Cavalry greatcoat
Cavalry greatcoat worn by Private W. E. Englehardt, Company K, 2nd Alabama Cavalry. This Union overcoat was dyed brown as per General Nathan B. Forrest's order of December 1864, which stated "All men & officers belonging to this command who have blue yankee overcoats & clothing and...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/museum/id/20 |
| Summary: | Cavalry greatcoat worn by Private W. E. Englehardt, Company K, 2nd Alabama Cavalry. This Union overcoat was dyed brown as per General Nathan B. Forrest's order of December 1864, which stated "All men & officers belonging to this command who have blue yankee overcoats & clothing and who do not have them dyed by the 20th Inst. the coats especially will be taken from them..." |
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