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362 Series I Volume XXVIII-II Serial 47 - Ft. Sumter - Ft. Wagner Part II

Page 362 S. C. AND GA. COASTS, AND IN MID. AND E. FLA. Chapter XL.

STATEMENT B.

Proposed armament for Upper Stono, Saint Andrew's Parish.

Batteries Armament Remarks.

{1 24-pounder, Recommended from

smooth, siege- guns on lines

carriage

Battery Wilkes {1 18-pounder, Recommenced from

rifled and banded guns on lines. The

18-pounder is a

smooth gun;

recommended to be

rifled and banded.

Battery Haig 2 24-pounders, These guns should

rifled, siege- be banded.

carriages

1 24-pounder, Recommended from

{smooth siege- guns on lines

carriage

Battery Geddes {1 12-pounder, Do.

rifled and banded

{1 8-inch navy shell Present armament to

gun be retained.

Battery Palmer {2 32-pounders,

smooth

{2 24-pounders,

smooth

{1 12-pounder, This gun should be

rifled banded

Proposed armament for line of inundation.

{1 24-pounder, To defective one at

smooth, on siege- Battery Numbers 4,

carriage, from the western lines

lines

{1 32-pounder, short To be brought from

navy gun Fort Lamar.

Works on turnpike {1 18-pounder, Do.

smooth, siege-

carriage

{1 12-pounder, From the lines.

smooth, siege-

carriage

NOTE.-Three 24-pounders, Austrian howitzers (bronze), may be used to advantage on the line of inundation. They should be kept near the turnpike until needed on the field works above. For present service these guns should be sent to Fort Johnson to command the beach leading to Battery Simkins.

STATEMENT C.

List of guns on James Island.

Batteries Caliber

WESTERN LINES.

Battery Numbers 1. 2 18-pounder, smooth, siege-

carriage

Battery Numbers 2. 2 24-pounders, howitzer,

smooth, field, Austrian.

Battery Numbers 3. 1 24-pounder, smooth, siege-

carriage

Battery Numbers 4. 1 32-pounder, smooth, naval

siege-carriage

Battery Numbers 5. 1 24-pounder, siege, damaged.

Battery Numbers 6. 1 12-pounder, smooth, siege-

carriage.

Battery Numbers 7. 1 24-pounder, smooth, siege-

carriage.

Battery Numbers 8. 1 24-pounder, howitzer, field,

Austrian.

Battery Numbers 9. 1 12-pounder, smooth, siege-

carriage.

Battery Numbers 10. 1 12-pounder, smooth, siege-

carriage.

Battery Numbers 11. 1 24-pounder, smooth, siege-

carriage.

Battery Numbers 12. 1 32-pounder, smooth, naval

gun.

Battery Numbers 13. 1 24-pounder, smooth, barbette

carriage.

FORT LAMarch

{4 8-inch navy shell, guns.

{6 32-pounders, smooth.

{1 32-pounder, rifled and

banded.

Fort Lamar {2 24-pounder, rifled, not

banded.

{1 18-pounder, smooth.

{1 32-pounder, snort navy gun.

{1 10-inch mortar.

EASTERN LINES.

Redoubt Numbers 1. 1 32-pounder, smooth. The rest

of the armament assigned is to

come from Fort Pemberton.

Redoubt Numbers 2. {2 32-pounders.

{1 24-pounder.

Redoubt Numbers 3. 1 24-pounder.

Redoubt Numbers 1. 1 24-pounder.

Redoubt Numbers 4. {1 24-pounder.

{1 18-pounder.

Redan Numbers 2. 1 24-pounder.

Redan Numbers 3. 1 32-pounder.

Redout Numbers 5. {1 24-pounder.

{1 18-pounder.

Redout Numbers 6. 1 24-pounder.

{1 24-pounder.

Redan Numbers 5. 1 12-pounder, rifled.

{

{1 12-pounder, smooth.

{1 32-pounder, smooth.

Redan Numbers 6. 1 8-inch sea-coasts howitzer.

Battery Reed. 2 24-pounders.


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