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STATEMENT B.
Proposed armament for Upper Stono, Saint Andrew's Parish.
Batteries Armament Remarks.
{1 24-pounder, Recommended from
smooth, siege- guns on lines
carriage
Battery Wilkes {1 18-pounder, Recommenced from
rifled and banded guns on lines. The
18-pounder is a
smooth gun;
recommended to be
rifled and banded.
Battery Haig 2 24-pounders, These guns should
rifled, siege- be banded.
carriages
1 24-pounder, Recommended from
{smooth siege- guns on lines
carriage
Battery Geddes {1 12-pounder, Do.
rifled and banded
{1 8-inch navy shell Present armament to
gun be retained.
Battery Palmer {2 32-pounders,
smooth
{2 24-pounders,
smooth
{1 12-pounder, This gun should be
rifled banded
Proposed armament for line of inundation.
{1 24-pounder, To defective one at
smooth, on siege- Battery Numbers 4,
carriage, from the western lines
lines
{1 32-pounder, short To be brought from
navy gun Fort Lamar.
Works on turnpike {1 18-pounder, Do.
smooth, siege-
carriage
{1 12-pounder, From the lines.
smooth, siege-
carriage
NOTE.-Three 24-pounders, Austrian howitzers (bronze), may be used to advantage on the line of inundation. They should be kept near the turnpike until needed on the field works above. For present service these guns should be sent to Fort Johnson to command the beach leading to Battery Simkins.
STATEMENT C.
List of guns on James Island.
Batteries Caliber
WESTERN LINES.
Battery Numbers 1. 2 18-pounder, smooth, siege-
carriage
Battery Numbers 2. 2 24-pounders, howitzer,
smooth, field, Austrian.
Battery Numbers 3. 1 24-pounder, smooth, siege-
carriage
Battery Numbers 4. 1 32-pounder, smooth, naval
siege-carriage
Battery Numbers 5. 1 24-pounder, siege, damaged.
Battery Numbers 6. 1 12-pounder, smooth, siege-
carriage.
Battery Numbers 7. 1 24-pounder, smooth, siege-
carriage.
Battery Numbers 8. 1 24-pounder, howitzer, field,
Austrian.
Battery Numbers 9. 1 12-pounder, smooth, siege-
carriage.
Battery Numbers 10. 1 12-pounder, smooth, siege-
carriage.
Battery Numbers 11. 1 24-pounder, smooth, siege-
carriage.
Battery Numbers 12. 1 32-pounder, smooth, naval
gun.
Battery Numbers 13. 1 24-pounder, smooth, barbette
carriage.
FORT LAMarch
{4 8-inch navy shell, guns.
{6 32-pounders, smooth.
{1 32-pounder, rifled and
banded.
Fort Lamar {2 24-pounder, rifled, not
banded.
{1 18-pounder, smooth.
{1 32-pounder, snort navy gun.
{1 10-inch mortar.
EASTERN LINES.
Redoubt Numbers 1. 1 32-pounder, smooth. The rest
of the armament assigned is to
come from Fort Pemberton.
Redoubt Numbers 2. {2 32-pounders.
{1 24-pounder.
Redoubt Numbers 3. 1 24-pounder.
Redoubt Numbers 1. 1 24-pounder.
Redoubt Numbers 4. {1 24-pounder.
{1 18-pounder.
Redan Numbers 2. 1 24-pounder.
Redan Numbers 3. 1 32-pounder.
Redout Numbers 5. {1 24-pounder.
{1 18-pounder.
Redout Numbers 6. 1 24-pounder.
{1 24-pounder.
Redan Numbers 5. 1 12-pounder, rifled.
{
{1 12-pounder, smooth.
{1 32-pounder, smooth.
Redan Numbers 6. 1 8-inch sea-coasts howitzer.
Battery Reed. 2 24-pounders.
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