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

Page 731 Chapter XLIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - CONFEDERATE.

Reports of the batteries of light artillery of the Army of Tennessee.

Command. Effective. Present and 3-inch

absent. rifles.

Reserve Corps:

Robertson's

battalion:

Lumsden's 94 155 ---

(Alabama) battery

Barret's 97 127 ---

(Missouri)

battery

Havis' (Georgia) 102 145 ---

battery

Anderson's 117 161 ---

(Georgia) battery

Williams'

battalion:

Jeffress' 69 103 ---

(Virginia)

battery

Kolb's (Alabama) 96 151 ---

battery

Darden's 55 85 ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Waddell's

battalion:

Emery's (Alabama) 62 110 ---

battery

Bellamy's 65 112 ---

(Alabama) battery

Total 757 1,149 ---

Hardee's corps:

Hotchkiss'

battalion:

Swett's 90 125 ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Semple's 82 136 ---

(Alabama) battery

Key's (Arkansas) 51 78 ---

battery

Martin's

battalion:

Bledsoe's 67 105 ---

(Missouri)

battery

Ferguson's (South 81 185 ---

Carolina) battery

Howell's 77 125 ---

(Georgia) battery

Hoxton's

battalion:

McCants' 72 99 ---

(Florida) battery

Turner's 80 127 ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Fowler's 95 151 ---

(Alabama) battery

Palmer's

battalion:

Corput's 79 146 ---

(Georgia) battery

Rowan's (Georgia) 108 160 ---

battery

Marshall's 83 143 ---

(Tennessee)

battery

Total 965 1,580 ---

Hood's corps:

Courtney's

battalion:

Douglas' (Texas) 85 97 ---

battery

Garrity's 95 120 2

(Alabama) battery

Dent's (Alabama) 11 132 ---

battery

Eldridge's

battalion:

Stanford's 72 125 ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Eufaula (Alabama) 102 155 4

battery

Fenner's 110 184 ---

(Louisiana)

battery

Cobb's battalion:

Cobb's (Kentucky) 92 137 ---

battery

Slocomb's 116 176 ---

(Louisiana)

battery

Mebane's 66 98 ---

(Tennessee)

battery

Total 849 1,224 6

Grand total:

Reserve artillery 757 1,149 ---

Hardee's corps 965 1,580 ---

Hood's corps 849 1,224 6

Total 2,571 3,953 6

Continuation:

Command. 10-pounder 3 1/2-inch 2 1/2-inch

Parrott Blakely Blakely

rifles. rifles. rifles.

Reserve Corps:

Robertson's

battalion:

Lumsden's --- --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Barret's --- --- ---

(Missouri)

battery

Havis' (Georgia) --- --- ---

battery

Anderson's 4 --- ---

(Georgia) battery

Williams'

battalion:

Jeffress' 4 --- ---

(Virginia)

battery

Kolb's (Alabama) --- --- ---

battery

Darden's --- --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Waddell's

battalion:

Emery's (Alabama) 4 --- ---

battery

Bellamy's --- 2 2

(Alabama) battery

Total 12 2 2

Hardee's corps:

Hotchkiss'

battalion:

Swett's --- --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Semple's --- --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Key's (Arkansas) --- --- ---

battery

Martin's

battalion:

Bledsoe's --- --- ---

(Missouri)

battery

Ferguson's (South --- --- ---

Carolina) battery

Howell's --- --- ---

(Georgia) battery

Hoxton's

battalion:

McCants' --- --- ---

(Florida) battery

Turner's --- --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Fowler's --- --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Palmer's

battalion:

Corput's --- --- ---

(Georgia) battery

Rowan's (Georgia) --- --- ---

battery

Marshall's --- --- ---

(Tennessee)

battery

Total --- --- ---

Hood's corps:

Courtney's

battalion:

Douglas' (Texas) --- --- ---

battery

Garrity's 2 --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Dent's (Alabama) --- --- ---

battery

Eldridge's

battalion:

Stanford's --- --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Eufaula (Alabama) --- --- ---

battery

Fenner's --- --- ---

(Louisiana)

battery

Cobb's battalion:

Cobb's (Kentucky) --- --- ---

battery

Slocomb's --- --- ---

(Louisiana)

battery

Mebane's --- --- ---

(Tennessee)

battery

Total 2 --- ---

Grand total:

Reserve artillery 12 2 2

Hardee's corps --- --- ---

Hood's corps 2 --- ---

Total 14 2 2

Continuation:

Command. 12-pounder 12-pounder 6-pounder

Napoleons. howitzers. guns.

