^;>> •I O >{. TV. , - ..^' 11.^. War it^t. 25th Congress, F Doc. No. 265. ] Ho. of Reps. n^ 2rf Session. ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATION— INDIAN HOSTILITIES. [To accompany bill H. R. No. 676, making appropriations for preventing and suppressing In- dian hostilities for the year 1838.] March 21, 1S38. Printed by order of the House of Representatiree. Department of War, March 17, 1838. Sir : The estimates of the several bureaus in my Department, which are herewith submitted to the committee, will appear to be high ; but the war in Florida and the apprehended hostilities in the Cherokee country, render it necessary that this Department should be prepared to carry on the one and repress the other. In both cases, the exhibition of a large force is necessa- ry. In the event of the regular forces beingi ncreased, the military opera- tions will be conducted with much more economy than they have hither- to been. The expenses of marching large bodies of militia to and from the theatre of war will be avoided ; and, in such cases as may render the employment of that description of force absolutely necessary, care will be taken to conduct the administrative branch of the service by officers of the regular staff. In providing for the continuance of the war in Florida, I ought to state that General Jesup entertained hopes of bringing it to a successful close with this campaign ; but, at the period he was expecting the Indians to surrender in the South, a party in his rear were committing depredations on the defenceless inhabitants of JNIiddle Florida, accompanied by all the outrages and cruelties which usually attend savage warfare. A sufficient force must be left, therefore, in that Territor)'', for the protection of the hi- habitants during the summer, and the residue will be moved up to the ' Cherokee nation. All accounts concur that danger is to be apprehended in that part of our country, about the period assigned by law for the ful- filment of the treaty with that people ; but it is hoped that the exhibition of a sufficient force will avert it, by convincing the Indians of the utter hopelessness of resistance. The estimates are accompanied by a statement explanatory of the esti- ' mates herewith presented, in order to exhibit to the committee the precise amount required. These sums are exclusive of the estimates for the reg- ular army, and of all sums heretofore appropriated, and will, it is believ- ed, be sufficient to meet the exigencies of the service for the prevention f,and suppression of Indian hostilities for the year 1838. > It is proper to state that the appropriation of ^1,000,000, made on the 30th of January last, was wholly absorbed by the arrearages of 1837, and is not, therefore, to be considered a part of the expenditure of the i present year. Including this sum, the appropriations for preventing and sup- jpressing Indian hostilities in 1837 amount to ^6,600,000— g 1,324,3 17 12 more than the amounts of the estimates now submitted. Though it is Ttjomas Alien, print. [ Doc. No. 265. ] -ir.f A^ hoped that this amount will be more than necessary during the year, yet the Department considers it nnadvisable to reduce it, in consequence of the propriety and necessity of providing for every contingency ; and, among others, for the expenses incident to the employment of volunteers and militia that may be called out by the proper military officer, or by the Governor of a State, containing, or adjacent to, a large Indian popu- lation, for the purpose of repressing any sudden outbreak of those people, without waiting for the previous sanction of the President. This consid- eration, and the general uncertainty as to the amount of force it may be necessary to employ to continue the operations in Florida, to prevent or repress hostilities on the part of the Cherokees, and to preserve peace on our Western frontier, render it impracticaljle to enter into any thing like an exact calculation of the probable amount of the expenses of the yuar. Amidst such uncertainty, the Department can only exercise its best judg- ment ; and this it has done, in estimating for the amount now asked. Very respectfully, your most obedient servant, J. R. POINSETT. Hon. C. C. Cambreleng, Ch?n. Com. Ways and Means, Ho. of Reps. Explanation of the estimates of the Bureaus of the War Department, of the amount required by each, during the year 1838, for the pre- vention and suppression of Indian hostilities. 