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Report of guns of, or in position, Department of South Carolina, etc. - Continued.

Rifled guns.

20- 4-inch 3 1/2- 4. 62- 3-inch. James.

pounder Blakely inch inch.

Parrott . Blakely

. .

Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Moultri

e.

Battery . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marshal

l.

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marion.

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beaureg

ard.

Christ 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Church

lines.

New

lines:

Work 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Work 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Work 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secessi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

onville

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ryan.

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tatum.

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Haskell

.

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Simkins

.

Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johnson

.

Works . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . .

at

Pineber

ry.

Works . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . .

at

Willsto

wn.

Works . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . .

at

Burnett

's.

Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

at Old

Pocotal

igo.

Works . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .

at

Dawson'

s

Bluff.

In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

various

other

positio

ns.

Total. 2 1 2 2 1 6

Howitzers. Mortars.

8- 8- 24- 24- 12- 42- 10- 32-

inch inch pound pound pound pound inch. pound

sea- siege er er er er er

coast . (iron Austr (iron carro rifle

.). ian). nades d and

(bron, bande

ze). navy d.

slide

s.

Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . .

Moult

rie.

Batte 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ry

Marsh

all.

Batte . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . .

ry

Mario

n.

Batte 3 . . . . . . . . . . 3 . .

ry

Beaur

egard

.

Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

t

Churc

h

lines

.

New . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .

lines

:

Work 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.

Work 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.

Work . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.

Seces . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . .

sionv

ille.

Batte . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . .

ry

Ryan.

Batte 1 . . . . . . . . 2 . . 1

ry

Tatum

.

Batte . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . .

ry

Haske

ll.

Batte . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . .

ry

Simki

ns.

Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Johns

on.

Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

at

Pineb

erry.

Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

at

Wills

town.

Works . . . . 1 2 . . . . . . . .

at

Burne

tt's

Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

at

Old

Pocot

aligo

.

Works . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . .

at

Dawso

n's

Bluff

.

In 9 2 1 11 2 2 12 1

vario

us

other

posit

ions.

Total

.

A. J. GONZALES,

Colonel and Chief of Artillery, Department S. C., Ga., and Fla.

[JANUARY 19, 1865. - For Wheeler to McLaws, reporting operations, see Part I, p. 1117.]

CHARLESTON, January 20, 1865.

General S. COOPER:

Telegram of 19th in relation to Wheeler's cavalry received. Information sent by mail to-day.

W. J. HARDEE,

Lieutenant-General.


HDQRS. MOUNTED DETACH., ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
Heyward's House, January 20, 1865.

Captain R. W. B. ELLIOTT,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that I have arranged my picketline along the Combahee, and that the connection between myself and General Mercer on your left is complete. I found a small company of Reserve cavalry on duty at this point by order of General Mercer, but after riding over the lines and seeing General Mercer they were removed to below Cuckold's Creek, where my line connects with


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