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LT: July 31, 1864 Clement E. Warner (36th Wisconsin)

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Elizabeth M. Warner Editor’s Note: This letter to Sabra is undated, but was probably written during this time period. Clement Warner had taught in the Sunday School in Windsor and had a strong attachment to the children. The third and fourth paragraphs match the hand written copy on the opposite page.

[July (31?), 1864]

Sabra – Enclosed you will find a few lines to the Sabbath School children. If you think best you or Chandler may read it to the school. I have a Negro man named Sandy. He is a good cook and I shall keep him if I can. We are in our old camp, have had a hard tramp but feel quite rested.1

Image of Ninth Corps attack at the Crater, 8/27/64 Frank Leslie's Illustrated.

Clement Warner and his 36th Wisconsin, part of the Second Corps, did not participate in the bloody and spectacular Battle of the Crater. (Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper)

I expect to hear Mr. Delementy [sp.?] Chaplain of the N[ew] J[ersey] R[e]g[iment]. preach today. He is bro of John Delementy, but he is at City Point. George [probably George Weeks] went to the City Point Hospital before we started on the last raid.2he last raid” could imply the movement which resulted in the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, June 21-24, 1864, which would probably date this letter to early July 1864.  Alternatively, “the last raid” refers to the movement which resulted in the First Battle of Deep Bottom, July 27-29, 1864.  In the latter case, this letter would have had to have been written at some point between July 29 and July 31. Warner’s comments in the next paragraph below seem to imply the latter idea. Check out my comments below for more.] He was not very sick and will return soon I presume. We have heard from Capt. Burwell and Maj. Russell and 12 other men of our regiment taken prisoner June 1st. I am very curious to hear from more of them we lost that day.3 I expect my clothes up tomorrow for know my best suit has been a [Gabardine?] all summer. My single breasted coat will not be just the thing. I think some of getting a double breasted roundabout for fatigue.

Where does father pasture the sheep in the marsh. How are they doing this summer. Our Division [2/II/AotP] took no part in the fight yesterday for which we have every reason to feel thankful. The loss was fearful on both sides.4 We took 3 lines and the enemy took 2 lines. I understand Grant said he is perfectly satisfied with the days work You can believe about one-half you hear about our successes and about twice what you read about our reverses.5

I want you to write how you all get along at home. Is father’s health good & how do you all feel about my being in the army. We are getting along well in the Reg. I think there is less whiskey drunk than there was at one time. I have written to Jeff I saw Frank McCormack the other day. he showed me a very kind and affectionate letter from Almira written to him. He was in command of a Negro Company. do you hear from Remick often. Write often.

Your bro C[lement]. E[dson]. Warner6

The book from which this letter was taken, The Letters of Colonel Clement Edson Warner, while serving in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, 1864-1865, has been generously shared and allowed to appear on this site in full by copyright holders David Warner and his siblings, whose aunt wrote the book. Click here to read it in full! Click here to see a short biography of Colonel Warner as well as the home page for his letters during the Siege of Petersburg.

 

Letters from and to Clement Warner During the Siege of Petersburg

(Note: Individual letters will appear below as they are posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online.)

 

 

 

Source/Notes:

  1. SOPO Editor’s Note: Going by Warner’s June 23, 1864 letter, “our old camp” would imply the 36th Wisconsin was about 2 miles south of Petersburg and stationed along the Jerusalem Plank Road, near where the Second Corps met with disaster on June 22, 1864. ↩
  2. SOPO editor’s Note: I love teasing out potential dates from little clues such as this one.  “[T ↩
  3. SOPO Editor’s Note: Burwell, Russell and the others were captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, in the opening action on June 1, two days before the famous failed Union attack. ↩
  4. SOPO Editor’s Note: NOW we are getting somewhere.  The only fight in all of July 1864 at Petersburg where the losses were “fearful” on both sides is the July 30, 1864 Battle of the Crater.  If Warner is referring to the July 30, 1864 Battle of the Crater here, and I strongly believe he is, then this letter was definitively written on July 31, 1864.  If you take the clue that he and the rest of Second Corps had just been on a “raid”, a major battle has just happened the day before this letter was written in July 1864, and the Second Corps was not involved in the battle, this is the only realistic conclusion to which one can come. ↩
  5. SOPO Editor’s Note: It is always interesting to read about the rumors following a major battle and try to reconcile them with what you have read about said battle.  In this case, it seems Warner’s later comments are more accurate than the rumors he heard. Grant, Meade and the rest of the Union Army leadership knew by mid-day July 30, 1864 that the Crater had been not only a loss but potentially a disaster. They were not then and never were remotely satisfied with the day’s work.  Grant wrote to Major General Henry W. Halleck in Washington on August 1, 1864, “It was the saddest affair I have witnessed in this war. Such opportunity for carrying fortifications I have never seen and do not expect again to have.” ↩
  6. Warner, C. E. & Warner, E. M. (2004). The Letters of Colonel Clement Edson Warner, while serving in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, 1864-1865 (1328584824 974986850 E. M. Warner, Ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Elizabeth M. Warner, p. 23 ↩

