Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

[Mississippian]

Finally found some stuff I've been looking for, Walthall's Brigade is another unit that is special to me being as I started reenacting in the old 27th Mississippi of Cleburne's. For those that don't know, the brigade was made up of the 24th, 27th, 29th, 30th, and 34th Mississippi Infantry Regiments.

CSR of Lt. D. Currie, O.O. Walthalls Brigade

Ordnance Stores issued to 34th Mississippi infantry, April 3rd 1863

10 Muskets, cal .69
10 Bayonets
40 Bayonet Scabbards
2000 Cartridges cal .58

Ordnance Stores turned over by the 34th Mississippi Infantry, April 4th 1863

1 Musket, cal .69, damaged
1 British Musket, cal .75 damaged
60 British Musket cartridges cal .75, damaged
3 Cartridge Boxes, damaged
3 Cap Pouches, damaged
1 Bayonet Scabbard, damaged
15 Canteens, damaged

Ordnance Stores issued to 34th Mississippi Infantry, April 18th 1863

100 Canteen Straps
10 Ball Screws
13 Wipers

Ordnance Stores turned over by the 34th Mississippi Infantry, April 22nd 1863

2 British Muskets, damaged
1 Springfield Musket, damaged
365 Cartridges cal .69, damaged
1100 Caps, damaged
3 Cartridge Boxes, damaged
5 Bayonet Scabbards, damaged
1 Cap Pouch, damaged
18 Canteens, damaged

Ordnance Stores Issued to 34th Mississippi Infantry, April 25th 1863

11400 Cartridges cal .58
5000 Cartridges cal .69

Ordnance Stores turned over by the 34th Mississippi Infantry, April 30th 1863

1 Musket cal .69, damaged
1 Enfield Rifle cal .57, damaged
5 Cartridge Boxes, damaged
1 Cap Pouches, damaged
275 Cartridges cal .69, damaged

Ordnance Stores turned over by the 34th Mississippi Infantry, May 11th 1863

1 Musket cal .69, unserviceable
2 Musket Bayonets, unserviceable
1 Enfield Rifle Bayonet, unserviceable
35 Cartridges cal .58, damaged
40 Cartridges cal .69, damaged

Ordnance Stores issued to 34th Mississippi Infantry, May 14th 1863

43 Spring Vises
25 Cone Wrenches
10 Wipers
25 Ball Screws

Ordnance Stores turned over by the 34th Mississippi Infantry, June 6th 1863

32 British Muskets, cal .75
61 British Rifled Muskets, cal .70
29 British Musket Bayonets
38 British Rifle Musket Bayonets
3789 British Musket Cartridges cal .75
8887 British Rifled Musket Cartridges cal .70
240 Cartridges cal .69 damaged

Ordnance Stores issued to 34th Mississippi Infantry, June 13th 1863

93 Muskets, cal .69
42 Musket Bayonets
12900 Cartridges cal .69
1 Whitworth Rifle
1 Telescope
1 Whitworth Bullet Mould
1 Gun Sling
100 Whitworth Cartridges
2 spare cones

Ordnance Stores issued to 34th Mississippi Infantry, June 23rd 1863

26 Cartridge Boxes
26 Cap Pouches
26 Waist Belts
26 Shoulder Straps
26 Bayonet Scabbards
60 Haversacks
40 Canteens and Straps
175 Whitworth Cartridges

Ordnance Stores turned over by the 34th Mississippi Infantry, July 10th 1863

2 Enfield Rifles, damaged
13 Muskets cal .69, damaged
2 Musket Bayonets, damaged
16 Cartridge Boxes, damaged
11 Cap Pouches, damaged
7 Bayonet Scabbards, damaged
5 Canteens, damaged
53 Cartridges cal .57 & .58, damaged
315 Cartridges cal .69, damaged


Ordnance Stores issued to 34th Mississippi Infantry, July 18th 1863

73 Shoulder Straps
29 Cartridge Boxes
45 Knapsacks
63 Haversacks
12 Ball Screws

Ordnance Stored turned over by 34th Mississippi Infantry, July 20th 1863

850 Cartridges cal .57 & .58
10000 Cartridges cal .69

Ammunition Report for Walthall's Brigade for week ending Aug. 21st 1863

24th Mississippi Infantry:

Average # of rounds per man: 38
Number of Ordnance Wagons: 3
Rounds in Ordnance Wagons: 29100
Arms of sick men in Wagons: 0
Number of unarmed men: 35

27th Mississippi Infantry:

Average # of rounds per man: 38
Number of Ordnance Wagons: 3
Rounds in Ordnance Wagons: 28056
Arms of sick men in Wagons: 0
Number of unarmed men: 14

29th Mississippi Infantry:

Average # of rounds per man: 39
Number of Ordnance Wagons: 3
Rounds in Ordnance Wagons: 26436
Arms of sick men in Wagons: 0
Number of unarmed men: 42

30th Mississippi Infantry:

