A Company Quartermaster?

Learn about how utilizing different reenacting roles and responsibilities help everyday management of supplies and equipment in the hobby. These roles are also great at building responsibility and leadership within a unit. For more information about Civil War reenacting and Berdan Sharpshooters, be sure to check us out at www.2ndUSSS.com
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[@TR-Mead]

I recently came across your channel and I've been watching them a few every evening. I hope you continue to put out videos! As a former infantryman who has spent many days cold and wet myself, I think it would be great to see a video on how the Sharpshooters battled the elements (rain, snow, mud, sickness) etc. I am just curious with them being a specialized unit, and employed differently on the battlefield if this presented any special challenges from their regular infantry counterparts.

[@rc59191]

Cool stuff logistics is my favorite area to learn about in military history.

[@wadedog4280]

How are things going ? Has covid killed your videos and unit events ? I love your channel and really miss your content

[@jamestarbet9608]

These specific unit roles are fantastic! I'm trying to incorporate them into my WWII unit.

[@wesleyfilms7342]

Have not seen a video in a while, I hope everything is going ok?

[@chrissweatman7105]

What happened? No videos in over a year.

[@cblodg1]

The 6th NH Co E has a great Quartermaster. He spent the winter prior to COVID making all kinds of period correct boxes for unit gear. During the pandemic he went through and re-inventoried the gear. Did a great job. Our unit has a general order as well about loaner gear care. We actually require new recruits to purchase their own shirts as their first purchase. Those of us who have had to launder things got really tired of washing someone else’s dirty shirts. We also have incorporated field cleaning as part of our annual drill, so everyone knows how to clean their weapons. Great video guys.

[@NiceKar]

Great videos guys Tis a shame your uploads are rather slow nowadays but I’m staying hopeful for new vids 🇺🇸

[@stretchedout6600]

Hi are you guys making a comeback enjoy your informative channel. Thank you

[@bensanford9146]

I am very glad that you guys are doing videos again. Thanks for the hard work.

[@AlecFlackie]

Motto of a good QM; stores are for storing, if they were for issuing they would be called issues.

[@1stminnsharpshooters341]

Well organized QM. Liked the video usss co d

[@fanwick]

Really well done! Thank a lot for this. My question: is there one source for all the forms listet in e. g. '1857 Army Regulations'?

[@danielkohli1542]

Yes, it's the "Revised Regulations For The Army Of The United States 1861". Sullivan Press sells reproductions of them.

[@Cantz501]

Ordnance sergeant next please. With something special having union and confederate jobs in detail cause both sides used them quiet differently.

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

Thanks for the video idea. We'll see what we can put together.

[@Cantz501]

@@CompanyD2ndUSSS I'll put this out there I'm a reenactor as well and preform the job as Ordnance sergeant for unit I'm with 44 tenn c.K. We're based out of Indiana.

[@Rango37]

Please more videos!!! 😫😫😫

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

We should be making more. Since we live all over Washington, it was hard for us to get together when we didn't have events during covid.

[@Rango37]

@@CompanyD2ndUSSS oh. You guys are like my favorite yt channel, I made the housewife for my impression

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

@@Rango37 Excellent! I'm going to try and get back into the swing of things and do livestreams again. Need to let people know we are still alive and kicking lol

[@timbone0721]

Can you do a video about a Sargent Major roll in the civil war and what would one see on someone with that rank like uniform and equipment?

[@Monkey_1861]

Would you consider making a video of sewing the federal haversack on your website?

[@OpCrossRoads]

where do you recommend I buy a haversack that's not cheap main stream but not also not super expensive?

[@lab35982]

In our Company the QM wears the Company QM rank insignia. The priary purpose for this is so the public will ask about the unique badge and gives us the opportunity to engage them in conversation.

[@pange9544]

You guys would like war of rights on steam

[@mdcclxxxi8509]

Did sharpshooters wear their sashes alot?

[@wadedog4280]

Really miss your videos

[@corneliussulla9963]

You guys quit?

[@irenecostigan3623]

What is loaner gear? I’ve never heard about that before?

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

Extra gear our unit has for loan to new members who don't have the uniforms or equipment

[@SGTPROVO]

How do you recover items that someone has checked out for a weekend, but doesn't return them to the QM, later you find out that he/she has quit the group, are they financially responsible for the items that they check out for each re-enactment weekend ? Do you have a Company financial sign up sheet legally binding them to lost or stolen goods issued by he QM.

[@leslielively3092]

Hey I want to add captured gear to my impression any ideas

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

All depends on time, place and unit you are portraying. Basically a who, what, when and where.

[@leslielively3092]

Ok

[@edwardcobb8017]

Nice info, I have asked the Capt, About Sutlery/Vendor's. Any videos in the make?

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

We certainly could. Are you interested in a preferred vendor discussion? We have an event this weekend, it'd be a good time to film something like this.

[@edwardcobb8017]

Yes, I am Interested and would benefit to others, who wants to buy items. Talking about preferred Sutlery's/Vendors.

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

Smart idea.

[@VolodymyrNazarenko-x7o]

Hey, I've got an unrelated/related question. I've noticed your group is marking the canteens by hand stitching all the info with black thread. While I've seen this method applied to some confederate covers, federal ones seem to be mostly marked via stencil and paint. Do you base stitching practice on a certain 2nd USSS original I haven't found yet or is it a theory and doing it with black paint is just as likely to be accurate?

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

There were many different ways soldiers "personalized" canteens and some surviving examples are just simply works of art. Stitching, ink or paint would be correct in many ways.

[@sirus976]

Hey so I turn 16 in 26 days and am really wanting to reenact. If I wanted to join Company D, how would I do so?

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

First would be if you live on the pacific northwest or can travel here easily.

[@custerkiller7670]

First Comment!!!!!

[@CompanyD2ndUSSS]

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