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Regulation Confederate Officer's Frock Coat of Lieutenant William Allen Hanger, Company E, 1st Virginia Cavalry. ...
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Regulation Confederate Officer's Frock Coat of Lieutenant William Allen Hanger, Company E, 1st Virginia Cavalry. Cadet gray wool with yellow wool facings on cuffs and collar. Single gold bullion quatrefoil braid on each cuff, two gold bullion bars, designating the rank of 1st lieutenant on the collar facings. Hanger originally enlisted on April 19, 1861 in Waynesboro, Virginia and was elected 2nd lieutenant on January 2, 1862. On April 22 Hanger participated in a charge at Catlett's Station, Va., led personally by J.E.B. Stuart, and was wounded in the right arm. A period repair on the right arm of the coat is apparently the result of that wound. The wound never fully healed and Hanger was assigned to the Invalid Corps. He was later captured at Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864. Hanger was "esteemed by his comrades" and characterized in battle as "absolutely fearless"All buttons are Federal eagle staffs with Extra Quality backmarks and are original to the coat. The coat exhibits a number of repairs to moth damage (exclusive of the repair to the bullet hole in the arms which is clearly earlier) , including replacement of the lower portion of the left skirt. Very well done and the coat displays beautifully. Accompanied by a four page letter of authenticity from noted Confederate uniform authority Les Jensen. An impressive Confederate frock coat with an excellent history.
Auction Info
2008 June Signature Civil War Auction #6002 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2008
29th-30th
Sunday-Monday
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