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OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #6: Excerpt from Report of Captain John E. Burton, 11th NY Btty, of casualties, June 17-24, 1864

OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #6: Excerpt from Report of Captain John E. Burton, 11th NY Btty, of casualties, June 17-24, 18641

Image of Official Records, Volume XL, Part 1 and Broadfoot Supplement to the ORs, Volume 7SOPO Editor’s Note: The Broadfoot Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is rare and not sold in single volumes.  As a courtesy to researchers, I’m making available summaries of the reports contained in this set relevant to the Siege of Petersburg.

Summary: In this fairly short report of half a page, Captain John E. Burton gives a day-by-day itinerary style list of casualties in the 11th New York Battery during its first week plus at the Siege of Petersburg. Nothing else is mentioned other than casualties.

Source: National Archives, exact location not noted

Available Online?: No.

 

Source:

  1. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 225-226 ↩

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CIR: 5-P-17 Harris’ Brigade August 30, 1864

5P17HarrisBde18640830FBConfederate Inspection Report:

Harris’ Brigade, Mahone’s Division, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia1

August 30, 1864

The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia produced inspection reports at approximately monthly intervals late in the Civil War.  Luckily, many of these reports have been preserved and are available on microfilm from the National Archives and Records Association. I have produced transcriptions of the key information from these reports. See the bottom of this page for freely downloadable transcriptions of most of these reports. This transcription is copyrighted by Brett Schulte and may not be distributed, changed, or reproduced in any manner without the written consent of the transcriber.

M935 Roll #: 10

Image # from Digitized Copy: 0136-0147.jpg

Date of Inspection: August 30, 1864

Commander: Colonel Joseph M. Jayne (of the 48th Mississippi)

Inspection Location: Petersburg, Virginia

Aggregate Present & Absent: 1,996

Aggregate Effective for the Field: 678

Officers and Men Present for Duty (PFD): 710

Weapons: Springfield Rifles and Enfield Rifles

Sub-Units:

Downloadable Spreadsheet:

 

Source/Notes:

  1. Confederate Inspection Report 5-P-17: Harris’ Brigade, August 30, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C ↩

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LT: June 23, 1864 Clement E. Warner (36th Wisconsin)

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2 miles South of Petersburg Va
June 23, 1864

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Colonel Clement E. Warner of the 36th Wisconsin in the first half of 1864. (Image courtesy of David Warner and siblings, used with permission, all rights reserved.)

Dear Frank, [sister Frances]

Yours of the 13 [June 13, 1864] is just received. I am sitting on the ground behind our breast works about 20 rods from the Rebs.1 I want to scold you, 1st for worrying about me & 2nd for believing anything you hear about our Rg. All the talk about Grant’s scolding [Colonel Frank A.] Haskell2 because he brought the regiment here is false. Grant never saw Haskell or the [36th Wisconsin] Regiment. We have been in several fights and are the only Rg. in this Brigade which will fight. The others seem to have lost their relish for it. Yesterday [June 22, 1864] about 1/2 of our Brigade [1/2/II/AotP] were taken prisoner. Our Rg. lost 15 men. My Co. did not take any.3

The report that Haskell was shot by his own men is stuff. He was shot by a Reb. sharp shooter [June 3] but I am sorry to say that his own men did not mourn for him. I4 am in command of the [36th Wisconsin] R[e]g[iment]. Capts. [George A.] Fiske [of Company C] and [William H.] Hamilton [of Company A] are assisting me. We have had over 100 men killed and died of disease. A large number are sick and have been wounded, but many will return to the command. I should not be surprised if [Colonel John A.] Savage and [Lt. Col. Harvey M.] Brown did not return. I am all right and can make myself believe but that I shall be. We have seen more hard service & fighting than most Regiments who have served 2 years. We go to the rear this evening to reorganize our Brigade.5

Weather is warm. I ride Col. Savage’s horse so have an easier time. I see by the Northern papers that we are whipping Lee. We can’t see it in that light exactly but hope it is true. I believe that Lee has as many men as General Grant. If we can sever the railroad connections with Richmond so as to oblige Lee to attack us we can take Richmond or starve him out. If we can not we never can take it. It is certain that we never can charge over his works and take the place. In a short article in the Tribune I discovered 10 lies which I knew by personal observation to be such.6 I received a letter from [Otis] Remick today. He seems to be enjoying himself with little fighting. We have received Wis. papers to J[un]e 16th. I have rec ‘d several letters from him. We think Dr. Woodward7 is a Jackass for deserting us & going home because he happens to feel sick. Dr. Marsh8 is the only one of our surgeons who is of any benefit to the Regiment.

