Saturday, August 9, 2008

6th Iowa Infantry: Special Requisition


No. 40
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6th Iowa SPECIAL REQUISITION Co D
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For:
(46) Forty Six Uniform Coats
109 One Hundred & Nine pairs Pants
63 Sixty-three Hats
63 Sixty-three Bugles
63 Sixty-three Eagles
63 Sixty-three Feathers
63 Sixty-three Cords & Tassles
25 Twenty-five pairs Shoes
135 One Hundred & Thirty-five Shirts
99 Ninety-nine pair Drawers
48 Forty-eight Blouses
86 Eighty-six pair Socks
(24) Twenty-four Knapsacks
(7) Seven Haversacks
(17) Seventeen Blankets
(1) One Order Book
(1) One Description Book
(1) One Clothing Book
(4) Four Sibley Tents complete
(2) Two Wall Tents & Flies complete
(7) Seven Camp Kettles
(5) Five Mess Pans
(10) Ten Canteens

I certify that the above requisition is correct; and that the articles specified are absolutely requisite for the Public Service, rendered so by the following circumstances:

My company is destitute and in need of the above mentioned articles

M. M. Walden
Capt.Comdg Co “D” 6th Iowa

Quartermaster U. S. Army will issue the articles specified in the above requistion

Jno. M. Corse
Lt Col. Commanding

Received at Memphis Tennessee the 15th day of August 1862 of 1st Lieut. Jas. Brunaugh Quartermaster U. S. Army 6th Iowa Infantry all of the articles specified in full of the above requisition

(Signed Duplicates)

M. M. Walden
Capt. Comdg Co “D” 6th Iowa

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