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UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS FROCK COAT WITH LIEUTENANT RANK

Item #: WC-14

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Double-breasted frock coat with facings that appear to have degenerated from blue to a Bluish green color. The term for antique blue fabric shifting toward green due to aging is generally metallic mordants. This color shift represents a "true" patina of age, where chemical reactions over time alter the original hue, distinct from deliberate, modern color-changing fabrics.

When antique cloth, such as 19th-century quilts or garments, changes from blue to green, it is most commonly referred to as faded green or overdyed green. This occurs because the original fabric was often colored using a two-step process—dyeing blue over yellow (or vice-versa)—and the yellow component has faded, leaving a bluish-green, teal, or khaki color.

The United Confederate Veterans played a major role in shaping how the Civil War was remembered in the South. It provided legitimate support to veterans and historians and influenced the interpretation of the war from the Southern side. Remember the old adage, The Victors always write the history Books.

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