I think this has been mentioned in a few different threads, but has never had a thread of its own. Today I came across a very interesting QM rec and thought I'd share it.
CSR of M. Callaway Co. B 11th GA Art. Battalion (Sumner Artillery)
Received in the field Nov. 30th 1864 (near Petersburg)
1 Wall Tent, Fly, poles and pins
2 Tent Flys
18 Shelter Tents
This is not the first time I've seen issues of "Shelter Tents" or "Halfs" in a Confederate unit, several are in the ANV but more in units along the NC coast. And all date from the Fall of 1864 or later. So can we safely assume that the QMD in Richmond or maybe in NC were making their own copies of the federal shelter tent starting in the late summer/early fall of 1864? We have the Alfred May (61st NC) tent. I know there was a school of thought that that tent had been a battlefield pick up or repaired Federal tent....
Thoughts anyone?
Will MacDonald
CSR of M. Callaway Co. B 11th GA Art. Battalion (Sumner Artillery)
Received in the field Nov. 30th 1864 (near Petersburg)
1 Wall Tent, Fly, poles and pins
2 Tent Flys
18 Shelter Tents
This is not the first time I've seen issues of "Shelter Tents" or "Halfs" in a Confederate unit, several are in the ANV but more in units along the NC coast. And all date from the Fall of 1864 or later. So can we safely assume that the QMD in Richmond or maybe in NC were making their own copies of the federal shelter tent starting in the late summer/early fall of 1864? We have the Alfred May (61st NC) tent. I know there was a school of thought that that tent had been a battlefield pick up or repaired Federal tent....
Thoughts anyone?
Will MacDonald
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