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703 Series I Volume XXXII-III Serial 59 - Forrest's Expedition Part III

Page 703 Chapter XLIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - CONFEDERATE.

Statistical report of the battalion of artillery, & c. - Continued.

Batteries Names of What What ex- Occasion of

officers. battles in perience promotion.

in

artillery.

Slocomb's Captain C. See under --- Vice Cap-

H. Slocomb head of tain

losses. Hodgson,

promoted.

First See under March 6, Elected.

Lieutenant head of 1862.

W. C. D. losses;

Vaught. was at

Manassas,

Munson's

Hill, and

Lewins-

ville.

First See under ...do... Do.

Lieutenant head of

J. A. losses.

Chalaron

Second ...do... ...do... Do.

Lieutenant

A. J.

Leverich

Second ...do... ...do... Do.

Lieutenant

C. J. Johnson

Mebane's Captain John ...do... September Vice

W. Mebane 20, 1861, Captain

to present Wright,

time. promoted.

First ...do... From Vice J. W.

Lieutenant October Mebane,

J. W. 15, 1861, promoted.

to present

Phillips

Second ...do... From Elected.

Lieutenant November

J. C. Grant 25, 1861,

to present

Second ...do... From Promoted

Lieutenant December for gallan-

L. E. Wright 8, 1861, try at Mur-

to present frees-

borough

ORGANIZED.

Name. Where. When. By whom. What

service

seen.

Cobb's First Bowling Sept. 20, Captain Day of

Kentucky Green, Ky. 1861. H. B. organiza-

Battery. Lyon. tion to

present

time.

Slocomb's New Feb. 22, ---

Fifth Compa- Orleans, La 1862.

ny, Washing-

ton Artil-

lery.

Mebane's Fayettee Oct. 15, Captain Do.

(Tennessee) County, 1861. J. W.

battery. Jackson, Eldridge.

Tenn.

LOSSES.

Batte- Shiloh. Farming- Vicksburg Perry-

ries. ton. ville.

Cobb's Men killed 12 --- --- ---

a

Men 29 --- 1 ---

wounded

Men --- --- --- ---

missing

Total 41 --- 1 ---

Pieces 2 --- --- ---

Caissons 6 --- --- ---

Horses 68 --- --- ---

killed

Horses 10 --- --- ---

wounded

Total 78 --- --- ---

Ammunition 487 --- 1,125 ---

(expended

rounds).

Continuation:

Batte- Corinth. Baton Murfree- Jackson.

ries. Rouge. sborough.

Cobb's Men killed --- --- 2 2

a

Men --- 2 9 7

wounded

Men --- --- --- ---

missing

Total --- 2 11 9

Pieces --- --- --- ---

Caissons --- --- --- ---

Horses --- --- 6 ---

killed

Horses --- 2 7 ---

wounded

Total --- 2 13 ---

Ammunition --- 51 1,125 195

(expended

rounds).

Continuation:

Batte- Chicka- Hart- Missi- Pic- Total.

ries. magua. sville. onary ket.

Ridge.

Cobb's Men killed 3 3 1 --- 23

a

Men 10 11 7 --- 76

wounded

Men --- --- 3 --- 3

missing

Total 13 14 11 --- 102

Pieces --- --- 4 --- 6

Caissons --- --- 4 --- 10

Horses 3 6 3 --- 86

killed

Horses 5 5 --- --- 29

wounded

Total 8 11 3 --- 115

Ammunition 400 385 482 --- 4,252

(expended

rounds).

a A correct statement cannot be made of the various re-equipments received. The following batteries have been consolidated into one, with such of their equipments as was required to make the battery effective: Byrne's [Mississippi] battery, at Corinth, May 1862; Graves' [Mississippi] battery at Murfreesborough, November, 1862; fragments of Green's [Kentucky] battery, Hart's [Arkansas] battery, and Waters' [Alabama] battery in January, 1864.


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