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Hdqrs. Military Division of the
Mississippi, office of Chief of ordnance, Atlanta, Ga.,
September
18, 1864
.
Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a list of ordnance and ordnance stores captured by and from the enemy,
together
with a list of ammunition expended in the campaign, from
May
4
to
September
8, 1864
.
The expenditures of ammunition were quite large, still at no time during the campaign, notwithstanding the
several interruptions
of our railroad communications, were we without a good supply.
Great credit is due
Lieut. Col.
G.
W.
Schofield
, chief of ordnance, Army of the Ohio;
Capt.
D.
H.
Buel
, chief of ordnance, Army of the Tennessee;
Lieut.
O.
E.
Michaelis
, acting chief of ordnance, Army of the
Cumberland, and
Capts.
E.
F.
Townsend
,
S.
H.
Hogan
, and
S.
W.
Armstrong
, in charge of ordnance depots, for zeal and efficiency in the discharge of their duties.
Capt.
D.
H.
Buel
was captured on the
7th instant
, near Rough and Ready, bringing a dispatch from
Major-General
Howard
to you, by a scouting party of Jackson's cavalry.
It was very unfortunate to be taken prisoner just at the close of the campaign, when our army was marching to
occupy Atlanta, the object and result of its four months
operations.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Report of artillery captured by and from the enemy during the campaign commencing
May
4
and ending
September
8, 1864
.
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Report of artillery captured by and from the enemy, &c.-continued.
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Report of gun carriages, &c., captured by and from the enemy during the campaign commencing
May
4
and ending
September
8, 1864
.
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The Army of the Cumberland captured a quantity of artillery implements, equipments, and spare parts of caissons. Eight of the field carriages and parts of carriages captured at Jonesborough, Ga., were destroyed for want of transportation, by order of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas , commanding Army of the Cumberland.
T. G. Baylor, Capt. and Chief of Ordnance, Mil. Div. of the Mississippi. Hdqrs. Military Division of the Mississippi office of Chief of ordnance, Atlanta, Ga., September 17, 1864 .
Respectfully forwarded.
Captured guns in Resaca, Rome, and Atlanta, though credited to General Thomas , belong equally to all the armies.
W. T. Sherman, Major-General, Commanding.