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658 Series I Volume XXXIV-IV Serial 64 - Red River Campaign Part IV

Page 658 Chapter XLVI. LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.

[Inclosure Numbers 1.]

Consolidated report of clothing material, and camp and garrison equipage sold and issued to the officers and troops if the Trans-Mississippi Department by Major W. H. Haynes, quartermasters, C. S. Army, and chief clothing bureau, Trans-Mississippi department.

1863.

Articles. First Second Third Fourth

Quarter. quarter. quarter. quarter

.

Blankets.number 2,535 5,501 1,439

11,336

Bloots..pairs. 108 140 3 2

Caps and hats.. 2,169 3,974 9,450 13,396

number.

Coats and 6,477 7,142 5,034 6,951

jackets..do.

Coats, material 31 1,790 788 573

for.. do.

Pants..pairs. 9,923 9,477 13,625 10,569

Pants, material 129 2,020 1,475 362

for.. do.

Drawers.. do. 11,509 9,091 24,187 4,113

Drawers material 98 8 359 22

for.. do.

Shirts.. number. 8,232 8,826 31,656 9,320

Shirts, material 202 9,127 778 503

for.. do.

Shoes.. pairs. 7,184 16,890 4,204 12,780

Socks.. do. 2,211 1,698 1,308 186

Axes.. number. 14 157 14 6

Knapsacks.. do. 24 1,369 321 851

Haversacks.. do. 4,378 654 3,132 ...

Picks.. do. 97 ... 10 ...

Shovels and 32 37 12 ...

spades.. do.

Skillets.. do. 1 ... 1 1,084

Camp kettles.. do. ... ... ... 329

Mees pans.. do. ... ... 30 ...

Ovens and lids.. 2 ... 6 ...

do.

Wall-tents.. do. 306 109 6 23

"A" tents.. do. 525 21 16 48

Tent flies.. do. 166 146 8 23

Wagon sheets.. do. 128 238 58 171

1864.

Articles. First Second Aggregate Total.

quarter. quarter. .

Blankets.number 2,586 ... ... 23,397

Bloots..pairs. ... ... ... 253

Caps and hats.. 10,998 9,000 ... 48,987

number.

Coats and 4,708 1,695 32,011
40,109

jackets..do.

Coats, material 4,916 ... 8,098

for.. do.

Pants..pairs. 5,735 2,007 51,336
63,890

Pants, material 8,069 499 12,554

for.. do.

Drawers.. do. 5,682 500 55,082
64,191

Drawers material 2,622 6,000 9,109

for.. do.

Shirts.. number. 4,665 1,000 63,608
81,084

Shirts, material 866 6,000 17,476

for.. do.

Shoes.. pairs. 15,729 10,018 ... 66,805

Socks.. do. 3,563 ... ... 6,715

Axes.. number. 60 ... ... 251

Knapsacks.. do. ... ... ... 2,565

Haversacks.. do. ... ... ... 8,155

Picks.. do. ... ... ... 107

Shovels and ... ... ... 81

spades.. do.

Skillets.. do. 1,086 ... ... 2,136

Camp kettles.. do. ... ... ... 329

Mees pans.. do. ... ... ... 30

Ovens and lids.. ... ... ... 8

do.

Wall-tents.. do. 36 25 ... 505

"A" tents.. do. ... ... ... 610

Tent flies.. do. ... 22 ... 365

Wagon sheets.. do. ... 66 ... 661

W. H. HAYNES. Major and Q. M., C. S. Army, Chief clothing Bureau, Trans-Miss. Dept.

[Inclosurre Numbers 2.]

List of quartermaster's stores, camp garrison equipage issued and transferred to the Western District of Louisiana, from April 1 to June 10, by Major W. H. Haynes, chief clothing at Shreveport.

Date. To whom Pants. Jacke Shirt Drawe Shoes.

issued. ts. s. rs.

1864. Surg. T. 6 ... ... ... ...

Caillonet,

Natchitoches

May 7 Hospital.

May 7 Captain L. ... ... ... ... ...

E. Nee,

Thomas's

brigade.

May 7 Captain ... ... ... ... ...

William

Oliver,

quartermaste

r, Sub-

District of

Louisiana.

May 26 Lieutenant 25 25 20 ... 25

Alfonse

Buhlan,

engineer

superintende

nt.

May 20 Major W. M. 100 380 200 ... 1,300

Stone,

Walker's

division.

May 31 Captain ... ... ... ... 240

William

Oliver,

quartermaste

r, Sub-

District of

Louisiana.

June 1 Major R. W. 350 ... ... 380 4,097

Sanders,

chief

quartermaste

r, District

of West

Louisiana.

June 9 Lieutenant ... ... ... ... ...

W. C. Drion,

ordnance

department,

District of

West

Louisiana.

Total..... 481 405 220 380 5,662

Date. Cook Ski Camp Wool Ha Wag Wag

ing lle kett s ve on on

stov ts les. hats rs she fli

e and . ac ets es.

and lid ks .

uten s. .

sils

.

1864. Surg. T. 1 ... ... ... .. ... ...

Caillonet, .

Natchitoches

May 7 Hospital.

May 7 Captain L. ... 100 50 ... .. ... ...

E. Nee, .

Thomas's

brigade.

May 7 Captain ... ... ... 225 .. ... ...

William

Oliver,

quartermaste

r, Sub-

District of

Louisiana.

May 26 Lieutenant ... ... ... ... .. ... ...

Alfonse

Buhlan,

engineer

superintende

nt.

May 20 Major W. M. ... ... ... ... .. ... ...

Stone,

Walker's

division.

May 31 Captain ... ... ... ... .. ... ...

William

Oliver,

quartermaste

r, Sub-

District of

Louisiana.

June 1 Major R. W. ... ... ... ... 16 ... ...

Sanders, 0

chief

quartermaste

r, District

of West

Louisiana.

June 9 Lieutenant ... ... ... ... .. 16 16

W. C. Drion,

ordnance

department,

District of

West

Louisiana.

Total..... 1 100 50 225 16 16

0

W. H. HAYNES,

Major, Q. M., C. S. Army, Chief Clothing Bureau, Trans-Mississippi Dept.


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