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1017 Series I Volume XLII-II Serial 88 - Richmond-Fort Fisher Part II

Page 1017 Chapter LIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - UNION.

The field guns will not be change or withdrawn, except under orders through or from these headquarters, and the chief of artillery, will communicate this order to battery commanders.

By order of Major-General Hancock:

H. H. BINGHAM,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. ARTILLERY BRIGADE, SECOND ARMY CORPS,
September 25, 1864.

Captain J. N. CRAIG,

Asst. Adjt. General Artillery Hdqrs., Army of the Potomac:

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report no change in the enemy 's lines in my front observed or reported during the past twenty-four hours. In compliance with orders, all the available batteries of this brigade were placed in position during last night, relieving batteries of the Tenth Corps as follows: Ames' (G), First New York, relieved Dow's in Fort Morton; Sleeper's, Tenth Massachussets, relieved Follett's in Battery 14; Edgell's, First New Hampshire, relieved Sawyer in Battery 13; Beck's (C and I), Fifth United States, relieved Langdon's in Fort Haskell; Rickets' (F), First Pennsylvania, relieved Clinton's in Batteries 10 and 11; Brown's (B), First Rhode Island, relieved Warren's in Fort Stedman; McKnight's, Twelfth New York, relieved Riggs' in Batteries 6 and 8; Roder's (K), Fourth United States, relieved Lee's in Fort McGilvery.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

F. M. EDGELL,

Captain, Commanding .


HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
September 25, 1864.

Captain EDGELL,

Commanding Artillery Brigade:

CAPTAIN: The major-general commanding the corps directs me to inform you that Woerner's battery has been removed from Fort Alexander Hays and that it had better be put in Numbers 6.

I am, captain very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. H. BINGHAM,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. ARTILLERY BRIGADE, SECOND ARMY CORPS,
September 25, 1864.

Captain CHRISTIAN WOERNER,

Commanding Third New Jersey Battery:

CAPTAIN: The captain commanding directs me to inform you that if you have been removed from Forty Hays he desires you to at once move your battery to the Avery house, halt it, and report in person at these headquarters. The orderly will guide you to both places.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

U. D. EDDY,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


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