If only…

I love when individuals leave a record that is undeniably useful…if only everyone did…

Clothing the troops

Clothing is one of the basic necessities provided by the American government to its faithful soldiers.  Even as a patriot army before the United States was truly a nation in her own right, she still did her best to clothe her troops.  One of my favorite uniform pieces in the CHS collection is a uniform coat worn by Captain Thomas MacDonough during his service to our country in the War of 1812.