http://www.texascivilwarmuseum.com/index.htm
This Museum opened up on Jan. 25th, here in FT. Worth, TX.
I posted this on another BB (News & Views) but forgot to add it here…
Below are some of the items I wrote down notes on, please keep in mind that there are better qualified material culturalist’s out there who are more knowledgeable than I who could do a better job at identifying the clothing….
Confederate items: (Not all items there are listed!)
5 Confederate waist belts of differing types
Pair of Confederate leather Brogans
Pipe carved by Sgt. Toole 6th FL. Inf.
Richmond Depot wool blanket, tan w/ dark brown stripes at ends
3 Confederate haversacks, one Sgt. Maj. David Marks Co.D, 17th Virginia Reg.
Kepi, Confederate out of dark brown jean w/light color threads. Visor looked to be thick leather.
Confederate Shell Jacket, 2pc sleeves, SHORT body, slash pocket, 4 script I buttons, one bone button. Tan/brown color overall.
Civilian type shirt, typical pull-over with 4 buttons, dark brown (almost black) trousers worn by Sgt. John Tew Co.K, 51st NC Reg.
Confederate 7 button shell jacket with 2pc sleeves, 4 pc body, tan color, buttons looked to be NC Seal type, worn by William Royal, Co.D, 27th NC Reg. (North Carolina jacket)
Richmond Depot type Jacket worn by Pvt. James Meade, Co.K, 18th Mississippi Inf. Jacket had lighter blue piping around all the outer edges, trousers made of same cloth as jacket.
Maj. Gen. Robert Hoke frock coat.
Confederate Officer Swords, several Officer jackets on display with personal belongings…
Guns
Confederate 1855 Springfield type Rifled Musket, visible tape primer door on lock plate
Richmond low-hump Rifled Musket
Fayetteville rifle
Cook & Brother rifle w/ bayonet
Palmetto 1842 type Musket
3 1853 3-Band Rifled Muskets
Whitworth Rifle
Spanish made copy of Enfield Rifle
Austrian Lorenz Rifle
1816 Flint Musket converted to percussion (Cone in Barrel)
HP converted 1816 Musket
.44 Brass Framed Henry
Spencer Rifle
1862 Sharps
1863 Remington Contract Rifle
.54 Mississippi Riffle
.58 Mississippi Rifle
Macon GA. Arsenal 1842 Musket cut down to rifle length
Double Barrel Shotgun-12 gauge
Mendenhal-Jones-Gardner .58 Rifle
1855 Springfield Rifle Musket
1861 “ “
1863 “ “
1861 Colt Special Model Rifled Musket
Revolvers
1851 Colt
1860 Army Colt
.36 Spiller & Burr
Griswold & Gunnison .36
Dance .44
Leech & Rigdon .44
Kerr .44
Adams .44
Augusta Machine Works Navy style Colt
Remington 1858 .44
Whitney .36
Starr 1858 .44
Savage .36
Rogers & Spencer .44
Cavalry Guns:
Smith Carbine
Gibbs Carbine
Maynard Carbine
Spencer Carbine
Merril Carbine
British 1853 Carbine W/swivel Ramrod
Morse Carbine
Keene-Walker .54 Breech Loader
J.P. Murray Carbine
Getty .58 Carbine
Richmond Carbine
Artillery:
Most types of Confederate, British import, and US. Shells
No cannons, or Caisons, but gear associated with Artillery.
U.S. uniform Items: (Not all items listed here!)
1858 smooth sided canteen
1858 smooth sided canteen
1858 bulls-eye canteen with SMH painted on cover
2-bag style knapsack (not sure which type or year)
Hard pack type knapsack, 74th Ill.
Several housewives, eating utensils, bibles, instruction manuals, mess tin & cup
Haversack Co. H. 38th Indiana
Blue Blanket with dark blue stripes on ends
4-button sack coat
1858 Dress Hat Co.C 1st Mass
Slouch hat John S. Horst Co.F, 93rd Penn.
Officers Frock coats, shaving kits, various gear
Grimsley Pattern Saddle, Lt. Forster, Co.A 24th Mass
1858 Dress Hat Col. Putnam 7th N.H. Reg.
Dress Coat, Boots, Chapeau Bras hat of Gen.”Beast” Buttler
1859 McClellan Saddle
Flags:
9th TX. Inf. Battle Flag
Franklin battlefield pick-up 1st National Flag with blood stains: recovered by Alonzo Scott, 124th Ind.
Palmetto 2nd S.C. Cavalry Flag
1st National Co.E, 12th Alabama Reg.
4th US. Artillery Flag
2nd Tennessee Artillery Flag
19th TX. Cavalry flag
Corpus Christi Light artillery Flag
Good-Douglas Artillery Flag
32nd Texas Cavalry Flag, Woods Reg.
1st Battalion Texas Sharpshooters Flag
Magnolia Rangers 1st National Flag
Debray’s Mounted 26th TX. Cavalry Flag, Co.B
Co.D 15th TX. Inf. 1st National Flag
Wauls Texas Legion Flag
Ft. Semmes Co.I Hobby’s 8th TX. Reg. Flag
They have several Texas UCV Uniforms, coats & jackets, as well as items made by the Confederate Veterans.
Now, the Texas UDC has a nice assortment of dresses, I hope that someone else more knowledgeable on that subject than I, can do justice to the types, makes, and materials…I won’t even try!
You have got to come to Texas and see this Museum!
Respectfully:
Kevin Dally