855 Series III Volume II- Serial 123 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports
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Numbers 2.- CANNON, BALLS, SHELLS, AND PROJECTILES FOR RIFLED GUNS.Field guns. Siege guns. Sea-coast
guns.
For smooth-bore 343,885 54,272 297,130
guns
Parrott 199,096 36,421 5,028
projectiles
James projectiles 28,000 ... 34,910
Hotchkiss 66,962 ... ...
projectiles
Schenkl 66,370 ... ...
projectiles
Other model 108,959 45,036 24,680
projectiles
Total 813,272 135,729 361,748
Total. Total weight. Cost.
Pounds.
For smooth-bore 695,287 29,593,074 $1,029,377.72
guns
Parrott 240,545 3,664,999 358,248.54
projectiles
James projectiles 62,910 2,651,045 278,214.42
Hotchkiss 66,962 694,047 92,737.68
projectiles
Schenkl 66,370 611,840 152,207.61
projectiles
Other model 178,675 3,569,199 272,870.60
projectiles
Total 1,130,749 40,784,204 2,
183,656.57
Numbers 3.- ARTILLERY CARRIAGES.Field-gun carriages.............................. 1,311
Siege-gun carriages.............................. 56
Sea-coast gun carriages.......................... 35
Mortar beds...................................... 92
Caissons......................................... 1,691
Traveling forges................................. 269
Battery wagons................................... 148
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Total carriages of all kinds..................... 3,602
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Total cost.......................................$1,328,260.62
TOTAL OF CANNON, PROJECTILES, AND CARRIAGES PURCHASED.
Number. Weight. Cost.
Pounds.
Cannon 2,121 5,625,491 $ 972,100.59
Projectiles 1,310,749 40,784,204 2, 185,656.59
Artillery 3,602 ... 1,328,260.62
carriages
Total ... 46,436,695 4,484,017.78
Numbers 4.- MUSKETS AND RIFLES.Foreign manufacture:
English Tower muskets............................. 8,999
Enfield rifles.................................... 116,740
Prussian rifles................................... 6,409
Prussian muskets.................................. 105,140
Austrian rifles................................... 135,755
Austrian muskets.................................. 34,500
Belgian rifles.................................... 23,994
Belgian muskets................................... 33,200
French rifles..................................... 48,108
French muskets.................................... 4,850
Minie rifles...................................... 5,179
Other foreign rifles.............................. 203,831
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Total foreign..................................... 726,705
Manufactured in the United States:
Common sportsman's rifle.......................... 2,707
Army rifles with bayonet.......................... 14,267
Colt revolving rifles............................. 2,890
Sharps rifles..................................... 3,213
Merrill rifles.................................... 120
Smooth-bore muskets............................... 5,423
Hall rifles....................................... 2,168
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Total American.................................... 30,788
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Total purchased................................... 775,493
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Total cost of rifles and muskets..................$10,229,677.99
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