1st, Estimate of the acting Quartermaster General, amount- ing to - - - - - - ^3,748,'300 00 This is in addition to the regular annual estimate of this officer, laid before Congress at the beginning of the session, and contained in the bill for the support of the army, and is exclusive of all moneys heretofore appro- priated for this object. 2d. Estimate of the Paymaster General - - 1,416,250 32 This sum is made up of the amounts specified in the 3d and 4th paragraphs of the letter of the Paymaster General, which will be required, in addition to the amount of the annual estimate included in the army bill, for future payments, and of tlie last sum nomed in tbc letter as being necessary for arrearages and additional troops. 3d. Estimate of the Commissary General of Subsistence - 55,155 (^0 This sum will be required in addition to what is em- braced in tlie annual estimate of this officer, as, in that, he cstimntcd for a less number of volunteers and militia than it will probably he necessary to employ should (he army not be incroasod. 4th. Estimate of the Colonel of Ordnance - - 3;',000 '00 This is in addition to what is included in the annual estimate of this officer. 5th Estimates of the officer in charge of the Clothing bureau ..---. '20,677 56 [ J)oc. No. 2o5. ] This sum is not contained in the annual estimates of the Commissary General of Purchases, and will be needed in addition to the amount of those estimates. This officer now also estimates (see doc. A, accompanying his letter) for $16,712 50; which sum, he remarks, should have been embraced in the appropriation of last year, and should therefore be included in that for this. He like- wise estimates for i^l 9,500 for additional boots for the regular troops in Florida. On an examination of these two items, the Secretary of War is satisfied that it is un- necessary to include them in any appropriation bill, he being of opinion that there will be funds enough without them for the objects which they contemplate. Aggregate of the amount required by the War Depart- ment for the prevention and suppression of Indian hos- tilities during the year 1838 - - - - g5,275,682 S8 Office of the Secretary of War, March 17, 1838. Quartermaster General's Office, Washington, March 12, 1838. Sir : In conformity with your directions, I submit herewith two esti- mates, founded on different data, of the funds which will be required to meet the expenditures in the Quartermaster's department, connected with the suppression of Indian hostilities in Florida and the Cherokee country, for the remainder of the present year. From the peculiar nature of the expenditures made through the Quar- termaster's department, it is extremely difficult— almost impossible — to pre- pare detailed estimates with tolerable accuracy for an army operating in the field. Those submitted are but vague approximations in some of the details, though, from the experience of the last two years, I am entirely convinced that the aggregate does not exceed the amount that will be re- quired to meet the wants of the service. If I had estimated in round num- bers, I should have put it down at four miUions, large as that amount may appear. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, T. CROSS, Acting Quartermaster General, Hon. J. R. Poinsett, Secretary qf War. 4 [ Doc. No. 265. J Estimate of the jrrohable expend i tures which ivillhe required in the Quar- termaster's department, during the year 1838, for the suppression of Indian hostilities, assuming, in conformity witli the directions of the Secretary of H'ar, that, for the opera tiojis in Florida and the Chero- kee country, the force will consist of 4,000 regulars and 4,000 vohin- teers — 2,000 infantry and 2,000 mounted ; and that, during half the year, 6,000 of tJiesc ivill be required in