Average # of rounds per man: 38
Number of Ordnance Wagons: 3
Rounds in Ordnance Wagons: 22859
Arms of sick men in Wagons: 0
Number of unarmed men: 47

34th Mississippi Infantry

Average # of rounds per man: 38
Number of Ordnance Wagons: 3
Rounds in Ordnance Wagons: 29515
Arms of sick men in Wagons: 0
Number of unarmed men: 27

Ordnance Stores received from Hindman's Division O.O. Feb. 1864

212 Austrian Rifles
367 Bayonets
74 Bayonet Scabbards
3000 Cartridges cal .54
2000 Cartridges cal .57
24 Cartridge Boxes
24 Cap Pouches
24 Waist Belts
80 Shoulder Straps
10000 Musket caps

Ordnance Stores received Feb. 29th 1864 from Div. O.O.

22 Belgian Rifles
24 Austrian Rifles
24 Austrian Rifle Bayonets
24 Austrian Rifle Bayonet Scabbards
2000 Cartridges cal .54
118 Cartridge Boxes
120 Cap Boxes
120 Waist Belts
79 Waist Belt Plates
48 Shoulder Straps
444 Knapsacks
191 Haversacks
497 Canteens and Straps
120 Wipers

Ordnance Stores turned over to O.O. Deas' Brigade during April 1864

10 Wipers
99 Muskets cal .69
83 Musket Bayonets
9800 Cartridges cal .69

List of Ordnance Stores turned over to Brigade during April, May, and up to June 16th 1864

40,000 Cartridges cal .57
72,480 Cartridges cal .54
156 Austrian Rifles
156 Bayonets
115 Cartridge Boxes
115 Cap Pouches
115 Shoulder Straps
106 Waist Belts
263 Bayonet Scabbards
149 Canteens
132 Canteen Straps
180 Haversacks
1 Monkey Wrench
5/12 lbs Shoe thread
108 Cones
12 Files
1 Saw
2 Screw Plates
6 Rammers
3/4 lb solder
1/8 lb Borax

Will MacDonald

[Mississippian]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Here's some more from the 30th Mississippi Infantry.....

CSR of Ord. Sgt. R Davis

Ordnance Stores on hand in 30th Mississippi Infantry, August 1863

Muskets cal .69: 237
Enfield Rifles cal .57: 84
Musket Bayonets: 135
Enfield Bayonets: 45
Cartridge Boxes: 338
Cap Pouches: 336
Waist Belts: 331
Shoulder Straps: 282
Bayonet Scabbards: 265
Waist Belt Plates: 331
Ball Screws: 38
Wipers: 38
Screw Drivers: 42
Spring Vises: 41
Knapsacks: 340
Haversacks: 347
Canteens: 298
Canteen Straps: 298
Cartridges cal .69: 23626
Cartridges cal .57: 11384
Caps: 53530

CSR of Col. G. Neill

Ordnance & QM Stores received at Grenada MS, April 5th 1862

28 Axes
18 Hatchets
75 Wall Tents, complete
75 Wall Tent Poles and pin, complete
850 Canteens
547 Haversacks
137 Iron Spoons
47 Water Buckets
301 Tin Plates
250 Tin Cups
19 Rice Pans

Ordnance Stores received at Corinth MS, May 4th 1862

40 Flint Muskets, no Bayonets

Ordnance Stores received at Corinth MS, May 5th 1862

6400 Enfield Rifle Cartridges cal .58
1600 Minnie Rifle Cartriges cal .58
10600 Percussion Musket Cartridges cal .69
13600 Flint Musket Cartridges cal .69

CSR of Maj. J Allen

Ordnance Stores received May 1st 1862 at Grenada MS (For Co. F)

65 Knapsacks
65 Haversacks
65 Canteen Straps
70 Cartridge Boxes
70 Cap Pouches
70 Shoulder Straps
70 Waist Belts

Ordnance Stored Received May 15th 1862 (For Co. F)

8 Knapsacks
8 Haversacks

CSR of Lt. Col. H. Reynolds

Ordnance Stores purchased at Corinth MS, May 5th 1862

1 Cavalry Saber @ $8

CSR of Lt. Col. J. Johnson

Ordnance Stores Received May 1st 1862 at Grenada MS, (For Co. A)

82 Knapsacks
82 Haversacks
70 Cartridge Boxes
70 Cap Pouches
70 Shoulder Straps
70 Waist Belts

Ordnance Stores Received May 15th 1862 at Corinth MS (For Co. A)

10 Knapsacks
5 Haversacks
10 Cartridge Boxes
10 Cap Pouches
10 Shoulder Straps
10 Waist Belts

CSR of Col J. Scales

I'm throwing this one in because if we saw it in the field most "Hardcores" would throw a fit. A Confederate regiment in the field quartered in Wall Tents.....

