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  • Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

    I had posted this information last August, prior to the forums going down. After recieving an e-mail asking about it, I thought it would be a good idea to post it again.

    Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee. The below listed information will indicate that there were more Knapsacks present than not, among the ranks of the Soldiers in the main Western Army of the Confederacy.

    Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee.

    The below provided table is taken form: Report of Equipage of the 5th Tennessee Volunteers, march 28, 1862. and Weekly Return of 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Mississippi, June 21, 1862. Yeager Papers, MDAH.

    Supplies held by the Second Brigade of A.P. Stewart’s Division, June 1862.

    Regt.........Total Arms....Cartridge Boxes....Knapsacks....Haversacks....Canteens

    5th Tn...........261...............261................ .141...............N/A............326

    13th Ark........215................N/A................187................220........... .236

    31st Tn.........305................305................2 23................287............304

    33d Tn..........239................N/A................143................238........... .220

    4th Tn..........236................278................ ..235................226...........253


    On March 7, 1864 Hood’s Corps was reporting:

    ......................Bayonets........Cartridge Boxes......Knapsacks......Haversacks......Cap Boxes

    .......................8,828 .............15,486...............13,608.........1 5,454...........15,245
    Reported
    Shortage..........6,753...............1,110....... ...........4,134...........2,546...........1,357

    If you ad the shortage with the on-hand number, you get different amounts that were required. There is no explanation for this variance. And I did not find an associated number of effectives on-hand for this time period.

    **The above information is taken from:

    Wright to Gorgas, February 12, 1864, Letters and Telegrams Sent, Atlanta Arsenal, 1862-64, Chap. IV, vol. 16, RG 109, NA;OR, vol. 32, pt. 2, pp. 768-69; Monthly Inspection of Hood’s Corps, March 7, 1864. Yeager Papers, MDAH.


    In April, 1864 Colonel Hypolite Oladowskis (the Army’s Chief of Ordnance) reported 16,941 effectives in Hardee’s Corps, and the equipment on hand as:

    Cartridge Boxes......Knapsacks......Haversacks......Canteens

    .....19,417...............12,610..........18,001.. ........16,888
    Last edited by paulcalloway; 03-06-2004, 09:01 PM.
    Brian Hicks
    Widows' Sons Mess

    Known lately to associate with the WIG and the Armory Guards

    "He's a good enough fellow... but I fear he may be another Alcibiades."

    “Every man ever got a statue made of him was one kinda sumbitch or another. It ain’t about you. It’s about what THEY need.”CAPTAIN MALCOLM REYNOLDS

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    Re: Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

    Good stuff Brian, now of course the burning question is what depot did it come from, how much was captured, and the condition?
    I did find it amazing for the number of canteens. Further proof I guess that some men did carry more than one.
    Dusty Lind
    Running Discharge Mess
    Texas Rifles
    BGR Survivor


    Texans did this. Texans Can Do It Again. Gen J.B. Hood

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      Re: Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

      Originally posted by Alamo Guard
      Good stuff Brian, now of course the burning question is what depot did it come from, how much was captured, and the condition?
      I did find it amazing for the number of canteens. Further proof I guess that some men did carry more than one.

      Dusty

      According to the Gorgas letters in the ORs most of these accoutrements were coming out of Atlanta. Atlanta was estimating its monthly output to be 500 sets of infantry accoutrements as well as 100 sets of cavalry accoutrements and arty harness

      Hoods corps in March of 1864 was reporting major shortages of basic accoutements.

      On hand: 8,828 bayonets short: 6,753
      15,486 cartrigeboxes short: 1,110
      15,245 cap pouches short: 1,357
      13,608 knapsacks short: 4,134
      15,454 haversacks short: 2,546


      Or Volume 32 pp 768 and Monthly Inspection of Hoods corps March 7th 1864
      Robert Johnson

      "Them fellers out thar you ar goin up against, ain't none of the blue-bellied, white-livered Yanks and sassidge-eatin'forrin' hirelin's you have in Virginny that run atthe snap of a cap - they're Western fellers, an' they'll mighty quick give you a bellyful o' fightin."



      In memory of: William Garry Co.H 5th USCC KIA 10/2/64 Saltville VA.

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        Re: Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

        Sorry Brian

        I geuss you can see I havnt had my coffee this morning :embaresse :coffee:
        Robert Johnson

        "Them fellers out thar you ar goin up against, ain't none of the blue-bellied, white-livered Yanks and sassidge-eatin'forrin' hirelin's you have in Virginny that run atthe snap of a cap - they're Western fellers, an' they'll mighty quick give you a bellyful o' fightin."



        In memory of: William Garry Co.H 5th USCC KIA 10/2/64 Saltville VA.

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          Re: Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

          Greets,

          Is it fair to say that the majority of knapsacks that were in the hands of the confed AOT, was of federal origination?

          Any surviving images of a confederate made knapsack that you gentlemen know about?
          [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Pvt. Christian Steincke
          16th Tenn Vol[/FONT]
          [FONT=Century Gothic]"War does not determine who is right - only who is left."[/FONT]

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            Re: Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

            Originally posted by reb1912
            Greets,

            Is it fair to say that the majority of knapsacks that were in the hands of the confed AOT, was of federal origination?

            Any surviving images of a confederate made knapsack that you gentlemen know about?

            I found a thread on another forum a few years ago that had detailed descriptions of what knapsacks the AoT had on hand. If I remember correctly the vast majority were domestic, but there were huge numbers of English and French knapsacks as well.

            I will see if I cannot find the thread.
            Robert Johnson

            "Them fellers out thar you ar goin up against, ain't none of the blue-bellied, white-livered Yanks and sassidge-eatin'forrin' hirelin's you have in Virginny that run atthe snap of a cap - they're Western fellers, an' they'll mighty quick give you a bellyful o' fightin."



            In memory of: William Garry Co.H 5th USCC KIA 10/2/64 Saltville VA.

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              Re: Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

              Originally posted by hireddutchcutthroat
              I found a thread on another forum a few years ago that had detailed descriptions of what knapsacks the AoT had on hand. If I remember correctly the vast majority were domestic, but there were huge numbers of English and French knapsacks as well.

              I will see if I cannot find the thread.

              Lovely! looking forward to seeing that. (Tak!)
              [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Pvt. Christian Steincke
              16th Tenn Vol[/FONT]
              [FONT=Century Gothic]"War does not determine who is right - only who is left."[/FONT]

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                Re: Accoutrements in the Army of Tennessee

                Originally posted by reb1912
                Lovely! looking forward to seeing that. (Tak!)
                Varsågod.


                I belive it was on the Western Campaigner, does anybody know if it still exsists?
                Robert Johnson

                "Them fellers out thar you ar goin up against, ain't none of the blue-bellied, white-livered Yanks and sassidge-eatin'forrin' hirelin's you have in Virginny that run atthe snap of a cap - they're Western fellers, an' they'll mighty quick give you a bellyful o' fightin."



                In memory of: William Garry Co.H 5th USCC KIA 10/2/64 Saltville VA.

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