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I don't know much about militia uniforms, but the pics show on this eBay auction are real nice, some good closeups of a "Militia" style uniform. Comments anyone? Link is below, and if the link is down, then i attached a pic of the uniform.
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Here is what the seller had to say about it
"It is often said that the buttons date the uniform. That is a good thing in this case. There are 43 buttons on the uniform, all of which are from the Civil War era. I have looked all of them up. Forty of the forty-three buttons are ""WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / * EXTRA*" dm between two rings of dots, which were only made using this exact backmark in the 1860's. The uniform has one replacement "Horstmann & Bros & Co. / Phila", which were only made using this exact backmark from 1859-1863." The uniform also has one "SCOVILL Mfg Co. WATURBURY CT," only made using this exact backmark from 1850-1865. The third replacemt button is appears to say "DEVLIN & CO. M.D", which I cannot find a listing for. Nevertheless, it this uniform is truly of the Civil War era. This uniform is high quality and is 100% hand sewn. As an additional point of reference as to the style dress uniform, see the reference book Echoes of Glory page 86, which show Civil War era "Warrenton Rifles" mailitia uniform that is virtually identical to this one.
Listed in this auction is a 5th (Maryland Line) Regiment National Guard dress uniform jacket, Id'ed to Henry J. Wilson, who served as a Private in the Confederate Md. Line, Company B. He is listed in the muster role on film number M379 roll 2. Inside the jacket pocket, as you will often find, is his name, which reads "H. J. Wilson 5th M.N.G. The muster Role records indicate that Henry Wilson did survive the war, leaving with the same rank of Pvt. Though, during the War, the Maryland Line Regiment, C.S.A. saw a action at First Manassas, Peninsula, Valley, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Appomattox.
The units history is an interesting one, going back to the oldest of the state militias in the history of the United States. On December 10, 1776 Marylanders, responding to a call from the Continental Congress, formed the Maryland 5th Infantry, the "Dandy Fifth", as part of the "Maryland Line" and established the Maryland Militia. They were originally composed of eight companies of volunteers from the counties of Queen Anne's, Kent, Caroline, and Dorchester of the colony of Maryland and was authorized on September 16, 1776 for service with the Continental Army.
It was assigned to the main Continental Army on 27 December 1776. On 22 May 1777, it was assigned to the 1st Maryland Brigade and re-organized on 12 May 1779 to nine companies. It was re-assigned to the Southern Department on 5 April 1780. The regiment was re-assigned from the 1st Maryland Brigade to the Maryland Brigade on 1 January 1781. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The regiment was furloughed January 1, 1782, at Round O, South Carolina and disbanded on January 1, 1783.
September 12, 1814, they were called back into action as British force of 9,000 men landed at North Point, Maryland, wit6the intention of marching inland and capturing Baltimore. Brig. Gen. John Stricker, commander of the 3d Brigade of the Maryland militia, was ordered to delay the British advance so that the defensive entrenchments around the city could be completed. The 5th Regiment was assigned the task of holding the American right flank. Despite two hours of artillery and rocket fire, the 5th Maryland stood their ground. After inflicting some 300 casualties, ;he 5th was ordered to fall back to a new position in front of the Baltimore trenches. The British army, exhausted by the fighting and surprised by the stubborn defense of the Maryland militia, withdrew, while the British navy failed to silence the guns of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Thwarted on land and sea the British force sailed away. The successful defense of Baltimore, after the humiliating capture of Washington, shored up the confidence of the American people and directly contributed to the ending of the War of 1812. Moreover, an American militia regiment had withstood two hours of difficult fighting against British veterans of the Napoleonic wars."
Here is what the seller had to say about it
"It is often said that the buttons date the uniform. That is a good thing in this case. There are 43 buttons on the uniform, all of which are from the Civil War era. I have looked all of them up. Forty of the forty-three buttons are ""WATERBURY BUTTON CO. / * EXTRA*" dm between two rings of dots, which were only made using this exact backmark in the 1860's. The uniform has one replacement "Horstmann & Bros & Co. / Phila", which were only made using this exact backmark from 1859-1863." The uniform also has one "SCOVILL Mfg Co. WATURBURY CT," only made using this exact backmark from 1850-1865. The third replacemt button is appears to say "DEVLIN & CO. M.D", which I cannot find a listing for. Nevertheless, it this uniform is truly of the Civil War era. This uniform is high quality and is 100% hand sewn. As an additional point of reference as to the style dress uniform, see the reference book Echoes of Glory page 86, which show Civil War era "Warrenton Rifles" mailitia uniform that is virtually identical to this one.
Listed in this auction is a 5th (Maryland Line) Regiment National Guard dress uniform jacket, Id'ed to Henry J. Wilson, who served as a Private in the Confederate Md. Line, Company B. He is listed in the muster role on film number M379 roll 2. Inside the jacket pocket, as you will often find, is his name, which reads "H. J. Wilson 5th M.N.G. The muster Role records indicate that Henry Wilson did survive the war, leaving with the same rank of Pvt. Though, during the War, the Maryland Line Regiment, C.S.A. saw a action at First Manassas, Peninsula, Valley, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Appomattox.
The units history is an interesting one, going back to the oldest of the state militias in the history of the United States. On December 10, 1776 Marylanders, responding to a call from the Continental Congress, formed the Maryland 5th Infantry, the "Dandy Fifth", as part of the "Maryland Line" and established the Maryland Militia. They were originally composed of eight companies of volunteers from the counties of Queen Anne's, Kent, Caroline, and Dorchester of the colony of Maryland and was authorized on September 16, 1776 for service with the Continental Army.
It was assigned to the main Continental Army on 27 December 1776. On 22 May 1777, it was assigned to the 1st Maryland Brigade and re-organized on 12 May 1779 to nine companies. It was re-assigned to the Southern Department on 5 April 1780. The regiment was re-assigned from the 1st Maryland Brigade to the Maryland Brigade on 1 January 1781. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Camden and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The regiment was furloughed January 1, 1782, at Round O, South Carolina and disbanded on January 1, 1783.
September 12, 1814, they were called back into action as British force of 9,000 men landed at North Point, Maryland, wit6the intention of marching inland and capturing Baltimore. Brig. Gen. John Stricker, commander of the 3d Brigade of the Maryland militia, was ordered to delay the British advance so that the defensive entrenchments around the city could be completed. The 5th Regiment was assigned the task of holding the American right flank. Despite two hours of artillery and rocket fire, the 5th Maryland stood their ground. After inflicting some 300 casualties, ;he 5th was ordered to fall back to a new position in front of the Baltimore trenches. The British army, exhausted by the fighting and surprised by the stubborn defense of the Maryland militia, withdrew, while the British navy failed to silence the guns of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Thwarted on land and sea the British force sailed away. The successful defense of Baltimore, after the humiliating capture of Washington, shored up the confidence of the American people and directly contributed to the ending of the War of 1812. Moreover, an American militia regiment had withstood two hours of difficult fighting against British veterans of the Napoleonic wars."
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