[CIVIL WAR]. GAR veteran's frock coat IDd to R.F. Woods with V Corps badge & Dept. of Iowa button.
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[CIVIL WAR]. GAR veteran's frock coat IDd to R.F. Woods with V Corps badge & Dept. of Iowa button.Â
Black eleven-button single-breasted frock coat. Matching coat-size "GAR" buttons at front and on the two-button non-functional cuffs, all unmarked. Buttons missing from rear vent. Sleeves 8 in. width at elbow. Interior collar tag "The Pettibone Bros. M'Fg. Co. / Cincinnati, O." Sleeve, body, and pocket linings in place. Two interior pockets, with label hand-sewn on interior right pocket identifying the coat as "Order No. 22633" for "R. F. Woods" with Woods's measurements below and a Pettibone inspector stamp "E.(?)C. Becker." Pinned at left breast is a handcrafted V Corps badge constructed of metal overlaid with red cotton fabric and with a general service button at center. Also at left breast is a circular pinback featuring the image of Major Augustus H. Hamilton (1827-1918), a veteran of the 36th Iowa Infantry, encircled by text "46th Encampment G.A.R. Dept. of Iowa / Major A.H. Hamilton."
Coat in overall very good condition with light soil and small spot of residue at top of collar.Â
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the Civil War and Militaria Collection of George Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico
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