Letter

Logan H. Roots to L. C. Easton, July 20, 1865

Saint Louis, Mo.

Chief Quartermaster M. U. Div. of the Miss., Saint Louis, Mo.: General: In obedience to your request I have the honor to repor that the Quartermaster’s Department transported for the Subsistenc»

*See Series I, Vol. LIII, p. 44.

Department for the combined armies under General Sherman the following subsistence stores, viz : *

i, Mess pork.

Bacon _

Salt beef… , ‘ Fresh beef.

;; Hard bread.

Flour .

pounds.. 17,997,450 …do…. 4,758,600 …do…. 92,000

Total

Beans _

Peas _

Rice . .

Hominy . .

Potatoes . .

Mixed vegetables.

706,181 6,900 115.312 lOO; 159 90, 820 153,720

Total

Coffee _

Soap . . . . .

Salt _ _

Pepper _ _ _

Candles _ _ _

Whisky _ _ _

Vinegar _ _ _

^ Molasses . . .

. Miscellaneous: Hospital stores, &c

i These stores were sent from the various Northern cities of Boston, iNew York, Alexandria, Fortress Monroe, and Norfolk, and were ■Idelivered at the ports of King’s Bridge, Savannah, Hilton Head, and *Morehead City during the months of December, 1864, January, February, March, April, and May, 1865.

very respectfully, your obedient servant.

^ ^ ^ LOGAN H. ROOTS,
Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers.
^List of vessels and their cargoes sent from Savannah and Hilton Head to Cape
t Fear River and Morehead City.*
' No. 97.
i Report of the movements of the train of the Twentieth jLrmy Corps on
I the march from Savannah, Ga., to Goldsborough, N. C., January.
I February, and March, 1865. ^
Editor's Notes
From: Union Correspondence, Vol. 5. Location: Saint Louis, Mo.. Summary: Logan H. Roots reports to Chief Quartermaster L.C. Easton the detailed quantities and delivery locations of subsistence stores transported for General Sherman's combined armies from Northern cities during late 1864 to mid-1865.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series III, Volume 5 View original source ↗