REGULATIONS ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT • vfedeiuti: ri'ES, )R TI! T li O P g RICHMU N D : OHNSTGN, Uo MAIN STREET. ,n4a i86i. THE WILLIAM R. PERKINS LIBRARY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY Rare Books REGULATIONS OF THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT OF Tilt: CONFEDERATE STATES, FOR THE USE OF TROOPS IN THE FIELD RICHMOND: m& JOHNSTON, 145 MAIN STREET. 1861. 5353 ORDNANCE REGULATIONS, USE OF TROOPS l...The Ordnance Bureau has charge of and furnishes all Ordnance and Ordnance Stores for the military service. 2. ..The general denomination, " Ordnance and Ordnance Stores," comprehends all cannon and artillery carriages and equipments : all apparatus and machines for the service and manoeuvres of artillery ; all small arms and accoutrements and horse equipments; all ammu- nition ; and all tools and materials for the Ordnance service. The Ordnance Department also, for the present, furnishes knapsacks, canteens and haversacks which belong properly to camp equipage. 3. ..In time of peace, Ordnance and Ordnance Stores are to be issued from the arsenals and armories only by authority from the Ordnance Bureau of the War Department; in war, to supply troops in service, on the order of any general or field officer commanding an army, garrison or detachment; provided, in issues to the militia, that they shall have been regularly mustered into the service, and the requisi- tion (Form 2) be approved by the mustering and inspecting officer of the Confederate States, or a general or field officer commanding in the regular service. In case of an issue not specially directed from the Ordnance Bureau, the order for the issue will be promptly trans- mitted to the Bureau by the issuing officer. ipriate arms and accoutrements required by an officer : i own use in the public service, may be issued to him on pay- gulated price (Form 5), to be passed to the credit of t, r appropriation at the Ordnance Bureau. - • - t 4 ORDNANCE "REGULATIONS. 5... Requisitions (Form 2) for Ordnance and Ordnance Stores for companies or posts may, in urgent cases, be sent direct to the Adju- tant-General's office, a duplicate being forwarded at the same time to department headquarters. Requisitions for supplies for arsenals and armories are sent direct to the Ordnance Bureau. 6. ..When arms, accoutrements, and equipments need repairs that cannot be made by the troops, the commanding officer may send them to be repaired to the most convenient arsenal. 7. ..The commander of each company or detachment will be ac- countable for all Ordnance and Ordnance Stores issued to his command, and will make a return (Form No. 1) of them to the Ordnance Bureau within 20 days after the close of each quarter. The conftnander of each post will be accountable for all Ordnance and Ordnance Stores at the post, not issued to the company or de- tachment commanders, or not in charge of an officer of Ordnance or a storekeeper. Ordnance sergeants will account for Ordnance pro- perty only where there is no commissioned officer of the army or storekeeper. 8. ..Commanding officers of the militia in service of the Confederate States shall return and account for Ordnance and Ordnance Stores in the use of troops as required in the regular service. And all arms and equipments issued to such militia shall be charged against the person to whom the issue is made on the muster roll or pay account, to be accounted for to the mustering and inspecting officer before receiving pay during service and on his discharge. 9. ..When a mustering and inspecting officer relieves such person from charge for loss or damage to his arms or equipments, satisfac- tory evidence, by affidavit or otherwise, setting out the facts of the loss or damage, and showing, that it was not by his fault, shall be annexed to the pay roll or account. 10. ..When charges on account of Ordnance Stores are made against a soldier, the property return shall give his name and the pay ro account on which the charge is made. 11. ..Arm chests are to be preserved and accounted fo Ordnance Stores. 12. ..Every officer commanding a regiment, corps, g^^H tachmeut shall make, at the end of February, April, June ORDNANCE REGULATIONS. 5 October and December, 20 25 20 25 20 3 25 20 G5 35 1 35 1 25 30 25 25 3 25 20 1 GO 60 65 35 30 25 25 3 25 20 Form No PEOPEETY . I. RETUEN. Class I. — Orun tce. Class II.— Artillery Carriages. Class III. — Artillery 1 jrn>- MENTS AND IjIl'LEMBI IS. 1 Class IV. Cannon Balls. Class V.— Fixed Ammunition. clasKvi. S.mai. l. Arms. Cl vss VII. — ACCOOTBJBMBHTS. Ci tss \ mi POVi im St, ,\r. Ci 1 I C 1 IS l\ Class \ MlSOELLA- M (M 3. Date IS-. 1 - _ Second quarter, 18 — . I - * I s a 53 'i — 3= - -5 to to a '5 ~ 'J Ml 1 a 9 c I 35 l O z si. a. 7i Si Z~ 3 - - p. ijj i ! •/. -5 X /; z* o Z~ * < S5 _ Z ? ~ — z ? 02 1? 7- i i 1 **. * ~ 3 | a = C i. v. 2 E u _ _ i bl - o 3 (Li 'i \ i- 1 . April 1 10 ■2" On hand from last quarter.... rom A. U., Military May Received from Captain C. D., — Regiment of Artillery... Total to be accounted for May June 12 10 15 •1 Turned into , per receipt, Issued to E. F., G. II., " Total issued and expended.... 1 Remaining on hand, to be accouuted for next quarter.... 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