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273 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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Numbers 8.-Statement of number of articles of clothing and equipage purchased and manufactured, &c.-Continued.

Saint Louis, Mo.

Pur chased. Manu factured.

Articles Number or Total Number or Total value.

. quantity. value. quantity.

Drawers, 11,640 $15,248.40 ........... ..........

flannel.

.number.

.

Blankets 504 3,024.00 ........... ..........

,

woolen..

do..

Caps, 1,500 385.00 ........... ..........

forage..

do..

Hat 1,920 230.40 ........... ..........

cords

and

tassels.

.do..

Trousers

:

Mounted. ........... ........... 172,922 $999,489.16

.do..

Footmen. ........... ........... 218,098 1,005,431.78

.do..

Jackets:

Cavalry. ........... ........... 79,120 786,935.20

.do..

Artiller ........... ........... 13,603 135,485.88

y..do..

Uniform ........... ........... 9,627 113,784.57

coats,

infantry

..do..

Greatcoa ........... ........... 3 41.76

ts,

cavalry.

.do..

Chevrons ........... ........... 148 52.00

..do..

Shirts.. ........... ........... ........... ............

do..

Sack ........... ........... ........... ............

coats,

lined..d

o..

EQUIPAGE

.

Boxes, 6,234 14,129.59 ........... ...........

packing.

.number.

.

Camp- 12,931 11,957.30 ........... ............

kettles.

.do..

Colors, 2 100.00 ........... ............

regiment

al and

national

..do..

Drumhead 395 300.30 ........... ............

s,

batter..

do..

Tent-

poles:

Hospital 26 109.20 ........... ............

..sets..

Wall..do 372 430.80 ........... ............

..

Shelter. 140,000 10,500.00 ........... ............

.do..

Common.. 120 84.00 ........... ............

do..

Tent- 18,610 288.00 ........... ............

pins,

hospital

and

common..

number..

MATERIAL

.

Beeswax. 165 132.40 ........... ............

.pounds.

.

Buttons, 6,231 52.79 ........... ............

tent..nu

mber..

Brush, 1 .90 ........... ............

varnish.

.do..

Camphor. 1,000 1/2 1,852.77 ........... ............

.pounds.

.

Quincy, Ill. Steubenville.

Manu factured. Manu factur Total

ed. number or

quantity

purchased

and

Articles Number Total Number or Total manufacture

. or value. quantity. value. d at Saint

quantity Louis,

. Quincy, and

Steubenvill

e .a

Drawers, 31,246 ......... ......... ...... 42,886

flannel.

.number.

.

Blankets ........ ......... ......... ...... 504

,

woolen..

do..

Caps, ........ ......... ......... ...... 1,500

forage..

do..

Hat ........ ......... ......... ...... 1,920

cords

and

tassels.

.do..

Trousers

:

Mounted. ........ ......... 13,931 ...... 186,853

.do..

Footmen. 76,337 ......... 51,300 ...... 345,735

.do..

Jackets:

Cavalry. ........ ......... ......... ...... 79,120

.do..

Artiller ........ ......... ......... ...... 13,603

y..do..

Uniform ........ ......... ......... ...... 9,627

coats,

infantry

..do..

Greatcoa ........ ......... ......... ...... 3

ts,

cavalry.

.do..

Chevrons ........ ......... ......... ...... 148

..do..

Shirts.. 26,351 ......... ......... ...... 26,351

do..

Sack ........ ......... 13,652 ...... 13,652

coats,

lined..d

o..

EQUIPAGE

.

Boxes, ........ ......... ......... ...... 6,234

packing.

.number.

.

Camp- ........ ......... ......... ...... 12,931

kettles.

.do..

Colors, ........ ......... ......... ...... 2

regiment

al and

national

..do..

Drumhead ........ ......... ........ ...... 395

s,

batter..

do..

Tent-

poles:

Hospital ........ ......... ......... ...... 26

..sets..

Wall..do ........ ......... ......... ...... 372

..

Shelter. ........ ......... ......... ...... 140,000

.do..

Common.. ........ ......... ......... ...... 120

do..

Tent- ........ ......... ......... ...... 18,610

pins,

hospital

and

common..

number..

MATERIAL

.

Beeswax. ........ ......... ......... ...... 165

.pounds.

.

Buttons, ........ ......... ......... ...... 6,231

tent..nu

mber..

Brush, ........ ......... ......... ...... 1 1/2

varnish.

.do..

Camphor. ........ ......... ......... ...... 1,001

.pounds.

.

a Manufactured from material furnished by the principal depots.

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