The Indian Territory in the Civil War Message Board - Archive

Quartermaster Department Employees

From typewritten notes in Dr. Grant Foreman's collection (Archives & Manuscripts Divison, Oklahoma Historical Society) [a copy of which is filed here at Honey Springs Battlefield]:

CONFEDERATE
INDIAN TROOPS
UNIDENTIFIED RECORDS
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Name Rank Co. Date and Place enl. Remarks
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1 CHEROKEE MOUNTED VOLS.

[Rwj NOTE: Except for the third man named, who was a member of company "A", this is an alphabetical list of employees of the quartermaster department, with dates of clothing issued. The majority of the page is filled with "ditto" marks and rather than try to duplicate it I'll just list the names followed by the date(s) of clothing issued.]

Ballard, Joseph July, 1863

Bigby, Wiley Apr. 28 & July, 1863

Baker, James -- A -- Dec. 11, 1862
Clearelin, Jack Apr. 28, 1863
Cleveland, John July, 1863
Crock, James July, 1863
Hall, E. P. July, 1863
Landrum, John Apr. 28 & July, 1863
Love, J. A. July, 1863
May, John H. July, 1863
McHenry, E. July, 1863
Oaks, G. B. Apr. 28, 1863
Robinson, B. K. July, 1863
Terrant, M. Apr. 28, 1863
Taylor, Susan for boy Apr. 28, 1863
Walker, R. W. Apr. 28 & July, 1863
Ware, Theodore July, 1863

1 REGT. CHEROKEE VOLS.
Ballard, Joseph Com. Sgt. --- Signature appears on Receipt for equipage dated Sept. 30, 1863.
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This may be of some help to those interested in names of people serving in the Indian Territory, but not necessarily attached to specific regiments. (?)