General Whiting's Uniform On Display in Wilmington, NC

From July 23rd WWAY 3 ABC News  "Cape Fear Museum unveils Confederate general's uniform.

 The museum has had W.H.C. Whiting's uniform since it was established in the late 1800s.  It was one of three Civil War artifacts conserved recently with money from a grant, donations and county funding.

I would like to know how they got Whiting's uniform and was it the one he was wearing when wounded at Fort Fisher.  Was it on display before this?  This ties in nicely with tomorrow's entry on my 1982 vacation to Carolina Beach.

I have never been to the Cape Fear Museum and need to get there one of these days.  Going back to yesterday's post, I have heard this is where many of the Blockade Runner Museum's items ended up.

Quite an Interesting Character, This Whiting.  --Old B-Runner