Confederate shell jacket worn by Alex Hunter
Confederate shell jacket worn by Alex Hunter
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- Description
- Shell jacket worn by Private Alexander Hunter of the 17th Virginia Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia. The jacket was originally issued to a private in the 8th Virginia Infantry, but when that man was killed at the Second Battle of Manassas, August 31, 1862, his sister gave it to Hunter, who was wearing a tattered jacket at the time. Hunter continued to wear the jacket throughout the war, including his service with the 4th Virginia Cavalry, the "Black Horse Cavalry," and was wounded twice while wearing it. The single-breasted medium gray wool shell jacket has seven button holes down the front. The jacket is fully lined with green and brown brocade, with its sleeves lined in natural cotton. There is a breast slit pocket on the left side.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- jacket
- Other Terms
- jacket; Man; CSA, Army; Field
- date made
- ca 1860-1862
- associated date
- 1861-1865
- 1862-08-31
- wearer
- Hunter, Alex
- place made
- United States: Virginia
- place worn
- United States: Virginia
- Physical Description
- medium gray (overall color)
- wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 in x 16 in; 53.34 cm x 40.64 cm
- overall (padded): 20 in x 15 in x 3 in; 50.8 cm x 38.1 cm x 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- AF.4717
- catalog number
- 4717
- accession number
- 21203
- subject
- Confederacy
- Civil War
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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