Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
1st Lieutenant Henry H. Wadsworth (1843-1934) served as adjutant in the 9th Maine and First Maine Heavy Artillery. His light blue overcoat is an example of regulation coats issued to Union Army enlisted men. As a commissioned officer, Lt. Wadsworth would typically have worn a dark blue overcoat. The double-breasted feature is the only reference to his commissioned officer status. The coat features an attached "Inverness cape," lined in red, meant to provide weather protection. The wool fabric is very heavy.
After the War, Wadsworth lived in Eastport where he operated a hardware store. He was a great-grandson of General Peleg Wadsworth of Revolutionary War fame.
About This Item
- Title: Lt. H.H. Wadsworth's Civil War overcoat, Eastport, ca. 1862
- Creation Date: circa 1862
- Subject Date: circa 1862
- Location: Eastport, Washington County, ME
- Media: wool. cotton metal
- Local Code: 2018.103.001
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Clothing and dress
- Coats
- Men's clothing--19th century
- Military uniforms
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
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