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11 March 1865
Newbatt, Alfred (fl. 1864-1865)
Report of ammunition in the train of the artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac.
Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.
GLC02382.187
12 March 1865
Hazard, John G. (1832-1897)
to John A. Craig
Hazard, commanding an artillery brigade in the 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, reports the positions of batteries in his command. Transmits his report to Craig, Assistant Adjutant General, Artillery Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Probably...
GLC02382.188
Shaffer, Calvin (fl. 1863-1865)
[Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac]
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.
GLC02382.189
19 March 1865
Ager, George (fl. 1861-1865)
Position of siege-guns & mortars in front of Petersburg Va.
Major Ager of the First Connecticut Artillery cites the position of parrott guns and mortars at Forts McGilvery and Haskell, and near Avery House during operations against Petersburg, Virginia.
GLC02382.190
to John N. Craig
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Hazard, commanding an artillery brigade in the 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, reports the positions of batteries in his command. Transmits his report to Craig, Assistant Adjutant General, Artillery Headquarters, Army of...
GLC02382.191
Mayo, Ezekiel R. (b. 1834)
Captain Mayo 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. Docket notes that this...
GLC02382.192
Report of stations of the batteries serving with artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac.
Also includes a report of heavy guns in defenses, City Point.
GLC02382.193
26 March 1865
GLC02382.194
Captain Mayo 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.
GLC02382.195
Report of stations of the batteries serving with artillery reserve.
Also includes a report of heavy guns in defenses for the Army of the Potomac, City Point.
GLC02382.196
GLC02382.197
Wainwright, Charles Sheils (1826-1907)
Wainwright signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding an artillery brigade, Army of the Potomac. Transmits a report listing commanding officers, position, number, and caliber of guns for eleven batteries to Brevet Major Craig. Wainwright writes...
GLC02382.198
Adams, George W. (fl. 1861-1865)
Brevet Major Adams forwards a weekly report to Brevet Major Craig, Assistant Adjutant General, Artillery Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Lists the number and caliber of guns for eleven batteries. A note on page two indicates that the 14th...
GLC02382.199
Unknown
[List of stations of artillery, Army of the Potomac, noting armament of fort and batteries]
Cites the name or number of each station, noting the number of field, siege, and mortar guns. Lists batteries in a separate column. In a remarks column, sometimes indicates corps.
GLC02382.200
Brevet Major Adams forwards a weekly report to Brevet Major Craig, Assistant Adjutant General, Artillery Headquarters, Army of the Potomac. Lists the number and caliber of guns for eleven batteries. Notes that Battery G, First Rhode Island...
GLC02382.201
Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell) (1825-1906)
Positions of Batteries along Ninth Corps line
Tidball signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding artillery brigade, 9th corps, Army of the Potomac. Lists positions, number of guns, and commanding officers of several batteries and corps.
GLC02382.202
Wainwright signs as Brevet Brigadier General commanding an artillery brigade, Army of the Potomac. Transmits a report listing commanding officers, position, number, and caliber of guns for eleven batteries to Brevet Major Craig, Assistant Adjutant...
GLC02382.203
28 May 1865
Hays, William (1819-1875)
Field return, artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac
General Hays lists officers and other men present for duty, as well as serviceable and unserviceable horses for nineteen batteries under his command.
GLC02382.204
3 June 1874
Brown, Bessie (fl. 1874)
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Thanks Hunt for the memorial he wrote after the death of her father, Harvey Brown. Writes "... we, Father's nearest and dearest, feel that full justice has been done... and that your writing his record has given additional honor to his memory. The...
GLC02382.206
14 June 1874
Brown, Harry E. (fl. 1874)
Thanks Hunt for writing a memorial for his father, Harvey Brown. Writes "No multiplication of words can add anything more to show how very highly we all of us esteem what you have done and the graceful way in which it was done- and therefore it only...
GLC02382.207
circa 18 April 1874
Date inferred from contents. Pertains to the funeral of Harvey Brown. Bessie transmits the address of her father's funeral. Gives Hunt, who is to write a memorial for her father, insight into his "home life, his gentleness, consideration and...
GLC02382.208
12 December 1883
Creator's signature is illegible. Written from Little Rock Barracks. Asks if Hunt can look over his manuscript on organization and administration. Mentions Mr. Dudley. Discusses a proposal regarding the United States Senate (possibly related to a...
GLC02382.210
14 August 1884
Creator's signature is illegible. Encloses an article (not included) from the Republican, possibly a newspaper, which contains "slurs on our artillery." Notes that he is indexing a manuscript for publication. Mentions the 1 July 1862 Battle of...
GLC02382.211
8 August 1874
Signed "Gib." Discusses the recent funeral of a General (possibly Harvey Brown, for whom Hunt had written a memorial). Writes "These old veterans who have been spent all & heartily for the country do make material for high eulogy, apart from...
GLC02382.212
12 August 1876
Earle, William (1833-1885)
Discusses his service in the British military. Mentions meeting General Afton. Relates that he was recently stationed in India. Signed across text on page one. This letter is incomplete.
GLC02382.213
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