Ordnance Records of Drayton's Brigade Aug 1862

[Mississippian]

Found this in the file of E.S. Mowry, who acted as an ordnance officer for Drayton's Brigade, the report is incomplete due to the ordnance wagons of the brigade being captured on the retreat from Sharpsburg.

At the time Drayton's Order of Battle was the following

50th Georgia Infantry
51st Georgia Infantry
Phillips Georgia Legion
3rd South Carolina Battalion
15th South Carolina Infantry

The first part of the report is ordnance received by the Brigade ordnance officer:

Ordnance Stores on hand at Brigade Ordnance, June 30th 1862:

61 Waist Belts
8 Bayonet Scabbards
50 Gun Wipers
39 Screwdrivers
39517 Cartridges cal .69
13275 Cartridges cal .54
10680 Musket Caps
1 Saber Belt
1500 Colts Army Pistol Cartridges
2040 Colts Navy Pistol Cartridges

Ordnance received from O.W. Edwards, MSK Richmond August 11th 1862

100 Cartridge Boxes
411 Cap Boxes
81 Waist Belts
40 Bayonet Scabbards
600 Haversacks
123 Canteens
125 Canteen Straps
400 Knapsacks
64 Gun Wipers
40 Screwdrivers
150 Ball Screws

Ordnance Stores received from 50th Georgia Regiment August 13th 1862

229 Altered Muskets
187 Cartridge Boxes
187 Cap Boxes
187 Waist Belts
187 Bayonet Scabbards

Ordnance Stores received from the 51th Georgia Regiment, August 13th 1862

150 Enfield Rifles
150 Cartridge Boxes
150 Cap Boxes
187 Waist Belts
187 Bayonet Scabbards
8000 Enfield Cartridges

Now here is ordnance issued out by Lt. Mowry to the different regiments

Ordnance Stores sent to Capt. M. Smith MSK August 1st 1862

20000 Cartridges cal .69

Ordnance Stores issued to 3rd South Carolina Battalion, August 12th 1862

25 Cartridge Boxes
30 Cap Boxes
90 Haversacks
124 Canteens
124 Canteen Straps
85 Knapsacks
31 Gun Wipers
32 Screwdrivers
9 Ball Screws

Ordnance Stores issued to Phillips Legion, August 12th 1862

22 Ball Screws

Ordnance Stores issued to 50th Georgia Regiment, August 12th 1862

64 Haversacks
30 Ball Screws

Ordnance Stores issued to 15th South Carolina Regiment, August 12th 1862

2000 Enfield Cartridges

Ordnance Stores sent to Capt. W. Smith, MSK, August 12th 1862

4000 Cartridges cal .54
20000 Musket Caps
2000 Colts Army Pistol Cartridges
12 Colts Navy Pistol Cartridges

Ordnance Stores issued to 51st Georgia Regiment, August 13th 1862

156 Haversacks
79 Knapsacks

Ordnance Stores issued to 50th Georgia Regiment, August 13th 1862

3000 Enfield Cartridges
3000 Caps

Ordnance Stores issued to Phillips Legion, August 13th 1862

268 Haversacks
10 Knapsacks
10000 Cartridges cal .54
6500 Musket Caps


Ordnance Stores issued to 15th South Carolina Regiment, August 13th 1862

12 Knapsacks

Ordnance Stores issued to 3rd South Carolina Battalion, August 13th 1862

2000 Enfield Cartridges
2500 Musket Caps

Ordnance issued to Capt. Wilson's Co. 50th Georgia Regiment, August 13th 1862

50 Enfield Rifles
50 Cartridge Boxes
50 Cap Boxes
50 Waist Belts
50 Bayonet Scabbards
1000 Enfield Cartridges

Ordnance issued to Capt. McCall's Co. 50th Georgia Regiment, August 13th 1862

54 Enfield Rifles
54 Cartridge Boxes
54 Cap Boxes
54 Waist Belts
54 Bayonet Scabbards

Ordnance issued to Co. "E" 50th Georgia Regiment, August 13th 1862

46 Enfield Rifles
46 Cartridge Boxes
46 Cap Boxes
46 Waist Belts
46 Bayonet Scabbards

Ordnance issued to 15th South Carolina Regiment, August 15th 1862

4 Altered Muskets
1 Enfield Rifle
7 Cartridge Boxes
7 Waist Belts

Ordnance sent to Lt. Wise, Ordnance Officer, August 15th 1862

75 Cartridge Boxes
100 Cap Boxes
64 Waist Belts
39 Bayonet Scabbards
70 Knapsacks
53 Wipers
20 Screw Drivers
88 Ball Screws
4000 Cartridges Cal .69
600 Colts Navy Pistol Cartridges

Ordnance Sent to Maj. Hamburg, Ordnance Officer, August 15th 1862

231 Altered Muskets


Ordnance Sent to O. Edwards, MSK Richmond, August 15th 1862

196 Cartridge Boxes
468 Cap Boxes
190 Waist Belts
119 Bayonet Scabbards
84 Canteens
96 Knapsacks



Will MacDonald

[marktaylor]

Re: Ordnance Records of Drayton's Brigade Aug 1862

Interesting info Will, and thank you for posting. Any idea if the 'Enfield rifles' are actually P53 Enfield rifle-muskets or true rifle length arms (P56/P60).
I had an ancestor in the 50th GA, Co. D and am always looking for info.