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At first glance I thought you were going to tell me it was an early attempt at a camouflage uniform

@agenttassadar7272

8 ай бұрын

That's what I thought.

@chrisj9904

8 ай бұрын

Same here 😂

@darrellhamner4608

8 ай бұрын

Me too. It would have worked as camo.

@PatrickGrimes

8 ай бұрын

Same! Couldn't wait to hear how one guy decimated a whole regiment while camouflaged like a sofa.

@mwblackbelt

8 ай бұрын

@MrJeffcoley1 it is camouflage. Dude was disguised as a window

The shirt with it's green floral pattern makes it one of the first camouflage shirts used .

@Stopsign32v

8 ай бұрын

I was curious if that was his idea behind it

@lewisward4359

8 ай бұрын

I made a similar comment and KZread removed in saying that it violated community standards!

@marinesnip

8 ай бұрын

LOL... I was thinking the same thing.

@hodaka1000

8 ай бұрын

​@@lewisward4359 That'd be right

@lewisward4359

8 ай бұрын

@@hodaka1000 Why would my statement violate the standards? I said something like "original camouflage?"

From Carol Burnett's Went with the Wind “Thank you! I saw it in the window and I just couldn’t resist it.”

@pbcanal1

8 ай бұрын

First thing I thought of.

@ajbartholomew4499

8 ай бұрын

Same here

@meredithc2755

7 ай бұрын

I saw Carol’s curtain outfit in the Smithsonian Museum of American History in DC, in its own special case. It’s that iconic!

@slicksnewonenow

7 ай бұрын

HILARIOUS 😂

@Relayer56

7 ай бұрын

Yep. 'Starlet' O'Hara. Hilarious. First thing I thought of when I saw the shirt.

You’re very lucky to be able to get up close and personal with these artifacts. I love civil war relics.

@user-neo71665

8 ай бұрын

I'm lucky enough to live on property the South had a rail on. I keep wearing out metal detectors. Look up the Camden campaign. I'm in the middle where the south sent the north packing with their tails tucked.

@johncraske

8 ай бұрын

The way American politics is going, you'll soon have the chance to get up close and personal with a load of new civil war artifacts.

@johncraske

7 ай бұрын

@@user-gd2gffwea Yes, January 6th was just people being alarmist. The mob didn't want to overthrow the government.

@mattmarzula

7 ай бұрын

​@@user-gd2gffwearight?

@mattmarzula

7 ай бұрын

​@@johncraskea cowards expectations and an impotent man's wet dream... Don't worry little guy. People like me are ensuring that the country doesn't fall into civil war.

*As Carol Burnett said in her spoof of Gone With The Wind "I saw it in the window and I couldn't resist it!"*

@slicksnewonenow

7 ай бұрын

Great minds think alike 😂

I love how that guy came to visit just for the window pun. Great production. Thanks for sharing.

8:35 That civil war camouflage was next level! 😂

From central PA; we lived close to Gettysburg and visited multiple times. It surprises me how many people, in 2023, are STILL pulling civil war ammunition out of the ground. It is VERY common to find balls still. If that doesn't speak to how very many were FIRED I don't know what does. Hey, let's NOT do that AGAIN. I LOVE that jacket!! I'd wear it! and yes, I called "curtains". But that's NICE!!! Look at the detail!! I understand why he grabbed the curtains!!!!! LOL Fabric is fabric! I have kirtles (medieval underdress) made with "found" fabric. (curtains, tablecloths, bed linens) Such a beautiful piece!

The shirt is amazing. 'One of one' indeed! While I'm a Federal reenactor, I'm VERY glad that Mississippi was able to find and preserve this unique bit of soldier-craft. And it fades out rather like ACU/OCP!

@SnakeBush

7 ай бұрын

pershing pilled

The drapes shirt is literally a hunting shirt. Imagine if his whole unit was wearing this fabric and leaf pattern, they would have been almost invisible to the Rebs.

@user-jr9ub5fm6s

5 ай бұрын

No lol

@sirrathersplendid4825

5 ай бұрын

Would have been a lot brighter in colour 160 years ago.

“I just saw it in the window, and had to have it.”

