487 Series I Volume XXXVIII-I Serial 72 - The Atlanta Campaign Part I
Page 487 | Chapter L. REPORTS, ETC.-ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. |
Below is the amount and kinds of ammunition expended by each battery in this command during the campaign. Also the casualties in each battery in this command during the campaign:
12-pounder light guns.
Nu Cali Solid Spheri Fuse- Cani
mb ber. shot. cal shell. ster
Command. er case. .
of
gu
ns
.
5th Indiana Battery 6 {2 1,243 1,594 476 49
Light Artillery, 3-
Captain A. Morrison. inch
.
4
12-
poun
ders
Battery B, Independent 4 12- 1,512 1,277 1,470 494
Pennsylvania Light poun
Artillery, Captain J. ders
Ziegler .
Battery A, First Ohio 6 12- 1,157 1,001 344 64
Light Artillery, poun
Captain W. F. ders
Goodspeed. .
Battery M, First 4 3- --- --- --- --
Illinois Light inch
Artillery, Captain
George W. Spencer.
Bridges' Battery, 5 3- --- --- --- --
Illinois Light inch
Artillery, First
Lieutenant L. A.
White.
6th Ohio Battery, 4 12- 1,309 1,498 77
Light Artillery, poun 1,504
Captain Cullen ders
Bradley. .
Battery M, First Ohio 6 do 205 303 154 14
Light Artillery,
Captain Frederick
Schultz.
Total 35 5,621 5,484 3,942 698
Ammunition expended.
3-inch rifle guns.
Sol Percu Fuse- Case- Can Total.
id ssion shell shot. ist
Command. sho - . er.
t shell
5th Indiana Battery 20 616 967 1,381 86 6,432
Light Artillery,
Captain A. Morrison.
Battery B, - --- --- -- - 4,753
Independent
Pennsylvania Light
Artillery, Captain
J. Ziegler
Battery A, First Ohio - --- --- -- - 2,566
Light Artillery,
Captain W. F.
Goodspeed.
Battery M, First 205 808 2,113 1,747 112 4,985
Illinois Light
Artillery, Captain
George W. Spencer.
Bridges' Battery, 130 1,815 1,212 2,092 14 5,263
Illinois Light
Artillery, First
Lieutenant L. A.
White.
6th Ohio Battery, - --- --- -- - 4,388
Light Artillery,
Captain Cullen
Bradley.
Battery M, First Ohio - --- --- -- - 676
Light Artillery,
Captain Frederick
Schultz.
Total 355 3,239 4,292 5,220 212 29,063
The Dyer projectile has proved a failure whenever used, and the Hotchkiss projectile a complete success in every engagement, especially with the percussion-shells. The ammunition furnished from the Alleghany Arsenal has proved the best.
Casualties.
Killed. Wounded. Missing.
Off Men Off Men Off Men
ice . ice . ice .
Command. rs. rs. rs.
5th Indiana Battery Light 1 5 - 3 - -
Artillery, Captain A.
Morrison.
Battery B, Independent 1 2 1 12 - -
Pennsylvania Light
Artillery, Captain J.
Ziegler
Battery A, 1st Ohio Light - 3 - 11 - -
Artillery, Captain W. F.
Goodspeed.
Battery M, 1st Illinois - 2 - 8 - -
Light Artillery, Captain
George W. Spencer.
Bridges Battery, Illinois - 2 1 5 - -
Light Artillery, First
Lieutenant L. A. White.
6th Ohio Battery Light - 2 1 5 - -
Artillery, Captain Cullen
Bradley.
Battery M, 1st Ohio Light - 1 - 5 - 2
Artillery, Captain F.
Schultz
Total 2 17 3 49 - 2
Prisoners. Total.
Off Men Off Men Agg Hor
ice . ice . reg ses
Command. rs. rs. ate kil
led
and
dis
abl
ed.
5th Indiana Battery Light - - 1 8 9 13
Artillery, Captain A.
Morrison.
Battery B, Independent - - 2 14 16 17
Pennsylvania Light
Artillery, Captain J.
Ziegler
Battery A, 1st Ohio Light - - - 14 14 33
Artillery, Captain W. F.
Goodspeed.
Battery M, 1st Illinois - - - 10 10 10
Light Artillery, Captain
George W. Spencer.
Bridges Battery, Illinois - 4 1 11 12 46
Light Artillery, First
Lieutenant L. A. White.
6th Ohio Battery Light - - 1 7 8 25
Artillery, Captain Cullen
Bradley.
Battery M, 1st Ohio Light - - - 8 8 11
Artillery, Captain F.
Schultz
Total - 4 5 72 77 155
Page 487 | Chapter L. REPORTS, ETC.-ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. |