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The following casualties are respectfully submitted: Ransom's brigade, wounded, 2. Elliott's brigade, killed, 2; wounded, 3. Gracie's brigade, wounded, 3. Total, 2 killed, 8 wounded.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. GRACIE, JR.,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Colonel G. W. BRENT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON'S DIVISION,
Petersburg, August 29, 1864.COLONEL: Everything has been remarkably quiet during the past twenty-four hours; the picket and mortar fire have been about as usual.
No casualties have occurred during the past twenty-four hours.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. GRACIE, JR.,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Colonel G. W. BRENT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON'S DIVISION,
Petersburg, Va., August 30, 1864.COLONEL: During the day yesterday everything remained quiet; the sharpshooting was about as usual. About dark, however, the enemy opened with artillery and mortars along our entire front. From all that I can learn our artillery replied rather feebly to the enemy.
The following casualties are respectfully submitted: Ransom's brigade, wounded, 2; Gracie's brigade, wounded, 2; total, 4 wounded.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. GRACIE, JR.,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Colonel G. W. BRENT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON'S DIVISION,
Petersburg, Va., August 31, 1864.COLONEL: I have only the usual picket-fire to report during the past twenty-four hours. The mortar and artillery fire was not so brisk last night as the evening before. The commanding officer of Gracie's brigade reports that artillery was heard moving from the enemy's right to their left last night.
The following casualties are respectfully submitted: Ransom's brigade, wounded, 2 (1 mortally); Gracie's brigade, wounded, 2; Elliott's brigade, wounded, 2; Wise's brigade, wounded, 2; total, 8 wounded.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. GRACIE, JR.,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Colonel G. W. BRENT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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