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  • QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

    Hello All,

    Here is another one of my pet regiments. The 60th was one of the few regiments from North Carolina that fought with the AOT. It served with the "Florida Brigade" of the AOT from late 1862 till November 1863, when it became part of Reynolds Brigade of NC and VA troops in Carter Stevenson's Division.

    From the Papers of QM W.A. Patton:

    For the Quarter ending March 31st 1863:

    93 Overcoats
    76 Jackets
    66 pairs pants
    249 Shirts
    237 pairs shoes
    182 pairs drawers
    76 blankets
    18 mess pans
    5 axes
    9 camp kettles
    4 tin cups
    2 Tents
    1 tent pole
    1 tent fly
    47 Hats
    46 Caps

    Papers of Lt. Weaver, Co. A:

    June 11th 1863

    11 pairs shoes
    8 jackets
    18 pair pants
    20 pairs drawers
    6 hats
    20 shirts
    4 blankets
    15 pair socks


    Papers of Capt. Marion C. Toms, Co. A:

    October 2nd 1863:

    9 jackets
    23 pair pants
    23 shirts
    5 pair shoes
    6 pair socks

    Unknown day, October 1863:

    5 jackets
    10 pairs shoes
    1 cap
    32 blankets
    2 tent flies

    November 23rd 1863:

    35 pairs socks
    1 blanket

    More to come later,

    Will MacDonald

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    Re: QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

    Thank you. I had ancestors in the 58th NC in Reynold's brigade. I haven't found a lot of information on the quartermaster side for the brigade, so this is some great information. I wish there was more out there on the Tarheels of the AoT.
    Derek Carpenter
    Starr's Battery

    "First at Bethel, farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, last at Appomattox"

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      Re: QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

      The NC Regiments that fought in the Army of Tennessee are very interesting. All of them (29th, 39th, 58th & 60th) were recruited from the western counties of the state and almost all of them had problems with desertion. Some of the deserters even ended up in the Unionist 2nd and 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantries where they joined up with relatives that had escaped the Confederate Draft.

      As for clothing, I have heard of reports of NC Starburst buttons being found in Confederate camps around the AOT winter quarters near Dalton GA. I can't confirm that though.

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      • #4
        Re: QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

        Are these items that were issued, or extra stuff on hand after an issue, or just extras with no home?
        [FONT="Book Antiqua"]Everett Taylor[/FONT]

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          Re: QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

          These were issued to the regiment, mostly during the month of March. It seems that the 60th underwent a refit during the month of March 1863 while encamped around Tullahoma.

          Will MacDonald

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            Re: QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

            If I my add to this thread as I think this could be relevant, I was doing a search to try and find some information on the below subject and this post seamed the most fitting.

            The 60th NC along with the 58th NC were assigned to Palmer's Brigade, Stevenson's Division, Lee's (Hill) Corps. Within Stevenson's Division the 39th GA was assigned to Cummings Brigade also in Lee's Corps, during the battle of Bentonville NC. My questions are in regards to the two Peter Tait jackets attributed too; PVT Hugh Lawson, 39th GA and PVT Garrett Gouge, 58th NC, in Echos of Glory, Arms & Equipment of the Confederacy page 139.

            Does Anyone have an issue date for these jackets for these units. It is interesting that two units within the same corps received jackets of the same type/maker so late in the war. I know that most confederate units in the battle were very small in numbers and regiments by name only with most being at a quarter to half of the strength needed. This could possibly be the cause that the same type of jacket was issued through out the Corps.

            Also the two jackets are made by the same maker but are slightly different in the collars. Which provides a theory that they could have drawn from the same depot or supply station but from two different lots or shipments at the same time.. Much like modern military uniform issue.

            1.This would also make me ask what other corps received issues such as these before the battle and when?
            2. Are there comments during the battle of an extremely uniformed appearance of Johnston's army during the battle?
            Last edited by creed1939; 04-15-2011, 09:14 PM.

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