CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES – 1785
1 coat
2 pairs of woolen overalls
1 hat
4 pairs of shoes
1 stock
1 pair of shoe buckles
1 vest
2 pair linen overalls
4 shirts
4 pair of socks
1 stock clasp
1 blanket
Many men joined the army to get the clothing. But a soldier’s clothes often did not fit properly and due to the outdoor work demanded of soldiers, clothing wore out quickly and wasn’t replaced in a timely manner.
From: William H. Guthman. March to Massacre; A History of the First Seven Years of the United States Army, 1784-1791. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974.
SOLDIERS OFTEN TRAVELED BETWEEN THE FORTS - DISTANCES ON THE OHIO RIVER FROM PITTSBURGH, IN MILES:
Fort McIntosh (PA) 30 Fort Steuben ( Steubenville, OH) 67.9 Fort Harmar (across from Marietta, OH) 172.5 Mouth of the Scioto River 356.5 Fort Washington ( Cincinnati, OH) 470 Fort Finney (Mouth of Great Miami River) 490 Louisville (KY) 602.9 Mississippi River 981
From: William L. Otten. Frontier Major: (1783 - 1791). Colonel J. F. Hamtramck: his life and times, vol. 2. Port Aransas, Texas: Otten, 2003.
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