Looks like something from San Francisco in the '60s might have been worn by Jefferson Airplane - "Volunteers of America" - a fashon item years ahead of it's time.

Berdan's US Sharpshooters wore all Kelly Green from head to toe, they were used as skrimishers and such. Many had purchased at their commander's expense and or personal expense a lever action repeating Henry rifle that fired fully self enclosed metallic cartridges.

Thank you for working hard to protect those artifacts.

My family owned Valley Forge during the revolutionary war and my great grandfather from back then was the high sheriff of the 13 colonies.. We used to have buckets and closets full of gear and munitions from back then. Wish we kept some to send to y’all. We ended up donating it all to different museums around the country!

@mattmarzula

7 ай бұрын

Sure they did... Keep spreading the family legend. I'm almost positive all that notoriety is exactly why no one knows who any of your family is. Don't believe everything 23 and Me tells you to make you feel important. You simply aren't.

@TropicDaKid

7 ай бұрын

​@@mattmarzulaexactly, my mother did a 23 and Me test and it's telling her "yeah you're a descendent of Pocahontas, as well as the first settlers aboard the Mayflower". It's a nice thought to have, but after all this time through many generations it really doesn't matter anymore. Just like how everyone is related to "some Indian princess". Like yeah, you might be, but so are 20k+ people after you take into account family trees.

@reference2592

7 ай бұрын

My great great grandfather owned the Mississippi River and used to give meticulous directions to ship captains about how to navigate the dangerous parts of the river. On their honor, they had to leave 4 doubloons worth of gold or silver in New Orleans if they reached it safely using the directions. My great great grandad died before he could collect all the gold left for him, and the family forgot about it for a hundred years, until my dad hired Nicholas Cage to help find it. He found it in a secret underground vault in the French Quarter. They’re making a movie about it in 2025 called “The Great Mississippi Treasure”.

@deandalapanda

7 ай бұрын

@@mattmarzula I used to promote 23andme but recently FOUND OUT that they are selling all their information to companies....who knows what those companies will do with that info... lol

@reuben8140

5 ай бұрын

@@mattmarzulaYou write like a redditor who just lost an argument

He saw it in the window and just had to have it!

I used to work the Mississippi State Fair in the early 80s - 87. I loved Jackson. So many good people , once they realized how much I love history,I get to see some amazing private collections, and some undisturbed battlefields, being a weight guesser, made some good friends. Miss it. !!

This is why alot of people don't actually like museums, they only show the public such a small percentage of what they have. I like personal collections much more

Nice video! All I can think of is that skit from "The Carol Burnett Show".

I really enjoyed this. I notice that you seemingly intentionally avoid the knuckle dusters in shelf 4 (2:02). Those instruments/weapons played a remarkable and violent role in close quarters battles, have been found in trenches and battlefields all throughout Civil War conflict locations, and could have been a good mention here.

@garypatrick7817

7 ай бұрын

Good eye …

@connorperrett9559

7 ай бұрын

They look like they could be wooden just based on the color. Very interesting.

@bad74maverick1

7 ай бұрын

I saw those too. They may have been ww1 era along with the cartridge cases and artillery cases hence why he may not have mentioned them.

@greasydave1318

7 ай бұрын

ya cuz youtube woulda fucced him in da butt

This was the model for the Army ACU that Soldiers started wearing in the early 2000s. Joking of course. But actually looks remarkably similar

@brockd1218

7 ай бұрын

There isn’t enough pink in it to be ACU 😂

@mikemorgan5015

7 ай бұрын

@@brockd1218 Oh, that's well played sir! Well played. Haha!!

Some of the furniture you walked by deserves its own video.

For second I thought that was a camouflage uniform from the Civil War which made no sense. But reading the other comments I’m not alone. Pretty cool!

Thanks Kris . The shirt was an amazing artifact as made from the drapes of the old Capital. The Flag was in awesome shape. Thanks for sharing. 💯👍👊

@chuckdavinci9044

8 ай бұрын

Draperies* drapes is a verb not a noun 🤷‍♂️

@terryeustice5399

8 ай бұрын

@@chuckdavinci9044 a English scholar no doubt. 🥲

@chuckdavinci9044

8 ай бұрын

@@terryeustice5399 an*

I have an ancestor who was killed at Champion Hill. Irish parents came over in 1840 and lost their only son during the Civil War.

