November twenty-second, where it remained un- division, during which time the regiment accomtil November twenty-fourth, then marched in panied a foraging expedition which went out the direction of Savannah via Louisville and under command of Colonel Dustin, then in comMillen. Arrived outside the defences of Sa-mand of this division. A detailed report of that vannah on the tenth day of December, 1864, expedition will be made by Major Pardee, who where it remained building and occupying breast- was in command of the regiment at that time, works until December twenty-first, when (the and during the time of my absence. On the city having been evacuated) it went into camp fifth November, the regiment moved with the about three quarters of a mile north-west of the division out of camp about two miles on the city of Savannah, Georgia. McDonough road, and encamped for the night, and on the following day was ordered back with the division and occupied its old camp. On the tenth November, I returned and assumed command of the regiment, which remained in camp until the fifteenth, when, at half-past seven A.M., it moved out on to the Decatur road with the left wing, army of Georgia, to take part in the campaign which has just terminated in the capture of Savannah. During the recent march, this regiment obtained from the country, upon estimation, as follows: Meat of various kinds, eleven thousand nine hundred pounds; flour, one thousand pounds; sweet potatoes, three hundred bushels; corn-meal, five hundred pounds, besides other vegetables of various kinds, of which I have no data upon which to estimate the amounts. The regiment (aside from two companies, which were detached with the train) captured, mules, eight; cattle, ten. From the companies detached at the train, were detailed men whose special duties were to make captures of horses and mules, and the result of their labors in that direction, will probably be obtained from Lieutenant Tabor, Brigade Assistant Quartermaster, under whose direction they operated. The casualties in the regiment during the march from Atlanta were three men missing. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, fantry, Commanding. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BUCKINGHAM'S REPORT. HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH REGIMENT, CONNECTICUT The march was continued the first twenty-four hours with only a halt for dinner at Decatur. On the third day we reached Social Circle, where the brigade was directed to destroy the railroad, and the regiment assisted in destroying it for some six miles; working from ten A.M. till dark, and then rejoined the division ten miles in advance. On the fourth day we reached Madison, where the regiment destroyed the switch-track and some two miles of the main road; working from nine A.M. till noon. The fifth day we reached Edenton; the seventh day, Milledgeville, where we reIn-mained in camp, resting one day. On the twen VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, THIRD BRIGADE, THIRD ty-sixth November we reached Sandersville, and the following day arrived at Davisboro; the twenty-ninth, we passed through Louisville, and on the second December encamped at night near Birdsville. December third, crossed the railroad near Millen, and on the eighth, passed through Springfield. On the tenth we encamped in line of battle within four miles of Savannah; the In obedience to requirements of circular from eleventh, we moved forward nearly a mile immebrigade headquarters, of date the twenty-third diately in front of the works of the enemy, and instant, I have the honor to submit the follow-built rifle-pits, where we remained under the fire ing report of the operations of this regiment of the artillery of the enemy till the morning of since the date of my last report made soon after the twenty-first, when, in conjunction with the the occupation of Atlanta, on the sixth of Sep- corps, we entered the city of Savannah without tember: opposition, the enemy having evacuated it on the previous night. From this date to the fifth of November, the regiment remained in camp south of Atlanta, near the line of rebel works, and from the third of October to the last-named date, furnished nearly one half of the effective force of the regiment for fatigue and picket-duty; the fatigue-party having been engaged in building a new line of works about the city. On the fourteenth of September, two hundred and fifty men, with a proper proportion of officers and non-commissioned officers, all under the charge of Captain Ezra Sprague, were sent to accompany Colonel La Due, Assistant Quartermaster of the corps, on a foraging expedition, and succeeded in loading one hundred and twenty-five wagons, having been absent two days. From the twenty-fourth of September to the tenth of November, I was absent from the regiment in command of the Third brigade of this Only one casualty occurred in the regiment while in front of the city. Lieutenant Henry Lewis, of company K, was severely wounded in the leg. Eight enlisted men fell out on the march on the first night, and have not since joined the regiment. When we left Atlanta, company F, of this regiment, under command of Captain Tarr, was detailed to report to Captain Sackett, Acting Commissary Subsistence of this brigade, and was