Excavated Union Frock Coat and Personal Items / SOLD

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Excavated Union Frock Coat and Personal Items

Recovered from a Confederate Camp at Penola, Caroline County, Virginia

 

This remarkable grouping was uncovered at the edge of a pond in a Confederate camp near Penola, Virginia, when receding water exposed portions of a Union soldier’s frock coat. The surviving wool fragments retain their deep indigo color and were found alongside eagle-button remnants, a gutta percha pipe, and an oyster shell—common refuse in winter encampments.

 

The presence of Union uniform material in a Confederate camp reflects the widespread wartime practice of collecting and reusing captured Federal clothing.

 

Water burial preserved these artifacts unusually well, offering a rare glimpse into the daily environment, scarcity, and improvisation that defined life in Confederate camps.

 

Inventory Number: REL 144

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Display case containing deteriorated fragments of a Union frock coat, metal buttons, a pipe, and a small artifact with an informational label about its origin from a Confederate camp in Virginia.
Display case showing heavily deteriorated fragments of a dark fabric frock coat, two buttons, a pipe, and a descriptive plaque about the coat’s origin from a Union soldier in Virginia.
A worn fragment of a Union frock coat with a button, displayed with a label describing its discovery in a Confederate camp in Penola, Virginia, and listing found artifacts.
Display case containing fragments of a dark fabric Union frock coat, a pipe, four buttons, a white disc, and an informational label about their Civil War origin from Panola, Virginia.
Dark, tattered fabric fragments with metal buttons, a corroded pipe, and a round white object arranged on a coarse, light-colored cloth background.
A rusted metal pipe lies on top of frayed dark fabric and a cream-colored woven textile background.
Torn dark fabric with metal buttons, a rusty metal object, and a white shell displayed on coarse beige mesh.
Tattered dark blue fabric with several metal buttons, a shell, and a small label noting the items were found in a Confederate position in Penola, Carolina.
Torn and discolored fragments of a Union frock coat with metal buttons, displayed on a light background with an explanatory label above.
Fragments of dark blue fabric with buttons, a white coin, and a small pipe displayed on a light background with a label in the upper right corner.

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