Florida, and 2,000 in the Cherokee country, and for the other half of the year the distribution will be reversed. For forage for horses of one regiment of regular dragoons, and of 2,000 mounted volunteers, and for 1,500 horses in the service of the trains, and 100 horses in the service of officers who draw their allowance in kind — 4,100 horses for 10 months, at 50 cents per day - ^627,300 For the freight or transportation of military supplies of every description, purchased at remote points and sent into Flori- da and the Cherokee coimtry . _ - - 450,000 For the purchase of wagons, carts, ambulances, and harness, and boats and lighters necessary to keep up the trains and other means of transportation in Florida, and to enlarge those in the Cherokee country to serve the increased force contemplated to be employed tliere for half the year, inclu- ding the purchase of 500 additional horses and 500 mules 250,000 For the transportation of supplies from the prhicipal depots to the points of consumption in Florida and the Cherokee country, including the hire of steamboats and other vessels for service in the river;s and on the coasts, and the expense of maintaining and sailing the several public steamers and public transport-schooners connected with the operations of the army ------- 800,000 For the hire of a corps of mechanics, laborers, mule-drivers, teamsters, wagon-masters, and other assistants, for 10 months — say 700 in all, at gl 50 per day, including their subsistence --...- 321,300 For the transportation and other expenses of 4,000 volunteers, while marching to and from t\ie scenes of operations in Florida and the Cherokee country, say - - - 100,000 For miscellaneous charges of all kiiids, not embraced undej the foregoing heads, and which cannot, from their muUifo- rious and contingent character, be specifically enumerated, say ----... 800,000 For drafts lying over unprovided for, and arrearages for ser- vices and supplies in Florida and the Cherokee country, at this date .---... 400,000 Total ...... ^3,748,600 Quartermaster General's Office, JVashington City, March 12, 1838. T CROSS, Acting Quartermaster Gen. [ Doc. No. 265. ] 5 A secondary estimate for the same objects, founded upon the assiim.p- tion fas directed by the Secretary of JVar) that the force, instead of being cotnposed partly of volunteers, would all be regular — that is, 4,000 regular troops, to include one regiment of dragoons, would be substituted for the 4,000 volunteers, of which 2,000 were m,ounted. As the number of men will be the same in both cases, the difference will be in the forage for 2,000 horses dispensed with, and its transpor- tation, which will influence, more or less, nearly all the items of the es- timate. For forage for one regiment of dragoons, 500 strong, and for 1,500 horses in the service of the trains, and for 100 horses in the service of officers who draw their allowance in kind, 2,100 horses for ten months, at 50 cents per day, ...... ^321,300 For the freight or transportation of military supplies of every description, purchased at remote points, and sent into Flor- ida and the Cherokee country, - - . - 350,000 For the purchase of wagons, carts, ambulances, and harness, and boats and lighters, necessary to keep up the trains and other means of transportation in Florida, and to enlarge those in the Cherokee country, to serve the increased force contemplated to be employed there for half the year, inclu- ding 500 additional horses and 500 mules, - - 200,000 For the transportation of supplies from the principal depots to the points of consumption in Florida and the Cherokee country, including the hire of steamboats and other vessels for service in the rivers and on the coasts, and the expense of maintaining and sailing the several public steamers and public transport-schooners connected with the operations of the army, ------- 750,000 For the hire of a corps of mechanics, laborers, mule-drivers, teamsters, wagon-masters, and other assistants, for ten months — say 500 in all, at ^1 50 per day, including their subsistence, ------ 229,500 For miscellaneous charges of all kinds, not embraced under the foregoing heads, and which cannot, from their multifa- rious and contingent character, be specifically enumerated, say ------- 750,000 For drafts lying over unprovided for, and arrearages for ser- vices and supplies in Florida and the Cherokee country, at this date, -.