Received Nov. 22nd 1862

35 Wall Tents @ $35 ea
12 Wall Tents (old)

Ordnance Stores turned over to Brigade O.O. May 25th 1863

6 Muskets cal .69
185 Cartridges cal .69
1 Knapsack

CSR of Capt. T. Billingsley, Co. C

Ordnance Stores received at Grenada MS, May 1st 1862

90 Knapsacks
90 Haversacks
90 Canteen Straps
65 Cartridge Boxes
65 Cap Pouches
65 Shoulder Straps
65 Waist Belts

Ordnance Stores received at Corinth MS, May 8th 1862

10 Knapsacks
10 Haversacks
10 Canteen Straps
31 Cartridge Boxes
31 Cap Pouches
31 Shoulder Straps
31 Waist Belts

CSR of Capt. J. Campbell, Co. I

Ordnance Stores received at Corinth MS, May 15th 1862

8 Haversacks
5 Cap Pouches
5 Waist Belts
5 Shoulder Straps

Will post more later....

Will MacDonald

[daveray84]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Good stuff, Will--what, no pictures?? :)

[Jerry Ross]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

I always read your posts . Thanks for sharing. Did you happen to see any listing of the 49th Tenn? They were with Walthall during the Franklin Campaign in 64.
Again thanks for posting this information.

[Mississippian]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Dave,

No pics yet, I'm working on it....:) But one thing I do notice is that the whole 30th Mississippi has "Waist Belt Plates", that would men that they wouldn't have things like frame or roller buckles because those tended to be just listed as "Waist Belts" with no separate plate listed.

Jerry,

Thanks man, I try to get good info out there that people would be interested in. The 49th TN wasn't in this brigade, they were in the Division of Polk's Corp that Walthall took over in 1864. I'll probably get around there eventually...

Will MacDonald

[Silas]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

I'm throwing this one in because if we saw it in the field most "Hardcores" would throw a fit. A Confederate regiment in the field quartered in Wall Tents.....

Received Nov. 22nd 1862

35 Wall Tents @ $35 ea
12 Wall Tents (old)

I don't know. Wall tents in November, 1862, is a lot like having Sibleys in April, 1862. A bunch of wall tents filled to capacity with soldiers during the cooler months isn't a bad thing. The noise level caused by belching, farting, snoring, complaining and the like is something to be experienced. I just don't want to see a wall occupied solely by Captain Fantastic at the head of his company street during the warmer months.

[hireddutchcutthroat]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Interesting to see all the .75 British muskets.

[Mississippian]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Robert,

Yeah the cal .70 & .75 stuff is very interesting. I think we should see alot more of those in the ranks, I know the troops who garrisoned Vicksburg early on in '62 seem to have alot of them as well.

Ok, now for the 24th Mississippi Infantry:

CSR of Col. W. Down

Received at Corinth MS, April 13th 1862

40000 Enfield Rifle Cartridges.


This confirms that the 24th Mississippi did indeed get a shipment of Enfields in November of 1861, there is a passing mention of it in the OR's but I wasn't completely sure. Now I am. They probably got a full set of Accouterments to go with them, but I'm not sure about English Knapsacks.

Will MacDonald

[daveray84]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Will,

We need to lobby the gun makers to put out some repros of those odd and obsolete British muskets! I know some .70 rounds have been found around Grenada.

[Mississippian]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Dave,

I think Loyalist Arms has a copy of the smoothbore cal .75 Tower musket. I've heard mixed reviews about their Indian made muskets, ranging from horrible to good. I know most people think of their Lornez when they hear the name.

Will MacDonald

[daveray84]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Well, I was hoping you wouldn't open up the Indian musket can of worms!

[Mississippian]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Some more from the 34th Mississippi Infantry, these all date to the Chickamauga period.

CSR of Ord. Sgt. J. Jeffreys

Report of Ammunition Expended during 3rd Qtr. 1863

1495 Rifle Cartridges
10614 Musket Cartridges
54 Whitworth Cartridges
25446 Percussion Caps

Report of Ordnance Store lost or expended

136 Muskets lost or exchanged for Rifles on Battlefield
123 Bayonets
123 Cartridge Boxes
104 Cap Pouches
152 Waist Belts
127 Shoulder Straps
174 Bayonet Scabbards
15 Ball Screw
4 Wipers
3 Screw Drivers
6 Spring Vises
2 Spare Cones
161 Knapsacks
205 Haversacks
151 Canteens

Number of Rifles picked up on Battlefield to replace Muskets: 27

Note: the Regiment lost 15 Killed, 91 wounded, and 19 Missing during the battle.

Will MacDonald

[Mississippian]

Re: Ordnance records of Walthall's Mississippi Brigade, AoT

Back from the grave:

CSR of Lt. J.C. Harrision, A.O.O. Walthall's Brigade:

Ordnance Stores issued to 34th Mississippi Infantry, Sept 11th 1863:

11 Muskets cal .69
2 Rifles cal .57
10 Cartridge Boxes
10 Cap Pouches
10 Waist Belts
3 Shoulder Straps
280 Musket Cartridges cal .69
169 Musket Caps

Will MacDonald