I N D E X

Absence of commanders of posts, temporary, article 84
of military storekeepers, art. 46

Abstracts of disbursements, art.120
of issues, art. 130
to be furnished in duplicate to ordnance office, art. 117, 130

Accounts to be made quarterly, art. 116
form of, art.121
to be furnished in duplicate, art.117
to be approved by commanding officer, art. 34
of arrearage, how settled, art.. 33

Accoutrements, partly worn, to be re - issued, art. 74

Annual estimate, art. 25

Annual reports, art. 135, 136

Arm chests, company, art. 86, 87

Arms for regular troops, how issued, Section V., art. 56
lost or damaged, to be paid for, art. 76
for militia in the service of the Confederate States, Section VII, art. 93
of transferred soldiers, to be retained, art. 75

Armament of fortifications, art. 56

Armories, command of, art. 2, 13

Armory officers, allowances to, art. 22, 23, 24

Arrearage, how settled,. art. 33

Arsenals, list of, art. 5

Assistant to Colonel of Ordnance, art. 1

Blank forms, furnished from ordnance office, art. 139

Board of examination into loss or damage of stores, art. 77

Board of survey on stores lost accidentally, art. 83
on property chargeable to deceased officers, art. 85

Books to be kept by inspector of arsenals, art. 12
inspector of ordnance, art. 100
inspector of small arms, art. 106
commanders of arsenals, etc., art. 132

Certificate of inspection of ordnance and projectiles, art. 105

Certificate of inspection of small arms and accoutrements, art. 105

Certificate of inspection of gunpowder, art. 110

Chief of Ordnance Bureau, art. 1

Classification of ordnance stores, Section XIV., art. 128, 142
of work at armories, art. 19

Clerks at armories, allowances to, art. 22, 23

Command of ordnance stations, assignment to, art. 3
change of, art. 33

Commanding officers to have charge of stores in certain cases, art. 46

Commanding officers, temporary absence of, art. 84

Commanding officers of military districts may order issues of stores, art. 56, 57

Commanding officers of regiments or companies responsible for stores, art. 70

Commanding officers of companies to keep full equipment of arms, art. 71

Commanding officers of companies to keep arm chests, art. 86, 87

Contracts, how made, Section IX., art. 113
not transferable, art.114
payments on account of, art.115

Damages to arms to be charged on muster rolls, art. 76, 77
reported every two months, art. 88

Deceased officers, property chargeable to, art. 85

Disbursements to be approved by commanding officer, art. 34

Disbursements to be made by military storekeepers, when required, art. 35, 38

Disbursements may be made by junior officers at arsenals, art. 39

Disbursing officers, responsibility of, art. 40

Distribution of general orders, art. 6

Due bills prohibited, art. 32

Dwelling houses, rent of, art. 21

Embezzlement of ordnance stores to be reported, art. 80

Endorsement of papers for ordnance office, art. 137

Enlisted men of ordnance, regulations as to stations, art. 49, 50

Enlisted men of ordnance, grades, etc., art. 49, 50
discharge of, art. 50

Enlisted soldiers, on extra duty, art. 52

Enlistments, form of, art. 51

Equipments, partly worn, to be re - issued, art. 74

Estimate, annual, art. 25
quarterly, art. 33

Folding papers, regulations for, art. 137

Foremen at national armories, duties of, art. 17, 18

Forms to be printed, art. 139

Forms - Abstract of articles abricated; form # 3, art. 130
of articles purchased; form # 4, art. 130
of articles repaired; form # 5, art 130
of articles expended; form # 9, art. 42, 43, 130
of disbursements; form # 19, art. 117, 120

Account current; form # 20, art. 117, 121

Account current, endorsed statement; form # 22, art. 117, 123

Certificates of lost stores; form # 11, art. 129, 130

Certificate of inspection of ordnance and projectiles; form # 32, art. 99

Certificate of inspection of arms and accoutrements; form # 36, art. 105

Certificates of inspection of gunpowder; form # 38, art. 110

Condemned stores, list of ; form # 10
statements of, form # 89, art. 130

Condemned stores, materials from; form # 6, art. 130

Enlistment; form # 26. art. 51

Estimate, quarterly; form # 23, art. 124

Inventory, for inspection; form # 13, art. 89, 129

Inventory, annual; form # 31, art. 135

Forms - Inventory, invoice; form # 2 art. 41, 44
Pay - roll, at arsenals, etc.; form # 16, art. 118
at armories; form # 17, art. 118, 119
for slaves; form # 18, art. 28, 118

Receipts for issues to troops; form # 7, art. 67, 130
to individual officers; form # 21, art. 61

Rent roll for dwelling houses; form # 14, art. 21

Report, annual, from arsenals, etc.; form # 31, art. 135, 136
of inspection of ordnance; form # 33, art. 100
of projectiles; form #.34, art. 100
of inspection of ordnance and projectiles; form # 35, art. 100
of inspection of small arms; form # 37, art. 14, 105
of inspection of gunpowder; form # 39, art. 110

