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Pvt. Smith's Overcoat

Description	This civilian-style overcoat from the Archibald Smith family in Roswell, Georgia, was made by Anne Margaret Magill Smith (1807-1887) for her son, Archibald "Archie" Smith (1844-1923), who is known to have worn it while serving with the Georgia Battalion of Cadets during the winter of 1864-1865. It has one outside pocket, detachable cape and is rather long. The coat weighs almost 10lbs.

Time Frame	1860's

Materials	Body is cut from County Cloth's Brown Kersey, it's lined with homespun lining for the body and red wool lining for the cape. Comes with civilian coin buttons.

Assembly	Hand finished, with 21 hand sewn buttonholes. I estimated there are over 6,000 visible hand stitches in the coat and a few thousand not visible.

Sizes Available	44" Chest

Price	$495.00

Delivery Time	e-mail me for availability

Private Smith's Overcoat		“Dear Mother, “I received the bundle when I got here…the overcoat is delightful. I almost hated to wear it; it looked so nice and camp spoils anything, so I thought there was no use to keep it to look at.”

Coat without cape & outside pocket	Coat with cape attached		Rear of the coat with cape

Fully lined with homespun fabric	Cape with red wool lining		Rear of coat.
This coat is reproduced with permission from the Atlanta History Center

P.O. Box 598, Yorktown, VA 23690 e-mail tailor@cjdaley.com