@nickc7320

7 ай бұрын

So did he have a child?

I had a number of ancestors in Co. G, 56th GA INF at Champion Hill. I need to visit.

Anyone else thinking of the carol burnett gone with the wind parody where she has the curtain dress with the curtain rod still in it

I grew up around Richmond' Virginia very near to drewerys bluff. My house had earth works behind it from lees retreat to lynchburg/danville. I used to dig artifacts all over the place, there where hundreds of sights that where not parks where you could dig artifacts

Great lecture. I did a staff ride as young officer that went from Bruinsburg to Jackson. I was a young officer in the Army National Guard and the Mississippi Military Depart Historian guided us through the campaign.

Mississippi is my mother's homestate and where she is laid to rest. Besides my beloved Texas. My favorite state ❤️ beautiful state very rural still. Just beautiful.

Thank you. Always something new to learn.

My 3rd great grandfather Pvt Jefferson Sexton of the 61st Tennessee infantry regiment was wounded at Big Black River then taken into custody by the Union and treated. He died August 2nd 1863.

@SLG-jt1rd

8 ай бұрын

Is he your only confederate ancestor?

@provost5752

8 ай бұрын

@@SLG-jt1rd That I know of.

@garkmr6200

8 ай бұрын

Have you visited his gravesite?

@SLG-jt1rd

8 ай бұрын

@@provost5752 I have multiple myself

@provost5752

8 ай бұрын

@garkmr6200 I haven't but want to. He's buried in Jefferson Barracks MO. I hope to go one day and also go to Vicksburg.

How fun that he chose to take the curtains fabric just as Scarlett O'Hara did, and create a beautiful piece of clothing from it.

@syndigriner-owens4351

7 ай бұрын

I had a similar thought. I was like "omg he pulled a Scarlet!"

Commanding Officer - "Davis, that shirt certainly is unique!" Davis - "This old thing, Sir? It's just something I saw hanging in a window downtown"...

Thank you again for the great history lesson👍

Every video delivers. Thank you. 🖤

OG Digital camo! No wonder he survived... A hit with the ladies in the bar too!!! 😂

Jackson, MISSISSIPPI! I lived there in Hinds County Jacskon MS. I went to Murrah high school. Chastain Middle and Mcleod Elementary 💪🏽 Graduated Jackson State University 🎓

Great video. Thanks for doing all that you do

You guys have almost as many relics as Aquachigger! Impressive

@Fragrantbeard

7 ай бұрын

My thought too. I think his sheer volume is amazing. Before I saw videos with his collection and the sheer quantity he still finds, I had no sense of the horror of that war. He showed me how ugly it was.

Gee, wonder if the drappery thief is an ancestor of Carol Burnett

So surreal and incredible; no more words!

My wife and I brought home a large piece of driftwood which we later stood up in a big iguana cage for decoration as well as a climbing tree. One day I noticed a shiny spec on it. We picked at it and removed a civil war era bullet. What a journey that bullet had.

The Union Soldier probably got the Idea from Scarlet O'Hara, from Gone With The Wind !

Great tour!

Its incredible that the government buildings then and STILL have more expensive furnishings than your average person!

The shirt is a remarkable find! Incredible!

Tremendous presentation, Kris!

Very cool stuff Kris! Thank you!! 👏👏👏

A real life Gone With the Wind piece of clothing!

Amazing!

Thank you, that was great history and I enjoyed watching

i could watch this for HOURS

Very cool video! Thanks for the little tour.

Wow! Amazing piece!

very cool!

Very interesting. Thanks.

So interesting! Thanks!🇺🇸

And there ya have it. A rug sewed up to look like a shirt. Historic I'm tellin ya. 😉👍

Great work sir

Can the public have access to the "extra" stuff you are showing?

Something tells me the soldier that wanted the shirt made out of drapes may have been a little…..fancy.

