Curious Ordnance Receipt for Tools August 1862

[rebracer]

I was not sure what forum was best to post this in , but here it goes.

I found two August 1862 Ordnance Receipts issued to the 42nd AL Infantry through the Columbus Depot that include a lengthy list of issued tools, a lot of them being various files, hammers, saws, pliers, vices, all sorts of interesting tools including several items that appear to me to be for gunsmithing work. Would this be common for all of these to be issued to an Infantry Regiment? This looks like items that should be issues to a workshop at a Fort or repair depot/Arsenal. What is this about?

 

[Sheltowee]

A lot of stuff.

So- was it ever the practice for one regiment to have authority over a particular store of items for the entire brigade?

"Hey sarge, I need a round file. Where do I get one"?
"You'll need to take a note from Lt. Jones over to the 42nd Alabama. You can sign one out there ".

Did it ever work that way?

 

[rebracer]

A lot of stuff.

So- was it ever the practice for one regiment to have authority over a particular store of items for the entire brigade?

"Hey sarge, I need a round file. Where do I get one"?
"You'll need to take a note from Lt. Jones over to the 42nd Alabama. You can sign one out there ".

Did it ever work that way?

That's exactly whats got me scratching my head, this is enough tools for a small armory operation, I honestly have never seen anything like this. Im hoping someone can clue us in.

 

[Dan Kohli]

Could there have been a soldier acting as an armorer in the regiment? You might want to check in the regimental rosters.