The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-01-14
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The following is list Of the principle ar
.icles which have been purchased by that De-


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Army 600 Navy Blu. Flannel. 1914.
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The report says, "the clothing hhs been
mostly made in the city of Detroit, afordipg
employment to hundreds Of poor women and
the means Of making many poor families COM
Portable, and was furnished promptly to the
soldiers as soon as mustered into service.
"As most of our soldiers, ofa Few Of our first
regiments, at leasr, land very many once)
were mon in comfortable circumstances, 1t was
thought advisable to furnish them with re-
spectacle bill Of fare Of cooked ra.ions; this
was also necessary, as cooking utensils could
not be procured 10 time for them TO cook their
own food.
"As the Second Regiment was ordered in
to rendezvous by the Colonel of the regiment,
and on a very short notice, without consulting
this department, no time was allowed for ad
vertising for proposals to sub.ist them but as
soldiers must be fed, contract was entered
into for furnishing them, at the same rate, in
cludine fuel, straw, candles, &c, rs that for
the First Regiment. which continued for ten
days, and was then reduced to forty cents per
day. The result proved our contracts were
made at less rates than in any other State ut
that time, so far as any Information extends.
"The Third Regiment was subsisted At
Grand Rapids, at 25 cents per man day. Of
the subsistenee alone, but it is doubtful whet..-
or it was any cheaper than the subsilta, CO
furnished at Detroit.
"The Fourth Regiment at Adrian, was sub
sisted at thirty.two ceuts ration, iucludi 6
straw, lights, &c.
"The Camp Of Instruction, comprising the
officers, non commissioned o! GERS and musi.
cans, Of the Fifth, Sixth aud Seventh Regi
ments, at Fort Wayne, was organized 10 June
last, and continued till August, at an expense
Of about 81 1000, including in the foregoing
statement Of expenditures, exclusive Of their
pay while in camp; and from the practical
knowledge Of their duties, there acquired, it
is now universally admitted TO have been a
judicious investment.
"On the assemblsse Of the Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth Regiments, at their d If
ferent place rendezvous, they were furnished
with the army ration, uncooked; aud that
method has been followed by the various reg
iments, at prices from Is to ls4 cents per
man day, a,d paid in our very bonds, at
par.
"The recruiting expenses, RS will be seen.
have been extrmely light, amounting to less
than one dollar and a half per man, including
their board bills, till ordered to the regimen
tai rendezvous.
IA company for Ber!an's Regiment Of
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ped at expense Of about $4,000.
"a battery of Artillery of six brass guns
has becn fitted up an expense Of about 500,
600, besides the cannon with their carriages
and csissons, and most Of the harness, already
swned by the State. As it is Universally re-
cognised az one Of the best and most efficient
batteries in the service, it is presumed no one
will regret the outlay. it being highly eredita.
bic to the State. Loomis's Michigan Battery
is known throughout the land, and TO the sor
row Of many rebels in the mountains Of VIZ
ginia, where it is doing admirable ser,cc."
The report shows that the is quality of
old and new muske:s, sal'rss, swords, and
twelve brass ak FOUNDER cannon, scattered
through the State, which, j, says, might be-
collected and rifed at an expense of about
500 each. "New batteries Of steel rifed can
non, consisting Of six pieces. (8 pounders)
ment standard, with all its mplernents except
ing harness, can be had, delivered in Detroit
for $4,000 each.
"There is, also, 10 charge Of this depart
ment about $4,000 percussion caps and about
$4,000 ball cartridges, left by some of tn"
regiments, in the magazine at Fort Wayne.
There are also on hand n small number Of sets
Of old musket accoutrements, of but little
value.
ain addition TO the arms before mentioned,
six hundred French rihed muskets, and TWEEN.
ty. five hundred Prussian uIuskets, with their
accoutrements, have recently bean received
BY this department, from the General Gov
ernment, for the purpose Of arming three reg
iments about leaving the State for the seat Of
war, aud a portion Of them have already been
distributed.
AS will bo seen by this report, we have
in the State but three hundred and twelvs
musketoons, and nine hundred and sixty y-nine
muskets, mostly altered from tho flint lock to
percussion, and insufficient to arm a single
regiment.
"The expense Of fitting out ten regiments,
including the first regiment re-orgsnizeJ, and
q portion Of another (rentb) now in rendez
vous at Flint, with the company Of Sharp.
shooters for Berdans Regiment, and the Cold
water Battery Of Artillery, with tsnsporta
ton, recruiting. subsistence aud other eIpeus-
90 included, amounts to about e42a,2sl, as
will be seen by referring to this report under
the proper head; Of this amount, over one
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materially augmentug tho amount appearing
for the military expenses Of this department
alt will probably require about $4,000 to
meet the recruiting expenses, tho remaining
portion OF the clothing contracts, subsistence
for the Tenth Regiment now at Flint, and
the outstanding canus against this depart.
ment, Of which some s2s 900 are to be paid
in bonds q, psr, making the sum total for mil
itsry expenses Of the State, to the lst Of jan
uary pext, about t462,000, exclusive Of the