I hope you will have rain soon enough to save the crops. Write about the wool. What it was sold for & about all other things. I have heard that Capt. Stevens was killed the other day. Too bad for Marie, but the mail is going out & I must close.

Yours C[lement]. E[dson]. Warner9

Write every week and I will write often.10

The book from which this letter was taken, The Letters of Colonel Clement Edson Warner, while serving in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, 1864-1865, has been generously shared and allowed to appear on this site in full by copyright holders David Warner and his siblings, whose aunt wrote the book. Click here to read it in full! Click here to see a short biography of Colonel Warner as well as the home page for his letters during the Siege of Petersburg.

 

Letters from and to Clement Warner During the Siege of Petersburg

(Note: Individual letters will appear below as they are posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online.)

 

Source/Notes:

  1. SOPO Editor’s Note: Clement E. Warner was Major of the 36th Wisconsin and commanding the regiment on June 23, 1864, and he mentions this fact a little later in the letter. ↩
  2. SOPO Editor’s Note: Frank A. Haskell was the Colonel of the 36th Wisconsin until he was killed at the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.  He was famous for his role at the Battle of Gettysburg the previous summer. His account of the Battle of Gettysburg was posthumously published in 1898. ↩
  3. SOPO Editor’s Note: After Cold Harbor up to the time Warner penned this letter, the 36th Wisconsin was in combat at the Second Battle of Petersburg from June 16-18, 1864 as well as at the disastrous Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, June 21-22, 1864. The 36th Wisconsin lost both their Colonel and Lt. Colonel, mortally and severely wounded respectively, on June 18.  On June 22, 1864, the Union Second Corps was surprised and flanked by elements of William Mahone’s Confederate division and suffered large numbers of men captured in an embarrassing defeat.  It is in this last fight where Warner’s brigade suffered such bad losses. The 19th Massachusetts was captured almost in its entirety. ↩
  4. Elizabeth M. Warner Editor’s Note: Now Major. ↩
  5. SOPO Editor’s Note: Major Warner was correct.  Neither Savage nor Brown would return. Both were wounded on June 18, 1864 during the Second Battle of Petersburg, leaving Warner in command as the ranking officer. Savage was mortally wounded, lingering in Washington, D.C. until July 4, 1864. Brown was severely wounded and never returned to the 36th Wisconsin, but lived until 1893. ↩
  6. SOPO Editor’s Note: I checked the Library of Congress Chronicling America web site for any Tribune newspapers in Wisconsin.  I suspect Warner is referring to the New York Tribune, but another possibility is the Chicago Tribune.  Given his location in Virginia during this time, the New York Tribune seems the most likely source.  I wish Major Warner had mentioned more details about what was incorrect. I may have been able to find the exact issue and article to which he was referring here. ↩
  7. Elizabeth M. Warner’s Editor’s Note: Original 1st Surgeon of the 36th Regiment ↩
  8. Elizabeth M. Warner’s Editor’s Note: sp.? Name unclear. * ↩
  9. Warner, C. E. & Warner, E. M. (2004). The Letters of Colonel Clement Edson Warner, while serving in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, 1864-1865 (1328584824 974986850 E. M. Warner, Ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Elizabeth M. Warner, p. 20 ↩
  10. Elizabeth M. Warner Editor’s Note: * Colonel Warner appeared to write rapidly and slurred some letters in the words. In the case of the doctor mentioned, the paper is creased and smudged at that name. It looks a little like Marsh, but that name was not found in the reports reviewed. Dr .Miller, a well regarded surgeon, was taken prisoner Aug. 25, later died in captivity. ↩

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OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #5: Report of Captain Edwin B. Dow, 6th ME Btty, June 13-30, 1864

OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #5: Report of Captain Edwin B. Dow, 6th ME Btty, June 13-30, 18641

Image of Official Records, Volume XL, Part 1 and Broadfoot Supplement to the ORs, Volume 7SOPO Editor’s Note: The Broadfoot Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is rare and not sold in single volumes.  As a courtesy to researchers, I’m making available summaries of the reports contained in this set relevant to the Siege of Petersburg.

