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[Inclosure Numbers 2.]
Report of amount of bridging and corduroying done by Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps.
Date. Locality. Amount of Amount of
bridging. corduroyin
g.
Feet. Feet.
Nov. Marched from White Hall to . . . 300
15 Cotton River.
16 Marched through McDonough and 30 250
camped on Tussahaw Creek.
17 Marched to Liberty Church. . . . 200
18 Marched to Indian Springs. . . . 150
19 Marched to Persis' farm. 40 500
20 Marched to Dondersberg's 30 400
place.
21 Marched through Clinton and . . . 600
camped six miles beyond.
22 Marched to Dr. Gibson's . . . 400
place.
23 Marched nine miles; took up . . . 100
position seven miles west of
Irwinton.
24 Marched to Irwinton. . . . 150
25 Marched to Oconee River. . . . 400
26 Marched to Flucker's farm. . . . 800
27 Marched to Irwin's Cross- 200 1,200
Roads.
28 Encamped on the Little- 250 2,000
Ohoopee.
29 Marched to near Sutherland's 100 2,000
Mills.
30 Marched to Summerville. 150 2,500
Decemb Marched to the junction of 200 3,500
er 1 Jones' farm old Savannah road.
2 Marched to Scull's Creek. 250 4,000
3 . . . 100 2,000
4 Marched to Statesborough. 200 4,000
5 Marched to Proctor's farm. 200 2,000
6 Marched to Brier Patch. . . . 1,500
7 Marched to Black Creek. 100 1,500
8 Marched to Bryan Court-House. . . . 1,000
9 Marched across the Cannouchee . . . 200
River.
10 Encamped ten miles from . . . 250
Savannah.
Total. 1,850 31,900
SAVANNAH, GA., December 31, 1864.
[Inclosure Numbers 3.]
HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1864.Major MAX. WOODHULL,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Fifteenth Army Corps:
MAJOR: In compliance with instructions of date I have the honor to report the following amount of bridging and corduroying done by this division during the past campaign:
Date. Locality. Bridging and
corduroying.
Yards.
Nov. 26 Near Ball's Ferry. 1,760
27 East of Oconee River. 100
28 Between Irwin's Cross-Roads and 300
Savannah road.
29 Between camp on Savannah road and 700
Sutherland s Mills.
30 Sutherland's Mills to Summerville. 300
December Between Summerville and Cannouchee. 350
1
2 Cannouchee and Scull's Creek. 200
4 Between Scull's Creek and 300
Statesborough.
7 Between Brannon's and Ogeechee 400
River.
Ogeechee road. 400
Road to Station Numbers 1, Georgia 200
railroad.
Total. 5,010
I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN E. SMITH,
Brigadier-General.
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