Fodder Shipments for One Month

Fodder shipments to the armies were essential, especially during the winter months. Below are the Quartermaster shipments on the Richmond & Danville RR from Burkeville, Va. to Richmond for the month of January, 1864, to give some idea of the scale of the shipments from just one purchasing point. All shipments were from Capt. James J. Waggener, Fodder Purchasing Quartermaster at Burkeville, to Maj. John C. Maynard, Richmond.

The Source locations are stations on the Richmond & Danville RR.
Date Amount Item Pounds Source
12 22 bales Hay 5,254 Drakes Branch
13 10 bales Hay 2,334 Drakes Branch
14 303 bags Corn 26,610  
15 31 bales Fodder 6,725  
  37 bales Hay 8,697  
  1 bale Oats 320  
16 15 bales Hay 3,415 Drakes Branch
18 39 bales Hay 11,487 Keysville
  3 bales Straw 580 Keysville
  197 bags Corn 15,927  
  20 bales Shucks 5,250  
  8 bales Oats 2,770  
  29 bales Fodder 6,785  
  25 bales Hay 4,833  
19 149 bales Straw 25,680 Chula
  16 bales Hay 3,380 Chula
20 19 bales Hay 3,630  
21 366 bags Corn 32,070  
22 52 bales Fodder 12,015  
  4 bales Hay 735  
  136 bags Corn 11,770  
  22 bales Straw 5,790 Jetersville
23 376 bags Corn 32,025  
  23 bags Straw 5,792 Jetersville
25 117 bags Corn 9,660  
  16 bales Straw 2,800  
  16 bales Hay 3,266  
  2 bales Fodder 455  
  3 bales Oats 1,272  
26 22 bales Hay 6,115 Keysville
27 21 bales Hay 5,843 Keysville
  2 bales Fodder 440 Keysville
28 22 bales Hay 5,820 Keysville
  2 bales Fodder 470 Keysville
  9 bales Fodder 2,005 Drakes Branch
29 23 bales Hay 6,611 Keysville
30 17 bales Hay 4,945 Keysville
  2 bales Straw 472 Keysville
  64 bales Straw 9,910 Jetersville

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