I AM ADDING THIS BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE LABOR THAT GOES INTO A QUARTERMASTER'S JOB...TO KEEP NUMBERS, ETC.
O.R.--SERIES III--VOLUME IV [S# 125]
CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, REPORTS, AND RETURNS OF THE UNION AUTHORITIES FROM JANUARY 1, 1864, TO APRIL 30, 1865.(*)--#37
Monthly statement of camp and garrison equipage reported on hand at the various clothing depots for July 1, 1864.
A New York. D Saint Louis. G Augusta.
B Philadelphia. E Washington. H Boston.
C Cincinnati. F Baltimore.
Articles of equipage. A B C D E F G H
Hospital tents 158 .... 75 1,302 234 57 .... 16
Wall tents 5,116 1,142 1,348 806 1,365 178 .... 51
Sibley tents .... 7 .... 114 114 31 .... 29
Common tents 19,210 5,432 809 2,578 9,738 3,607 .... 165
Shelter tents 20,528 78,258 .... 50,220 34,519 9,442 .... 5,474
Fremont and Bell tents .... .... .... 43 .... .... .... 17
Tent stoves 3,424 2,008 .... 808 1,557 304 .... 20
Bed sacks, single 61,254 23,342 4,318 3,936 5,911 1,117 .... 997
Bed sacks, double 15,800 38,074 681 1,954 5,988 1,104 .... 1,899
Mosquito bars 62,106 10,062 .... 11,390 .... .... .... ....
Regimental colors 35 1 40 32 24 24 1 11
Camp colors 1 553 177 142 177 53 .... 124
National colors 60 74 18 57 11 11 .... 5
Standards 112 144 177 41 3 27 .... 1
Storm flags 240 63 25 5 74 38 .... 27
Garrison flags 41 85 41 23 11 17 .... 20
Recruiting flags 812 340 410 132 2 15 .... 85
Guidons 70 229 392 277 126 60 5 27
Pickaxes 627 1,546 22,104 11,820 11,652 774 283 2,544
Axes .... 7,143 19,983 4,839 16,837 975 129 2,223
Spades 3,062 3,690 10,493 9,805 9,081 57 116 3,727
Shovels 3,820 6,896 .... 2,134 11,283 62 .... ....
Hatchets 12,997 9,278 5,018 7,579 5,080 773 30 1,642
Mess pans 30,872 61,805 9,002 42,908 9,484 7,698 1,685 6,471
Iron pots 578 428 .... 47 102 .... .... ....
Camp kettles 14,298 28,080 26,896 1,238 5,862 3,180 835 638
Bugles 304 1,724 222 1,173 288 65 .... 418
Trumpets 544 80 488 386 189 149 .... 12
Drums 533 1,936 725 993 .... 97 13 395
Fifes 2,223 3,075 1,812 2,048 819 73 7 465
General hospital flags 99 42 .... .... 35 23 .... ....
Post and field hospital flags 174 153 .... .... 92 67 .... ....
Ambulance flags 418 384 .... .... 217 76 .... ....
Books:
Company order 1,201 1,217 .... 905 392 3 37 67
Company clothing account 1,127 2,547 .... 982 393 5 38 63
Company descriptive 1,013 1,343 .... 1,018 418 3 38 12
Company morning report 1,726 2,184 .... 734 408 105 38 142
Post order 1,271 3,212 165 49 266 93 .... 41
Post morning report 1,373 3,699 98 37 273 79 .... 46
Post letter 1,285 3,175 165 93 353 60 .... 46
Post guard 824 2,545 151 79 68 72 .... 48
Regimental general order 384 133 .... 98 101 75 .... 28
Regimental letter 212 285 .... 86 104 56 .... 17
Regimental descriptive 37 185 .... 77 166 55 .... 18
Articles of equipage. A B C D E F G H
Books--Continued:
Regimental index 85 204 138 92 138 52 .... 27
Regimental order 89 148 .... 70 103 60 .... 18
Target practice 1,978 230 .... .... 33 50 .... ....
Consolidated morning report .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
Inspection .... 43 .... .... .... .... .... ....
Brigade letter 39 70 .... 7 11 .... .... ....
Brigade letter received 40 70 .... 7 9 .... .... ....
Brigade order 28 34 .... 7 25 .... .... ....
Indorsement and memorandum 42 104 .... 7 .... .... .... ....
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EXCERPT
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Total amount of the articles of clothing and equipage, below enumerated, manufactured, purchased, &c., at the several depots of the Quartermaster's Depart-went during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864.
Articles of clothing. Total received. Articles of equipage. Total received.
Uniform coats, engineers', ordnance, artillery, and infantry. 218,288 Hospital tents 9,698
Uniform jackets, cavalry, artillery, infantry, zouave, knit, and Invalid Corps. 635,655 Wall-tents 33,164
Uniform trousers, footmen and horsemen. 3,067,271 Common tents 135,142
Drawers 4,761,540 Shelter tents 801,996
Shirts, flannel and knit 4,743,603 Bed sacks, single and double 220,429
Greatcoats, footmen and horsemen 1,485,593 Regimental colors 927
Blankets: Camp colors 2,222
Woolen 1,890,772 National colors 771
Rubber and ponchos 421,433 Storm flags, garrison flags, and recruiting flags 5,613
Sack coats, lined and unlined 2,099,684 Guidons 5,831
Bootees 736,510 Pickaxes 63,050
Boots 1,028,291 Axes 166,320
Stockings 838,609 Spades 81,589
Uniform hats, untrimmed 1,068,849 Hatchets 71,456
Forage caps 1,124,773 Mess-pans 325,216
Knapsacks 760,609 Camp-kettles 207,154
Haversacks 2,045,554 Bugles 9,018
Canteens 1,845,188 Trumpets 7,066
Drums 13,451
Fifes 14,830
(AND THAT ISN'T INCLUDING ARTILLERY, CAVALRY, ADMIN. HEADQUARTERS, ETC. )
May want to see if the US Army Quartermaster's Museum/Office has these historical Zouave assembly of uniforms, as they would have been given the thumbs up/down by the Uniform Board.
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Now, that said --- talking about the Zouave Rifle(s); you would most likely get information about that with the QM's museum and or:
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Up to you to investigate now.
Respectfully submitted for consideration,
M. E. Wolf