Army Cavalry Corporal’s Trousers, Model 1861, Type I
Army Cavalry Corporal’s Trousers, Model 1861, Type I
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- Description
- These model 1861 type I mounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Cavalry regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a six button fly and six large buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. There are two vertical slash pockets and a single watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing and side pockets are cotton twill. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelets for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The trousers are unlined. "19" and " 4 SA" is stamped on the right center back waistband facing. A second layer of kersey fabric reinforcement covers the seat and inner thighs of the trousers down to the cuff. There are two small tin buttons on the inside cuff at each side seam. There is a 1/2" wide yellow wool tape which runs from the waistband to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outside seams of each cuff.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Trousers
- Object Type
- trousers
- Other Terms
- Trousers; Man; Army; Cavalry; Corporal; Enlisted Man
- associated date
- 1861 - 1872
- 1861
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- sky blue (overall color)
- yellow (stripe color)
- tin (buttons material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 in x 37 in; 86.36 cm x 93.98 cm
- overall (padded): 45 in x 19 in x 2 in; 114.3 cm x 48.26 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25101.027
- catalog number
- 25101.027
- accession number
- 64127
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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