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REGULATION MODEL 1833/34 US ARTILLERY DRESS COATEE, MEXICAN WAR WORN

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Offered is a US artillery regulation dress coatee worn by Lieutenant Julius Adolphus DeLagnel during the Mexican War. The emphasis is both on regulation and Mexican War! DeLagnel (also spelt deLagnel) was born on July 24, 1827, in Newark, New Jersey. His father of the same name had been an army ordnance officer who died in 1841. Julius, along with his brother Johnston, moved to Alexandria, Virginia at some point after the passing of their father. In 1847, amazingly, Julius was commissioned into the United States Army as a second lieutenant in the regular US artillery without having attended any military schools or West Point. In October of 1847 he was attached to the 2nd US artillery (Regulars) and sailed to the war in Mexico. With the conclusion of this conflict in 1848 he returned to Virginia. This was followed by several postings until 1861. On May 17, 1861, Julius resigned his commission in the U.S. Army and joined the Confederate service as a captain of regular artillery. During the Battle of Rich Mountain on July 11, 1861, he manned an artillery piece when he was wounded and soon captured. Imprisoned in New York for a time, he was exchanged for Union General James Ricketts on December 13, 1861. In 1862, he was given a promotion to brigadier general but turned it down for unknown reasons. He then served as a major in the 20^th Virginia Artillery Battalion along with his brother until he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned as second in command of the Confederate Ordnance Service under Brigadier General Josiah Gorgas, inspecting Confederate arsenals, a position which he held until the end of the war. He was paroled in Greensborough, North Carolina on April 26, 1865.

After the war, he worked for the Pacific Steamship Service and in 1903 he sold his mansion on Prince Street in Alexandria to be used as a home for veterans. The United Daughters of the Confederacy own it today and run it as a museum. Julius died on June 3, 1912, at the age of 84. His coatee was passed down by a descendant until it was donated to the Valetine Museum of Richmond Virginia in 1945 along with his brother Johnston’s Confederate officer’s uniform. These items were recently de-accessioned.

This regulation coatee is nearly mint! It’s made from indigo blue superfine broadcloth with scarlet broadcloth piping around the collar and cuff flaps and lined in the skirts with the same scarlet cloth with the upper body lined in red, glazed serge, and a strip of red Morocco around the waist. The cuffs and collar have two rows of gold metallic lace which indicate lieutenant's rank. The pocket flaps are also piped with scarlet and have four gold metallic loops each. The tails of the skirts are long with embroidered bombs on the false turn backs. The buttons, all with original thread are all eagle “A” with gilt wash and are in minty condition. They are Horstmann made and date to the 1840s. All back marks match.

This is a really remarkable item worthy once again of the best museum; its rarity cannot be exaggerated. Remember this is US Regular Army Mexican War period. This will be sold with its custom-made half-mannequin.    [pe]  [ph:L]

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