These model 1861 type III dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Infantry regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a five button fly and four large buttons around the waist. Top button on fly is missing. 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 pockets are made of cotton twill. There is a number "14" stamped on the waistband facing near the center left back. There are also two stamped zeros. The trousers are unlined. A band of dark blue wool tape runs from the waistband to the cuff on the outside seam of both pant legs. There is a one inch slit on the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg, which has been reinforced with brown glazed cotton at the top.
These model 1861 type I dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Infantry regiment. The white stripe does not conform to the proper branch color for Infantry, which according to the 1861 regulations should be dark blue. Pair of sky blue wool twill trousers which formerly had a six button fly and four large buttons around the waist. One button is currently missing from the fly, and no buttons remain on the waistband. All buttons are tin except for the top button on the fly, which appears to be gutta-percha. There are two vertical slash pockets and a single watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing and 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. There is 1/2" stripe of white wool tape, which has soiled to a buff color. The stripe 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. "2 SA" is stamped on the back right waistband facing.
These model 1860 type II mounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Artillery 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 watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing and pockets are cotton twill. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. There is a 1/2" stripe of red wool tape from the top of the pocket to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. The trousers are unlined. There is a second layer of wool reinforcement extending from the seat to the cuffs. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There are 2 small tin buttons on each seam inside of each cuff of the trouser legs. "R & W Oct 10,1864" is stamped on the right and left facing. The numeral "11" is stamped at the back left waist is stamped.
These model 1860 type I mounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Artillery regiment. Sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with six flat four hole tin buttons at the fly and six buttons around the waistband. There are two vertical slash pockets and a single watch pocket on the right side on the waist. The trousers are unlined. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. Waist facing and pockets are made of coarse cotton twill. There is a single 1/2" stripe of red wool tape down the outside seam of each leg. The number "13" is stamped at the center back right waistband facing. The remaining text is illegible. There is a "7" written in red on the inside of the right pocket. The trousers are hand stitched with heavy brown thread. There is a second layer of wool kersey reinforcement covering the inside of the seat of the pants to the bottom of the pant leg. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outside seam of each leg and two small tin buttons at each side of the inside seams of the trouser cuff.
These model 1861 type I dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with six flat four hole tin buttons at the fly and six buttons around waistband. There are two vertical slash pockets and a single watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The trousers are unlined. Yellow threads remain from where the yellow 1/2" stripe was removed from the outside seam of each leg. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. Waist facing and pockets are made of coarse cotton twill. "A & S OCT 10th, 1864" is stamped on both sides of the inside of the waistband. The number "21" is on the center back left of the waistband facing. The number "7" is written in red pencil on the pocket left front. The trousers are hand stitched with heavy brown thread. There are two triangle shaped gussets in the crotch. There is a one inch opening on the bottom of the outside seam of each leg.
These model 1861 type II trousers would have been worn by a Sergeant in a U.S. Army Infantry regiment. Pair of sky blue wool twill trousers with a five button fly and six large buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. There are two vertical slash pockets and a watch pocket on the right side of the waist. The waistband facing and pockets are made of cotton twill. There is a red numeral "1" stamped on the right back waistband facing. There is also a partially legible maker's mark "(?) & (?) New York" on the left. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. There is a 1 1/2" dark blue wool stripe that runs from the top of the pocket to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. The trousers are unlined. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg with reinforcement at the top.
These model 1861 type I dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Sergeant in a U.S. Army Artillery regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a six button fly and four large buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. The inner edge of the fly is hand pinked. There are two pockets and a watch pocket. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelets for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The trousers are unlined. There is a 1 1/2" stripe of red wool tape which runs from the pocket to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outside seams of the trouser cuffs. On the inside of the right pocket is a red number 1. On the back left of the waistband facing is stamped "12" and "2 SA".
These model 1860 type I mounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Artillery regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a six button fly and six large metal buttons around the waist. Buttons are tin. There are two pockets and a watch pocket. The waistband facing and pockets are cotton twill. There is a "V" shaped slit with two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The trousers are unlined. There is a second layer of wool kersey covering the seat of the pants and the inside of the leg to the cuff. A 1/2" stripe of red wool tape runs from the waistband to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. "1SA" is stamped on the right back facing and "22" is stamped on the left back facing. The numeral "8" is handwritten in red on the left pocket. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There are two buttons on the inside of each seam of the trouser cuffs.
These model 1854 type II dismounted trousers would have been worn by an enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a five button fly and six large metal buttons around the waist. There are two vertical slash pockets on each side, and a watch pocket on the right side of the waistband. The waistband facing and pockets are cotton twill. The edge of the fly is hand pinked. The crotch seam has been covered with cotton twill. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelet holes for waist adjustment at the rear of the waistband. The trousers are unlined. There is a one inch slit at the bottom of the outer seam of each trouser leg. There are two maker's marks on the right back facing. The first stamp is only partially legible and reads "G.S.H...ney?/US". The second is stamped "Portland M./Feby 3rd 1865".
These model 1861 type I dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers with a six button fly and four large metal 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 pocket are made of brown glazed cotton twill. The trousers are unlined. On the inside of the left back is stamped "3 SA" and a an illegible number. There is a "V" shaped slit and two eyelets for waist adjustment at the rear of the waist. There is a 1 1/2" stripe of yellow wool tape that runs from the top of the pocket to the cuff on the outside seam of each leg. There is a one inch slit at the cuff on each outside seam.
These model 1861 type I dismounted trousers would have been worn by a Corporal in a U.S. Army Infantry regiment. Pair of sky blue kersey wool twill trousers which formerly had a five button fly and six large metal buttons around the waist. There are currently three buttons missing from the fly and two missing from the waistband. Buttons are tin. There are two vertical slash pockets. The waistband facing and pockets are made of cotton twill. The trousers are unlined. The entire back seam has been taken in by machine. There is a dark blue 1/2" wool tape stripe which runs from the bottom of the pocket to the cuff on the outer seam of each leg. There is a one inch slit at the outside seam of each cuff. Inside the right pocket is a number 3 handwritten in red.