Pards,
The museum at Gettysburg has just put out on display a Richmond Depot shell jacket made of "Irish Blue wool". The buttons are missing, and it is a bit moth tattered, but overall an excellent piece. I was looking it over, and under the dimmed lights noticed that the jacket was that of a 1st Sergeant. What was really interesting was that the chevrons were sewn individually to the sleeves of the jacket and in a most expert way. Pictures are not permitted in the clothing room, so I have none to post, only the knowledge that it is now behind glass. The jacket rests where General Kemper's Frock coat use to be. A pretty neat item to see if anyone gets over to that part of the woods.
The museum at Gettysburg has just put out on display a Richmond Depot shell jacket made of "Irish Blue wool". The buttons are missing, and it is a bit moth tattered, but overall an excellent piece. I was looking it over, and under the dimmed lights noticed that the jacket was that of a 1st Sergeant. What was really interesting was that the chevrons were sewn individually to the sleeves of the jacket and in a most expert way. Pictures are not permitted in the clothing room, so I have none to post, only the knowledge that it is now behind glass. The jacket rests where General Kemper's Frock coat use to be. A pretty neat item to see if anyone gets over to that part of the woods.
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