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of which I refer you to the heads of those departments. Throughout the corps many worn-out wagons were exchanged for good Yankee ones, the useless ones being left behind.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN A. HARMAN,

Major and Chief Quartermaster Second Corps.

Lieutenant-General JACKSON,

Commanding Second Army Corps.


Numbers 267. Report of Major W. J. Hawks, C. S. Army, Commissary of Subsistence, of captured property.

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT, SECOND ARMY CORPS,

Guiney's Station, Va., February 6, 1863.

GENERAL: The following statement of property captured by your command is as nearly complete as I can make it:

FRONT ROYAL.

Flour .........................................barrels.... 85

WINCHESTER AND MARTINSBURG.

103 head of cattle........................pounds, gross.... 92,700

Bacon.........................................pounds....... 14,637

Hard bread....................................do........... 6,000

Sugar..........................................do.......... 2,400

Salt...........................................bushels..... 350

HARPER'S FERRY.

Salt-pork.........................................pounds.... 1,315

Salt-beef........................................ do........ 1,545

Bacon..............................................do....... 19,267

Hard bread.........................................do.......155,954

Rice...............................................do........ 628

Coffee..............................................do....... 4,930

Sugar................................................do...... 209

Candles...............................................do..... 67

Soap.................................................do...... 280

Beans................................................bushels. 9

Salt.................................................do...... 154

Vinegar..............................................gallons. 180

Molasses..............................................do..... 80

At McDowell nothing was captured except hard bread, which was issued to troops passing through-an extra ration. At Winchester, Martinsburg, and Harper's Ferry large amounts of supplies were carried off by division wagons, of which no report was made to me. Full rations were issued to 13,000 of the enemy for two days at Harper's Ferry. The issue was made before an inventory was taken.

Very respectfully,

W. J. HAWKS,

Major and Commissary of Subsistence, 2nd A. C., Army of N. Va.,

Lieutenant-General JACKSON,

Commanding Second Army Corps.

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