--.-- 400,000 $3,000,800 Quartermaster General's Office, Washington City, March 12, 1838. T. CROSS, Acting Quartermaster General. 6 [ Coc. No. 265. ] Paymaster General's Office, March 13, 1838. Sir : In compliance with the call of the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, I had the honor, on the 7th instant, to enclose to you the explanations requested by the committee in relation to the estimates for the suppression of Indian hostilities, together with the amount required by the Pay department to be appropriated for that object, for the last six months of the present year, supposing the force now in service to be con- tinued to the close of the year. Since then, I have been furnished other data for an estimate, but, not being informed that it was wanted for the Committee of Ways and Means, it was laid by, to be taken up after other business, believed to be more pressing. I have now the honor to submit an estimate according to the data furnished by you. It will be seen that seven regiments, composed of 4,000 regular troops, (about the number now in Florida,) require ^591,598 for one year, and the general staff ^56,191 ; but as both are provided for in the regular estimate of this department for the present year, no other appropriation is required for them. The 4,000 volunteers, (2,000 mounted and2,000 infantry,) at the reduced allowance for horses, will require ^1, 242,835 32, if they serve two terms of six months each, as must now be the case. It is believed they will be furnished subsistence and forage in kind, which will be estimated for by the proper departments. A part of the estimate for the general staff should be added to the ex- penses of the volunteers, if that force is employed, say '^20,000. If regular troops are substituted for volunteers, no appropriation for the general staff will be necessary, as they are included in the regular esti- mate. The 4,000 regular troops proposed to be added to the army, would require, for 12 months, ^591,598; but as they cannot be immediately en- listed, they will not average more than six months, and will only require ^295,799. As my letter of the 7th insta]it was not sent to the committee, it is ne- cessary that I should explain the ditlerence between the estimates of this department of the 20th December, 1837, and 22d of February, 1838. The first called for ^1,334,000, and the last for ^1,072,984 ; making a difler- ence of ^261,016, which is thus accounted for: The Pay department re- ceived from the partial appropriation of ^1,000,000, on account of the first estimate, ^414,431, and, added to the last estimate, ^153,415, for arrear- ages in Florida, and additional troops reported after the first estimate was transmitted to Congress. Respectfully, your obedient servant, N. TOWSON, Paymaster General. Hon. Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. Paymaster General's Office, March 19, 1838. Sir : In compliance with your instructions, I have the honor to submit the accompanying estimate of the amount required to be appropriated for the payment of volunteers and militia, for the year 1838: [ Doc. No. 265. ] 7 Assuming that there will be 2,000 mounted and 2,000 serving as in- fantry ; that they will be allowed the pay of dragoons, and such as are mounted will receive but 20 cents each per day, for the use of his horse ; that those now in service having volunteered but for six months, there will be two terms of service, and, consequently, a double allowance for travelling and clothing. To which is added the amount required for ar- rearages for 1837. Respectfully, your obedient servant, N. TOWSON, P. M. G. Hon. J. R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. 