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Date Posted: 03/23/04 11:49:24am
Author: Doug Cooper
Subject: Re: Enlisted Ranks- Lay our your kit
In reply to: Chad Teasley 's message, "Re: Enlisted Ranks- Lay our your kit" on 03/23/04 9:35:44am

Officers have stuff too :-) Trying to get into character of Herring - imagine he was pretty well equipped.

British import blanket
federal gum blanket
Import officer's cape
Kepi
shirts (2) - one is a copy of Otis Baker's wild shirt
cravat
suspenders - Otis Baker
french import drawers
British import knapsack
Private purchase jacket, vest and trousers
British shoes
covered tin drum canteen
French binoculars
1840 artillery sabre (popular in the 15th TX)
Sword belt with Texas two piece plate
Officer's haversack
skillet and coffee pot (normally in the wagon with the other mess equipment, etc)
homespun wool (3) and cotton socks (2)
housewife/utensils/writing kit/drill manual/wallet
soap/huck towel/toothbrush/tooth powder
flask (medicinal and morale kit)
cup
pocket watch and compass
no pistol...so watch my back boys :-)

Doug







>
>Enfield rifle-musket w/bayonet
>Roller buckle waist belt
>Unmarked Confederate issue cartridge box
>Federal mid-War cap pouch
>Confederate bayonet scabbard
>Gardner pattern wooden canteen
>CS cotton drill haversack
>Single bag knapsack
>Federal blanket
>Tarred canvas groundcloth
>Confederate shoes
>Wool socks (1 pair extra in knapsack)
>Undyed cotton jean "Penetentiary" jacket
>Light blue cotton jean civilian trousers
>Civilian roller buckle belt in lieu of suspenders
>Cotton civilian checkered shirt (1 extra in knapsack)
>Louisiana-issue kepi
>Enfield tool and cleaning patches
>Tin cup
>Fork
>Canteen half skillet
>Pocketknife
>Wool sleeping cap
>Huck towel
>
> Your Comrade,
> Chad
>
>>Gents,
>>
>>Slow day here for me so I thought it might be
>>interesting for all of us to "lay out our kits" here
>>on the message board. That will give us a good idea
>>of areas that we need to improve or diversify.
>>
>>Here's me-
>>Wide brimmed low crown slouch
>>Tait jacket
>>CS Issue shirt of FHW osnaburg
>>brown jean trousers
>>Double buckle civilian waistbelt in lieu of suspenders
>>CS issue Oxford shoes
>>Georgia Frame belt
>>Captured US Cartridge box w/sling
>>Enfield cap pouch
>>Tin Drum canteen
>>CS haversack with tarred body and untreated strap
>>Mex War knapsack w/one light blanket and a gum
>>Enfield rifle w/bayonet
>>
>>Who's next?
>>
>>Fred

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