C.S. Use of Dog Tents

[Mississippian]

Re: C.S. Use of Dog Tents

Gentlemen,

I have been going through alot of C.S. CSR's recently and I have noticed a few things in late war QM records that might be of interest. Usually when in comes to C.S. Tents the "Form 40" calsl them "Tent Flies" "Army Tents" or even "A Tents" and of course you have "Wall Tents" issued even late in the war. But in some Form 40's for Nov-Dec. 1864 for the 7th S.C. Cav. I have noticed several references to "Shelter Tents" that were issued alongside "Wall Tents" Just a few months before they were still getting "Fly Tents" so I wonder if this was a U.S. style shelter tent that the C.S. started issuing late in the war.....

Example:

From CSR of Lt. D. Walker, Co. B 7th S.C. Cav.

Received near Richmond Nov. 30th 1864

6 Shelter Tents
1 Water Bucket
1 Skillet & Lid
1 Camp Kettle
1 Axe

Will MacDonald

[BobRoeder]

Re: C.S. Use of Dog Tents

From The Letters of William F. Wagner, Confederate Soldier edited by Joe M. Hatley & Linda B. Huffman (1983), pg. 66. Wagner was with Co. E, 57th North Carolina Infantry. Spelling, punctuation, etc. as transcribed from the original letter by the editors.

August the 18th 1863
Camp near Orange Court House Va
…..Ever Belovid wife you Stated in your letter you thaught if we was Stationed once a gain you would Come to see me if I would say so Dear Belovid I would like to see you as Bad as you doo me but Dear my duty Requires me to State to you that it is a plase not fit for a woman to Come too Dear Ile tell you how we are fixed we have no tents onley what the officers has all the tents the privets has is little yankee tents we picked up and when we march we carry them on our backs and some has none at all they are in 2 peses and Jest learge Enough for 2 or 3 men to ly ounder me and E Bolch and Wallas Propst got one to geather some has nothing but thare Blankeds and so you can gess what sort of tents we have and nothing to ly on only the ground……

[arkangel33]

Re: C.S. Use of Dog Tents

This is from the firm of James T. Butler and Co. Richmond Va.

Butler & Company
Date Total Item
8-Aug-64 Repairing Yankee tent and making fly out of same plus furnishing Poles, Pins and Ropes for Gen. R.E. Lee
9-Aug-64 recd. Richmond CS Quartermaster $25

4-Aug-63 1,575 Tent Fly's @$6 each Total $9,450
31 Hospital tents + Fly's Complete @$29 ea. $899
5-Aug-63 Recd. Richmond W.G. Bentley Ast QM Richmond

1-Sep-63 2,500 Fly Tents arsenal Furnishes rope thread and Wax for making @$6 ea. $15,000

5-Aug-62 556 Fly Tents @ $2.50
51 Hospital tent+ Flies Complete @ $18.50 ea.
6 Wall " " " " @$10 ea.
23-Aug-62 recd. J.B. MCClellend QM Richmond

30-Jun-64 193 Wall Tents + Flies Complete @ $42
8 Hospital tents Complete @ $74
12 Large Hospital Flies @ $30
50 Wall Tent Flies @ $14
3,300 Shelter Tents @ $ 7.50
1 Set Wall Tent Rpoes@ $8
4-Jul-64 Recd. W.G. Bentley QM Richmond

- - - Updated - - -

James T. Butler and Co.

Date amt. Item
4&7July62 142 Fly Tents @$2.56
7-Jul-62 4 Hospital Tents w/flys @ $15.50
9-Jul-62 100 Fly @ $3.95
10-Jul-62 1102 Fly @$2.56
11-Jul-62 427 " "
14-Jul-62 42 " $3.95
" 102 " $2.56
15-Jul-62 2 " $3.95
8 " $3.95
13 " $2.56
16-Jul-62 Recd. Richmond Maj. J.B. McClellan QM