Gen. G.F. Shepley on straw for 12th Regiment, New Orleans, 1862
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Maine Historical Society
Shepley wrote back to Adjutant General L. Thomas about the $49.76 bill charged to the 12th Maine Regiment for excess straw.
He explained why the mathematical formula for how much straw each soldier should receive did not apply -- soldiers had no coats, some had no blankets, and there was snow on the ground when they were camped at Camp Butler in October and November 1861.
Hence, each soldier needed more straw than that the Washington officials allocated.
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