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| Artifact Identification | Civil War U.S. Army Uniform: Lt. Col.'s Full Dress Coat (1942.05.0001) | |
| Classification | Personal Artifacts : Clothing-Outerwear : Uniform | |
| Visual Description | Navy wool coat with split back, double breasted brass buttons, three brass buttons on each cuff, and epaulets bearing silver oak leaves on a blue ground. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | America, North, United States | |
| Period/Date | Civil War, 1862 CE | |
| Culture | Euro-American | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 109.0 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 86.0 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 6.5 cm | |
| Weight | 1,261 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | textile, Textile--Multi, Metal--Brass | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Sewing, Manufacturing, Applique | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | The silver leaves on the epaulets signify the rank of Lt. Col. The blue field on the epaulets signifies the Infantry branch of the U.S. Army. - Charles McGee, 10/14/99 This federal full dress coat belonged to Charles Johnston Tinkham , Lt. Col. of the 26th Illinois Volunteers. Born in Covington, Kentucky, Tinkham later moved to Chicago, Illinois where his father, Freeborn P. Tinkham, owned several lumber yards. A graduate of West Point Academy in the class of 1849, Tinkham worked as a civil engineer on projects such as the Chicago Harbor and the Toledo, Wabash, & Western Railroad in Indiana. From 1852-1856 Tinkham worked as a bookkeeper for Michael Doctor Coffeen, marrying his eldest daughter Caroline on May 14, 1860 and settling in Homer, Illinois. With the coming of the Civil War, Tinkham helped to organize Company F of the 26th Illinois Volunteers regiment and was commissioned as captain on August 10, 1861 by Governor Richard Yates. In a short but distinguished career, Tinkham was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on August 31, 1861. Armed only with hickory clubs, the 26th Illinois began their career with guard duty in Quincy, Illinois. After guarding the Hannibal and St. Jo. R. R., the 26th were assigned to Brigadier General J. B. Plummer’s Brigade on February 19, 1862. Lt. Col Tinkham and the 26th Illinois Volunteers engaged in conflict with confederate troops at New Madrid, Missouri and took part in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi. On May 9, 1862, the 26th was engaged in Farmington, Mississippi where Lt. Col. Tinkham suffered a wound to his right hand. Though he would stay with the 26th Illinois Volunteers until the Fall, Tinkham resigned his commission on October 7, 1862. He spent the rest of his life as a prominent citizen and businessman in Homer, Illinois where he became strongly involved in the Democratic Party. Charles Johnston Tinkham lived the remainder of his life in Homer where he died suddenly of pneumonia in mid-August of 1891. --Condensed from research in source file, per | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Daisy Tinkham Babb | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |