tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202206756122982360.post2243960208507782831..comments2023-06-11T11:08:59.117-04:00Comments on South From the North Woods: The Little Things…Jim Rosebrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16265389768045833247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202206756122982360.post-84639932931020504232017-03-24T08:24:16.742-04:002017-03-24T08:24:16.742-04:00Thanks for your comment Craig. The information th...Thanks for your comment Craig. The information that you are gathering has been very informative for me. You are right. Every item great and small is needed for the successful operation of an artillery battery. The veterinary aspect for artillery batteries really needs some further study. The horses were the prime movers and gave the battery its mobility and combat power. Thank you again for following the blog and your comments. Hope to see you soon. Jim Rosebrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265389768045833247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202206756122982360.post-70580940596590490132017-01-30T16:24:26.772-05:002017-01-30T16:24:26.772-05:00Good post, Jim. As you know, the summary statemen...Good post, Jim. As you know, the summary statements that I am transcribing contain detailed listings of tools, equipment, consumables, and other minutia considered "ordnance stores" by the department. Though I'm not transcribing all the sections (just those for cannon, small arms, and ammunition), I do find many interesting details among the tables. For instance one battery having over twenty-five sponge buckets. Or another with a very large quantity of medicine for horses. Certainly there was a bit of old Army "cross-leveling" that went on. That the Army would demand detailed reports to account for all that minutia speaks to the value placed in the "government property." Perhaps more important than the monetary value, it was the need for all that "stuff" in order for a battery to properly operate.<br /><br />In regard to equipment losses on the field of battle, one stands out in my memory - that of Taft's battery from Gettysburg. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416337992138382544noreply@blogger.com