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<B>Confederate Frock Coat of Lt. William Allen Hanger, 1st Virginia Cavalry</B></I> Regulation cadet gray wool broadcloth with yellow cuff and collar trim. The sleeves have a lieutenant's single quatrefoil braid and two collar bars. The coat's double-breasted front has 14 Federal eagle staff buttons, four others are on the tail and three similar cuff buttons are on each sleeve. Repaired moth damage throughout, with the lower portion of the left tail being completely replaced. Note that a bullet hole on the right sleeve has been filled. Interior brown cotton lining has been left substantially as is with all of the loss and separations typically associated with aged fabric. An attractive Confederate junior officer's uniform steeped in history.<BR><BR>Lieutenant Hanger (1831 - 1889) was an Augusta County overseer when he enlisted as 1st Sergeant in the Valley Rangers, Co. “E”, 1st Virginia Cavalry. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant on July 1, 1861 and 1st Lieutenant on April 23, 1862. The previous day, April 22, found Hanger participating in J.E.B. Stuart's raid on Catlett Station, Virginia. During the charge, led personally by J. E.B.Stuart, Hanger was shot in the right arm. The wound never fully healed and the Lieutenant found himself relegated to the Invalid Corps. He was later captured at Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864, Hanger was exchanged and finally paroled on May 19, 1865.<BR><BR><B>Authentication:</B></I> With four-page letter of authenticity and thorough technical analysis by Les Jensen.<BR><BR> <B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I><BR> <BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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