Requisition for supplies for the army; form # 24, art. 45, 63

Requisition for supplies for the militia; form # 25, art. 93

Return of armory officers and men; form # 30, art. 123
of company of ordnance; form # 27, art. 123

Return of hired men; form # 28, art. 123

Return of property; form # 1, art. 127, 130

Statement of receipts and expenditures; form # 22, art. 117, 123

Statement of work done; form # 29, art. 44, 68, 123

Vouchers for purchases; form # 15, art. 118, 119

Fortifications, armament of, art. 56

Fuel allowed to armory officers, art. 23

Gunpowder, inspection of, art. 107-112
preservation of, art. 107
for ordinary service, art. 108
for proving cannon and small arms, art. 111, 125

Hired men, return of, art. 123
traveling allowance, art. 24

Horses for ordnance service, art. 27

Improvements, permanent, plans and estimates of, art. 25

Inspection of armories and arsenals, art. 10-12

Inspection of unserviceable stores, art. 89
of ordnance and projectiles, art. 98
of small arms and accoutrements, art. 101

Inspection of gunpowder, art. 107

Inventory, annual, art. 135

Inventory, annual, for inspection, etc., art. 89, 129

Invoice of stores, art. 41, 42

Issues of stores, from arsenals, art. 42
for service of regular troops, art. 56, 57, 63
for service of militia, Sec. VII., art. 93
in time of war, art. 56
extraordinary, art. 58, 59
for personal use of officers, art. 60, 61

Loss of ordnance stores in transportation, art. 69
in hands of troops, art. 76, 77

List of condemned stores, art. 89

Magazines to be frequently aired, art. 107

Marking ordnance stores, art. 47

Master armorers allowed quarters and fuel, art. 22, 23

Master workmen at armories, duties of, art. 16-18
enlisted, how appointed, art. 50

Materials issued for use in workshops, art. 15, 42

Military store-keepers, to be paymasters when required, art. 35, 38

Military store-keepers, duties of, art. 35-38

Military posts, supplies for, to be kept up, art. 66

Militia, in serv. of Confederate States, arms for, art. 3

Officers failing to make returns, to be reported, art. 134
arms for personal use of, art. 60, 61
of Ordnance Bureau, duties of, art. 2

Officers not to be concerned in contracts, etc., art. 32

Orders for supplies, to whom addressed, art. 42
how executed, art. 44
general, distributed to ordnance stations, art. 6

Ordnance Bureau, art. 1
sergeants, art. 53
stations, art. 5

Ordnance stores, nature of, art. 8
how procured, art. 9
to be marked, art. 47
receipt of, to be acknowledged, art. 67, 68
not to be used for private purposes, etc., art. 48, 62

Ordnance stores issued to regular troops, art. 56
to militia in service, art. 93

Ordnance stores lost or damaged to be reported, art. 67, 69

Ordnance stores lost or damaged to be charged to troops, art. 76

Ordnance stores, lost or damaged, board of survey on, art. 77
rates of prices for, art. 78, 140, 141
stoppages for, art. 79

Ordnance stores, unserviceable, in hands of troops, etc., art. 71, 72

Ordnance stores, unserviceable, inspection of, art. 89
sale of, art. 90-92

Payments to hired persons to be made monthly, art. 31

Payments on account of contracts, art. 115

Pay rolls, art. 118, 119

Permanent improvements at arsenals, etc., art. 25

Postage accounts, art. 119

Prices of small arms, art. 140
of accoutrements, art. 141
to be established by Colonel of Ordnance, art. 78

Printing blank forms, art. 139

Proof of ordnance and small arms, art. 97
of gunpowder, art. 107

Quarterly accounts, art 116-118

Quarterly returns, art 125, 126, 130

Quarters to armory officers, art 22

Receipt for money, blank or fictitious, prohibited, art. 32
for issues to troops, art. 67, 130
of ordnance stores to be acknowledged, art. 67, 68

Receipts and expenditures, statement of,. art. 117, 123

Rent of dwelling houses, art. 21

Repair of arms in hands of troops, art. 72, 73

Reports, annual, art. 135, 136
monthly, art. 123
when to be made, Sec. XI., art. 123
of damages to arms in hands of troops, art. 88
of inspection of arms at national armories, art. 14

Requisitions for supplies for ordnance posts, etc., art. 45
for arming regular troops, art. 63, 64
for arming militia in service, art. 93
of blank forms, art. 139
to be examined by Colonel of Ordnance, art. 65

Return of ordnance corps, art. 122
monthly from arsenals, etc., art. 123
of property, quarterly, art. 125, 126, 130
of tools annual, art. 127

