with fleece.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Colonel William Packer Prentice
Object Number:
1926.79a
Marks:
embroidered: on front: "U.S."
maker's label: inside top of crown: "ST NICHOLAS HOTEL / No. 519 B-WAY / NEW YORK / WARNOCK & Co."
in relief: on chinstrap buttons: "I"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap was worn by William Packer Prentice during the American Civil War. Packer was commissioned as assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of captain of volunteers, on November 26, 1861 and was promoted to the rank of major on September 2, 1862, and became lieutenant-colonel and adjutant-general of the Tenth Army Corps and chief of staff to Major-General Ormsby McKnight Mitchell in October, 1862. He resigned from the army on December 23, 1862.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
40147
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder straps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wool, metal, leather
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 4.1 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Pair of Naval shoulder straps; metal thread embroidered fouled anchor at the center against black wool felt and border around the edges; reverse lined with with metal hooks at each corner.
Object Number:
INV.10886ab
Marks:
stamped: reverse, center of each: "WM.H.HORSTMANN COMPANY / PHILADELPHIA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
40144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shako with plume
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Felt, patent leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 10 1/8 x 7 in. ( 23.5 x 25.7 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Black felt-covered shako with black patent leather top and trim; cylindrical crown which is tapered and angled forward, with gilded brass front insignia in the form of a shield crossed by a banner with "ABC" and other inscriptions in relief; horizontal visor which is somewhat rectangular; chinstrap secured at either side by a large gilded brass button with New York State shield and "EXCELSIOR" in relief; white worsted pompon.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1931.72ab
Marks:
in relief: on front insignia: "ASSIDUITY / ABC / ORGANIZED / OCTOBER 8TH / 1833"
in relief: on chinstrap buttons: "EXCELSIOR"
maker's label: inside top of crown: "From / JOHN A. BAKER, / Manufacturer and Dealer in / Military Goods, / 63 Walker Street, /
Gallery Label:
The initials "ABC" on the front insignia of this shako stand for the Albany Burgesses Corps, which was organized October 8, 1933, in Albany, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sash
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 102 in. ( 6 x 12.4 x 259.1 cm )
Description:
Gold-colored silk jersey sash; 3 rows of gilt lacing across the center, tassels at each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller
Object Number:
1951.495
Gallery Label:
This sash is part of a uniform worn by Major-General Alexander Shaler while commanding the 1st Division New York State Militia. The accession record says that it post-dates the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
40142
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 43 in. ( 6.4 x 39.4 x 109.2 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool baggy trousers, part of a 9th Volunteers of New York Zouave uniform; 5 buttonn fly, pleats beneath waistband at the front, vertical slit pockets at the side seams, red piping around the pockets; 2 straps at the small of the back which fasten at the center to rectangular metal buckle with double-tongued chape; waist lined with white cotton.
Object Number:
Z.3089
Gallery Label:
According to military expert William Brown, these trousers are part of a uniform worn by a member of 9th Volunteers of New York, also known as "Hawkins' Zouaves."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40126
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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