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of ammunition, some fixed and in good condition, but which has not been all collected yet. The casualties in the batteries in the campaign are as follows:

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men. Horses

killed

and

disabled

.

1st New ......... 2 ......... 8 10

York

Artiller

y,

Battery

M,

Captain

Woodbury

..

1st New 1 3 ......... 10 12

York

Artiller

y,

Battery

I,

Captain

Winegar.

.

1st Ohio ......... 2 ......... 9 8

Artiller

y,

Battery

C,

Captain

Gary..

1st ......... 1 ......... 9 19

Michigan

Artiller

y,

Battery

I,

Captain

Smith..

Independ ......... 1 ......... 6 15

ent

Pennsylv

ania

Artiller

y,

Battery

E,

Lieutena

nt

Sloan..

13th New 1 4 1 17 20

York

Indepden

t

Battery,

Captain

Bundy..

Total.. 2 13 1 59 84

List of ammunition expended:

May. June. July. August. Total.

Light

12-

pounders

:

Canister 54 88 183 ......... 325

..

Shell.. ......... 99 41 538 678

Case- 306 504 660 409 1,879

shot..

Solid 411 421 599 341 1,772

shot..

Total.. ......... ......... ......... ......... 4,654

3-inch:

Canister 91 ......... 72 4 167

..

Fuse- 158 1,213 907 885 3,163

shell..

Percussi 81 427 327 487 1,322

on-

shell..

Case- 372 2,891 1,171 683 5,117

shot..

Solid ......... ......... 36 90 126

shot..

Total.. ......... ......... ......... ......... 9,895

Aggregat ......... ......... ......... ......... 14,549

e..

I also send herewith reports of battey commander.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. A. REYNOLDS,

Major 1st New York Arty., Chief of Arty., 20th Corps.

Brigadier General J. M. BRANNAN,

Chief of Artillery, Department of the Cumberland.


Numbers 278.

Report of Captain William Wheeler, Thirteenth New York Battery, Chief of Artillery, Second Division, of operations May 3-11.


HDQRS. ARTILLERY, SECOND DIV., 20TH ARMY CORPS,
Mill Creek Gap, May 11, 1864.

SIR: I have the honor to report the following with regard to the movements and operations of this command from the 3rd of May, 1864, to the present date:

At 9 a. m on May 3 the Thirteenth New York Battery broke camp at Bridgeport, Ala., and marched with the First and Third Brigades


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