Sale of unserviceable stores, art. 90-92

Senior ordnance officer in the field, art. 7

Slaves, employment of, art. 28
of officers, etc., not to be employed, art. 30

Small arms, prices of, art. 140

Soldiers on extra duty in Ordnance Bureau, art. 52

Spare parts of arms for repairs, art. 72

Stoppages for stores lost or damaged, art. 79

Stores received, invoice of, art. 41
issued on extraordinary occasions, art. 58, 59
for current service of posts, art. 15, 42, 43
for use of troops, art. 56, 63, 64
lost or damaged, art. 69, 76-79

Stores, lost or damaged, board of survey on, art. 83
sale of, art. 90-92
surplus, how disposed of, art. 81, 82
unserviceable, Sec. VI., art. 89

Stores, to be marked, art. 47

Transmitting papers to ordnance office, art. 137, 138

Travelling allowances to persons employed in Ordnance Bureau, art. 24

Travelling allowances to accounts for, how made, art. 119

Trees on public grounds, not to be removed without authority, art. 26

Unserviceable ordnance stores in hands of troops, art. 71, 72
at posts, art. 89

Vouchers, forms of, art. 118, 119

Wages, increase of to be reported, art. 28

Work, classification of at armories, art. 19
done, monthly report of, art. 123
spoiled, to be paid for, art. 20
private, prohibited, art. 48

Working hours at ordnance stations, art. 29

Workmen to be on daily wages, art. 28
to be paid for work done, only, art. 29

Workmen to be paid monthly, art. 31

Workmen not to be employed for private purposes, art. 48
to pay for work spoiled, art. 20

Excerpts from the book:

Section I

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Ordnance Bureau in General

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Article 1. The senior officer of artillery on ordnance duty is, under the direction of the Secretary of War, charged with the superintendence and administration of the Ordnance Bureau. He shall be stationed at the seat of government and may select an officer on ordnance duty as his assistant.

2. The officers on ordnance duty shall, under the direction of the senior officer, have charge of all arsenals, (for special reasons the armory at Richmond is placed under the charge of a superintendent, authorized by law, to be appointed by the President), the government manufactories of powder, ordnance depots and magazines and all property appertaining to the Ordnance Bureau, not issued to the troops, for the safe keeping and preservation of which they shall be held strictly responsible.

They shall furnish all arms, ordnance and ordnance stores required for the military service, on proper requisitions and in conformity with the regulations of the Bureau. For the present the Ordnance Bureau will also furnish knapsacks, haversacks and canteens.

Arsenals, being under the control of the Ordnance Bureau, will not be interfered with by any other branch of the service.

3. No right of choice shall exist in the command of ordnance stations. Officers will be assigned to such commands, at the discretion of the Chief of Ordnance, in such manner as the public interest may require.

4. Officers in command of ordnance stations will not be changed more often than once in four years, except for special reasons, to be approved by the Secretary of War.

5. The names of ordnance stations will be officially known and designated as follows, viz:

6. All orders received from the headquarters of the army, relating to the movement of the troops, or the discipline of the army, shall be circulated through and by the Chief of Ordnance to every ordinance station.

7. The senior officer of artillery on ordnance duty, attached to an army in the field, shall have the charge and direction of the depots of ordnance and ordnance stores for the supply of such army. All orders relating thereto shall be regularly transmitted to him through the office of the Adjutant General acting with such army. He will communicate with the chief artillery officer, to ascertain the actual and probable wants of the army, relative to his department and be prepared to furnish supplies at the shortest notice. He will also correspond with the Chief of Ordnance and with the officers at the nearest arsenals and laboratories, so as to anticipate, if possible and provide for all the wants of the army, connected with his department.

8. The general denomination, Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, comprehends all cannon, howitzers, mortars, cannon balls, shot and shells, for the land service; all gun carriages, mortar beds, caissons and travelling forges, with their equipments and all other apparatus and machines required for the service and manoeuvres of artillery, in garrisons, at sieges, or in the field; together with the materials for their construction, preservation and repair. Also, all small arms, side arms and accoutrements, for the artillery, cavalry, infantry and riflemen; all ammunition for ordnance and small arms and all stores of expenditure, for the service of the various arms; materials for the construction and repair of ordnance buildings; utensils and stores for laboratories, including standard weights, gauges and measures; and all other tools and utensils required for ordnance duty. The ordinary articles of camp equipage and pioneers' tools, such as axes, spades, shovels, mattocks and etc., are not embraced as ordnance supplies.

9. Ordnance and ordnance stores shall be provided by open purchase, by fabrication or by contract, as may be most advantageous to the public service. They shall be provided by ordnance officers only, except when otherwise specially directed by the Chief of Ordnance, or in case of urgent necessity; and in such cases, a report and certificate showing the necessity, from the officer ordering the purchase, will be required for the admission of the account of purchase at the treasury.

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