Summary: In this slightly more than one page report, Captain Edwin B. Dow of the 6th Maine Battery gives a day-by-day itinerary style recounting of his battery’s movements and actions in the latter half of June 1864, just as the Siege of Petersburg was beginning.  Dow’s Battery participated in the June 16-17, 1864 fighting at the Second Battle of Petersburg, and played a non-active role during the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road before moving near Second Corps Headquarters during the last week of June 1864.

Source: National Archives, exact location not noted

Available Online?: No.

 

Source:

  1. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 224-225 ↩

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CIR: 4-P-17 Mahone’s Brigade August 15, 1864

4P17MahoneBde18640815FBConfederate Inspection Report:

Mahone’s (later Weisiger’s) Brigade, Mahone’s Division, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia1

August 15, 1864

The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia produced inspection reports at approximately monthly intervals late in the Civil War.  Luckily, many of these reports have been preserved and are available on microfilm from the National Archives and Records Association. I have produced transcriptions of the key information from these reports. See the bottom of this page for freely downloadable transcriptions of most of these reports. This transcription is copyrighted by Brett Schulte and may not be distributed, changed, or reproduced in any manner without the written consent of the transcriber.

M935 Roll #: 10

Image # from Digitized Copy: 0123-0135.jpg

Date of Inspection: August 15, 1864

Commander: Colonel David A. Weisiger (of the 12th VA)

Inspection Location: Wilcox’s Farm, Virginia

Aggregate Present & Absent: 2,670

Aggregate Effective for the Field: 1,161

Officers and Men Present for Duty (PFD): 1,086

Weapons: Enfield Rifles

Sub-Units:

  • 6th Virginia, Colonel George T. Rogers, 200 officers and men PFD
  • 12th Virginia, Captain Richard W. Jones, 246 officers and men PFD
  • 16th Virginia, Lt. Col. Richard O. Whitehead, 185 officers and men PFD
  • 41st Virginia, Major William H. Etheridge, 212 officers and men PFD
  • 61st Virginia, Colonel Virginius D. Groner, 243 officers and men PFD

Downloadable Spreadsheet:

 

Source/Notes:

  1. Confederate Inspection Report 4-P-17: Mahone’s Brigade, August 15, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩

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36th WI: The Letters of Colonel Clement Edson Warner While Serving in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin…

Title Page from Book of Letters of Col. Clement Warner, 36th WIUnit: 36th Wisconsin

Unit Affiliation: (1), 2, II

Title: The Letters of Colonel Clement Edson Warner While Serving in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment During the American Civil War, 1864-1865

Author: Colonel Clement E. Warner and Elizabeth Marshall Warner (editor)

SOPO’s Take: This is an OUTSTANDING self-published look at Colonel Clement E. Warner of the 36th Wisconsin which utilizes Warner’s own letters, a regimental history of the 36th Wisconsin, and various other materials to fill out an interesting and readable biography of the man, including his relatively short but very violent Civil War experiences.  Warner fought in the Overland Campaign and a few months into the Siege of Petersburg before losing an arm near the shoulder.  This horrific wound necessitated a lengthy hospital stay in Washington, D. C., where Warner was nursed back to health by his sister.  Before 1864 was out, he was able to rejoin his regiment and commanded them for the rest of the war, seeing action again at Petersburg and in the Appomattox Campaign. Throughout 1864-65, Warner wrote letters home to his sisters and his future wife Eliza. He does not hold back when he feels criticism is warranted, and he was quite frank about the veteran regiments in his brigade being unenthusiastic about making any charges by the end of the Overland Campaign. But can you blame them? In any event, feel free to read the entire book below thanks to the generosity of descendant David Warner and his siblings, who became the copyright holder of this self-published effort when their Aunt Elizabeth M. Warner passed away. I will be publishing the letters relevant to the Siege of Petersburg soon, so stay tuned for those as well!

Book Summary/Review:

    SOPO Siege of Petersburg Book Notes:

      Letters of Colonel Clement E. Warner from This Book:
      (Note: Individual letters will appear below as they are posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online.)

      Publisher: Elizabeth M. Warner (self-published)

      Publication Date: 2004

      ISBN-13: ?

      Read the Book Here!:

      SOPO Editor’s Note: Due to the amazing generosity of descendant David Warner and his siblings, the copyright holders of this self-published work, I have been given written permission to share the book in its entirety here at The Siege of Petersburg Online.  This book may not be reproduced in any form without the express written consent of David Warner and his siblings.  All rights reserved.