@kmterpin

7 ай бұрын

Àgree. I just can't imagine a tough macho type seeing curtains & thinking "I must have that pattern to wear!"

one of one? just as rare as every corvette ever made

Awesome video! For anyone thinking this is an early form of camouflage, I’ve seen a Confederate Texas soldier image wearing a head-to-toe cheetah or leopard skin outfit. Although it could serve as camouflage, this shirt is simply “flamboyant”. Looks like milk glass buttons.

It's🤔oK, but I like Scarletts look better as it was a complete masterpiece of visionary artistic triumph~

So very 'Gone With The Wind' so very interesting.

That’s incredible

Thanks👍that was really neat🇺🇸

Boreal Shirt - Love It

I find shirt very interesting although I did thought it was a BDU! Seriously I think it was a curtain of the window. The fellow must been really proud of this shirt to show off. I'm really impressed about this collection full of very interesting interesting artifacts, good job 👏 👍

11:36 good to see it’s come home!

Hang on a second I vaguely remember a "Gone with Wind" skit by Carol Burnett and she wears the drapes! LOLOL

So cool.

It's reminiscent of when Maria made clothes for the von Trapp children from drape material in The Sound of Music.

That shirt would have worked as decent camouflage.

* if Liberace were a Civil War soldier, he would've DEFINITELY worn a shirt like that one... (I can just imagine that soldier thinking to himself, "you know, those drapes and curtains would look good on my head and back"....

Must be where the Army came up with the ACU pattern

He saw it in the window and just couldn't resist. ~ The Carol Burnett Show

Very interesting indeed 👍 Kudos

That shirt was the prototype for camouflage uniforms.

So, the Scarlet O'Hara dress made from drapes was not that much of a movie fantasy! 🤣

One of one artifacts are real, legendary relics

"Nice jacket, who shot the couch?"

I saw it in the window and I couldn't resist.

Excellent collection and video. 7:09 - 10:16 was this shirt used by a line soldier or a skirmisher who might have used it as a camouflage shirt?

@ronaldsyme8737

8 ай бұрын

line soldiers and skirmishers were the same thing. They wore the same uniform. Typically, one company was chosen to act as skirmishers when going into a battle. This shirt was most likely made as casual around camp shirt.

Flamboyant dude

Dude just go to the civil war park in Vicksburg, love goin there. Very top overlooks the river

OMG my curtains match that perfectly. Same exact pattern….

I see where Toxey got his inspiration from.

Just like the Sound of Music! 😁

That dude grinning in the background...😂

This is awesome and huge bigger than a bowling ball buy a lot.

My old boss was joe dogrin and his ancestors invented invented that back in the day. He had the real documentation and everything! He was allowed to go on military ships Because his last name. Nice guy. He owned an auto body shop in santa barbara

@rodplumb

8 ай бұрын

I don't know if he is still alive, but if you get the chance. Look him up is a really nice guy And he will probably tell you the entire history that he was told

@rodplumb

8 ай бұрын

I was told from him that they invented the dogrin gun

@rosescott9299

8 ай бұрын

That is absolutely fascinating!! Your old boss was the descendant of the man who invented the Dahlgren gun (John Dahlgren), and the descendant of Ulrich Dahlgren who led the (ill-fated) raid on Richmond! Very neat! I would’ve loved to hear those family stories!

@rodplumb

7 ай бұрын

@rosescott9299 I worked with him for a few years. And my dad worked with him for about 20 I think. He was really nice guy and had very good fascinating stories about his family!

I live the dude on the back laughing 9:10

Nice Poncho...

You're in Mississippi...... I'd suggest it is War Between the States history.

The soldier had a real Scarlett O'Hara moment, making a shirt out of the drapes 😉

Carol Burnett would approve!

One of my mom’s clients had an old cabinet that was passed down from generation to generation. It was handmade by his ancestors’ slaves! 😳 His wife was about to spray paint it one day because “it didn’t fit the vibe of the house” so he ended up giving it to us. It’s beautiful, and the slight imperfections make it even more so. One day I hope to find a museum that will take care of it and honor those who built it.

@El_Gringo585

7 ай бұрын

most retarded made up youtube comment i have seen latelt. yeah because i am sure the guy did not tell his wife the history of it and just totally had to get rid of a family heirloom because of his wife and her idea of "house vibes" so it would not be spraypainted, which would still be better than getting rid of it.