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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10215048, member: 8267&quot;]QM - Quartermaster Sergeant</p><p><br /></p><p>During the US Civil War, -</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Each <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiment" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiment" rel="nofollow">regiment</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battalion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battalion" rel="nofollow">battalion</a> was assigned a quartermaster sergeant as part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_(military)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_(military)" rel="nofollow">staff</a>, appointed by the commander from among the regiment&#039;s sergeants. Their task was to assist the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster" rel="nofollow">quartermaster</a> of the regiment with ordering, storing and distributing various <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equipage" rel="nofollow">equipage</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_American_Civil_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_American_Civil_War" rel="nofollow">clothing</a>, tents, etc.) and maintaining appropriate records. Other tasks may have included overseeing the regimental <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_(military)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_(military)" rel="nofollow">train</a> or work parties assigned to the regiment. Particularly with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry" rel="nofollow">cavalry</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" rel="nofollow">artillery</a> regiments, acquiring and distributing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forage" rel="nofollow">forage</a> was an important function of the quartermaster sergeant.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster_sergeant" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster_sergeant" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermaster_sergeant</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A job well suited to a bookkeeper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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