Civil War Uniform found in barn

[danjsargent]

So not a detecting find but still great. My father in law discovered this in their 1800s farm house barn. I took a pic of one of the dozen buttons (all the same) on the coat that are pristine. Gorgeous! Also discovered the star pin in a little pocket on the coat. Perfect condition again!
The button reads "Mass Militia Volunteer". So cool!

 

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[Pacivilwarluke]

Wow! Can we see a pic of the whole coat? Are the buttons silvered? If so my gut is telling me they are 1840s-1850s. That's one serious find!

 

[Kk77]

That is really amazing!! That's like museum quality!!

 

[danjsargent]

Wow! Can we see a pic of the whole coat? Are the buttons silvered? If so my gut is telling me they are 1840s-1850s. That's one serious find!

I will have to take one. I was too blown away by the buttons to do a full coat one!

 

[danjsargent]

That is really amazing!! That's like museum quality!!

I know!! I couldnt get over it. Every button is perfect even though it was in a barn for over 100 years!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Incredible! Barns hold some amazing treasures. You may want to talk with some people who are versed in textile conservation to keep it looking great!

 

[danjsargent]

Incredible! Barns hold some amazing treasures. You may want to talk with some people who are versed in textile conservation to keep it looking great!

Great advice thanks! It looks alright now but will certainly start to crumble with lots of handling I am sure!

 

[Tommy G]

That is incredible! I hope you are searching every nook and cranny of that barn! Just so happens that I recently found a Mass Volunteer Militia button near my home here in Virginia. It has been a head scratcher because there are no recorded CW battles in the immediate area.

 

[Murray8144]

good lord that is one stunning find

 

[Patriot Relics]

That's an incredible find, standing by for full coat pictures. Definitely get a museum's input for long term conservation.

 

[Dirtwisher]

LOVE that thing, even more because I have found two of those buttons in different locations!

 

[trapperart]

Wow what a great find, can't wait to see full pics

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome ! Please take great care of it for future generations to see

 

[l2hunt]

very cool....

 

[scaupus]

banner level of a find, imho, of course its not eligible i guess.

 

[Doc Arey]

Time capsule!

 

[Saint]

Assuming this isn't an early April Fools joke, the first thing would be to keep it out of direct sunlight for any extended period of time. Great find if it's real!

 

[port ewen ace]

maybe a few photos & send them to a few of the major auction houses______then a nice 2016 Corvette in the garage?

 

[Southern loyalist]

Pictures of the entire jacket will enable folks to ID it pretty quickly as to the age, pre-war, post-war, etc. As mentioned earlier, keep it out of the light and try not to handle it, especially with bare hands - you want to keep the oils off. For temporary storage you might want to place a clean cotton sheet on a big piece of cardboard or plywood, lay the jacket flat/gently on top of it and place another sheet on top of the coat and slide it under a bed and close the door to that room. Whatever you do try to keep it in the bundle as found or if found hanging lay it flat. Do not try to press it flat or loosen clumpy parts of the coat where it might be bunched up or is sticking together. You might also want to contact local museums or the National Park Service Harpers Ferry offices for some stabilization ideas.

 

[stefen]

Your father-in-law hit the jackpot...