Object Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
107 |
Object Name |
Military Cape |
Description |
Cape: red Confederate cape from the U.S. Civil War. |
Date |
Circa 1862 |
Year Range from |
1862 |
Provenance |
Donor: Brauer, Mr. Jacob Warner Received as: Donation Credit Line: Mr. Jacob Warner Brauer The cape was worn by Captain Warner at the Battle of Seven Pines (called the Battle of Fair Oaks Station by Union Forces) in Richmond, Virginia during the U.S. Civil War. Jacob Warner Brauer (donor) was named for this southern Captain because he was born while Captain Warner and 22 of his wounded Confederate soldiers were staying at the Brauer home. The Brauers were Federalists but the wounded soldiers were carried into the home under the mistaken impression that that the occupants were Confederate sympathizers. Jacob Brauer's mother cared for them until their recovery. The home was later known as Liberty Hall and was used as a school. |
Credit line |
Mr. Jacob Warner Brauer |