One-page, two-sided, handwritten invoice of ordnance Form 2b, conveying the transfer of ordnance stores from a Federal company commander to his first lieutenant upon the captain's dismissal. The form designates the number of boxes and the types...
Three items: envelope with notation by 1st Lieutenant W. T. Robinson, "To file away for Safe Keeping for future reference should it be necessary;" Circular No. 52 -- Series of 1863 entitled "Invoice of Ordnance and Ordance Stores."
One-page printed and handwritten Confederate ordnance form conveys the number and condition of articles turned in to the ordnance officer. In this case, Captain S. R. Simpson, an assistant quartermaster for the 30th Tennessee Regiment, obtained...
One-page handwritten ordnance abstract form, designated No. 3, which conveys by date, certificate number, quantity, and class the ordnance lost during the fourth quarter of 1864 for which Captain R. H. M. Donnelly of Company D, 13th Tennessee...
Printed Form No. 14, concerning charges to soldiers, specifies weapons damaged, lost, or destroyed and charged on muster and payrolls, first quarter of 1865; it also lists the names of soldiers and the conditions under which pistols were lost....
This questionnaire from the Ordnance Department requires every officer commanding a company or regiment of cavalry to answer the questions and return the form to the Ordance Office along with their regular quarterly return of ordnance stores.
Form II, Book and Blank Division, from Ordnance Office, War Department, Washington, D. C., to Colonel George P. Buell, 58th Indiana Volunteers, Department of the Cumberland. "I transmit to your address today, by mail, in compliance with requisition...
Statement makes reference to arms and ammunition damaged by wet weather during the battle with Hood at Nashville on December 15 - 18, 1864. From Company F, 7th Regiment of Quartermaster's Forces, Nashville, for the second quarter ending June 30,...
One-page printed and handwritten Federal Form No. 9 (a) reflects the type of ammunition consumed and how and where it was used over a particular time period for Company K, 5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, United States Army. In this case, the...
Hand-drawn and handwritten table names each company commander with a report of ordnance in his unit: carbines, pistols, sabres, horse equipment, and statement of condition.
The original and duplicate returns, the letter of transmittal, and all papers connected with them, were to be sent to the Chief of Ordnance in one package [Form No. 1 - (b.) For the use of Cavalry.].
Firearms; Military uniforms; Rifles; Military personnel; Soldiers; Men; Women
Two soldiers carrying M-60 machine guns and ammunition belts. A small Vietnamese woman in profile stands between the two soldiers. She is dressed in pale blue and wears earrings, bracelets, and sandals.
Military uniforms; Rifles; Military personnel; Soldiers; Men
A young soldier, his face in profile, sitting on the ground in an area of tall dried vegetation. His uniform pants and shoes are very muddy. His left hand is resting on his left knee. He is smiling slightly. His M-16 rifle is loosely held in his...
Mortars (Ordnance); Artillery (Weaponry); Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Five soldiers appear in various stages of involvement in the task of sighting an 81 mm mortar. The walls are constructed of ammunition boxes that have been nailed together and filled with dirt.
Mortars (Ordnance); Artillery (Weaponry); Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament
Five soldiers surround an 81 mm mortar as one of them prepares to fire it. Their faces are down and their hands are over their ears. The walls around the group are constructed from ammunition boxes that have been filled with dirt and nailed...
Various size mortar rounds. Eight stone ordnance mortar rounds excavated about 30 or 40 feet from Morter and French's Battery. These were never used as there were no mortars at Fort Donelson. They were used at West Point as practice rounds.
Handwritten and hand-drawn Form No. 1 with categories listing date, voucher number, classes, small arms, accoutrements for muskets, miscellaneous, and remarks. These ordnance stores were to be received and issued at Nashville in the quarter ending...
Letter from Gamble Rutledge to his father, G. R. Rutledge, concerning his brother Robert's regiment, his parents' desire to move to Georgia, his brigade's activities, his desire to change his position in the regiment, and the status of his wounded...
