Today in History:

616 Series III Volume II- Serial 123 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

Page 616 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.

A.-Statement of the cost of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, etc.-Continued.

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Canteens. $0.34 $0.34 $0.34 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 $0.34

4 4 4

Canteens, strap .14 .14 .14 .14 .14 .14 .14

leather

Fatigue overall .75 .75 .75 .75 - - -

Stable frock - - - - .68 .68 -

Talma - - - - 5.00 - -

Knit woolen

jackets, to be 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50

used instead of

sack coats.

Proportion for each year.

Infan First Secon Thir Four Fift Allow

try. . d. d. th. h. ance

for 5

Clothing. years

Canteens. $0.34 - - - - - -

Canteens, strap .14 - - - - - -

leather

Fatigue overall - 1 1 1 1 1 5

Stable frock - 1 0 1 0 0 2

Talma - - - - - - -

Knit woolen

jackets, to be 2.50 - - - - - -

used instead of

sack coats.

Mounted men may, at their option, receive one pair of boots and two pair of bootees, instead of four pair of bootees.

Metallic eagles, castles, shell, and flame, crossed sabers, trumpets, crossed cannon, bugles, letters, numbers, tulips, plates, shoulder scales, rings, the cap cord and tassels, the hair plume of the light artillery, the sashes, knapsacks, and straps, haversacks, canteens, straps of all kinds, and the talmas, will not be issued to the soldiers, but will be borne on the return as company property while fit for service. They will be charged on the muster-rolls against the persons in whose use they were when lost or destroyed by his fault.

Camp and garrison equipage, 1861.

Bedsacks:

Single........................ $1.06

Double........................ 1.13

Mosquito bars................. 1.13

Ax............................ .66

Ax helve...................... .12

Ax sling...................... .61

Hatchet....................... .27

Hatchet helve................. .03

Hatchet sling................. .35

Spade......................... .56

Pickax........................ .57

Pickax helve.................. .12

Camp-kettle................... .48

Mess-pan...................... .17

Iron pot...................... 1.14

Garrison flag................. 40.25

Garrison flag halliard........ 3.25

Storm flag.................... 15.75

Recruiting flag............... 5.67

Recruiting flag halliard...... .76

Guidon........................ 9.25

Camp color.................... 2.28

National color:

Artillery..................... 50.00

Infantry...................... 50.00

Regimental color:

Artillery..................... 65.50

Infantry...................... 69.17

Standard for mounted regiments 32.00

Trumpets...................... 2.88

Bugle, with extra mouthpiece.. 2.82

Cord and tassels for trumpet

and bugles.................... .83

Fife, B....................... .45

Fife, C....................... .45

Drum, complete, artillery or

infantry...................... 5.58

Drumhead, batter.............. .72

Drumhead, snare............... .28

Drum sling.................... .36

Drumstick, pair............... .20

Drumstick, carriage........... .36

Drum cord..................... .38

Drum snare, sets.............. .12

Drum case..................... $0.23

Wall-tent............. $23.75

Fly................... 7.75

Poles, sets........... .78

Pins, sets............ .39

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32.17

Sibley tent........... 44.89

Poles and tripod...... 3.40

Pins, sets............ .32

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48.61

Sibley tent stove............. 3.88

Hospital tent......... 80.00

Fly................... 29.00

Poles................. 1.50

Pins, sets............ 1.20

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111.70

Sevant's tent......... 11.00

Poles, sets........... .60

Pins, sets............ .17

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11.77

Tent pin, large size:

Hospital....................... .03

Wall........................... .02

Tent pin, small size:

Common......................... .02 1/2

Regimental book:

Order................. 1.56

Letter................ 1.56

Index................. .78

Descriptive........... 2.47

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6.37

Post book:

Morning report........ .58

Guard................. 1.06

Order................. .56

Letter................ .57

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2.77

Company book:

Clothing.............. 1.35

Descriptive........... .78

Order................. .66

Morning report........ 1.14

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3.93

Record book, for target practice. .56


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