8 [ Doc. No. 265. ] o a < CO CO o CO CO o J> t^ o I— ( >— 1 o o ^^'^^ a^ CO S CO o o* CO VO CO oo CO I— 1 Twenty cents per day for use of horses. o 1 1 I— 1 o 1—1 be IS o o $137,469 66 137,469 66 CO CO Officers' forage. CO CO CO 00 . a5t Officers' subsistence. $47,784 47,784 00 CO $300,708 300,708 20,000 CO I-H 1— 1 CN» CO »i Ch o o o a o •3 a, Q 2,000 mounted volimteers, with pay proper of dragoons, and 20 cents per day for use of horse, for two terms of six months, includ- ing travelling allowances for both terms of service . . . . _ 2,000 infantry volunteers, with pay proper of dragoons, for two terms of six months, in- r eluding travelling allowances for both terms For general and staff officers ?-l "o o ^ [ Doc. No. 265. ] ESTIMATE— Continued. Description of troops. For arrearages due to volunteers serving in Florida in 1837, under authority from the Secretary ofWar For arrearages to volunteers and militia called into ser- vice by Governor Call, and sanctioned by General Jesup _._._. From which deduct the amount received from the ap- propriation of one million, made by the act of Janu- ary, 1838 ------ Amount required for arrearages Amount. ^414,431 00 153,415 00 567,846 00 414,431 00 $153,415 00 RECAPITULATION. For four thousand volunteers now in service ^1,262,835 32 For arrearages to volunteers in 1837 - 153,415 00 Total amount - - ^1,416,250 32 Office of the Commissary General of Subsistence, Washington, March 12, 1838. Sir : In compliance with a call from the Department of War, under date of 9th inst., I have the honor to submit an estimate for subsisting the regular troops, recruits, militia, volunteers, and friendly Indians, in the service of the United States, during the present year, amounting to ^1,095,912 50. Of the above sum, ^730,912 50 will be required to subsist the army proper, and ^365,000 to subsist the militia, volunteers, and friendly In- dians. Should it be necessary to subsist 4,000 regular troops and 4,000 volun- teers for the operations in Florida and the Cherokee country, during the whole year, ig730,000 will be required for that purpose ; and the balance, )S365,912 50, will be necessary for the subsistence of the residue of the army, distributed through various sections of the country. The ration has been averaged and calculated at a price which is deem- ed sufficient to cover all losses which may arise from wastage, or any other ordinary cause. The present estimate varies from that rendered on the 20th November iO [ Doc. No. 265. ] ult., ^55,155, and arises from a calculation to subsist 3,396, in lieu of 4,000 volunteers, the number stated in your call of 9th inst. Very respectfully, your most obedient servant, GEORGE GIBSON, Commissary General of Subsistence. Hon. J R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. Estimate of the probable amount required to subsist the regular troops, militia, volunteers, and friendly Indians in the service of the United States, in 1838. Regular troops and recruits, consisting of 8,010 men - ^^730,912 50 Militia, volunteers, and friendly Indians, consisting of 4,000 men ------- 365,000 00 ^1,095,912 50 Office op the Commissary General of Subsistence, Washington, March 12, 1838. GEO. GIBSON, C. G. S. Ordnance Office, Washington, March 8, 1838. Sir : I have the honor to state, in answer to the verbal inquiries from the War Department, that the probable wants of this department for the prose- cution of the war in Florida during the ensuing year are 1,000 barrels musket powder, at ^20 - - - i^2 0,000 00 500 barrels rifle and pistol powder, at ^20 - - 10,000 00 Other materials for cartridges, together with repairs of gmi- carriages, small-arms, and accoutrements - - 5,000 00 ^35,000 00 The supply of musket and cannon powder is nearly exhausted ; and extensive repairs of arms will probably be necessary. It is requested that this report may be substituted for that made to you from this office on the 21st February last, which extended only to the 1st July. