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At the manufacturing quartermaster's department, Gilmer, Upshur county, Texas. I want 1,000 Negro Women to spin and weave Cloth for the army. Twenty Dollars per month and rations will be paid.
J. D. Thomas, Major
& Manufacturing Q.M.D.A.
Were there many free blacks in Texas? Or was this income for the owners? Not a bad piece of change at the time.
ole
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"During the Civil War hat and leather factories in Gilmer made clothing for the Confederacy, and new Confederate recruits were trained at Camp Tally, near Coffeeville."
The problem with the Confederacy, among others, was that the clothing was in Texas while the frozen soldier's butts were in Tennessee and Virginia. A lack of railroad links and a good quartermaster's corps seemed to be a BIG problem for the Confederacy, one which they never overcame. Does anyone know if the Texas folks also supplied the U.S. Army? (I would assume not, so I'll duck. I'm just curious.)
I'm glad I finally read this prior post from Sam; I was afraid he was advertising for women, with no response since 16 Jan.
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Last edited by larry_cockerham : 02-24-2008 at 09:42 AM.
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The problem with the Confederacy, among others, was that the clothing was in Texas while the frozen soldier's butts were in Tennessee and Virginia.
Gonna hafta agree with your observation, Larry. The Confederacy had people bright enough to figure that its army needed uniforms and blankets and such. Unfortunately, it didn't have people bright enough to figure out how to get those uniforms, blankets and such to where they were needed. Maybe the Federals had something to do with that?
ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
This is the hidden story that historians didn't want to tell or the truth behind the lies that are behind the truth!
The warehouse people who had the uniforms and equipment didn't want the items distributed. They knew the Confederacy was going up the spout and figured in a hundred years, their descendants could be rich by selling new unissued genuine articles of Confederate clothing. Clever them Southern boys, aren't they?
Don't know about the other states, Larry, but Georgia and North Carolina are said to have been doggone stingy with their uniforms and blankets.
ole
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