Salt | .64 | 2 | 4 | 40 | | .16 Pepper | .04 | ⅛ | ¼ | 2½| | {Flour |18 | 56¼ | 112½ | 1125| 1234 | 5.74 {Or soft bread |18 | 56¼ | 112½ | 1125| | {Or hard bread |16 | 50 | 100 | 1000| 1229 |12 {Or corn-meal |20 | 62½ | 125 | 1250| | | | | | | | {Beans or peas | 2.4 | 7½ | 15 | 150| 177 | .7 {Or rice or hominy | 1.6 | 5 | 10 | 100| 115 | .46 | | | | | | {Coffee, green | 1.6 | 5 | 10 | 100| 122 | .58 {Or coffee roasted | 1.28 | 4 | 8 | 80| 108 | .83 {Or tea | .32 | 1 | 2 | 20| 25 | .16 Soap | .648 | 2 | 4 | 40| 47 | .19 Candles (if no oil) | .24 | ¾ | 1½ | 15| 16.5| .89 Yeast-powder | | | | | | (in the field) | .64 | 2 | 4 | 40| | Vinegar | .04 qt.| ½ gal. | 1 gal. | 10 |107½ | .09 | | | |gals.| | ---------------------+--------+--------+--------+-----+-------+-------- SALT AND VINEGAR FOR PUBLIC ANIMALS. --------+----------------------+---------------------- | Salt. | Vinegar. No. of +---------+------------+---------------------- Animals.|Quantity |Quantity per| Quantity per Week. |per Week.|Month, When | | | Necessary. | --------+---------+------------+-----+----+----+------ |Lbs.| Oz.| Lbs.| Oz. |Gals.|Qts.|Pts.|Gills. 1 | | 2 | | 12 | | | | .64 5 | | 10 | 3 | 12 | | | | 3.2 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | 1 | 2.4 50 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 1 | -- | -- | -- 100 | 12 | 8 | 75 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- --------+----+----+-----+------+-----+----+----+------ THE "TRAVEL-RATION." Articles. Per 100 Rations. Soft bread pounds 112½ or hard bread pounds 100 Beef, canned pounds 75 Baked beans, 1-pound cans number 33 or baked beans, 3-pound cans number 15 Coffee, roasted pounds 8 Sugar pounds 8 Canned tomatoes (after 4 consecutive days of above) pounds 100 =Present Organization of Light Field-battery.=--1 captain, 2 first lieutenants, 2 second lieutenants, 1 first sergeant, 6 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 musicians, 2 artificers, 1 wagoner, 59 privates. Total commissioned 5. Total enlisted 75.