QM Records of the 60th North Carolian Infantry

[Mississippian]

Hello All,

Here is another one of my pet regiments. The 60th was one of the few regiments from North Carolina that fought with the AOT. It served with the "Florida Brigade" of the AOT from late 1862 till November 1863, when it became part of Reynolds Brigade of NC and VA troops in Carter Stevenson's Division.

From the Papers of QM W.A. Patton:

For the Quarter ending March 31st 1863:

93 Overcoats
76 Jackets
66 pairs pants
249 Shirts
237 pairs shoes
182 pairs drawers
76 blankets
18 mess pans
5 axes
9 camp kettles
4 tin cups
2 Tents
1 tent pole
1 tent fly
47 Hats
46 Caps

Papers of Lt. Weaver, Co. A:

June 11th 1863

11 pairs shoes
8 jackets
18 pair pants
20 pairs drawers
6 hats
20 shirts
4 blankets
15 pair socks


Papers of Capt. Marion C. Toms, Co. A:

October 2nd 1863:

9 jackets
23 pair pants
23 shirts
5 pair shoes
6 pair socks

Unknown day, October 1863:

5 jackets
10 pairs shoes
1 cap
32 blankets
2 tent flies

November 23rd 1863:

35 pairs socks
1 blanket

More to come later,

Will MacDonald

[NC5thCav]

Thank you. I had ancestors in the 58th NC in Reynold's brigade. I haven't found a lot of information on the quartermaster side for the brigade, so this is some great information. I wish there was more out there on the Tarheels of the AoT.

[Mississippian]

The NC Regiments that fought in the Army of Tennessee are very interesting. All of them (29th, 39th, 58th & 60th) were recruited from the western counties of the state and almost all of them had problems with desertion. Some of the deserters even ended up in the Unionist 2nd and 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantries where they joined up with relatives that had escaped the Confederate Draft.

As for clothing, I have heard of reports of NC Starburst buttons being found in Confederate camps around the AOT winter quarters near Dalton GA. I can't confirm that though.

[ewtaylor]

Are these items that were issued, or extra stuff on hand after an issue, or just extras with no home?

[Mississippian]

These were issued to the regiment, mostly during the month of March. It seems that the 60th underwent a refit during the month of March 1863 while encamped around Tullahoma.

Will MacDonald