mdk0911 Posted April 11, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 11, 2020 from the same up coming auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted April 11, 2020 another item for sale in the auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted April 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 11, 2020 Great image. I wonder what the piece of paper is that’s sticking out of his pocket ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 11, 2020 That is quite the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themick Posted April 11, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 11, 2020 Great image. I wonder what the piece of paper is that’s sticking out of his pocket ? It's a certificate of authentication -- COA Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk0911 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted February 23, 2021 On 4/10/2020 at 10:56 PM, mdk0911 said: from the same up coming auction this sold for 19,975 - darn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted February 23, 2021 Share #7 Posted February 23, 2021 What a state of preservation! How do they know he was a Confederate soldier? That uniform is amazing! I've never seen pants that blue! Anyone know what rank that is? Are those dog tags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted February 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted February 23, 2021 It’s the warrant for his arrest. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted February 23, 2021 Share #9 Posted February 23, 2021 The trousers appear to be either imported English-made trousers, or possibly made in the Confederacy of imported British cloth. Trousers made of that bright blue English Army cloth were quite popular in the Army of Northern Virginia. These are enlisted trousers ( no stripes on the legs) but were often worn by officers. The coat is for a lieutenant general. Three stars in a wreath indicated a general in the Confederate Army (this one is missing some stars). The arrangement of buttons in groups of three specifically indicates a lieutenant general. It always seemed like a bad idea to me that button arrangements indicated rank - you would have to get a new coat every time you were promoted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted February 23, 2021 Share #10 Posted February 23, 2021 1 minute ago, VMI88 said: The trousers appear to be either imported English-made trousers, or possibly made in the Confederacy of imported British cloth. Trousers made of that bright blue English Army cloth were quite popular in the Army of Northern Virginia. These are enlisted trousers ( no stripes on the legs) but were often worn by officers. The coat is for a lieutenant general. Three stars in a wreath indicated a general in the Confederate Army (this one is missing some stars). The arrangement of buttons in groups of three specifically indicates a lieutenant general. It always seemed like a bad idea to me that button arrangements indicated rank - you would have to get a new coat every time you were promoted! Thanks for the very informative answer about the uniform! That is crazy about the buttons! I would think that would be detrimental. Would the braid on the arms be different and/or mean something, or is it purely ornament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted February 24, 2021 Share #11 Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, stratasfan said: What a state of preservation! How do they know he was a Confederate soldier? That uniform is amazing! I've never seen pants that blue! Anyone know what rank that is? Are those dog tags? No those are rare and valuable "slave tags" used by slaves that had a trade. I believe they were only used in the Charleston, S.C. area and are only dug there. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravecreek Posted February 26, 2021 Share #12 Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 5:19 PM, mdk0911 said: this sold for 19,975 - darn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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