US Army Model 1832 General Staff Frock Coat worn by William T. Sherman
US Army Model 1832 General Staff Frock Coat worn by William T. Sherman
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- Description
- US Army General Staff frock coat, Model 1832, worn by Army Captain William Tecumseh Sherman. The blue wool, single breasted frock coat has 10 brass eagle buttons down its front and one small button on its left sleeve, and wool and bullion epaulettes on its shoulders. A brass fastener was found in its inside pocket. There is brown velvet lining on the inside of the collar. The coat has padded with wool felting in its upper half and some remnants of the original black silk lining. This coat was worn by Sherman at his Washington, D.C. wedding in 1850. The ceremony, in which Sherman wed Eleanor Boyle ("Ellen") Ewing, daughter of US Senator Thomas Ewing, was attended by president Zachary Taylor, among other Washington elites.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coat
- Other Terms
- coat; Man; Army; Officer
- date made
- ca 1832-1850
- used date
- 1850
- associated date
- 1832
- wearer
- Sherman, William Tecumseh
- Physical Description
- blue, dark (overall color)
- wool (overall material)
- brass (buttons material)
- velvet (inside collar material)
- Measurements
- overall: 40 in x 18 in; 101.6 cm x 45.72 cm
- overall (padded): 36 in x 22 in x 4 in; 91.44 cm x 55.88 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- AF.15930
- accession number
- 59388
- catalog number
- 15930
- Credit Line
- Hon. P. Tecumseh Sherman
- subject
- Army
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- William Tecumseh Sherman
- Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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