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  • #31
    Re: White Gloves

    Do you think all troops carried overcoats in July? Of course not. Overcoats were turned in in the Spring, and obtained again in the fall. Frock coats, dress hats, scales (and probably gloves) were turned in when on the move.


    I'm not sure that I fully agree with the above statement. For example, I believe it was not standard practice in the Union army to collect overcoats in the spring for autumn re-issue until 1863 or even 1864. Of course, the tendency prior to this was for soldiers to throw away their overcoat and other excess gear on one of the first marches of the spring campaign, so the net result was that he was rarely carying an ovecoat in July. Also, there are few regiments of which I've heard that were assigned to an active field army where the typical soldier had various jackets at any given time. Of course, folks can certainly provide examples of this happening, but was it typical, or was it pretty much only in "spit-and-polish" regiments?

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    • #32
      Re: White Gloves

      Here is another photo showing a company of Cavalry assigned to Grant as escort. This was taken in Virginia in 1865.
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      Dave Gink
      2nd US Cavalry
      West Bend, WI

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      • #33
        Re: White Gloves

        A question I have is were the gloves cotton gloves? I know that well-dressed gentlemen would wear leather (deerskin, kidskin, lambskin, etc.) gloves with their formal daywear, and the military gauntlets were obviously leather, but I am curious if the white cotton ones are modern day dress gloves and a cheap farbism to look like the real thing from a distance, or were gloves for the common enlisted man indeed white cotton gloves. It's hard to tell from photos.
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        SSG John Connors
        122nd Army Band
        Bugler, I Co. 66th O.V.I.
        Alto horn musician, 73rd O.V.I. Regiment Band

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        • #34
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          For the Navy Dept. it was kid gloves. But you can skip the gloves unless you want to include the full dress or for certain auspicious occasions in your impression. Kid gloves run about $100.
          Mike Stein
          Remuddeled Kitchen Mess

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          • #35
            Re: White Gloves

            Mike, I did just see elsewhere on the forum that you posted about how the Marines did kid gloves as well...that makes sense; they've always been well-dressed chaps haha. I've been able to score a couple pairs of nice vintage leather gloves on ebay before to wear with my formal overcoat and top hat (a gray mocha calf pair and a yellow chamois pair) so I suppose I could look there for used white ones. I also know that Brooks Brothers sells some ones that look beautiful from the picture, but are pretty damn expensive. Here's a link to them.

            Der ikonische amerikanische Stil von Brooks Brothers®. Stilvolle, moderne Kleidung und frische Varianten traditioneller Designs.
            SSG John Connors
            122nd Army Band
            Bugler, I Co. 66th O.V.I.
            Alto horn musician, 73rd O.V.I. Regiment Band

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            • #36
              Re: White Gloves

              SGT John Connors,
              Also check here:http://www.florentinegloves.com/mens.html
              Mike Stein
              Remuddeled Kitchen Mess

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