Sources for the Atlanta Arsenal Information

NATIONAL ARCHIVES, WAR DEPT. COLLECTION OF CONFEDERATE RECORDS-CHAPT. IV, GROUP 109. Records of the Ordnance Bureau, Vol. 8, 9, 19, 78 & 79, 104, 105. Records of contracts and Ordnance stores purchased, received and issued at Nashville and Atlanta 1861-1862. CONFEDERATE ORDNANCE MANUAL- REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT OF ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT,  C.S.A., Richmond, Va. 1862 PLOUGHSHARES INTO […]

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Atlanta’s Horse Equipment Contract Manufacturers

Barber Greenwood & Co.- Cartersville, Ga.: 1862 contracts to Atlanta Arsenal. E.W. Gower-Gunnesville (sp):1862 contracts to Atlanta Arsenal. J.B. Langford & Son-Atlanta:1862 contracts to Atlanta Arsenal. W.G. Turner: 1862 contracts to Atlanta Arsenal. Jesse T. Merritt-winchester, Tenn.: 1862 contracts to Atlanta Arsenal. Kuhn & Turpin-Columbia, Tenn.:1863 contracts to Atlanta Arsenal. Hughs, Pendergrass & Snows- Monroe, […]

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Atlanta Arsenal’s Saddle Manufacturing

1861                   1862                  1863                  1864                 1865 ATLANTA McClellan:                                                  Spring 1862 – Feb 1863 **McClellen/Texas:                                                                Feb   –  Aug 1863 **McClellen Only:                                                                     Aug 1863-Jan. 1864 Texas Only:                                                                                              Jan. 1864 -End War

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Total Horse Equipment Issued from The Augusta Arsenal: July 1862 – April 1865

Fairly complete records exist for “issued” equipment from the Augusta Arsenal. 2,914 Sets of cavalry equipment (some may be English) 138 Sets NEW English cavalry equipment 63 Sets 2nd hand English cavalry equipment 1,062 Saddles (Leather) 475 Saddles (oil cloth) 1,423 Saddle Bags (Leather) 23 Saddle Bags (oil cloth) 1,439 Bridles 1,291 Halters 28 Halter […]

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Saddle Manufacturing at the Augusta Arsenal

1861                   1862                  1863                  1864                 1865 Civilian Purchases, some manufacturing       1861 of various models Jenifer:                                                   1862   –   Aug 1863 **McClellen                                                                                         Aug 1863    –     End of War

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Calvary Horse Equipment Issued from the Augusta Arsenal

Cavalry horse equipments shipped from the Augusta Arsenal include leather and oil cloth saddles, leather and oil coth saddle bags, bridles, halters, nose bags, moss saddle blankets, English “numnahs” (felt saddle pads), English saddle covers, horse brushes, curry combs, spurs, spur straps, bits and some artillery harness. These equipments were often issued in varying numbers […]

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Bibliography for Clarksville Arsenal Information

NATIONAL ARCHIVES WAR DEPT. COLL. OF CONF. RECORDS, GROUP 109 files of “FIRMS AND CITIZENS HAVING BUSINESS WITH THE CONFEDERACY” Various military contractors. NATIONAL ARCHIVES, M331, MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS, GENERAL AND STAFF OFFICERS,  CAPT. HENRY PRIDE (Tape # 203), CAPT. JAMES DINWIDDIE (#76) AND MAJOR WILLIAM S. DOWNER (#78). NATIONAL ARCHIVES CHAPT. IV, GROUP 109: […]

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Clarksville Ordnance Harness Shops Production

June 1862 through August 1863 The following production output from the Clarksville Shops represents the only complete records available. Wheel and lead harness                                                       1,146 sets* Jenifer Saddles                                                                      206 “Plain” Jenifer Saddles                                                            98 Officers Quilted (seats) & Hoods (Stirrups) Saddle               102 “Shafted” (seats) Jenifer Saddles                                                4 Skeleton Jenifer Saddles                                                    5,350 Skeleton McClellan Saddles                                                 230 Single English […]

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Richmond / Clarksville Arsenal Saddle Manufacturing

“TROOPERS” SADDLE MANUFACTURING: 1861                   1862                  1863            1864                      1865 Civilian Purchases, some manufacturing  April – Fall 1861 of various models*    —————– 1st Model “Patent”                            Jan. – Nov. 1862 Jenifer                                       ——————– 2nd  Model                                                       Nov.  1862- Spring 1863 New Jenifer*                                                             ———- Jenifer/McClellan                                                            June – Nov. 1863 and “Transition “ Saddle                                                          ——– 1st Model McClellan                                                                Nov. 1863 – April […]

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Sources for Columbus Arsenal Information

WAR DEPT. COLL. OF CONF. RECORDS, GROUP 109 “CITIZENS FILE” COLUMBUS, GEORGIA IN THE CONFEDERACY by Diffie William Standard, William Fredrick Press, New York, N.Y.. 1954 COLUMBUS GEORGIA CENTENARY, by Nancy Telfair, Historical Publishing Co.  Columbus Ga.  1929 CONFEDERATE ARMS, By:  William A Alsbaugh and Edward N. Simmons, The Stackpole Co.  Harrisonburg, Pa., 1957 YANKEE […]

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Saddle Manufacturing at the Columbus Arsenal

1861           1862            1863              1864                        1865 Enameled Cloth Saddles                                                        Mid 1863-May 1864 Texas:                                                                                                             May 1864- End Columbus Arsenal Saddle Production:   (From single contractor-represents only numbers available) ?                  959                   ?                   ?

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