From Steve Hesson in the Civil War Naval and Marine Yahoo e-mail group.
The jobs and position of a sailor were determined by his Watch, Quarter and Station Bill (WQSB).
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hen the sailor first reported to his ship, he is assigned a number. If he was the 56th to report, he is #56.This number and his name then would be stenciled on each piece of his clothing.
This was not commonly done on smaller vessels of the Navy. The sailor's WQSB covered everything.
And I'd Never heard of the WQSB. I wonder if the Confederate Navy had a similar system.
My WQSB Would Have to Be 66. --Old B-Runner
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