Company E drew their uniforms today, each man receiving the
following pieces: one dress coat, $6.71; one overcoat, $7.20; one pair of
pants, $3.03; one pair of shoes, $1.96; two shirts, $1.76; one double woolen
blanket, $2.96; one hat, $1.55; two pair of drawers, $1.00; two pair of socks,
52c; one cap, 60c; one leather collar, 14c. The total cost for each man was
$27.43.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s
Civil War Diary, p. 16
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