Just looking to stir some debate. Recently I've found a couple of quartermaster documents detailing issues of gaiters to C.S. troops in the mid-war time frame:
Example 1 comes from the 4th Louisiana Battalion in late August 1863. At the time they were stationed in east central Mississippi, but within a few days they would be heading out to Georgia to reinforce the Army of Tennessee. I have provided one example from Co. "B", the other companies got roughly the same things.
Example 2 comes from a detached company of the 30th Georgia Infantry. This also comes from August 1863. Co K was in Savannah while the balance of the Regiment was in Mississippi.
Thoughts? Anyone have other examples?
Will MacDonald
Example 1 comes from the 4th Louisiana Battalion in late August 1863. At the time they were stationed in east central Mississippi, but within a few days they would be heading out to Georgia to reinforce the Army of Tennessee. I have provided one example from Co. "B", the other companies got roughly the same things.
Example 2 comes from a detached company of the 30th Georgia Infantry. This also comes from August 1863. Co K was in Savannah while the balance of the Regiment was in Mississippi.
Thoughts? Anyone have other examples?
Will MacDonald
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