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Alfred M. Goodwin Jr.'s Shell Jacket

This single-breasted wool jacket was made in Limerick, Ireland, by Peter Tait. The original buttons were replaced at some point with Virginia State Seal buttons made by Richmond manufacturer Mitchell & Tyler. It was issued to Goodwin, who enlisted in early 1863 as a private in Sturdivant's Battery Virginia Artillery. He donated his entire Confederate uniform to the Museum in 1922