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FORT LARAMIE
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Appendix 5
Clothing Requisition, Company K
On January 19, 1876, Capt. James Egan, Company K, 2nd Cavalry, submitted an "Estimate of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage Required for Company K, 2nd Cavalry." The requistition was filled by August 1876 and thus gives a good idea of the uniform items the members of this company had in their possession at that time.
| Articles | Required | On Hand to be Deducted |
To be Supplied |
| Campaign Hats | 70 | 56 | 14 |
| Forage Caps | 63 | 13 | 50 |
| Cap Crossed Sabers | 200 | 100 | 100 |
| Cap Letters, brass | 266 | 166 | 100 |
| Great Coats, blanket lines | 50 | none | 50 |
| Uniform coats, musicians | 2 | none | 2 |
| Uniform coats, privates | 25 | 7 | 18 |
| Blouses, lined | 120 | 30 | 90 |
| Stable Frocks | 140 | none | 140 |
| Overalls, pairs of | 150 | 32 | 118 |
| Trousers, privates, made | 140 | 67 | 73 |
| Shirts, flannel | 210 | 57 | 153 |
| Drawers, pairs of | 300 | 5 | 295 |
| Stockings, pairs of | 400 | 200 | 200 |
| Berlin Gloves, pairs of | 560 | 126 | 434 |
| Mittens, Woolen, pairs of | 140 | 96 | 44 |
| Boots, brass, screwed | 120 | none | 120 |
| Arctic Overshoes | 70 | none | 70 |
| Blankets, woolen | 85 | 5 | 80 |
| Sgts. Trousers, Stripes | 24 | none | 24 |
| Corpls. Trousers, Stripes | 24 | none | 24 |
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