engaged in foraging under his directions till we reached the works in front of Savannah, when it was relieved and rejoined the regiment. Parties were detailed daily under the charge of a commissioned officer to forage for the regiment, and in this way the officers and men obtained nearly all the supplies required, including the rations in the hands of the men when leaving tachments sent out from regiments, but is the actual or approximate amount which was received by the brigade commissaries, and by them issued to the troops. The commissaries of bri Atlanta. The regiment has drawn during the campaign, as follows, namely: Six days' rations of salt meat, twelve of bread, twenty-one and a half of coffee, eleven of sugar, and eleven of salt. Thirty-five horses and mules were cap-gades do not report any subsistence stores taken tured and turned over to the Brigade Quartermaster during the march. The following is a list of casualties since the date of last report: Commissioned officers killed, none; commissioned officer wounded, one-total, one; enlisted men killed, none; enlisted men wounded, none; enlisted men missing, nine-aggregate, ten. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient PHILO B. BUCKINGHAM, servant, Lieutenant-Colonel Twentieth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Regiment. CAPTAIN STUART'S REPORT. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Captain and Commissary Subsistence, Volunteers. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE, THIRD DIVISION, TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, December 26, 1864. Captain John Speed, Assistant Adjutant-General, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps: CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report the following amounts of subsistence stores taken on the march from Atlanta, Georgia, to Savannah, Georgia: Thirty-eight thousand pounds of fresh pork, two thousand pounds of bacon, seven hundred head of cattle, seven hundred and seventy-five head of sheep, three thousand pounds of poultry, thirteen thousand pounds of corn-meal, five thousand three hundred pounds of flour, twelve thousand pounds of rice, eleven thousand four hundred and fifty bushels sweet potatoes, five thousand five hundred pounds of sugar, six hundred pounds of salt, one thousand nine hundred and twenty gallons sorghum syrup, five hundred pounds of honey. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, while at Atlanta, Georgia. L. G. STUART. Captain and Commissary Subsistence, Volunteers. REPORTS OF THE ARTILLERY BRIGADE. MAJOR REYNOLDS'S REPORT. HEADQUARTERS ARTILLERY BRIGADE, TWENTIETH CORPS, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, December 26, 1864. Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Perkins, Assistant Adjutant-General, Twentieth Corps; instant, two gunboats and a steam transport made their appearance above Captain Winegar's position, coming down the river. Captain Winegar opened fire on them when about (2500) two thousand five hundred yards distant, to which the gunboats replied, using guns of heavy calibre. Captain Winegar succeeded in disabling the transport-steamer Resolute, compelling her to surrender. He then directed his COLONEL I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the artillery brigade of this corps since the occupation of At-fire to the others, which soon turned back, and lanta. With the rest of the corps the batteries entered the city of Atlanta on the (2d) second day of September, and were placed in the vacated works of the enemy on the east and south sides of the town, where they remained until about the twelfth instant, when they were withdrawn and camped together in the north-western part of the city. Soon afterward, the artillery being in excess of the proportion to infantry, the batteries were reduced from six to four guns each, leaving but (24) twenty-four guns in the brigade instead of (36) thirty-six. This was, however, increased to (28) twenty-eight, by the assignment of battery K, Fifth U. S. artillery, Captain Bainbridge, with (4) four (20) twenty-pounder Parrott guns, to the corps. During the occupation, several expeditions were sent out in the country for forage, a battery accompanying each; but meeting with but slight opposition, they were at neither time engaged. Previous to these expeditions being sent, and while our supplies were cut off, the horses of the batteries suffered terribly, many actually dying from starvation, and others being so reduced as to render them utterly unserviceable. Almost an entire new supply of horses had to be obtained. A short time before leaving Atlanta, a still further reduction of the artillery was made. Battery K, Fifth U. S. artillery, Captain Bainbridge; battery I, First Michigan artillery, Captain Smith; and Thirteenth New-York independent battery, Captain Bundy, were relieved from duty with the corps and sent to Chattanooga, leaving but four batteries, (2) two twelve pounders and (2) two three-inch Rodman, of four guns each. On the fifteenth day of November, the corps left Atlanta, the batteries being distributed through the column, marching in this manner until reaching the enemy's lines near Savanah. Meeting with but slight resistance on the march, the batteries did not fire a gun; but twice only a section was