Reserve Corps:

Robertson's

battalion:

Lumsden's 4 --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Barret's --- 4 ---

(Missouri)

battery

Havis' (Georgia) 2 2 ---

battery

Anderson's --- --- ---

(Georgia) battery

Williams'

battalion:

Jeffress' --- --- ---

(Virginia)

battery

Kolb's (Alabama) --- 2 2

battery

Darden's 4 --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Waddell's

battalion:

Emery's (Alabama) --- --- ---

battery

Bellamy's --- --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Total 10 8 2

Hardee's corps:

Hotchkiss'

battalion:

Swett's 3 --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Semple's 4 --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Key's (Arkansas) --- 4 ---

battery

Martin's

battalion:

Bledsoe's 4 --- ---

(Missouri)

battery

Ferguson's (South 2 2 ---

Carolina) battery

Howell's --- 4 ---

(Georgia) battery

Hoxton's

battalion:

McCants' --- 4 ---

(Florida) battery

Turner's 4 --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Fowler's 4 --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Palmer's

battalion:

Corput's 4 --- ---

(Georgia) battery

Rowan's (Georgia) 4 --- ---

battery

Marshall's 4 --- ---

(Tennessee)

battery

Total 33 14 ---

Hood's corps:

Courtney's

battalion:

Douglas' (Texas) --- 4 ---

battery

Garrity's --- --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Dent's (Alabama) 2 2 ---

battery

Eldridge's

battalion:

Stanford's 4 --- ---

(Mississippi)

battery

Eufaula (Alabama) --- --- ---

battery

Fenner's --- 4 ---

(Louisiana)

battery

Cobb's battalion:

Cobb's (Kentucky) 4 --- ---

battery

Slocomb's 4 --- ---

(Louisiana)

battery

Mebane's --- 4 ---

(Tennessee)

battery

Total 14 14 ---

Grand total:

Reserve artillery 10 8 2

Hardee's corps 33 14 ---

Hood's corps 14 14 ---

Total 57 36 2

Continuation:

Command. Total Horses Horses Horses

guns. service- unservi- required.

able. ceable.

Reserve Corps:

Robertson's

battalion:

Lumsden's 4 62 2 14

(Alabama) battery

Barret's 4 54 5 7

(Missouri)

battery

Havis' (Georgia) 4 52 --- 24

battery

Anderson's 4 51 7 25

(Georgia) battery

Williams'

battalion:

Jeffress' 4 50 9 26

(Virginia)

battery

Kolb's (Alabama) 4 49 11 27

battery

Darden's 4 58 20 18

(Mississippi)

battery

Waddell's

battalion:

Emery's (Alabama) 4 66 --- 10

battery

Bellamy's 4 70 --- ---

(Alabama) battery

Total 36 512 54 151

Hardee's corps:

Hotchkiss'

battalion:

Swett's 3 69 1 7

(Mississippi)

battery

Semple's 4 70 1 6

(Alabama) battery

Key's (Arkansas) 4 56 2 5

battery

Martin's

battalion:

Bledsoe's 4 63 --- 13

(Missouri)

battery

Ferguson's (South 4 63 --- 6

Carolina) battery

Howell's 4 50 --- 11

(Georgia) battery

Hoxton's

battalion:

McCants' 4 45 2 16

(Florida) battery

Turner's 4 65 6 11

(Mississippi)

battery

Fowler's 4 66 9 10

(Alabama) battery

Palmer's

battalion:

Corput's 4 51 5 25

(Georgia) battery

Rowan's (Georgia) 4 75 4 1

battery

Marshall's 4 61 --- 15

(Tennessee)

battery

Total 47 734 30 126

Hood's corps:

Courtney's

battalion:

Douglas' (Texas) 4 49 11 12

battery

Garrity's 4 48 10 28

(Alabama) battery

Dent's (Alabama) 4 61 7 8

battery

Eldridge's

battalion:

Stanford's 4 64 10 12

(Mississippi)

battery

Eufaula (Alabama) 4 53 8 23

battery

Fenner's 4 54 11 7

(Louisiana)

battery

Cobb's battalion:

Cobb's (Kentucky) 4 48 16 28

battery

Slocomb's 4 48 12 28

(Louisiana)

battery

Mebane's 4 39 11 22

(Tennessee)

battery

Total 36 464 96 168

Grand total:

Reserve artillery 36 512 54 151

Hardee's corps 47 744 30 126

Hood's corps 36 464 96 168

Total 119 1,720 80 445

Respectfully submitted.

W. C. PRESTON,

Inspector Artillery.

DALTON, April 1, 1864.


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