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number of artillery carriages and small-arms of every description, which had been disabled in service, have been repaired at the arsenals and refitted for service in the field.
The principal articles supplied to the Army during the same period were:
Field cannon of different calibers............... 1,108
Siege cannon of different calibers............... 288
Sea-coast cannon of different calibers........... 41
CANNON-BALLS, SHELLS, AND OTHER PROJECTILES.
For field artillery service................... 699,217
For siege artillery service................... 156,000
For sea-coast forts........................... 84,530
Artillery carriages for field service......... 1,125
Artillery carriages for siege service......... 340
Artillery carriages for sea-coast forts....... 753
Mortar beds................................... 207
Caissons, traveling forges, and battery wagons 1,040
Small-arms for foot soldiers.................. 582,736
Small-arms for mounted troops................. 291,141
Infantry accouterments............sets....... 899,006
Cavalry accouterments.........do............. 92,381
Horse equipments..........do.................. 109,600
Artillery harness for two horses, each..do.... 6,002
Gunpowder...............pounds................ 5,337,765
Lead and lead bullets..............do......... 31,139,102
Ammunition for artillery......rounds.......... 1,089,863
Ammunition for small-arms.......do............ 165,777,604
Percussion-caps............................... 373,192,870
Friction-primers.............................. 3,719,740
Also large supplies of tools, materials, and spare parts for repairing and replacing in the field worn or lost parts of artillery carriages, small-arms, accouterments, and equipments of all kinds.
The stock of such principal articles remaining on hand in store at the arsenals and depots at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1863, were as follows, viz:
Field cannon of different calibers............ 484
Siege cannon of different calibers............ 249
Sea-coast cannon of different calibers........ 679
CANNON-BALLS, SHELLS, AND OTHER PROJECTILES.
For field artillery service................... 474,515
For siege artillery service................... 234,893
For sea-coast forts........................... 471,341
Artillery carriages for field service......... 359
Artillery carriages for siege service......... 44
Artillery carriages for sea-coast forts....... 622
Mortar beds................................... 230
Caissons, traveling forges, and battery
wagons........................................ 517
Small-arms for foot soldiers.................. 836,000
Small-arms for mounted troops................. 124,897
Infantry accouterments............sets....... 162,010
Cavalry accouterments...........do........... 2,498
Horse equipments.................do........... 5,562
Artillery harness for two horses, each..do.... 1,767
Gunpowder......................pounds......... 1,463,874
Saltpeter.........................do.......... 8,155,079
Lead and lead bullets............do........... 23,024,025
Ammunition for small-arms.......rounds........ 378,584,104
Ammunition for artillery......do.............. 2,274,490
Percussion-caps............................... 715,036,470
Friction-primers.............................. 6,082,505
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