The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 42, July 1938 - April, 1939 Page: 353
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Colonel J. K. F. Mansfield's Inspection Report of Texas 353
pantaloons for the men-2 laundresses in hackales-2 desertions
in 1855 & 5 in 1856-books in good order-discipline good-ac-
commodated same as Company A. Attached to this Company
are 63 muskets with suitable ammunition. I condemned to be
broken up 12 muskets & 1 non.c.o. sword & to be dropped 1 non.
c.o. waist belt, 20 bayonet scabbards, 32 cartridge boxes, 22 cap
pouches, 8 waist belts, 12 gun slings.
Company F on inspection of 42 men, 37 without uniform caps,-
knapsacks not marked-deficient 5 canteens-not in uniform but
neat-3 laundresses in hackales-1 desertion in 1855 & 3 in 1856-
books in order-discipline good-accommodated like Company A.
Attached to this Company are 68 serviceable muskets, 1 rifle &
suitable ammunition. I condemned to be broken up 14 muskets,
and 1 non c.o. sword & to be dropped 22 cartridge boxes, 16 cap
boxes, 8 bayonet scabbards.
Company G. 47 men on inspection-knapsacks not marked-
deficient in pantaloons & 13 canteens-not in uniform but neat-
2 laundresses in hackales-no desertions in 1855 & one in 1856-
books in good order-discipline good-accommodations like com-
pany A-Attached to this company are 75 muskets with suitable
ammunition. I condemned to be broken up 6 muskets, 5 cap
pouches & picks, 16 cartridge boxes, 3 waist belts, 5 ammunition
boxes, 2 screw drivers, 1 cartridge box plate.
Company H of 43 men on inspection, 28 men without uniform
caps-not in uniform-Knapsacks not marked but neat-2 laun-
dresses in hackales-no desertions in 1855 & 1 in 1856-books
in order-discipline good-accommodations like Company A. At-
tached to this company are 82 muskets, 2 rifles, 1 Sharps Carbine,
4 non-c.o. swords & ample ammunition. I condemned to be broken
up 10 muskets without bayonets, 5 bayonets, 4 non-c.o. swords, 1
rifle & to be dropped 38 cartridge boxes, 16 cap boxes, 6 gun
slings, 12 bayonet scabbards.
Drills. Col Seawell took these Companies thro' a handsome
battalion drill & Bt Lt Col Bomford did the same. The com-
panies then drilled independently as skirmishers, with blank
cartridges, very well & each company fired at the Target I adopted
at 100 yards with the following results: Companies A, H, C, F
made 1/4, Company G 1/5 & Company D 1/3. Each man fired
twice independently. Company D therefore came up to the Rifle
Companies at fort McIntosh which shows very good firing with
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 42, July 1938 - April, 1939, periodical, 1939; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101107/m1/382/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.