The Richmond Depot “Type II” jacket made from Imported English cloth was a common issue Confederate uniform produced by the Richmond Clothing Bureau for the Army of Northern Virginia between mid-1863 through 1864. Facing severe domestic textile shortages, Confederate supply agents successfully ran union naval blockades to import a premium, 100% wool kersey material known as English Army Cloth. This import featured a distinct blue-gray hue that stood out sharply against the faded, tan "butternut" shades of typical Southern domestic and homespun fabrics. Because this imported fabric arrived in large quantities during the latter half of the war, these durable, high-quality blue-gray jackets came to define the iconic appearance of late-war Confederate soldiers in the Eastern Theater.
Like the overwhelming majority of the surviving examples, our jackets display hand stitching on the visible seams, top-stitching, and buttonholes.
The buttons that adorn this jacket are of a type found on ANV battlefields from the second half of the war. They have been recovered from Gettysburg, the Overland campaign sites, and in the Richmond-Petersburg area. Like the originals, these faithful copies have a somewhat crude brass face with an “I” and ten stars, a tin back, and a copper shank.
The primary designation for the Confederate Block "I" with Stars button in Warren K. Tice's catalog, Uniform Buttons of the United States 1774-1865, is CSI255A1.
The Richmond Depot “Type II” jacket made from Imported English cloth was a common issue Confederate uniform produced by the Richmond Clothing Bureau for the Army of Northern Virginia between mid-1863 through 1864. Facing severe domestic textile shortages, Confederate supply agents successfully ran union naval blockades to import a premium, 100% wool kersey material known as English Army Cloth. This import featured a distinct blue-gray hue that stood out sharply against the faded, tan "butternut" shades of typical Southern domestic and homespun fabrics. Because this imported fabric arrived in large quantities during the latter half of the war, these durable, high-quality blue-gray jackets came to define the iconic appearance of late-war Confederate soldiers in the Eastern Theater.
Like the overwhelming majority of the surviving examples, our jackets display hand stitching on the visible seams, top-stitching, and buttonholes.
The buttons that adorn this jacket are of a type found on ANV battlefields from the second half of the war. They have been recovered from Gettysburg, the Overland campaign sites, and in the Richmond-Petersburg area. Like the originals, these faithful copies have a somewhat crude brass face with an “I” and ten stars, a tin back, and a copper shank.
The primary designation for the Confederate Block "I" with Stars button in Warren K. Tice's catalog, Uniform Buttons of the United States 1774-1865, is CSI255A1.
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