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This past weekend, The Maryland Historical Society opened its 150th Civil War display. The exhibit will be out for the next 5 years during the 150th cycle. This exhibit will change over time to allow more items to be dispalyed. The MDHS has a great collection of Civil War items as well as many civilian items. So, the display has something for everyone. The exhibit is made up of items from the collection as well as from many private donors. A few of the items currently on display are worth a quick mention.
Turner Ashby's rain coat is currently on display. The coat was supposedly with him when he was killed fighting the rearguard action at Harrisonburg. The coat is very stiff and therefore is laying flat in the display. I don't think this coat has been on display before, and if it has been on display, it has been a very long time. This will be one of the items that will be on display for a limited amount of time because of the nature of the jacket. Ashby was fighting this action with the 1st Maryland infantry. Also on dispaly with the jacket is the 1st Maryland infantry banner. The silk banner was made by the women of Baltimore and smuggled through the lines to 1st MD and was carried at 1st Manassas and with the unit at Harrisonburg when Ashby was killed.
There is an incredible Federal Zouave complete uniform that is on display. It was worn by a Marylander who served in a Zouave unit I think from NY. I was so impressed with the uniform, I didn't read the card as carefully as I should.
There are several womens dresses and a unique display of items that women would attach under their dresses to smuggle items to the South. There is a interesting set of "pouches" that are made to tie around a womens waist under her dress to smuggle items.
Probably the most photographed and talked about CS jacket is also on display. Richard Snowdon Andrew's jacket is on display. If you would like to see vividly the damage that can be done by a shell and all the layers that are in a tailored CW officer's jacket, this is your chance. You can still see the blood stains on the jacket and because the jacket was cut off him, there is a great cross section of the jacket to see the lining, padding, and interlining in the jacket. And, the picture in Echos of Glory does not do this jacket justice. It is not an olive drab color that it looks like in EoG.
Many of these items will be on display for period of time before being rotated for other items to be put in the exhibit. If you are in the MD area, it would be worth the visit to see some of these items. There is much more in the exhibit that people would want to see. These are just some of the highlights.
I hope I am putting this in the right place.
This past weekend, The Maryland Historical Society opened its 150th Civil War display. The exhibit will be out for the next 5 years during the 150th cycle. This exhibit will change over time to allow more items to be dispalyed. The MDHS has a great collection of Civil War items as well as many civilian items. So, the display has something for everyone. The exhibit is made up of items from the collection as well as from many private donors. A few of the items currently on display are worth a quick mention.
Turner Ashby's rain coat is currently on display. The coat was supposedly with him when he was killed fighting the rearguard action at Harrisonburg. The coat is very stiff and therefore is laying flat in the display. I don't think this coat has been on display before, and if it has been on display, it has been a very long time. This will be one of the items that will be on display for a limited amount of time because of the nature of the jacket. Ashby was fighting this action with the 1st Maryland infantry. Also on dispaly with the jacket is the 1st Maryland infantry banner. The silk banner was made by the women of Baltimore and smuggled through the lines to 1st MD and was carried at 1st Manassas and with the unit at Harrisonburg when Ashby was killed.
There is an incredible Federal Zouave complete uniform that is on display. It was worn by a Marylander who served in a Zouave unit I think from NY. I was so impressed with the uniform, I didn't read the card as carefully as I should.
There are several womens dresses and a unique display of items that women would attach under their dresses to smuggle items to the South. There is a interesting set of "pouches" that are made to tie around a womens waist under her dress to smuggle items.
Probably the most photographed and talked about CS jacket is also on display. Richard Snowdon Andrew's jacket is on display. If you would like to see vividly the damage that can be done by a shell and all the layers that are in a tailored CW officer's jacket, this is your chance. You can still see the blood stains on the jacket and because the jacket was cut off him, there is a great cross section of the jacket to see the lining, padding, and interlining in the jacket. And, the picture in Echos of Glory does not do this jacket justice. It is not an olive drab color that it looks like in EoG.
Many of these items will be on display for period of time before being rotated for other items to be put in the exhibit. If you are in the MD area, it would be worth the visit to see some of these items. There is much more in the exhibit that people would want to see. These are just some of the highlights.