Raynors HCA 2018-10
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War-date military imprint “REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES.” 71pp. quarto, Washington, 1863, signed on blank fly leaf “Hiram F. Hatch, 2nd Lt. Comdg Co. D, 1st Regt N.O. Vols Infty.” Cover has various manuscript marks, else very good condition. The First and Second New Orleans Infantry regiments numbered just over five hundred volunteers and were consolidated into one unit. By 1864, after the fall of Port Hudson, the New Orleans economy provided opportunities for skilled as well as unskilled labor as alternatives to army service. As a result, Banks instituted a draft to fill up depleted ranks after Port Hudson, but there was little military action in the state after 1864, and units such as the New Orleans Infantry acted as home guard regiments.
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