QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

[Mississippian]

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

[NC5thCav]

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.

[Mississippian]

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.

[ewtaylor]

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?

[Mississippian]

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

[creed1939]

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?