Untrimmed Commutation Jacket - 7th Florida Infantry
Untrimmed Commutation Jacket - 7th Florida Infantry
Prior to the implementation of the Confederate Depot system, the Commutation system was in place to allow the newly enlisted soldiers to supply their own uniforms for compensation by the Confederate government. The system was relatively short-lived once the depots across the South were put into full production. Living history community generally refers to any garment that was not formally produced by a depot as "Commutation". This is a miss-use of the term, whereas tens-of-thousands of garments were provided privately to individuals outside of the depot system through the end of the war. Common garments such as frock coats are essentially only privately acquired by the individual soldiers and are seen all the way into the trenches of Petersburg in 1865. . . years after the official Commutation System had been abolished.
Additional historical information can be found here.
An excellent example of a non-descript “Commutation” style jacket for usage amongst forces receiving goods from home throughout the war. The jacket comes untrimmed, 6 button front, two exterior covered pockets, and reinforced cuffs.
Historical background on the original solider:
At age 27 he enlisted for the war in April 1862 and was mustered in with 1090 officers and men of the "South Florida Infantrymen". He fought in the battle of Perryville and all other battles of his regiment including 16 engagements during the 1864 battle of Atlanta. His unit was consolidated with the remnants of other units to form Company G, 1st Regiment of Florida volunteers. Of the original 1090 members of the 7th Florida Infantry regiment, records indicate that fewer than 150 laid down their arms when General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army near Durham station. After the war, Stephens moved to Fort Meade and remained there with his wife and family until he died in 1895.
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