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Tabular list of gun-boats, transports, steamers, wrecks, &c., captured from the enemy by the gun-boat flotilla, Western waters.
Name. Gun- Steame Wrecks Where captured.
boats rs. .
General Bragg 1 - - Memphis
Sumter 1 - - do
Little Rebel 1 - - do
General Price 1 - - do
Eastport 1 - - Savannah, Tenn.
H. R. W. Hill - 1 - Memphis
Alfred Robb - 1 - Tennessee River
Kentucky - 1 - Island Numbers 10
De Soto - 1 - do
Admiral - 1 - do
Mars - 1 - do
Sovereign - 1 - do
Victoria - 1 - do
New National - 1 - Memphis
Catahoula - 1 - do
Clara Dolson - 1 - White River
Red Rover - 1 - Island Numbers 10
Mohawk - - 1 do
Grampus - - 1 do
John Simonds - - 1 do
Yazoo - - 1 do
Prince - - 1 do
Winchester - - - do
Sallie Wood - 1 - Tennessee River
General Pillow - 1 - Fort Pillow
Fair Play - 1 - White River
Total - - -
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Name. Estimated Remarks.
value.
General Bragg $50,000 Transferred to the Navy
Department
Sumter 50,000 Do.
Little Rebel 20,000 Do.
General Price 10,000 Do.
Eastport 20,000 Do.
H. R. W. Hill 8,000 Transferred to the Army
(commissary boat at Cairo.)
Alfred Robb 8,000 Transferred to the Navy
Department
Kentucky 5,000 Returned to owners.
De Soto 30,000 Transferred to the Navy
Department.
Admiral 10,000 Taken immediate possession of
by the Army.
Mars 5,000 Do.
Sovereign 10,000 Transferred to the Navy
Department.
Victoria 15,000 Do.
New National 30,000 Do.
Catahoula 10,000 Taken immediate possession of
by the Army.
Clara Dolson 60,000 Transferred to the Navy
Department.
Red Rover 30,000 Do.
Mohawk 500 Rebel gun-boat. Sunk at Island
Numbers 10.
Grampus 5,000 Rebel transports. Sun at Island
Numbers 10.
John Simonds 6,000 Do.
Yazoo 8,000 Do.
Prince 15,000 Do.
Winchester 5,000 Do.
Sallie Wood 6,000 Recaptured and destroyed by the
enemy.
General Pillow 1,000 Transferred to the Navy
Department.
Fair Play 8,000 Do.
Total 425,500
Statement showing amount of cash received, on what account disbursed, and balance remaining on hand June 30, 1863, by Captain George D. Wise, assistant quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, Western Gun-boat Flotilla.
Amount. Amount.
Paid for general $592,713.39 Received $15,800.00
purchases from other
officers.
Paid for purchases Received
on account of 128,224.38 from
clothing, &c. Treasurer of 2,560,577.24
the United
States in
money.
Paid for purchases Received
on account of 30,952.38 from
subsistence. Treasurer of
the United
States in 343,770.00
certificates
of
indebtedness
.
Paid for general 1,473,442.07
expenditures.
Transferred to
officers for 402,103.79
disbursement.
On hand June 30,
1863, with
Treasurer of the
United States on 36,303.34
certificated of
indebtedness.
On hand June 30,
1863, in money, in 256,407.91
treasury at Saint
Louis.
2,920,147.24 2,920,147.24
The above payments include the greater part of the cost of the first seven iron-clad gun-boats, together with the iron-clad gun- boat Benton; also general purchases; purchases of clothing, &c.; commissary stores; the payment of chartered transports; of officers and men employed on captured and other Government steamers and tugs; mechanics and laborers employed at naval depot at Cairo, Ill.; together with the total amount transferred to the acting paymasters of the several gun-boats for pay of officers and men of the gun-boat flotilla.
GEO. D. WISE,
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.
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