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Page 816 OPERATIONS IN SE. VA. AND N. C. Chapter LII.

A list marked A, hereunto annexed, gives casualties. A list marked B, hereunto annexed, gives captured property. A list marked C,* hereunto annexed, gives the number of prisoners. All of which has been turned in to the respective departments to which they belong. Having but a small amount of transportation I could not bring off all the small-arms abandoned by the enemy, but they were destroyed by having artillery moved over them. The enemy admit killed about 25 men and 2 officers, and from 75 to 100 men and horses put hors de combat.

Before closing this report I beg respectfully to mention Colonel C. L. Upham, of the Fifteenth Connecticut Infantry, whose able and cordial co-operation has been of great service to me. Captain Green and his command of the One hundred and thirty-second New York Infantry deserve great credit. Troops B and D, of the Twelfth New York Cavalry, behaved well. The artillery was not used, but I am satisfied that Captain Mercer would have fought his battery well. If the commanding general deems the expedition a success it is entirely due to the good conduct of every officer and man engaged in it, and am confident that had my force been treble I should have commanded Kinston, destroyed the ram, and the Goldsborough railroad. I am, however, satisfied that the ram can never be used this way.

I have the honor to be, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

P. J. CLAASSEN,

Colonel 132nd New York, Commanding Expedition.

Captain J. A. JUDSON,

Assistant Adjutant-General, District of North Carolina.

A.

Return of casualties in an expedition commanded by Colonel P. J. Claassen, One hundred and thirty-second Regiment New York Infantry, near Kinston, N. C., on the morning of June 22, 1864.

Killed. Wounded. Missing. Aggregate.

Offi Men. Offi Men. Offi Men. Offi Men.

cers cers cers cers

132nd

Regiment New --- 1 --- --- --- 2 --- 3

York

Infantry.

15th Regiment

Connecticut --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Infantry.

12th New York

Cavalry --- --- --- --- --- 1 --- 1

(detachment).

3rd New York

Artillery --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

(detachment).

Total. --- 1 --- --- --- 3 --- 4

P. J. CLAASSEN,

Colonel 132nd New York, Commanding Expedition.

B.

Return of ordnance, ordnance stores, and quartermaster's stores captured by an expedition commanded by Colonel P. J. Claassen, near Kinston, N. C., on the morning of June 22, 1864.

Horses .................................................. 23

Mules ................................................... 5

Saddles ................................................. 25

Bridles ................................................. 5

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*Contains names of 5 officers and 42 men.

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