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937 Series I Volume XLVI-II Serial 96 - Appomattox Campaign Part II

Page 937 Chapter LVIII. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.


HDQRS. ARTILLERY BRIGADE, SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 12, 1865.

Bvt. Major JOHN N. CRAIG,

Asst. Adjt. General, Artillery Hdqrs., Army of the Potomac:

MAJOR: I have the honor to report that the batteries of this command occupy the following positions on this date, viz:

Position. Battery. Guns. Commanding

officer.

Fort Welch 12th New York Two light 12- Captain C. A.

Battery pounders Clark

Fort Gregg M, 1st New Four 3-inch Captain G. K.

Hampshire Dakin

Artillery

In reserve 12th New York Two light 12- Captain C. A.

Battery pounders Clark.

Fort Sampson C and I, 5th Four light 12- First

U. S. pounders Lieutenant W.

Artillery B. Beck

Battery A K, 4th U. S. do Lieutenant E.

Artillery S. Smith.

Battery B 11th New York Six 3-inch Captain

Battery George W.

Davey

Battery C B, 1st New Two light 12- Lieutenant E.

Jersey pounders P. Clark

Artillery

Battery D do do Do.

In reserve do do Do.

Battery E 10th Six 3-inch Lieutenant J.

Massachusetts W. Adams

Battery

In park B, 1st Rhode Six light 12- Bvt. Major T.

Island pounders Fred Brown.

Artillery

In reserve C, 4th New Six Coehorn Lieutenant

York Artillery mortars Frank Seymour

Train guards L, 4th New ---- Do.

York Artillery

Ninth Corps G, 1st New Six light 12- Captain S. A.

line. York Artillery pounders McClellan.

F, 1st Six 3-inch Lieutenant

Pennsylvania Wireman.

Artillery

3rd New Jersey Six light 12- Lieutenant

Battery pounders Julius G.

Tuerk.

6th Maine do Lieutenant

Battery Samuel

Thurston.

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Hazard, returned from leave of absence; Captain W. H. Rogers, Sixth Maine Battery, absent on leave; Lieutenant Milbrey Green, Tenth Massachusetts Battery, absent on leave; Lieutenant A. M. E. Gordon, acting ordnance officer, absent on leave; Brevet Major Woerner, Third New Jersey Battery, absent on leave; Lieutenant John F. Campbell, F, First Pennsylvania Artillery, absent on leave; Lieutenant John W. Marcellus, G, First New York Artillery, absent on leave; Lieutenant Val. H. Stone, C and I, Fifth U. S. Artillery, absent on leave; Lieutenant A. G. Graves, ambulance officer absent on leave.

Respectfully submitted.

JNO. G. HAZARD,

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,

March 12, 1865. (Received 10.20 a.m.)

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

I have the honor to report all quiet on this front during the past twenty-four hours.

Respectfully,

G. K. WARREN,

Major-General of Volunteers.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 12, 1865-3 p.m.

Brevet Major-General WEBB,

Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac:

Corp. Alpheus Morris and seven men of Company F, Fourth North Carolina Cavalry, Roberts' brigade, Lee's division, just received with their horses, arms, and accouterments. Have been posted at Stony Creek. Lee's division is there now. Johnston's brigade passed there


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