851 Series III Volume II- Serial 123 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports
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Small-arms:
For foot soldiers............................... 867,303
For mounted troops............................... 393,294
Infantry accouterments.....................sets. 929,633
Cavalry accouterments........................do. 176,467
Horse equipments..............................do. 122,019
Artillery harness for two horse...............do. 15,385
Gunpowder.................................pounds. 7,659,595
Lead and bullets..............................do. 23,056,912
Ammunition for artillery.................rounds. 1,303,700
Ammunition for small-arms.....................do. 263, 182,600
Percussion-caps.................................. 422,198,600
Friction-primers for cannon...................... 3,079,340
Besides the foregoing complete articles an immense amount of material has been prepared and advanced to different stages of completion at the arsenals, embracing iron and wood work for artillery carriages, and implements and equipments and projectiles of all kinds for cannon; bullets and cases for cartridges for small-arms; leather work for harness equipments and accouterments. And much work has also been done in the way of repairing artillery carriages and small-arms of every description.
The principal supplies furnished during the same period were:
Field cannon of different calibers.................. 1,373
Siege cannon of different calibers.................. 553
Sea-coast and garrison cannon of different calibers. 1,206
Cannon-balls, shells, and other projectiles:
For field artillery................................. 829,361
for siege artillery................................. 146,000
For sea-coast forts................................. 322,050
Artillery carriages:
For field service................................... 1,367
For siege service................................... 358
For sea-coast service............................... 1,472
Mortar beds......................................... 284
Caissons, traveling forges, and battery wagons...... 1,813
Small-arms:
For foot soldiers................................... 968,840
For mounted troops.................................. 307,846
Infantry accouterments....................sets..... 781,214
Cavalry accouterments......................do...... 103,917
Horse equipments............................do...... 102,070
Artillery harness for two horses............do...... 11,483
Gunpowder.................................pounds.... 7,733,308
Lead and bullets............................do...... 18,915,413
Ammunition for artillery...................rounds.... 1, 184,627
Ammunition for small-arms...................do......212,806,500
Percussion-caps.....................................341,843,600
Friction-primers for cannon......................... 2,362,765
Also large supplies of horse medicines for artillery horses, rope for lariats and picketing purposes, am immense quantity of horse equipments, cavalry and infantry accouterments, and large quantities of appendages, spare parts of arms and armorers" and saddlers" tools. And the stock of such articles remaining at the arsenals and depots at the end of the fiscal year was as follows, viz:
Field cannon of different calibers..................... 466
Siege cannon of different calibers..................... 202
Sea-coast and garrison cannon of different calibers.... 604
Cannon-balls, shells, and other projectiles:
For field artillery.................................... 74,110
For siege artillery....................................120,765
For sea-coast forts....................................182,054
Artillery carriages:
For field service...................................... 519
For siege service...................................... 123
For sea-coast forts.................................... 562
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