March 1883

Mahon, M.J.M., fl. 1878-1883

Printed document signed

Title: [Receipt for payment from Henry Jackson Hunt]

Mahon, treasurer of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, certifies that Hunt paid $4 in society dues.

GLC02382.225

10 April 1863

Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

Document signed

Title: [Proposal for organizing the artillery of the Army of the Potomac]

Lists commanding officers for corps and divisions, strength of guns, batteries, and numbers of guns. Hunt notes that this document was presented as a proposition by him to Major General Joseph Hooker, Commander of the Department and Army of the Potomac. Hunt hoped to assign two guns per 1000 men, and place the remaining artillery in reserve. Remarks that Hooker declined the proposition. Signed 11 April 1863 by Major Alexander Doull, inspector of artillery, who certifies this as a copy of the proposition presented to Hooker by Hunt. Envelope includes a note, also possibly written by Hunt.

GLC02382.227

circa 1865

Abbot, Henry Larcom, 1831-1927

Document

Title: [List of guns afloat at Broadway Landing, Virginia]

Lists types and number of guns, and amount of ammunition. Also, lists number of guns taken by General Abbott (possibly Brevet Brigadier General Henry Larcom Abbott, also spelled 'Abbot'). Docketed by Abbott from Headquarters of Siege Artillery.

GLC02382.231

27 August 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in artillery reserves, ammunition train]

Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists shot, shrapnel, shell, and canister, among other reserves. Newbatt served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery.

GLC02382.139

28 August 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park]

Lists officers, soldiers, and horses present and absent. Captain Shaffer lists no casualties. Captain Shaffer served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery, part of the Army of the Potomac, which was active in Virginia near Petersburg in August of 1864.

GLC02382.140

4 September 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written in camp near Petersburg. Lists officers and soldiers present for duty. Lists casualties: 2 enlisted men killed & 4 wounded, all from the 14th Battery Mass. Artillery. Cites guns, artillery, and other supplies. Lists numbers of horses, wagons, and mules.

GLC02382.141

9 September 1864

Harn, William A., 1834-1889

Printed document signed

Title: [Field return of the Third New York Light Artillery, Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac]

Partially printed. Written near Petersburg. Captain Harn lists numbers of officers, guns, and horses, among other items pertinent to his brigade. Page two includes a return of horses killed and wounded, and ammunition and material lost and expended in action 8 September 1864. Docket written across printed text on page two.

GLC02382.142

10 September 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

Newbatt, a first lieutenant in reserve artillery, lists numbers of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition. GLC02382.139 from 27 August 1864, indicates that Newbatt served in the Fifteenth New York Heavy Artillery.

GLC02382.143

11 September 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Captain Shaffer indicates officers and other enlisted men present for duty in several companies and batteries. Cites no casualties. Notes numbers of guns, horses, mules, wagons, etc. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.144

15 September 1864

Barker, Nathan, 1792-1866

Document signed

Title: [Report of horses and mules in reserve artillery, ammunition train, Army of the Potomac]

Barker signs as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Captain Calvin Shaffer, commanding artillery reserves, signs the docket.

GLC02382.145

16 September 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition on hand in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant and ordnance officer Newbatt lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.146

18 September 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.147

24 September 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, cites amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.148

25 September 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.149

30 September 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

Location inferred from previous items in the collection. Possibly written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.150

2 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.151

9 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.152

9 October 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.153

12 October 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.154

15 October 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.155

16 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.156

22 October 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.157

23 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near Petersburg. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.158

30 October 1864

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

GLC02382.159

30 October 1864

Shaffer, Calvin, fl. 1863-1865

Document signed

Title: [Field return, artillery park, Army of the Potomac]

Written near City Point, Virginia. Captain Shaffer lists numbers of officers and other enlisted men present for duty. Indicates casualties, guns, horses, etc. for several companies and batteries. At the bottom of the page, lists amounts of reserve ammunition.

GLC02382.160