Original Civil War Uniform Coatee Henry Webster 15th New Hampshire All Buttons

A coatee is a type of tight fitting uniform coat or jacket. This example is black wool with red trim on the chest, collar, cuffs, and tails.

The lining is a quilted, light brown polished cotton. The jacket has 37 large (23 mm diameter) buttons with 27 on the front and 10 on the tails. Each of these buttons say NEW HAMPSHIRE VOL. The jacket also has 8 small (15 mm diameter) buttons with 2 on each cuff and 4 on the collar. These buttons have exactly the same design and Scovill backmarks as the large buttons.

The jacket also has 1 additional small (15 mm diameter) button on each cuff. These buttons have an "NA" monogram in the center and are marked Chisholm. There are 45 buttons in total making this the most complete coatee we have ever seen in nearly fifty years. This coatee is in very good condition with scattered small moth holes to the sleeves and body and some tears to the lining. It has a printed label sewn to the inside reading HENRY B.

Webster served with the 15th New Hampshire. The display stand is not included with the coat. The item "Original Civil War Uniform Coatee Henry Webster 15th New Hampshire All Buttons" is in sale since Monday, March 11, 2019.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Uniforms". The seller is "steeler_rarities" and is located in West Newton, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Uruguay.

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