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Report of ordnance and ordnance stores captured, lost, &c.-Continued.

Atlanta, Jonesborough, Rome,

Ga. Ga. Ga.

Captured

Artillery ammunition:

Serviceable....... rounds 390 420 .....

Unserviceable..... do 3,765 ........ .....

Small-arms: Springfield, 610 792 .....

Enfield, Austrian, Harper's

Ferry, Prussian, Colt.

Confederate rifles, and U. S.

muskets, caliber .69

Musket barrels, &c:

Musket barrels 2,687 ...... ....

Austrian bayonets 98 ...... ....

Infantry accouterments:

Cartridge-boxes and plates ..... ..... .....

Cartridge-box belts and ..... ...... ......

plates

Waist belts and plates ..... ..... .....

Cap Pouches ..... ...... ....

Bayonet scabbards ..... ........ .....

Sets of, incomplete ...... 550 .....

Lost-

Small-arms: Springfield and ..... ...... ....

Enfield rifles .58

Cannon: 3-inch Rodmans, ..... .... .....

General Kilpatrick

Surplus, small-arms: ..... ...... .....

Springfield, Enfield,

Spencer, Whitney, Dresden,

Austrian, and Colt rifles

Captured, and destroyed by

fire for want of

transportation, by order of

Major-General Thomas:

12-pounder gun carriages ..... 6 .....

10-pounder gun carriages ..... 2 .....

Field caissons ..... 4 ......

Limbers ..... 7 ....

Wheel traces ..... 22 .....

Sponges and staves ..... 9 .....

Wormers ..... 2 .....

Prolonges ..... 8 .....

Had-spikes, trail ..... 10 .....

Elevating screws ..... 4 .....

In the Resaca, Ga. Total

field,

during

June, July,

and August

Captured

Artillery ammunition:

Serviceable....... rounds ........ ........ ....

Unserviceable..... do ........ ....... ....

Small-arms: Springfield, 1,336 4,218 ....

Enfield, Austrian, Harper's

Ferry, Prussian, Colt.

Confederate rifles, and U. S.

muskets, caliber .69

Musket barrels, &c:

Musket barrels ...... (a) ....

Austrian bayonets ...... ...... ....

Infantry accouterments:

Cartridge-boxes and plates ....... 1,919 1,919

Cartridge-box belts and ....... 882 882

plates

Waist belts and plates ....... 1,023 1,023

Cap Pouches ....... 982 982

Bayonet scabbards ........ 923 923

Sets of, incomplete ....... ...... 550

Lost-

Small-arms: Springfield and 1,277 ...... 1,277

Enfield rifles .58

Cannon: 3-inch Rodmans, 2 ...... 2

General Kilpatrick

Surplus, small-arms: 5,279 ..... 5,279

Springfield, Enfield,

Spencer, Whitney, Dresden,

Austrian, and Colt rifles

Captured, and destroyed by

fire for want of

transportation, by order of

Major-General Thomas:

12-pounder gun carriages .... ....... 6

10-pounder gun carriages ..... ....... 2

Field caissons .... ....... 4

Limbers .... ....... 7

Wheel traces ..... ........ 22

Sponges and staves .... ...... 9

Wormers .... ...... 2

Prolonges .... ...... 8

Had-spikes, trail .... ....... 10

Elevating screws ..... ...... 4

a Several.

Total cannon captured................................ 48

Total small-arms captured............................ 6,956

Total small-arms lost................................ 1,277

Total cannon lost.................................... 2

Total small-arms surplus............................. 5,279

O. E. MICHAELIS,

Lieutenant of Ord., Actg. Chief of Ord., Dept. of the Cumberland.

ATLANTA, GA., September 15, 1864.

ADDENDA.

CIRCULAR.] HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,

Near Atlanta, Ga., July 25, 1864.

The major-general commanding congratulates the troops upon the brilliant success which has attended the Union arms in the late battles, and which has been officially reported, as follows:

In the battle of the 20th instant, in which the Twentieth Corps, one division of the Fourth Corps, and part of the Fourteenth Corps, was engaged, total Union loss in killed, wounded, and missing, 1,733. In front of the Twentieth Corps there were put out of the fight 6,000 rebels. Five hundred and sixty-three of the enemy were buried by our own troops, and the rebels were permitted to bury 250 additional themselves. The Second Division, of the Fourth Corps, repulsed seven assaults of the enemy with slight loss to themselves, which must swell the rebel loss much beyond 6,000. Prisoners captured, 300, and 7 stand of colors. No report has yet been received of the part taken in this battle by the Fourteenth Army Corps.


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