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Armament and ammunition report of the Army of Tennessee, commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, for the week ending June 19, 1864.

Hardee's Hood's Wheeler's

corps. corps. corps

(cavalry)

Regiments in command 80 a59

Armament. a24

Small arms:

Caliber .69 1,853 1,909 317

Caliber .58 and .57 11,420 6,141 2,291

Caliber .70

-----

64

-----

Caliber .54 2,967 6,207 2,383

Caliber .52

-----

-----

779

Caliber .56

-----

-----

4

Caliber .44 29

-----

-----

Caliber .37

-----

-----

6

Caliber .51

-----

-----

20

Spencer rifles

-----

-----

58

Whitworth rifles

-----

3

-----

Total 16,269 14,224 5,858

Pistols:

Navy

-----

-----

1,673

Army

-----

-----

1,248

Total

-----

-----

2,921

Ammunition.

Rounds in cartridge-boxes 650,888 571,621 196,349

of men

In wagons:

Caliber .70

-----

2,550

-----

Caliber .69 74,950 105,891 11,930

Caliber .58 and 57 305,446 238,448 72,225

Caliber .56

-----

-----

2,840

Caliber .54 105,740 247,908 100,720

Caliber .52

-----

-----

3,500

Caliber .37

-----

-----

630

Caliber .44 1,010

-----

-----

Whitworth

-----

173

-----

Total 1,138,034 1,154,040 388,194

Ordnance wagons 75 63 29

Unarmed men

-----

76 283

Army of the Total.

Mississippi.

Regiments in command 48 b211

Armament.

Small arms:

Caliber .69 1,290 5,369

Caliber .58 and .57 7,245 27,107

Caliber .70

-----

64

Caliber .54 4,284 15,841

Caliber .52

-----

779

Caliber .56

-----

4

Caliber .44

-----

29

Caliber .37

-----

6

Caliber .51

-----

20

Spencer rifles

-----

58

Whitworth rifles 23 26

Total 12,842 49,193

Pistols:

Navy

-----

1,673

Army

-----

1,248

Total

-----

2,921

Ammunition.

Rounds in cartridge-boxes of 513,780 1,932,638

men

In wagons:

Caliber .70

-----

2,550

Caliber .69 59,070 250,941

Caliber .58 and 57 277,638 893,757

Caliber .56

-----

2,840

Caliber .54 171,625 625,993

Caliber .52

-----

3,500

Caliber .37

-----

630

Caliber .44

-----

1,010

Whitworth 3,140 3,313

Total 1,025,253 3,705,521

Ordnance wagons 56 223

Unarmed men

-----

359

a And two battalions.

b And four battalions.

H. OLADOWSKI,

Lieutenant-Colonel.


HEADQUARTERS, &C.,
Wiley's House, June 20, 1864.

Major-General FRENCH,

Commanding, &c.:

GENERAL: I got your note and sent at once to Captain Morris to send your company to you. I shall examine closely the necessity of loaning you the other two engineer companies. Like yourself, they too are urgent for more tools, and Featherson is more exposed than any other, and Walthall equally with you. As soon as the enemy establish their batteries I am looking for them to open at any moment on our right. Hurry up the defense along your line. I am going to the right, and come our way.

Respectfully,

W. W. LORING,

Major-General.


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