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Bottom Shirts

Our "Bottomshirt" pattern has been developed from our research on the men's undershirt. Based on our observations of the Shirt at Gettysburg NMP and utilizing Period "Pattern, Materials, & Construction" we have produced our sample of this under garment.

RESEARCH NOTE:

Our research indicates that the shirt is a period garment. In a conversation with Mike Vice, former curator at the Gettysbrug National Military Park the originality of this garment was confirmed. Mr. Vice stated " The garment was sent to Harpers Ferry where it was documented as being a period piece." In adiditon, he stated, " We were not able to determine if it was of civilian or miltary manufacture".

Our research for this garmetn lead us to William Brown III, author of "Thoughts on Men's Shirts In America, 1750-1900". Mr. Brown originally acquired this shirt for the Gettysburg NMP when he was the coordinator for the construction of the current display. The shirt has been authenticated through his acquisition of this garment. The shirt was purchased in Gettysbrug through an estate sale by Mr. Brown. He was able to confirm it's origin, but not the identity of the original owner.

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The shirt is made out of Canton Flannel, which makes for a very durable shirt. We are looking for the appropriate weight shirt material for summer wear, for those of you who may want a lighter shirt. The shirt features hand felled seams with hand sewn button holes on the right handed placket, patterned from the shirt on display at the Gettysburg Visitor Center. The collar is a small one piece collar rolled to the outside and then whip stitched. For those who wear the Federal Issue Domet Flannel shirt, the undershirt would greatly aid combating the itchy nature of Domet Flannel.

Currently the shirts have been patterned in a large and x-large, the shirts will be more of a form fitting shirt than the common "On The Square" Shirt, however not as tight as a modern t shirt.

Undershirt: $80.00

We are currently working on more research for period "Bottom Shirts".

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