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356 Series I Volume XXVII-II Serial 44 - Gettysburg Campaign Part II

Page 356 N. C., VA., W. VA., MD., PA., ETC. Chapter XXXIX.

Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia, "after Gettysburg"-Continued.

Battalions 20-pounder 10-pounder 3-inch Whitworths Napoleons 24-pounder

Parrotts Parrotts rifles howitzers

Lieutenant-Colonel Jones: --- 2 6 --- 8 ---

Has

Lost --- --- --- --- 1 ---

Colonel Brown: 4 4 10 --- 2 ---

Has

Lost --- --- --- --- --- ---

Lieutenant -Colonel --- 1 4 --- 8 ---

Nelson: Has

Lost --- --- --- --- --- ---

The [Second] 6 16 29 --- 30 ---

Corps has

THIRD CORPS. --- --- 7 2 6 ---

Major McIntosh

has

Major Poague: has --- 1 2 --- 7 ---

Lost --- --- --- --- --- ---

Major Pegram: has --- 3 4 --- 9 ---

Lost --- 1 --- --- 1 ---

Lieutenant -Colonel --- 2 4 --- 3 ---

Garnett: Has

Lost --- --- --- --- --- ---

Lieutenant -Colonel 2 3 4 3 --- 5

Cutts: Has

Lost --- --- --- --- --- ---

In all [Third 2 9 21 2 28 ---

Corps]

GRAND TOTAL* 12 39 64 2 98 5

Battalions 12-pounder Battery Caissons Forges Rounds Serviceable

howitzers wagon of horses

ammunition,

average

per gun

Lieutenant-Colonel Jones: --- --- All 2 120 221

Has

Lost --- --- --- -- --- ---

Colonel Brown: --- --- 19 1 100 282

Has

Lost --- 1 1 4 --- ---

Lieutenant -Colonel --- --- 13 1 131 210

Nelson: Has

Lost --- --- --- 3 --- ---

The [Second] --- 1 78 8 --- ---

Corps has

THIRD CORPS. --- 1 14 4 100 206

Major McIntosh

has

Major Poague: 6 --- 14 2 100 187

has

Lost --- --- 1 -- --- ---

Major Pegram: 2 1 14 3 66 184

has

Lost --- --- 7 -- --- ---

Lieutenant -Colonel 2 1 11 1 165 159

Garnett: Has

Lost --- --- 6 3 --- ---

Lieutenant -Colonel 5 --- 16 2 --- 205

Cutts: Has

Lost --- --- 1 1 --- ---

In all [Third 15 3 69 10 --- ---

Corps]

GRAND TOTAL* 21 8 228 32 --- ---

REMARKS:

Lieutenant-Colonel Jones:

Transportation in part sent to the rear. Lost 1 Napoleon, disabled, Gettysburg. [Where is it?] Captured gotten. [Sic.] Needs men in Garber's and Green's companies, and 14 horses.

Colonel Brown:

Horses-many lame, though serviceable. Transportation insufficient. Lost 1 caisson, blown up at Gettysburg, 4 forges, 1 battery wagon, and a number of wagons captured on road. Needs men in all companies, excepting Hupp's wagons, and clothing.

Lieutenant-Colonel Nelson:

Transportation insufficient. Lost 6 forges and a number of wagons on road, captured. Needs forges and transportation; also clothing.

The [Second] Corps:

In all, 81 guns.

Major McIntosh:

Transportation sufficient when rear wagons return. Two of the forges loaned in battalion. Lost 1 gun, disabled and turned in, and 1 rear part of caisson. Needs men in Lusk's and Hurt's companies.

Major Poague:

Transportation insufficient. Forges borrowed from other battalion. Lost 1 caisson on march to Falling Waters. Needs men for Wyatt's and Brooke's companies, and 25 horses.

Major Pegram:

Transportation sufficient. Lost 1 10-pounder Parrott, disabled in action and sent to rear; 1 Napoleon, disabled and captured on road with General Imboden; 1 caisson, turned in; 1 caisson and 8 horses captured; 1 caisson disabled and left on the field; 3 caissons blown up by enemy, and 1 abandoned on march to Falling Waters. Needs detailed men to be returned to companies, and some conscripts for each.

Lieutenant-Colonel Garnett:

Transportation insufficient. Lost 2 guns, captured near Falling Waters; 2 guns turned over by Major Richardson to Captain Hurt, to save them; 6 caissons and 3 forges, captured under General Imboden; 70 horses and 40 sets of barness, captured or abandoned, besides ordnance stores. Needs no men, but general refitting.

Lieutenant-Colonel Cutts:

Caissons full. Transportation sufficient. The forge captured under General Imboden. Three of the 3-inch guns are navy Parrotts.

In all [Third Corps]:

In all, 77 guns.

Grand total:

In all, 241 guns.

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*The grand total is not given on original statment

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