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Ulysses S. Grant's U.S. Military Academy Cadet Coatee

National Museum of American History

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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)
Description
This was Ulysses S. Grant's U.S. Military Academy cadet coatee, worn circa 1839. Grant was a member of the class of 1843. Gray wool coatee with a standing collar, an unlined body, and cream colored cotton lining in the sleeves. There are three rows of seven round brass ball-style buttons down the front chest, three buttons on each sleeve, one on each side of the collar, and one on each shoulder. There is a brass ball-style button at the top of each coat tail at the mid-back of the waist, two in the mid-section of the coat tail, and there was originally one button on the bottom of each coat tail. The bottom left coat tail button is currently missing. Each coat tail also has a row of three black embroidered chevrons, point down, with a ball-style button on the end of each point.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Jesse Grant Cramer
c.1839
associated date
1839-1843
1839
ID Number
AF.39361
catalog number
39361
accession number
134018
Object Name
coat
Other Terms
coat; Army; US Military Academy; Cadet; Dress, Full
Physical Description
wool (overall material)
gray (overall color)
brass (buttons material)
cotton (lining material)
cream (lining color)
Measurements
overall: 31 in x 17 in; 78.74 cm x 43.18 cm
overall (padded): 30 in x 19 in x 4 1/2 in; 76.2 cm x 48.26 cm x 11.43 cm
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Military Schools
Civil War
Military
Military Uniforms
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_430767
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-4bb3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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