Featured Uniforms
Virginia Militia Coatee; Berkeley Border Guards.
Berkeley Border Guards Coatee A beautiful pre war militia uniform in all it’s splendor and sewn with General Staff buttons, this coatee , from the collection of the Company of Military Historians at the Virginia War Museum, is indicative of the pomp and finery of southern militias of the era. The following information is the … Continue reading
General James Johnston Pettigrew C.S.A.
Born on the 4th of July 1828, at Bonarva Plantation in Tyrell County, James Johnston Pettigrew would become one of North Carolina’s pre-eminent scholars and Confederate generals. He was educated at Bingham Academy near Hillsborough, and later graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as class valedictorian in … Continue reading
Sgt. Major Edward D. Robinson 1st Regiment South Carolina Artillery, C.S.A.
Sgt. Major Edward D. Robinson Walter’s Company 1 st Regiment South Carolina Artillery “Washington Artillery” Confederate States Army Edward Robinson, born 1828 in Connecticut, moved to Charleston, South Carolina before the War and worked as a sales clerk for J. E. Adger & Co, Wholesale Hardware Dealers. Residence 54 E. Bay Street, Charleston. Edward had … Continue reading
Major General Thomas S. Jesup Quartermaster General United States Army
Major General Thomas S. Jesup. Quartermaster General of the United States Army 1818-1860. General Jesup was born in Berkeley Co. Virginia (now W. Va.) in 1788, the son of a Revolutionary War officer. He joined the Infantry, and fought in the War of 1812, where he gained rank and distinction for his service. In 1818, … Continue reading