I am attaching an image of my gggrandfather taken in his uniform (Confederate, 19th Mississippi Inf. Co. H). I would like to reproduce the uniform jacket but, have never seen one like this. I don't know whether it is a short jacket or a longer frock coat style. It may be difficult to see in the reproduction of the image but, in the original I can see an eye that goes to a hook and eye closure. It appears that the jacket closed down the front with hooks and eyes and the buttons on either side were for show and to make it appear as if it were double breasted. Also, I can see self fabric tabs on the shoulders. Most unusual of all to me is that it appears as if the jacket had a small collar of it's own, independant of the shirt. Does anyone have any information regarding this style of uniform jacket that could point me in the right research direction? I know this image was taken before the Battle of Spotsylvania because Jacob was shot in the face (grazed) on the cheek on the side facing the camera during that battle and in later life photos you can see the groove cut by the mini ball. Since his face is unmarred in this image I must make the leap that this photo is earlier than that battle. The original image is 5 3/8" long by 3.75" wide and is on a heavy cardboard type of stock. There is no tax stamp on the back but the number 583 is machine printed on the back in ink. There is also a bunch of writing in pencil that has faded over the years, the only part I can still make out is his name and the letters Oct. My son sometimes reenacts with us and I thought it would be really cool to make him a copy of his ggggrandfather's uniform. Any info that would help me nail down particulars regarding the cut and style of this type would be appreciated.
On a side note, just thought I would point out the details I can see in the shirt from the original. It looks as though the body of the shirt was made from a striped fabric with a band collar. The buttons appear to have been MOP, two holes.
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Thanks, Maggie Reese
On a side note, just thought I would point out the details I can see in the shirt from the original. It looks as though the body of the shirt was made from a striped fabric with a band collar. The buttons appear to have been MOP, two holes.
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Oops, forgot to reconfigure preferences after the crash,
Thanks, Maggie Reese
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