Ration return of Major Alfred Hodsden; August 1, 1865

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Ration return of Major Alfred Hodsden; August 1, 1865

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Hodsden, Alfred Risdon, O. C.

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United States. Army United States. Army. Louisiana. Infantry Regiment, 2nd

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Hospitals United States--War Department United States--War Department. Commissary Department United States--War Department. Subsistence Department

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Cooks Medical Profession--Hospital Employees Wagonmaker

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Louisiana Mississippi--Lincoln County. Brookhaven

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Ration return of Major Alfred Hodsden; August 1, 1865

RATION RETURN for 2nd Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry for Five days, commencing the First day of August 1865, and ending the Fifth day of August 1865.

STATION	No. of Men.	No. of ~~Women.~~Cooks & Waggoners	TOTAL.	No. of Days.	No. of Rations.	RATIONS OF—Pork.	RATIONS OF—Bacon.	RATIONS OF—Salt Beef.	RATIONS OF—Fresh Beef.	RATIONS OF—Flour.	RATIONS OF—Hard Bread.	RATIONS OF—Beans.	RATIONS OF—Peas.	RATIONS OF—Rice.	RATIONS OF—Hominy.	RATIONS OF—Coffee.	RATIONS OF—Tea.	RATIONS OF—Sugar.	RATIONS OF—Vinegar.	RATIONS OF—Adamantine Candles.	RATIONS OF—Soap.	RATIONS OF—Salt.	RATIONS OF—Pepper.	RATIONS OF—[?]	REMARKS.
Brookhaven	300	14	314	5	1570	785	785				1570	785				1570		1570	1570	1570	1570	1570		785

The A. C. S. will issue on the above return.

O. C. Risdon
Col. Commanding Post.

A. Hodsden
Major 2^nd Regiment of La Vols Infty _{Commanding Regiment.}

NOTES.—This return must embrace only the strength of the Regiment actually present—not those in Hospital, nor those provisioned elsewhere.
The Sick in Hospital, and authorized Attendants therein, will be returned by the Medical Officer in charge on a separate return.
Provisions should ordinarily be drawn for a few days at a time.
Rations must not be issued to Officers' servants, unless they are enlisted men. In this case, the names, companies, &c., of servants, will be stated in column of "Remarks."
Every return upon which provisions have been issued must be entered on the proper Abstract.
Subsistence Stores for the use of Officers, their families and authorized servants, may be purchased from the Commissariat.