122 USCT D264 Oct 65 Corpus Christi Texas Form No. 1-(b.) For the use of Infantry and Heavy Artillery. Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores received, issued, and remaining on hand in Company C. 123 Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry, Date. 1865. Number of Voucher. 3d. Quarter 1865. Class VI. Serviceable. Unserviceable Muskets or Rifles. (Write here description of arms.) Springfield rifled muskets, calibre .58 Enfield rifled muskets calibre .577 55 Non-commissioned officers' Musicians 2 Springfield rifled muskets calibre .58 Enfield rifled muskets calibre .577 Non-commissioned officers'. Musicians. Class VII Accoutrements Serviceable. [Unserviceable.] Bayonet scabbards 55 Bayonet scabbards for sword bayonets. Cap pouches and [c?] picks 56 Cartridge boxes. -calibre 55 Cartridge-box plates 52 Cartridge-box belts 55 Cartridge-box belt plates 55 Gun slings 57 Non-commissioned officers' and musicians sword belts and plates, double frogs. Non-com. officers' waist belts and plates Waist belts, privates' 55 Waist-belt plates 56 Sword Belts Musician 2 Sword Belt plate do. 2 Waist Belt do. 2 Waist Belt plate do. 2 Appendages. Serviceable. [Unserviceable.] Ball screws 1 Bullet moulds Screw-driver and cone 3 wrenches Spring vises 1 Tumbler and hand spring punches Tompines Wipers. 3 E.R.M. [?] 58 Class VIII Cartridges Serviceable. Unserviceable. Elongated ball cartridges 1774 calibre .571 Round ball cartridges calibre -Ball Cartridges, calibre Blank cartridges Percussion caps Cartridge, calibre Blank Cartridges. Sept. 30 1 " 7 2 " 30 3 " 30 4 *The word "issued" is used here [?] the same as the word "Transferred" as used in the Quartermaster's blanks. Directions for making this return. 1. Before proceeding to fill up this form, read carefully the notes on the first page, below the endorsement, as also the following paragraphs of "Instructions for making Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stors: approved by the Secretary of War, February 16, 1863 namely 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 29, 20, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 42, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54, 62, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75. 2. State the exact names of the fire-arms, as specified in the classifications of Ordnance Stores, Class 6, "Instructions for making Quarterly Returns," &c., &c. also whether smooth bore or rifled, and the calibre. 3. State the calibre of the cartridge boxes (whether for .54 or .58 calibre balls.) 4. State [?] and calibre of the ball cartridges, whether elongated, or some patent kind. (.574 calibre is used in the .527 and .58 boxes.) 5. Make out the "Triplicate" first, and copy the "Duplicate" and "Original" from it. This will give neat and correct copies for the Bureaux at Washington. Directions for Transmitting this return. Send with the "Original for the Treasury Department" one complete set of vouchers as above numbered. Send with the "Duplicate for the Ordnance Office" such Abstracts as are required by the "Instructions for making Ordnance Returns." Keep with the "Triplicate to be Retained" one complete set of vouchers-exact duplicates of those sent with the "Original." Mail the "Original," with its vouchers and the "Duplicate for the Ordnance Office," accompanied by the enclosed printed letter of transmittal, properly filled up, to the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D.C. in one package, within twenty days after the expiration of the quarter for which the return is made. (See paragraph 1421. General Regulations of the Army) All officers stationed east of the Rocky mountains, who are accountable for Ordnance Stores, whose Returns fail to reach the Ordnance Office within sixty days from the termination of the quarter for which they are due, and who do not give a reasonable excuse for the delay, are now reported to the Adjunct General of the Army for a stoppage of their pay until the proper return is made. Officers stationed west of the Rocky mountains will be allowed ninety days from the last day of the quarter before being reported. If officers have neglected to make Returns for past quarters, correct Returns for each should be made out before commencing that for the current quarter. The printed blank forms enumerated in paragraph 75, "Instructions for making Returns of Ordnance Stores," will be furnished in accordance with Circular 66, series of 1864, by Chief Ordnance Officers of Military Departments. [*D264 GD588*] [Triplicate to be retained by the officer making the Return, with one set of Vouchers.] for the Quarter ending September 30th, 1865. Class IX. Part Second. Parts of Arms for Repairs. Tools and Materials. Miscellaneous. Arms chest. Armorers' chests. Packing Boxes. 1 Inst'ns for making Returns Paste in Additional Sheet Along Here for Entering Full Sets of Armorer's Tools I certify that the foregoing Return exhibits a correct statement of the public property in my charge during the Quarter ending September 30th 1865. T Cherrington Captain 122d U.S.C.T. Commanding Company. Station Corpus Christi Texas September 30th, 1865 Post Office Address of the Station: Corpus Christi Texas. Send the Returns, the letter of transmittal, and all papers connected with them, to the Chief of Ordnance, in One Package. Triplicate to be Retained by Officer Signing The Return. (With one set of Vouchers) Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores Received, Issued, and Remaining On Hand Co. C, 122d Regiment U.S.C. Infantry Commanded by Captain T Cherrington During the 3d Quarter ending September 30 1865. Retained Copy. Memorandum. The Original and Duplicate of this Return were transmitted to the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D.C. on the 9" day of October, 1865. T. Cherrington Capt 122d U.S.C.T. Commanding C.C. *Give name of officer signing the Return. All Company Officers Having Ordnance Stores to Account For Should Observe- 1. That each officer's accountability commences from the day he took command of the Company; he is to make returns for his own accountability only, and is not held responsible for that of any other person. 2. That all property returns in the Ordnance Department are made quarterly, and not monthly. 3. That the account of property in this Return must invariable be closed at the end of the official quarter, viz: 31st March, 30th June, 30th September, and 31st December of each year; except, where officers by reason of leaving the service or being transferred to a new station or command, desire to close their accountability between these dates; in which case it will terminate at the date the balance on hand was transferred to another person. 4. That it must be clearly stated how the stores with which the United States is credited came into the possession of the officer-whether brought forward from the last return; received on an invoice from another person; taken up by virtue of an inventory made by a Board of Survey, or on a certified statement made by the officer himself. 5. That every issue to another person must be made in compliance with proper authority, a copy of the order or requisition being furnished, and the issue attested by the receipt of that person. Where this cannot be obtained, a certified invoice of the stores which were issued must be filed as a voucher, with a statement on its face showing why the receipt could not be obtained. (See paragraph 39 of "Instructions," &c.) No property can be condemned and dropped except by authority of a regularly authorized inspector. (See paragraph 42 of "Instructions," &c.) Nothing but ammunition, parts of arms, and material for repairs can be expended, and those only in such quantities as the necessities of the case will warrant. Statements of losses or damage should be supported by the report of a Board of Survey; if the certificate of the officer accountable is filed, it should be supported by any corroborative evidence which can be obtained, such as the certificates of other officers, order of a superior, or the affidavits of enlisted men or citizens. In short, every transaction noted on the return must be supported vouchers, which are the legal evidence of the correctness of the statements made. 6. That the return is signed with full name and official title, and that it is done legibly; that the station and date are inserted in the proper place, when the return is finished and signed, and that the P.O. address of the station is given. Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.