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Date Posted: 03/23/04 1:26:02pm
Author: Bent Rabbit
Subject: Re: Enlisted Ranks- Lay our your kit
In reply to: Doug Cooper 's message, "Re: Enlisted Ranks- Lay our your kit" on 03/23/04 11:49:24am

Well, having just finished boxing it all up last night to ship of to Chad's fathers, I'll see if I can remember what I packed... ;-)

1861 Springfield w/bayonet
Federal cartridge box (no sling)
Federal cap pouch
Federal 2 rivet bayonet scabbard
Federal blanket
Federal Gum Blanket
Federal Issue shoes
Federal Drawers
Gardner pattern wooden canteen
CS cotton haversack
2 pair wool socks, 2 pair cotton socks
Civilian sack coat - wool
Brown Jean waist coat
Brown Jean Confederate trousers
Georgia Frame buckle belt
Cotton civilian checkered shirt
High crown slouch hat
Tin cup
Peach Can with bail
Fork
Spoon
Canteen half
Pocketknife
Small Flask
Hand Carved pipe
Cotton sleeping cap
Spectacles
Huck towel
Bone Dice
Need 'em when you need 'em = Ball of hemp twine and a Harper's Weekly reprint ;-)

Dave Gager aka

J. Dubya Baber






>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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