The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies - Series I, Volume 40, Part 1 (Reports) by United States War Department

Author:United States War Department
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: United States War Department
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Not found, but see table, p. 237, embracing casualties from June 15 to 30, 1864

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CHAP. LII.) THE RICHMOND CAMPAIGN. 727

battery (K, Third New York). Abont 300 yards on the right and across Harrisons Creek was a battery of three 30-ponuder Parrotts and fonr 8-inch mortars, nuder charge of Captain Dow, First Connecticut Artillery. On the plain in front of corps headquarters was Howells battery, six 10-pounder Parrotts. On the ridge on right of corps head- quarter~was Burtons (First Connecticut) battery of three 30-pounder Parrotts. On the railroad near the Spring Hill crossing was a 13-inch mortar, under charge of Captain Osborne, First Connecticut Artillery. At the Waithall house were two 20-pounder Parrotts of Ashbys bat- tery (E, Third New York Artillery). At the Rushinore house was Brig- hams battery, First Connecticut Artillery, four 30-pounder Parrotts. The light batteries of the corps not mentioned b~y name were prepared, but were not called on to take part in th~ firing. It is reported by deserters that one shell from the 13-inch mortar dismounted a gun in the battery known as the Chesterfield Battery; another struck in the works, killing and wounding from 8 to 10 men.

The following is the amount of ammunition expended during the day: By the light batteries, 155 solid shot, 361 shell, 161 spherical case, and 6 canister; by the heavy batteries and mortars, 1,093 shell. The casualties in the artillery of the corps for the 30th were 2 men wounded, viz: Battery H, Third New York Artillery, 1; 8-inch mortar battery, First Connecticut Artillery, 1. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. PIPER Colonel Tenth New York Artillery, Chief of Arti~lery. Brigadier-General HUNT, Chief of Artillery, Army of the Potomac.

No. 279.

Report of lileut. Michael Leahy, Battery B, Pirst U. S. Artillery, of operations June 2026. CAMP OI~ Honsu BATTERY B, FIRST U. S. ARTILLERY,

July 1, 1864.

GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by Horse Battery B, First U. S. Artillery, attached to Cavalry Division, during raid through part of this State under your command: The battery left camp at 1.30 a. m. on the 20th of June and halted on Spring Hill until the cavalry eame up a short time after daybreak. All then advanced until about 11 a. in., when the command was halted for the day. The battery was not engaged in any way until the after- noon of the 25th, when an attempt was made to burn the railroad bridge over the Staunton River, on the Petersburg and Danville Rail- road. The battery shelled the bridge and the enemys works for sev- eral hours. The attempt failed and the command commenced falling back to our line before Petersburg. Our progress was uninterrupted until reaching the vicinity of Stony Creek, wheu our advance became engaged with the enemy. We succeeded in passing to the left while the enemy were occupied by General Wilsons command and marched all night. We met the enemy about 9 a. m. near Reams Station, on the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad.

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