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, G. BOMFORD, Colonel of Ordnance. Hon. J. R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. [ Doc. No. 265. ] 11 War Department, Clothing Bureau, Washington, March 12, 1838. Sir : I have received a copy of a letter from the Honorable C. C, Cam- breleng, chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, asking some ex- planation why the estimates of the present year difier so much from those of the last year, and requesting estimates for the expenses of the whole year, ordinary and extraordinary. I have also received your memoran- dum calling for detailed estimates of the cost of employing S,000 troops in Florida and the Cherokee country for the whole of the year , and, in obe- dience to your instructions, I have the honor to report that ^95,000 of the amount required for the Purchasing department is for the deficiencies of last year. The balance ^318,299 13, differs from the amount required last year, in consequence of one additional regiment of dragoons, there being no clothing and equipage on hand, as has been the case heretofore, and from the estimate of last year having been too small. This amount will be required to meet the wants of the army, supposing each regiment filled to its legal establishment, as is clearly shown by the detailed esti- mates of the Commissary General of Purchases. Since this estimate ( v/hich is for the clothing year commencing November 1, 1838) was made, a call has been made for clothing, equipage, &c., for the recruiting service, from the 1st of April to the 30th of September, 1838, which should have been provided for by the appropriation of last year. To enable the Purchasing department to meet this demand, an additional sum of §16,712 51 will be required, and for which I respectfully submit herewith a detailed estimate, (marked A.) This amount, in addition to the ^318,299 13, will be re- quired for the Purchasing department to meet the demands of the current year, without reference to the operations in Florida and the Cherokee country. ' "Assuming that, for the operations m Florida and the Cherokee country, there will be required for the whole of this year 4,000 regular troops and 4,000 volunteers," the regular troops will require no additional expend- iture by the Purchasing department, except for extra boots, which are allowed to soldiers serving in Florida, but not included in the annual esti- mate for the army ; say 12,000 pairs, at ^1 62^, making $19,500. For the 4,000 volunteers, there will be required for camp equipage, &c., •$20,- 677 56, as per statement hercMath, marked " B." Assuming that the whole force, instead of being part volunteers, would all be regulars, no additional expenditure would be required by the Pur- chasing department, except for extra boots. In this statement, I assume that the regular troops are now in service, or to be raised under existing laws ; also, that there is an ample supply of tents and equipage in Florida. Should it be found impracticable or inex- pedient to transport the tents and equipage with the troops, $14,187 ^Q will be required to furnish an adequate supply for the Cherokee country. The cost of raising troops not now provided for by law, will be found in the statement herewith, marked " C." With great respect I am, sir, your obedient servant, L. WHITING, Major U. S. Jirmy. Hon. J. R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. 12 [ Doc. No. 265. ] A. Statement of money required to provide clothing, camp equipage, ^c, called for in the regular estimate No. 12, for the recruiting service, Eastern Department, under the superintendence of Colonel E. Cutlery 4th infantry , frotn the \st %fipril to the 3Qth September, 1838. 5 caps - - - . 3 pompons, white 2 hair plumes . - - 987 forage caps - - . 5 sergeants' coats 15 musicians' coats 8 corporals and privates' coats - 8 pairs shoulder straps 1 pair sergeants' epaulettes 1 sash - - - - 60 privates' wool jackets - 33 sergeants' cotton jackets 2,348 privates' cotton jackets 74 sergeants' cotton overalls 4,726 privates' cotton overalls 59 sergeants' cotton shirts 4,623 privates' cotton shirts - 10 pairs drawers - - - 905 pairs bootees - - - 2,341 pairs stockings 983 leather stocks - - - 942 blankets _ . . 1,040 knapsacks . - . 1,294 haversacks _ - - 9 axes - - - - 23 spades _ . . 