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

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Numbers 5.- CARBINES AND PISTOLS.

CARBINES.

Manufactured in the United States:

Sharps................................... 13,005

Joslyn................................... 750

Merrill.................................. 2,660

Smith.................................... 3,000

Burnside................................. 1,885

Gallagher................................ 3,460

Lindner.................................. 391

Hall..................................... 6,059

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Total American........................... 31,210

Bohemian......................... 10,000

Other foreign.................... 1,113

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Total foreign............................ 11,113

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Total carbines purchased................. 42,323

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Total cost...............................$937,770.11

PISTOLS.

Manufactured in the United States:

Colt revolvers, holster...................39,368

Colt revolvers, belt......................14,816

Remington revolvers.......................10,640

Savage revolvers..........................11,274

Whitney revolvers......................... 3,288

Beal revolvers............................ 1,346

Joslyn revolvers.......................... 975

Starr revolvers........................... 4,900

Horse pistols, smooth-bore................ 1,977

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Total American............................88,584

Lefaucheux revolvers............11,904

Other foreign revolvers......... 3,350

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Total foreign......................... 15,254

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Total pistols purchased................ 103,838

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Total cost.............................$2,117,120.69


Numbers 6.- SABERS, SWORDS, AND LANCES.

American Foreign Total.

manufacture. manufacture.

Officer's swords 1,352 2,107 3,459

Non-commissioned 6,884 19,951 25,835

officers" swords

Musician's swords 2,050 5,362 7,412

Cavalry sabers 53,986 138,813 192,799

Horse-cavalry 5,250 3,515 8,765

sabers

Cavalry lances 4,301 ... 4,301

Artillery swords 300 4,262 4,562

Total 74,123 173,010 247,133

Total cost, $1, 405, 433.85.

TOTAL SMALL-ARMS PURCHASED.

Number. Cost.

Muskets 757,493 $10,229,677.99

Carnines 42,323 937,770.11

Pistols 103,838 2,117,120.69

Swords and sabers 247,133 1,405,433.85

Total 1,150,787 14,690,002.64


Numbers 7.- ACCOUTERMENTS, HORSE EQUIPMENTS, AND ARTILLERY HARNESS.

Infantry accouterments.....................sets.... 913,834

Cavalry accouterments........................do.... 163,419

Horse equipments..............................do.... 118,239

Artillery harness for two horses each.........do.... 13,223

Saddle-blankets...............................do.... 138,005

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Total cost..........................................$10,227,981.67


Numbers 8.- GUNPOWDER, LEAD, AND CARTRIDGES.

Gunpowder..................................pounds.. 7,659,595

Saltpeter.....................................do... 5,231,731

Pig and rolled lead...........................do... 16,843,633

Bullets and buckshot..........................do... 6,213,279

Cartridges for small-arms.......................... 28,213,700

Artillery ammunition.......................rounds.. 51,307

Cartridge cloth.............................yards. 385,669

Cartridge paper.............................pounds. 285,661

Percussion-caps....................................318,112,000

Friction-primers................................... 560,000

Signal lights and rockets.......................... 5,800

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Total cost..........................................$4,756,311.90


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