the chronological use of knapsack types used by the confederacy during the civil war

[fedhead]

I'm very interested in the use and issue of knapsack types by chronological order within the Confederacy from 61 to 65 . IE what date was the kibbler type or Mexican war knapsack used from and to , that,s the type of info i need
any help would be greatly received

[ktfrench]

Re: the chronological use of knapsack types used by the confederacy during the civil war

In an old CMH Military Collector & Historian article, Fred Gaede documents the pack issued to N.B. Johnson of the 1st Va Artillery as being issued Sept. 28, 1864 and used until his surrender on April 9th, 1865. It is modeled on the single-bag Mex War style US knapsack with two shoulder straps looped to the bag body.

Kevin French

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: the chronological use of knapsack types used by the confederacy during the civil war

Hallo!

IMHO...

I am not so sure you are going to find a precise chronological order for such things.

In brief and to over-generalize...

NUG, there are differences in initial supply, distribution, issuance, use, new manufacture, distribution, issuance, use, and attrition repeated as the years go by.

So, depending upon the time, place, and unit "who got what when" varied as to what armories or depots were tapped that contained say Mex War and pre War militia items, possible then "current" Fed items; what patterns and types were cloned, copied, or made anew by the Confederates; what "battlefield" pick-ups were recycled into CS service; etc., etc.

And even the Federal system, even when new models and patersn came out, not only did it take an uneven amount of time to get into service in starts and spurts- it also allowed the quartermasters to continue to issue the old stuff until it was gone. So depending upon where "new" stuff was shipped
to be requisitioned and issued out, there just may have been more of the "old stuff" on hand that was tapped first.
Etc., etc.,

Curt