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162 Series I Volume XXVI-II Serial 42 - Port Hudson Part II

Page 162 W.FLA., S.ALA., S.MISS., LA., TEX., N.MEX. Chapter XXXVIII.

[Sub-Inclosure.]

Statement of ammunition required at Mobile, Ala., August 13, 1863.

Ammunition, &c. Required Received Required

July 1. since this date.

10-inch columbiad shot 4,334 83 4,251

10-inch mortar shell 576 --- 576

8-inch columbiad shot 1,980 19 1,961

8-inch columbiad shell 950 --- 950

8-inch grape 342 --- 342

8-inch canister 604 --- 604

8-inch rifle Blakely shot --- --- ---

8-inch rifle Blakely shell 701 --- 701

8-inch S. C. howitzer shell 1,075 --- 1,075

8-inch S. C. howitzer grape 547 --- 547

8-inch S. C. howitzer 551 --- 551

canister

8-inch mortar shell 1,050 --- 1,050

7-inch rifle Brooke shot 326 --- 326

7-inch rifle Brooke shell 326 --- 326

6.4-inch rifle Brooke shot 330 233 97

6.4-inch rifle Brooke shell 353 50 303

42-pounder shell 729 --- 729

42-pounder rifle shot 304 --- 304

42-pounder rifle shell 256 --- 256

32-pounder shot 5,005 631 4,374

32-pounder shell 8,378 42 8,336

32-pounder grape 3,340 593 2,747

32-pounder canister 3,896 200 3,696

32-pounder rifle shot 12,475 --- 12,475

32-pounder rifle shell 11,623 --- 11,623

24-pounder shot 4,395 --- 4,395

24-pounder shell 5,886 --- 5,886

24-pounder grape 2,364 1 2,363

24-pounder canister 2,751 --- 2,751

24-pounder rifle shot 776 --- 776

24-pounder rifle shell 1,044 --- 1,044

18-pounder shell 400 --- 400

18-pounder canister 73 45 28

18-pounder spherical case 800 --- 800

shot

12-pounder shot 454 406 48

12-pounder shell --- --- ---

12-pounder canister 278 1,108 ---

12-pounder spherical case 2,902 224 2,678

shot

24-pounder howitzer shell 88 --- 88

24-pounder howitzer canister 389 --- 389

24-pounder howitzer 484 --- 484

spherical case shot

12-pounder howitzer shell 1,761 1,010 751

12-pounder howitzer canister 1,360 838 522

12-pounder howitzer 7,269 54 7,215

spherical case shot

12-pounder mountain howitzer 534 --- 534

shell

12-pounder mountain howitzer 533 --- 533

canister

12-pounder mountain howitzer 2,133 --- 2,133

spherical case

6-pounder shell 1,483 1,078 405

6-pounder spherical case 2,357 854 1,503

shot

3-inch rifle shot 1,451 696 755

3-inch rifle shell 1,323 333 990

Whitworth shot 105 112 ---

Whitworth shell 201 --- 201

Friction primers 1,821,429 18,000 1,803,429

Priming tubes 7,795 --- 7,795

Columbiad or large grain 295,550 81,000 214,550

powder

Cannon powder, small grain 368,594 10,100 358,494

(Cartridge bags, sizes and

quantities to correspond

with foregoing.)

Battery wagons 4 --- 4

Battery forges 4 3 1

Carbines and rifles for 200 --- 200

cavalry

10-inch columbiad carriages 2 --- 2

and chassis

Tarpaulins 20 --- 20

Mississippi rifle cartridges 240,000 80,000 160,000

Enfield rifle cartridges 412,000 117,000 295,000

Musket and buck and ball 500,000 207,900 252,100

cartridges

Sharps cartridges (carbine) 40,000 5,000 35,000

Musket percussion caps 200,000 --- 200,000

HENRY MYERS,

Major, and Chief of Ordnance, Department of the Gulf.


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