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1071 Series I Volume XLVI-I Serial 95 - Appomattox Campaign Part I

Page 1071 Chapter LVIII. THE APPOMATTOX CAMPAIGN.

Armament.

Position. No. Character. Troops. Commanding

officer.

Battery 4 8-inch K, 1st Lieutenant

Numbers 10 mortars Connecticut J. H.

Artillery. Casey.

3 Coehorns .....do..... Do.

2 3-inch rifles 14th Captain J.

Massachusetts W. B.

Battery. Wright.

Fort 4 Light 12- 19th New York Captain E.

Stedman pounders.. Battery W. Rogers.

Battery 2 8-inch L, 1st Lieutenant

Numbers 12 mortars Connecticut R. Lewis

Artillery.

4 Coehorns .....do..... Do.

Fort 4 .....do... .....do..... Lieutenant

Haskell W. H. H.

Bingham.

4 Light 12- 3rd New Bvt. Major

pounders... Jersey C. Woerner.

Battery

Battery 2 3-inch rifles 14th Captain J.

Numbers Massachusetts W. B.

14. Battery. Wright.

Fort 2 4 1-2-inch A. 1st Lieutenant

Morton guns Connecticut H. D.

Artillery. Patterson.

4 10-inch ....do.... Do.

mortars

4 Light 12- G, 1st New Captain s.

pounders York a.

Artillery McClellan.

Battery 6 Coehorns Detachment Captain J.

Numbers 15 14th New York P. Cleary

Fort Avery 4 30-pounder 1st Captain W.

Parrots Connecticut C. Faxon.

Artillery.

Fort 3 3-inch rifles D, Captain S.

Melkel Pennsylvania H.

Volunteer

Artillery. Rhoads.

Battery 1 Light 12 9th Captain R.

Numbers pounder Massachusetts S. Milton

18. Battery.

Fort Rice 5 .....do.... .....do..... Do.

1 3-inch rifle D, Captain S.

Pennsylvania H. Rhoads.

Volunteers

Artillery

Battery 4 8-inch 1st Lieutenant

Numbers 20 mortars Connecticut H. W.

Artillery. Loomis.

Battery 2 Light 12- 7th Maine Capt A. B.

Numbers 21 pounders Battery Twitchell

2 3-inch rifles D, Captain S.

Pennsylvania H. Rhoads.

Volunteer

Artillery.

Fort 4 Light 12- 7th Maine Capt A. B.

Sedqwick pounders Battery Twitchell.

Battery 2 3-inch rifles B, 1st Captain W.

Numbers 22 Pennsylvania McClelland.

Artillery

Fort Davis 2 4 1/2 inch 1st Lieutenant

guns Connecticut W. S.

Artillery Malony

4 Light 12- 27th New York Captain J.

pounders Battery B. Eaton.

4 3-inch rifles B, 1st Captain W.

Pennsylvania McClelland.

Artillery.

Fort Alex. 4 ...do..... 5th Brevet

Hays Massachusetts Major

Battery. Phillips.

Fort 4 ...do...... 11th Captain E.

Friend Massachusetts J. Jones.

Battery

Rear of 2 Light 12- 3rd New Bvt. Major

Avery pounders Jersey C. Woerner.

House Battery

Rear of 4 30-inch L, 1st New Bvt. Major

Fort rifles York G. Breck.

Sedgwick Artillery

Front of 4 Light 12- C, 1st New Captain D.

Avery pounders York F. Ritchie.

House Artillery.

2 ....do..... G, 1st New Captain S.

York A. McClellan

Artillery. .

Right of 2 ...do...... E,1st New Lieutenant

Battery 14 York G. H.

Artillery . Barse.

RECAPITULATION.

4 1/2-inch guns............................... 4

30-pounder Parrotts........................... 11

Light 132-pounders............................ 42

3-inch rifles................................. 34

Total......................................... 91

10-inch mortars............................... 4

8-inch mortars............................... 14

Coehorns mortars.............................. 22

Total mortars................................. 40

Grand total................................... 131


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