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      ORN Series 1, Vol. X: Report of Lieutenant Charles W. Hays, CSS Nansemond, June 21, 1864

      [Engagement of Federal fleet with Confederate ironclads and shore batteries at Howlett’s, June 21, 1864.]

      Report of Lieutenant [Charles W.] Hays, C. S. Navy, commanding C. S. S. Nansemond.

      C. S. S. Nansemond,
      James River, June 22, 1864.

      NH 73908: CSS Nansemond (1863-1865)

      The CSS Nansemond, sketched above, participated in the June 21, 1864 Action at Howlett’s Bluff.

      Sir: In compliance with your general order of the 21st instant this vessel weighed anchor at 1 p. m. and proceeded in company with the fleet down the river.

      At 2 p. m. I was directed by Commander Rootes to return up the river and signalize the Richmond to join the flagship as soon as practicable. After executing this order I returned with a written communication from Lieutenant Commanding [William H.] Parker, after delivering which in person to you and delivering your orders to the Drewry and Beaufort to proceed to the assistance of the Richmond, I anchored this vessel in the position designated near the Fredericksburg. As this position was 2,700 yards from the enemy we were necessarily compelled to remain silent, as it was beyond the range of our guns. This vessel while near Cox’s Wharf fired but three guns, and I regret to report that the rifled 32 pounder burst at the muzzle ring at the first fire. I know not [to] what to attribute this accident; the gun was properly loaded, and every precaution taken to prevent accident. I respectfully request that this gun be replaced by another of improved make. I think it unsafe to use it in its present condition, and it can not be fought by the gun’s crew with any degree of confidence and security.

      I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

      Cha[rle]s. W. Hays,
      Lieutenant, Commanding.

      Flag-Officer Jno. [Jonathan] K. Mitchell,
      Commanding James River Squadron.1

      Map of the June 21, 1864 Action at Howlett's Bluff

      This map shows the June 21, 1864 Action at Howlett’s Bluff, covered in this report by Lt. Hays.

       

      Source/Notes:

      1. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, Series 1, Volume 10, p. 191 ↩

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      OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #4: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas R. Allcock, 4th NYHA, June 13-30, 1864

      OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #4: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas R. Allcock, 4th NYHA, June 13-30, 18641

      Image of Official Records, Volume XL, Part 1 and Broadfoot Supplement to the ORs, Volume 7SOPO Editor’s Note: The Broadfoot Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is rare and not sold in single volumes.  As a courtesy to researchers, I’m making available summaries of the reports contained in this set relevant to the Siege of Petersburg.

      Summary: In this slightly more than one page report, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas R. Allcock, commanding the 4th New York Heavy Artillery, gives a day by day itinerary style report of his regiment’s movements and actions in the latter half of June 1864, just as the Siege of Petersburg was beginning.  The regiment was first part of the Artillery Brigade of the Second Corps and was later (on June 23, 1864, apparently) attached to Gibbon’s Division of the same parent unit.  This report describes what was happening to the 4th NYHA at the Second Battle of Petersburg, June 16-18, 1864 as well as the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, June 22-23, 1864. The regiment ended June in a line of rifle pits they had erected west of Jerusalem Plank Road in the wake of the eponymous battle.

      Source: National Archives, exact location not noted

      Available Online?: No.

       

      Source:

      1. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 223-224 ↩

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      CIR: 3-P-17 Wright’s Brigade August 12, 1864

      3P17WrightBde18640812FBConfederate Inspection Report:

      Wright’s Brigade, Mahone’s Division, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia1

      August 12, 1864

      The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia produced inspection reports at approximately monthly intervals late in the Civil War.  Luckily, many of these reports have been preserved and are available on microfilm from the National Archives and Records Association. I have produced transcriptions of the key information from these reports. See the bottom of this page for freely downloadable transcriptions of most of these reports. This transcription is copyrighted by Brett Schulte and may not be distributed, changed, or reproduced in any manner without the written consent of the transcriber.

      M935 Roll #: 10

      Image # from Digitized Copy: 0106-0122.jpg

      Date of Inspection: August 12, 1864

      Commander: (Temporary) Brigadier General Victor J. B. Girardey

      Inspection Location: Near Petersburg, Virginia

      Aggregate Present & Absent: 3,106

      Aggregate Effective for the Field: 1,208

      Officers and Men Present for Duty (PFD): 1,256

      Weapons: .58 caliber rifles (probably a combination of Springfield and Enfield Rifles)

      Sub-Units:

      Downloadable Spreadsheet:

       

      Source/Notes:

      1. Confederate Inspection Report 3-P-17: Wright’s Brigade, August 12, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩

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