Letter

F. Dolhondhe, August 13, 1863

OFFICE DEPOT COMMISSARY,

Beport of subsistence stores on hand at this depot to this date, calculated as per table

below. : NunStock on hand. Quantity. Number of! win subsist. ber of days. 151, 085 302, 170 Beef… ziedotes 347, 410 347, 410 Lads -do…. 1, 947 3, 894 a ; 8, 400 16, 800 Salt beef Seiad 9, 745 19, 490 20, 000 men.. 34 Aye N BAAS A eae eS ee en Pee eee Pe ee 689, 764 284, 088 252, 523 18, 263 16, 234 ae _ 39, 341 , 691 350, 012 2, 458, 842 1, 454/296 20,000 men.. 105 ee ore: 2, 112, 336 185,381 1,235, 900 167, 490 1, 116, 600 —_—_ —_—_-——_ { 20, 000 men.. 117 Mcrae ees 2, 352, 500 95,491 1,591,500 20,000 men.. 79 SalGccocccsaceces ocevecssccuesevecescesecescocces do…. 7,926 1, 953, 900 20,000 men.. 97 MOlaRHEA tee ewoe cot cece erscetices sous sb se seen gallons.. 7, 256 725,600 20,000 men.. 36 Vinegar

Respectfully submitted to the major-general commanding, as per his

request to me.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Mobile. Summary: F. Dolhondhe reports detailed subsistence store inventories at the Mobile depot in August 1863, estimating quantities sufficient to supply 20,000 men for varying durations during the Civil War.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1 View original source ↗