31361 - Confederate Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing Loading W lubricated the bore

lubricated the bore

Fur capes were known to have been worn for warmth

Here we see Alexandra in happier times dressed in a classic white ball gown and wearing a few of her many awards and valuable jewels

His citation reads in part

31361 - Confederate Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing Loading W lubricated the boreConfederate Infantry in Frock Coat Advancing Loading Although the regulation Confederate infantry frock coat was double breasted, most of the frock coats made followed the general cut and style of the U. S. Army single breasted frock coat of 1851. Gray woolen cloth was the material of choice for these uniforms, but with shortages of imported cloth, various cotton and woolen jean cloths were domestically produced as a substitute. In many cases the dyes