936 Series III Volume III- Serial 124 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports
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Ordnance, arms, ammunition, and other ordnance stores, procured and supplied to the Army since the beginning of the rebellion, and the quantity remaining on hand in the arsenals June 30, 1863.
Numbers 1.-CANNON AND MORTARS.Field Siege Sea- Total
guns. guns. coast number
guns
and
mortars
On hand at the beginning 231 544 1,508 2,283
of the rebellion
Purchased since 2,734 546 418 3,698
Total stock 2,965 1,090 1,926 5,981
Issued from the arsenals 2,481 841 1,247 4,569
during the same period
Remaining on hand at the 484 249 679 1,412
arsenals June 30, 1863.
GEO. D. RAMSAY,
Brigadier-General and Chief of Ordnance.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, October 27, 1863.
Numbers 2.-CANNON-BALLS, SHELLS, AND OTHER PROJECTILES.Field. Siege. Sea- Total
coast number.
On hand at the 90,199 131,036 142,356 363,591
beginning of the
rebellion
Purchased up to 1,912,894 242,155 407,695 2,562,744
June 30, 1863
Total stock 2,003,093 373,191 550,051 2,926,335
Issued from the 1,528,578 138,298 78,710 1,745,586
arsenals during
same period
Remaining on hand 474,515 234,893 471,341 1, 180,749
at the arsenals
June 30, 1863
GEO. D. RAMSAY
Brigadier-General and Chief of Ordnance.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, October 27, 1863.
Numbers 3.-ARTILLERY CARRIAGES.Field Siege Sea- Morta
coast r-
beds.
On hand at the beginning of 266 104 1,787 106
the rebellion.
Purchased since, up to June 1,948 154 45 97
30, 1863.
Fabricated at the arsenals 637 484 509 234
Total stock 2,851 742 2,341 437
Issued from the arsenals 2,492 698 1,719 207
during the same period.
Remaining on hand June 30, 359 41 622 230
1863.
Caisso Travel Batter Total
ns. ing y No.
forges wagons
On hand at the beginning of 213 117 60 2,653
the rebellion.
Purchased since, up to June 2,063 348 226 4,881
30, 1863.
Fabricated at the arsenals 223 58 64 2,209
Total stock 2,499 523 350 9,743
Issued from the arsenals 2,139 431 285 7,971
during the same period.
Remaining on hand June 30, 360 92 65 1,772
1863.
GEO. D. RAMSAY,
Brigadier-General and Chief of Ordnance.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, October 27, 1863.
Numbers 4.-SMALL-ARMS.Muskets and Carbines. Pistols.
rifles.
On hand at the
beginning of the 437,433 4,076 27,192
rebellion
Purchased since, up to 1,622,552 107,367 230,761
June 30, 1863
Manufactured at the 327,592 ---- ---
National Armory
Total stock 2,387,577 111,443 257,953
Issued from the arsenal 1,551,576 98,118 229,052
during the same period
Remaining on hand June 836,001 13,325 28,901
30, 1863
Sabers and Total number.
swords.
On hand at the
beginning of the 16,933 485,634
rebellion
Purchased since, up to 337,555 2,298,235
June 30, 1863
Manufactured at the ---- 327,592
National Armory
Total stock 354,488 3,111,461
Issued from the arsenal 271,817 2,150,563
during the same period
Remaining on hand June 82,671 960,898
30, 1863
GEO. D. RAMSEY,
Brigadier-General and Chief of Ordnance.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, October 27, 1863.
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