As the 134th NY Volunteers prepared to leave for active campaigning in the Fall of 1862, the state's commissary general, Benjamin Welch, Jr., issued the regiments its arms. This invoice reveals that instead of receiving model 1861 Springfield rifle-muskets, the standard Civil War infantry arm, the regiment was issued 50 altered muskets, 825.69 caliber "Vincennes Rifles," and 15,000 rounds of "Exp'dg Ball Cartridges," of the same caliber. Although not as effective from long distances, this ammunition could prove extremely lethal at close ranges, a common result during Civil War battles.

Identifier
NYSA_A4105-78_Invoice_1862

Date Original
1862

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Commissary General's Office. Administrative files, 1861-1886. Series A4105-78.

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