Columbus Depot Jackets
$200.00

    Based on the Private Woodward jacket, our reproductions utilize only the best materials and construction features to give as accurate a reproduction of this jacket as possible.  The bodies are made from a sumac dyed jeancloth that will fade in the sun, the collars are made from real indigo dyed fine weave flannel, and the body is lined in top quality osnaberg.  Every exposed stitch is handsewn, with the entire perimeter hand topstitched, and two slit pockets set by hand into the interior.  The jackets have a five button front with cast brass block "I" buttons.  Unlike our other reproductions, these jackets are not offered with any variation of the cloth, buttons, or other features.  We will, however, be offering reproductions of other original Columbus depot jackets in the future, starting with the so-called "Type II" jackets with exterior pockets.

    A note about color.  Sergeant Washington Ives ofthe 4th Florida Infantry (Stovall's Brigade of the AoT) wrote upon receiving his new Columbus Depot jacket that the jackets they were issued "are dark and light gray (mostly with blue collars and cuffs)..."  Other accounts corroborate this description, all agreeing that upon issue the jackets were gray with blue cuffs.  However, every surviving example shows a distinct tan hue, with interior areas (such as those exposed by moth damage) show the original light gray color of the jackets.  As such, our jackets will come to you "as issued" in a light gray color, and through natural use will fade to the distinctive tan color associated with Columbus Depots jackets.  This will give you a look as authentic as possible.  It is important to note that in the pictures on this page, the jacket on the left has been faded for just two weeks, and already it has that "veteran" look!