Union Sack Coats

Enlisted Sack Coat Jr. Officers Sack Coat Brigadier Generals Sack Coat

Enlisted Sack
Coat

Jr. Officers
Sack Coat

Brigadier General
Sack Coat

Note: The Sr. Officers Sack coat is the same as the Jr. officers, But is double breasted.
The Major General Sack Coat is double breasted, but the layout is in groups of  3.

 

Descriptions of the Sack Coat from the
US Dress Regulations of 1861

 

Enlisted
Sack Coat
(Fatigue Blouse) -
4 general service eagle buttons, fold over collar, one inside pocket, lined or unlined. Navy Blue wool.
1457. For Fatigue Purposes
--a sack coat of dark blue flannel extending half-way down the thigh, and made loose, without sleeve or body lining, falling collar, inside pocket on the left side, four coat buttons down the front.
1458. For Recruits--the sack coat will be made with sleeves and body lining, the latter of flannel.

description from 1858 dress regulations

Officers
Jr. Officer Sack Coat (lieutenants and Captains) -
Single breasted with 5 eagle buttons with “I”, “C”, or “A” in the shield, fold over, standup or civilian style collar, 3 outside pockets and 1 inside breast pocket. 3 small buttons (same style as stated above) on non functional cuffs. Optional velvet collar or collar and cuffs.

Sr. Officer Sack Coat (Magor, Lt Colonel, and Colonel) - Double breasted with 5 buttons in each row. Option of eagle  “I”, “C”, or “A” buttons or Staff Buttons, fold over, standup or civilian style collar, 3 outside pockets and 1 inside breast pocket. 3 small buttons (same style as selected above) on non functional cuffs. Optional velvet collar or collar and cuffs.

General Officer Sack Coat

                Brigadier General - Double breasted with 8 buttons grouped by 2 in each row. Option of eagle “I”, “C” or “A” buttons or Staff buttons, fold over, standup or civilian style collar. 3 outside pockets and 1 inside breast pocket 3 small buttons (same style as selected above) on non functional cuffs. Optional velvet collar or collar and cuffs.

                Major General - Double breasted with 9 buttons grouped by 3 in each row. Option of eagle “I”,”C”,”A” buttons or Staff buttons, fold over, standup or civilian style collar. 3 outside pockets and 1 inside breast pocket 3 small buttons (same style as selected above) on non functional cuffs. Optional velvet collar or collar and cuffs.

Description from revised regulations of 1861

Buttons - The button and configuration designate the rank and branch of service of the officer.
          18...
For General Officers and Officers of the General Staff - gilt, convex, with spread eagle and stars, and plain border; large size, seven - eighths of an inch in exterior diameter; small size one - half inch.
               
19...
For Officers of the Corps of Engineers - gilt, nine - tenths of an inch in exterior diameter, slightly convex; a. raised bright rim, one - thirtieth of an inch wide; device, an eagle holding in his beak a scroll, with the word "Essayons," a bastion with embrasures in the distance surrounded by water, with a rising sun - the figures to be of dead gold upon a bright field. Small buttons of the same form and device, and fifty - five hundredths of an inch in exterior diameter.
               
20...
States, occupying one - half the diameter, and the letters T. E. in old English characters the other half; small buttons, one - half inch diameter, device and form the same.
           
   21...
For Officers of the Ordnance Department - gilt, convex, plain border, cross cannon and bombshell, with a circular scroll over and across the cannon, containing the words “Ordnance Corps:” large size, seven - eighths of an inch in exterior diameter; small size, one - half inch.
              
22...
For Officers of Artillery, Infantry, Riflemen, Cavalry, and Dragoons - gilt, convex; device, a spread eagle with the letter A, for Artillery - 1, for Infantry - R, for Riflemen - C, for Cavalry - D, for Dragoons, on the shield; large size, seven - eighths of an inch in exterior diameter; small size, one - half inch.
              
23...
Aides - de - camp may wear the button of the General Staff, or of their regiment or corps, at their option.  
              
24...
For all Enlisted Men - yellow, the same as is used by the Artillery, &c., omitting the letter in the shield.
                                Description from revised regulations of 1861

Fabrics available for our
Union Sack Coats

Allow minimum of 3-5 weeks on Special Order Fabrics

21 oz.  Wool
also 13 0z available, for kids uniforms

Midnight (Navy) Blue Wool
Navy Blue

 

Button Configuration -

            2...For a Major General–two rows of buttons on the breast, nine in each row, placed by threes ; the distance between each row, five and one - half inches at top, and three and one - half inches at bottom
           
3...
For a Brigadier General - the same as for a Major General, except that there will be only eight buttons in each row on the breast, placed in pairs.
           
4...
For a Colonel - the same as for a Major General, except that there will be only seven buttons in each row on the breast, placed at equal distances ; collar and cuffs of the same color and material as the coat.  
           
5...
For a Lieutenant Colonel - the same as for a Colonel.
           
6...
For a Major - the same as for a Colonel.
           
7...
For a Captain - the same as for a Colonel, except that there will be only one row of nine buttons on the breast, placed at equal distances.
           
8...
For a First Lieutenant - the same as for a Captain.
           
9...
For a Second Lieutenant - the same as for a Captain.
           
10...
For a Brevet Second Lieutenant - the same as for a Captain. 

Description from revised regulations of 1861

 

 


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