112 camp-kettles - - - 204 mess-pans . . - 8 bedsacks, double 1 9 hatchets . . _ 2 garrison flags - - - 2 halliards, sets - - - 12 recruiting flags 20 drum cords - - - 8 bugles, with extra mouth-pieces %l 75 18 60 75 6 40^ 7 96 6 38 50 1 00 2 25 3 44 98^ 841 801 69^ QQh 56i 56 1 62 i 354 13 3 00 42 26 25 (i2h 00 40 73i 43 41 76 3 75 7 00 25 4 50 Commissary General's Office, Philadelphia, March 7, 1838. C. IRVINE, Co?7imissary General of Purchases, Hon. J. R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. [ Doc. No. 265. ] 13 B. For 4,000 volunteers there will be required- 140 Wall tents, complete, at iS22 44, 667 Common tents, do. at glO *82, 4,000 Knapsacks, at g 1 42, 667 Camp-kettles, at jgl, 1,334 Mess-pans, at 40cts., 216 Spades, at 62^cts., 464 Axes, at ^1 25, 194 Hatchets, at 43 cts., - 4,000 Haversacks, at 40 cts., 4,000 Canteens, at 26 cts., - - ^3,141 60 7,216 94 5,680 00 667 00 533 60 135 00 580 00 83 42 1,600 00 1,040 00 ^20,677 56 L. WHITING, Major U. S. Army. C. Statement of cost for raising troops, not now provided for by law. For clothing for a regiment of dragoons. 1 Sergeant-major > ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ _ ^^^^ 2g 1 Quartermaster sergeant^ ' 40 Serjeants 5 ^^ ^'^ sergeants, at ^59 46, ) _ 40 ^sergeants, ^ ^^ ^^j^^^ sergeants, at $51 51, 5 40 Corporals, at ^56 15, - 1 Principal musician, at ^64 08, - 2 Chief buglers, at ^64 08, - 20 Buglers, at ^57 59, . - . - 610 Farriers, blacksmiths, and privates, at $56 15, - Clothing - For horse equipments, SfC. 715 Saddles, complete, at ^14, 715 Bridles, do. at $5, • - - 715 Pvlartingales, at ^1, . . - - 715 Chain halters, at ^1 75, 715 Saddle-bags, at ^4 75, - 715 Pads and coat straps, at ^1, - 715 Horse blankets, at ^2 90, - - - 715 Spurs, pairs, at ^1 50, - 715 Horse brushes, at 40 cts., _ - - 715 Curry combs, at 17 cts., . - - 715 Iron combs, at 12^ cts., . - - 715 Nose-bags, ^1, . . . - Equipments ■ 2,319 90 n««« - 2,246 00 64 OS 128 16 - 4,151 80 - 34,251 50 ^40,286 72 - |{10,010 00 - 3,575 00 715 00 - 1,251 25 - 3,396 25 715 00 - 2,062 50 - 1,072 50 286 00 121 55 89 37 715 00 -|!24,009 42 14 [ Doc. No. 265. ] C — Continued. For camp equipage for regiment of dragoons. 118 Camp -kettles, at ^1, 236 Mess pans, at 40 cts, 83 Axes, at ^1 25, 40 Spades, at 62 A cts. 123 Hatchets, at 43, 715 Knapsacks, at 1 42, 715 Haversacks, at 26, 715 Canteens, at 40, 13 Bugles, at 4 50, 1 Regimental color, at 85 - 10 Guidons, at 9, ^118 00 94 40 103 75 25 00 52 89 1,015 30 185 90 286 00 58 50 85 00 90 00 Camp equipage Horse equipments. Clothing, - ^2,114 - 24,009 - 40,286 Total cost for regiment of dragoons, ^66,410 88 For clothing for a regiment of infantry. $55 22 55 22 49 51 1 Sergeant major, at 1 Quartermaster-sergeant, at 10 First sergeants, at 20 Sergeants, at 40 Corporals, at 2 Principal musicians, at 20 Musicians, at 420 Privates, at 47 26 46 54 5C 80 47 12 45 54 $55 22 55 22 495 10 945 20 1,861 60 113 60 942 40 19,126 30 Total clothing $23,595 14 For camp equipage for a regitnent of infantry. 97 Camp kettles, at 194 Mess-pans, at 40 Spades, at 83 Axes, at 120 Hatchets, at 514 Knapsacks, at 514 Haversacks, at 10 Drums, complete, at 10 Fifes, at 1 Regimental color, at ^1 00 40 621 1 25 43 1 42 26 6 62^ 25 85 00 Total camp equipage Total clothing $9'7 00 77 60 25 00 103 75 51 60 729 88 133 64 66 25 2 50 85 00 1,577 82 23,595 14 Total cost for a regiment of infantry ^25,172 96 [ Doc. No. 265. ] 15 C — Continued. To raise a regiment of dragoons and six regiments of infantry, with the present organization, mailing a total of 3,799 men, will cost, for the sup- plies to be furnished by the Purchasing department, ^217,448 64; and to raise four thousand troops, to be composed of one regiment of dragoons, with the present organization, and privates of infantry to be attached to regiments now in service, will cost ^223,325 08, or $47 91 for each pri- vate of infantry. It may be proper to add, that it will cost but $50 98 more for each private of infantry for his whole term of service. L. WHITING, Major United States army. iT n a V .v.. V »i*°- <^ ^^<^' -o.^^' 5.7 ^ : vv ^o>^ :^^^^^ '^--0^ f'^^W": "^bv^" ^ * , , i • ^ji' f\> » o ^:pv ^-^^ o^^f^"^* ^''^'^ ^-■- '^^^^ \WM^^- ^"o^ A '- '-^^r^^ c'^^^^^S^'- ^r.sy