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Armament

Command 30- 10- James English 3 Rodman

pounder pounder guns 1/2-inch 3-inch

Parrotts Parrotts

First Division:

2nd Illinois 4 ..... .... ..... 2

Artillery,

Battery A*

1st Indiana ..... ..... .... ..... 4

Battery*

7th Michigan ..... ..... .... ..... .....

Battery

1st Wisconsin 4 ..... .... ..... .....

Battery*

Second Division:

1st Missouri ..... ..... .... ..... .....

Artillery,

Battery B

1st Missouri ..... 2 .... 2 .....

Artillery,

Battery E

1st Missouri ..... .... 2 4 .....

Artillery,

Battery F

Third Division:

2nd Illinois ..... .... ... ..... .....

Artillery,

Battery E

1st Missouri ..... ..... ... ..... .....

Artillery,

Battery A*

2nd Ohio Battery ..... ..... 4 ..... .....

16th Ohio ..... ..... 3 ..... .....

Battery

Fourth Division:

Chicago ..... ..... .... ..... 4

Mercantile

Battery

17th Ohio ..... 6 .... ..... .....

Battery

Total 8 8 9 6 10

Armament.

Command 12- 12- 6- 12- Total

pounder pounders pounders pounder

Napoleons howitzers

First

Division:

2nd Illinois ..... ..... ..... ..... 4

Artillery,

Battery A*

1st Indiana ..... 2 ..... 2 6

Battery*

7th Michigan ..... ..... ..... ..... 4

Battery

1st Wisconsin ..... ..... ..... ..... 4

Battery*

Second

Division:

1st Missouri 4 ..... ..... 2 6

Artillery,

Battery B

1st Missouri ..... ..... ..... 2 6

Artillery,

Battery E

1st Missouri ..... ..... ..... ..... 6

Artillery,

Battery F

Third

Division:

2nd Illinois .... ..... 3 1 4

Artillery,

Battery E

1st Missouri 1 ..... 3 2 6

Artillery,

Battery A*

2nd Ohio ..... ..... ..... 2 6

Battery

16th Ohio 2 1 ..... ..... 6

Battery

Fourth

Division:

Chicago ..... .... ..... ..... 4

Mercantile

Battery

17th Ohio ..... .... ..... ..... 6

Battery

Total 7 3 6 11 68

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*With the division; the other batteries of the corps are at Carrolton.

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RICHARD ARNOLD,

Brigadier-General, and Chief of Artillery.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. THIRTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Numbers 39.
Carrollton, La., September 26, 1863.

Major-General Herron, having received leave of absence some time since from the department commander, with the true spirit of a soldier, remained with his men as long as the special service intrusted to him required. That command being about to join the corps, the leave of absence takes effect.

In parting with General Herron, though but for a time, the general commanding deems it a fitting opportunity to thank him for the promptness and efficiency with which every order that carried him toward the enemy has been obeyed; and for the zeal and bravery displayed by his command during the rapid, difficult, frequent, and successful campaigns conducted by Major-General Herron in person.

By order of Major General E. O. C. Ord:

WALTER B. SCATES,

Lieutenant-Colonel, and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, September 28, 1863.

Memoranda for Generals Banks, Grant, and Steele.

The rebel Secretary of War directs General Kirby Smith to break up all plantations within 8 or 10 miles of the Mississippi River, on west side, remove the negroes, and remove or destroy the cotton. He is also directed to organize batteries of artillery to operate on that shore


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