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Excerpts from the US Quartermaster manual
Below are the shipping specifications as published by the US
Quartermaster in the manual used during the American Civil
War.
Chapter
Eleventh:
Bailing of Clothing & Equipment
Table, showing
the kinds of clothing and camp and garrison equipment which
is baled at the Schuylkill Arsenal, with the quantity of
each article; and the weight, size and cubic feet of each
bale. Clothing is packed in assorted sizes, and the contents
marked on the end of each package. The bales are covered
with stout burlap; first lined with petroleum paper, then
with packing paper, then securely sewed with double thread
and bound with three or four iron hoops according to the
size of the bales, fastened with iron buckles or loops. |
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Clothing
Shipping Table |
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Quantity of
article in each bale |
Weight in lbs
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Dimensions of
each bale |
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Long |
Wide |
Deep |
Cable Length |
Comments |
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ft. in. |
ft. in. |
ft. in. |
ft. in. |
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100 |
Pairs of
Drawers |
63 |
9.5" |
2' 1" |
1' 10" |
3' 1" |
4 bales of 100
pairs each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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200 |
Pairs of
Drawers |
125 |
2' 3"
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2' 1"
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1' 4" |
6' 3" |
2 bales of 200
pairs each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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400 |
Pairs of
Drawers |
250 |
2' 3 |
2' 1" |
2' 8" |
12' 3" |
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75 |
Infantry
Coats, Privates |
292 |
3' 0 |
1' 10" |
2' 0" |
11' 0" |
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75 |
Artillery
Jackets, Privates |
170 |
3' 2 |
2' 0" |
2' 3" |
5' 1" |
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50 |
Sack coats,
Lined |
61 |
11.5" |
2' 0" |
2' 3" |
5' 1" |
3 bales of 50
each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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100 |
Sack coats,
Lined |
120 |
2' 5" |
2' 1" |
1' 9" |
8' 10" |
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150 |
Sack coats,
Lined |
185 |
2' 5" |
2' 1" |
2' 6" |
12' 7" |
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75 |
Sack coats,
Lined |
88 |
4' 2" |
2' 2" |
1' 4" |
6' 7" |
2 bales of 75
each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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50 |
Sack coats,
Unlined |
46 1/2 |
1' 1" |
1' 11" |
1' 8" |
3' 5" |
3 bales of 50
each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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100 |
Sack coats,
Unlined |
95 |
2' 1" |
1' 11" |
1' 7" |
6' 3" |
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150 |
Sack coats,
Unlined |
145 |
2' 2" |
2' 0" |
2' 4" |
10' 1" |
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40 |
Great Coats
(mounted) |
226 |
3' 2" |
2' 0" |
2' 1" |
13' 2" |
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50 |
Great Coats
(foot) |
29 |
3' 2" |
2' 2" |
2' 1" |
14' 4" |
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50 |
Trowsers,
(mounted) Pair |
103 |
1' 6.5" |
2' 0" |
1' 11" |
5' 11" |
2 bales of 50
pairs each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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75 |
Trowsers,
(foot) Pair |
131 1/4 |
1' 6.5" |
2' 0" |
2' 3" |
6' 11" |
2 bales of 75
pairs each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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100 |
Trowsers,
(foot) Pair |
180 |
2' 5"
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2' 0" |
1' 11" |
9' 3" |
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200 |
Stockings
(pair) |
50 3/4 |
9" |
2' 3" |
2' 0" |
3' 5" |
4 bales of 200
pairs each to be shipped together, making 1 bale |
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50 |
Wool Blankets |
265 |
2' 11" |
2' 7" |
2' 5" |
18' 3" |
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100 |
Shirts |
92 |
1' 10" |
11.5" |
1' 9" |
5' 2" |
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150 |
Overalls
(pairs) |
185 |
3' 0" |
2' 0" |
1' 5" |
8' 6" |
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200 |
Stable Frocks |
195 |
3' 3" |
2' 1" |
1' 9" |
11' 10" |
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12 |
Pieces, 366,m
3-4 sky blue kersey |
340 |
2' 6" |
2' 6" |
2' 4" |
14' 7" |
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5 |
Pieces, 366,m
6-4 sky blue kersey |
200 |
2' 6" |
2' 6" |
2' 4" |
9' 3" |
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5 |
Pieces, 140,m
6-4 dark blue coat cloth |
190 |
2' 6" |
2' 6" |
2' 4" |
8' 9" |
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These bales
are bound with 3/4 inch, No 19 and 7/8 inch No 20, strap
Iron of the best quality and cut into 3 different lengths, 6
1/2, 7 1/2 and 9 1/2 feet long; fastened with a buckle or
loop of best malleable round iron, 3-16 inch diameter and
measuring on the outside edge 1 3/8 inches on the inside and
15/16 by 13/16 of an inch. |
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When sizes are
not specified in the order for issue, the article enumerated
below are furnished in the following proportions to the 100. |
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Articles |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Total |
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Boots for
Troops west of the Alleghany Mtns |
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8 |
16 |
40 |
30 |
4 |
2 |
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100 |
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Bootees or
Troops west of the Alleghany Mtn |
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2 |
8 |
16 |
40 |
28 |
4 |
2 |
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100 |
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Boots &
Bootees for Troops east of the Alleghany Mtns |
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5 |
8 |
30 |
40 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
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100 |
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Hats and caps |
5 |
10 |
35 |
35 |
10 |
5 |
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100 |
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Uniform Coats
and Jackets |
20 |
40 |
30 |
10 |
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100 |
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Great Coats |
20 |
40 |
30 |
10 |
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100 |
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Sack Coats |
20 |
40 |
30 |
10 |
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100 |
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Fatigue Frocks |
20 |
40 |
40 |
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100 |
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Trowsers |
20 |
40 |
30 |
10 |
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Drawers |
20 |
40 |
40 |
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100 |
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Camp Equipment
Shipping Table |
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Quantity of
article in each bale |
Weight in lbs
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Dimensions of
each bale |
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Long |
Wide |
Deep |
Cable Length |
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ft. in. |
ft. in. |
ft. in. |
ft. in. |
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60 |
Tent a'bri |
285 |
3' 0" |
2' 2" |
1' 10" |
11' 11" |
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4 |
Wall tents and
4 flies |
216 |
3' 1" |
1' 11" |
1' 7" |
9' 4" |
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15 |
Common Tents |
230 |
3' 3"
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1' 11" |
1' 8" |
10' 5" |
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2 |
Hospital Tents
and 2 flies |
269 |
3' 0" |
2' 2" |
1' 10" |
11' 11" |
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100 |
Bedsacks,
double |
200 |
3' 2" |
2' 1" |
1' 7" |
10' 5" |
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125 |
Bedsacks,
single |
223 |
3' 1" |
1' 9" |
1' 3" |
6' 9" |
Hospital tents
and Flies require 18 Large and 24 Small pins
Wall tents and Flies require 12 Large and 18 Small pins
Sibley tents require 12 Large and 24 Small pins
Common tents require 12 Large and 17 Small pins |
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