A Partial listing of Federal inspectors
by NJ Sekela
©2003 NJ Sekela
The listing below represents a compilation of inspectors who served the federal goverment during the period of the rebellion. While the list is not comprehensive, it provides a good reference to not only the major depots, but also the periods of service. For example, there was a recent sale of an original uniform jacket worn by a soldier proportedly killed at Malvern Hill. It was very hard to dispute the authenticity of the identity of the jacket, save for the fact that the name of the inspector indicated that could NOT have been issued earlier than 1864, because of the inspector had not started until that point.
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Inspector |
Items inspected |
Depot |
Started |
Ended |
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Shaw, J.R. |
Clothing |
Boston |
August 1861 |
December 1861 |
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Spencer, A.G. |
Camp kettles, mess pans, etc. |
Cincinnatti |
August 1864 |
May 1865 |
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Stephenson, A. |
Canteens & camp kettles |
Cincinnatti |
September 1861 |
January 1862 |
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Reed, Frederick |
Clothing |
Cincinnatti |
12/1864 |
8/1865 |
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Reed, Thomas |
Clothing |
Cincinnatti |
April 18, 1864 |
July 31, 1865 |
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Shafer, F.H. |
Clothing |
Cincinnatti |
September 1863 |
June 1865 |
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Ross, John M. |
Clothing material |
Cincinnatti |
April 1864 |
September 1864 |
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Ross, Milton |
Clothing material |
Cincinnatti |
May 1864 |
May 1864 |
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January 1865 |
June 1866 |
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Scott, W.H. Jr. |
Clothing material |
Cincinnatti |
January 1864 |
November 1864 |
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Sherman, James |
Tent Poles & boxes |
Cincinnatti |
October 1863 |
December 1863 |
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Rood, Ezra |
Clothing |
Detroit Michigan |
January 1862 |
February 1862 |
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Roberts, E.F. |
Clothing |
New York |
October 1861 |
December 1861 |
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Shaw, Geo. A. |
Clothing |
New York |
August 1861 |
April 1862 |
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Shepardson, J.C. |
Clothing |
New York |
October 1861 |
December 1861 |
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Sherman, Edward |
Clothing |
New York |
October 1862 |
November 1862 |
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Smith, Jos. S.
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Clothing |
New York |
November 1861 |
March 1862 |
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November 26, 1864 |
December 1864 |
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Snell, Henry |
Clothing |
New York |
September 1862 |
November 1862 |
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Stayner, Thos. A. |
Clothing |
New York |
December 1861 |
November 1862 |
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Reynolds, H.H, |
Hardware |
New York |
December 1866 |
Septebmer 1867 |
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Stedman, Geo. T. |
Haversacks & knapsacks |
New York |
October 1862 |
February 1863 |
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September 1863 |
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Richards, Thos. L |
Knapsacks |
New York |
February 1864 |
August 1865 |
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Ripley, Benjamin |
Tents |
New York |
October 1862 |
December 1864 |
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Skerrit, John |
Clothing |
Saint Louis, MO |
January 1863 |
June 1865 |
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Smith, Jos. L. |
Clothing |
Saint Louis, MO |
November 1861 |
January 1862 |
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Rumble, Thos. H. |
Not listed |
Saint Louis, MO |
March 1862 |
July 1862 |
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Shank, Daniel H. |
Not listed |
Saint Louis, MO |
March 1862 |
April 1862 |
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Shirwin, Wm. J. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
April 1862 |
August 1862 |
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Scattergood, J. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
April 1864 |
July 1865 |
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Sinexon, H.L. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
April 1864 |
May 1865 |
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Sellick, Crosby |
Leather |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
August 1864 |
July 1865 |
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Shirwin, Wm. J. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
December 1862 |
December 1862 |
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Sinexon, H.L. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
February 1862 |
April 1862 |
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Speck, John H. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
January 1861 |
April 1863 |
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Ross, John M. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
March 1862 |
April 1864 |
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Scattergood, J. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
May 1862 |
December 1862 |
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Sill, Abraham |
Hats & materials |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
May 1863 |
August 1863 |
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Shirwin, Wm. J. |
Clothing |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
November 1861 |
December 1861 |
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Roseman, A.R. |
Tents |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
November 1861 |
December 1861 |
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Sill, Abraham |
Hats & materials |
Schulkyl Arsenal |
October 1861 |
December 1861 |
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November 1863 |
June 1864 |
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October 1864 |
June 1865 |
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