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93 Series I Volume XLIV- Serial 92 - Savannah

Page 93 Chapter LVI. THE SAVANNAH CAMPAIGN.

[Inclosure Numbers 2.]

Report of amount of bridging and corduroying done by Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps.

Date. Locality. Amount of Amount of

bridging. corduroyin

g.

Feet. Feet.

Nov. Marched from White Hall to . . . 300

15 Cotton River.

16 Marched through McDonough and 30 250

camped on Tussahaw Creek.

17 Marched to Liberty Church. . . . 200

18 Marched to Indian Springs. . . . 150

19 Marched to Persis' farm. 40 500

20 Marched to Dondersberg's 30 400

place.

21 Marched through Clinton and . . . 600

camped six miles beyond.

22 Marched to Dr. Gibson's . . . 400

place.

23 Marched nine miles; took up . . . 100

position seven miles west of

Irwinton.

24 Marched to Irwinton. . . . 150

25 Marched to Oconee River. . . . 400

26 Marched to Flucker's farm. . . . 800

27 Marched to Irwin's Cross- 200 1,200

Roads.

28 Encamped on the Little- 250 2,000

Ohoopee.

29 Marched to near Sutherland's 100 2,000

Mills.

30 Marched to Summerville. 150 2,500

Decemb Marched to the junction of 200 3,500

er 1 Jones' farm old Savannah road.

2 Marched to Scull's Creek. 250 4,000

3 . . . 100 2,000

4 Marched to Statesborough. 200 4,000

5 Marched to Proctor's farm. 200 2,000

6 Marched to Brier Patch. . . . 1,500

7 Marched to Black Creek. 100 1,500

8 Marched to Bryan Court-House. . . . 1,000

9 Marched across the Cannouchee . . . 200

River.

10 Encamped ten miles from . . . 250

Savannah.

Total. 1,850 31,900

SAVANNAH, GA., December 31, 1864.

[Inclosure Numbers 3.]


HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Savannah, Ga., December 31, 1864.

Major MAX. WOODHULL,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Fifteenth Army Corps:

MAJOR: In compliance with instructions of date I have the honor to report the following amount of bridging and corduroying done by this division during the past campaign:

Date. Locality. Bridging and

corduroying.

Yards.

Nov. 26 Near Ball's Ferry. 1,760

27 East of Oconee River. 100

28 Between Irwin's Cross-Roads and 300

Savannah road.

29 Between camp on Savannah road and 700

Sutherland s Mills.

30 Sutherland's Mills to Summerville. 300

December Between Summerville and Cannouchee. 350

1

2 Cannouchee and Scull's Creek. 200

4 Between Scull's Creek and 300

Statesborough.

7 Between Brannon's and Ogeechee 400

River.

Ogeechee road. 400

Road to Station Numbers 1, Georgia 200

railroad.

Total. 5,010

I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOHN E. SMITH,

Brigadier-General.


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