Welcome to the Gladium Collection

This is the most important private collection of Civil War uniforms ever to come onto the market at one time.   This unique collection is an extension of the Gladium sword collection which we sold last year and is truly a remarkable collection of the finest militaria from the Civil War.  From the uniforms worn by the commanding officers to those of their enlisted men, the Gladium II Uniform Collection includes remarkable examples of Civil War soldiers’ weapons, flags and accouterments that accompanied them into battle.

The military uniform dates back to ancient Greece and the legendary Spartan citizen- soldiers who designed and purchased their own red-cloaked uniforms. Thus, since ancient times, the uniform has been the most personal of military items - both a symbol of a soldier’s army while also emblematic of honor and, to this day, thousands of years later; a continuing source of pride.

Civil War Officers’ uniforms were custom made to order, much like the citizen-soldiers of ancient Greece.  Some uniforms were mass-produced through arsenals for the enlisted man, but the majority of the officers’ uniforms were custom made by local tailors for patriots who raised their own volunteers from within their counties and towns seeking to meet the draft quotas in the North and the Secessionist fervor in the South.

The Gladium II collection is the most important collection of Civil War uniforms to have ever come onto the market. It would be impossible to assemble a collection such as this again. It is hoped that this collection will prove to be of interest to not only historians and collectors but to all those seeking to preserve America’s Heritage.