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Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865 [Report of ammunition in the reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.228 Author/Creator: Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865 Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 3 September 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Written near Petersburg. Newbatt signs as First Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer, Reserve Artillery, Army of the Potomac. Lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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