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| Titles |
Civil War soldier's handmade suit |
|---|---|
| Description |
Handmade coarse white cotton jacket and trousers made by Orange S. King, of Company D, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. King reportedly made the suit from a sheet of muslin on which a comrade died during their incarceration at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. King had received a bayonet wound to his right eye and was subsequently captured at the Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, where the 1st Minnesota sustained the heaviest casualties of any Federal regiment in the field. |
| Quantity |
2 items |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
51 centimeters length (3616.H494.A: jacket) 39 centimeters width (3616.H494.A: jacket) 74 centimeters circumference (3616.H494.B: trousers, waist) 75 centimeters length (3616.H494.B: trousers, inseam) |
| Nomenclature |
suit (main garment) jacket (garment) trousers |
| Materials |
cotton glass iron bone |
| Creation |
Made by: King, Orange S. Made in: Libby Prison Made in: Richmond, Independent City, Virginia, United States |
| Subjects |
United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864), Company D United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons. Minnesota, United States Used in: Civil War, 1861-1865 Clothing. Men's Suits & Ensembles. Complete Suits Military. 1861-1865 (Civil & Indian Wars). Clothing. Accessories |
| Dates |
Creation: Not earlier than 07/21/1861 - Not later than 01/05/1862 Content: Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
3616.H494.A,B (Accession Number) |