placed in position, the infantry then driving back the enemy until we reached their lines, about four miles from town, on the tenth of the present month. On the eleventh, the two rifle-batteries were placed in position, battery E, Independent Pennsylvania artillery, Captain Sloan, near the left of our line, on the Savannah River, opposite the upper end of Hutchinson's Island. And battery I, First New-York artillery, Captain Winegar, opposite Argyle Island, about two miles above. At seven o'clock on the morning of the twelfth although several shots were seen to strike the lower one, they continued up the river and out of sight. On the same day, Captain Sloan fired a few shots at a steamer crossing the river below him, and also a few shots into the city. On the sixteenth, one section of battery I, First New-York artillery, crossed the river to Argyle Island, and exchanged a few shots with a section of the enemy's on the Carolina shore. During the night of the nineteenth, this section crossed to the Carolina shore with a brigade of infantry, under command of Colonel Carman. A few rounds were fired at small bodies of the enemy during the twentieth. About three P.M., a gunboat came up from the city, and opened on the right of this force on the Carolina shore. Captain Sloan was directed to open on her from his position, and soon compelled her to withdraw. During the nights of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth, three field-works were constructed for heavy guns-one near the river, and two in front of the centre of General Geary's line. The last two were on the skirmish-line, and being within so short range of the enemy's musketry and artillery, the work could only be done during the night. Quite a number of casualties occurred among the working parties, the enemy having correct range with their artillery, and using it freely at all times of the night. Works were also made for the light batteries, it being the intention to place them all on the line, and open simultaneously previous to an assault. (4) Four of the (6) six thirty-pounder Parrott guns were placed in the works during the night of the twentieth, and the other two were being put in, when it was found that the enemy had evacuated in our front, much to the chagrin of some of the artillery officers, who desired to test the accuracy and efficiency of these guns. On reaching the city, the twenty-first instant, about ten A.M., the ram Savannah was discovered near the Carolina shore. Captain Sloan's battery, being in advance, took position on the lower end of Bay street, and opened fire on her. Some excellent shots were made, though with guns of that calibre (three-inch) it is not probable much damage was done to an iron-clad, as she was reported to be. About half-past four P.M., Captain De Grass's battery of twenty-pounder Parrott guns took position and opened on her, firing with great accuracy. The thirty-pounder Parrott guns arriv ing about sunset, also opened on her, but being so late in the day, with what effect could not be ascertained. It was intended that if she remained in sight to open again on her early the next morning, but during the night she was blown up. Owing to the little use required of the artillery, there were no casualties in engagements. List of Guns captured from the enemy at Savannah, Georgia, in their works immediately in front of the Twentieth army corps, about that part of the city occupied by said corps, and in the fortifications east of Savannah, on the river, including Forts Brown, Boggs, Barton, and Jackson, Lawton Battery, opposite Fort Jackson: Captain Gary and two men of battery C, First Ohio artillery, were captured on the twelfth in-g stant on Hutchinson's Island, where they had gone to seek forage. One enlisted man of battery E, Pennsylvania artillery, died of disease on the march near Madison. The admirable policy of having (8) eight horses on a carriage for a long march over bad roads was clearly demonstrated on this campaign. The batteries subsisted mainly on the country during the march, securing principally their own supplies and forage. CALIBRE. 1 32-pdr Blakely rifled 1 1 32-pdr 32-pdr 64 66 66 1 1 32-pdr Blakely rifled 1 12-pdr 2 32-pdr An exact account of the supplies and forage obtained cannot be given, but as near as can be 1 42-pdr carronade ascertained is as follows: Amount obtained from expeditions sent out from Atlanta: (46,000) Forty-six thousand pounds of corn, (3000) three thousand pounds fresh meat, (50) fifty bushels sweet potatoes. 1 82-pdr smooth-bore 2 6-pdr POSITION. Right Cen. Ga. R.R. do. do. do. do. do. do. On Railroad. Left of Cen. Ga, R.R, 200 yards from the main dirt road, right. do. do. do. On the main dirt road. Unserviceable In an advanced brass Do. except 1 work opposite the In the advance do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. In second work on the river. On right of R.R. do. do. do. Serviceable On left of R.R. Amount obtained on the march from Atlanta to Savannah: (130,000) One hundred and thirty 1 24-pdr thousand pounds of corn, (20,000) twenty thou-142-pdr carronade sand pounds of rice fodder, (10,000) ten thou-124-pdr smooth-bore 1 24-pdr sand pounds fresh meat, (500) five hundred 1 32-pdr Blakely pounds of flour, (500) five hundred bushels sweet potatoes. Making in the aggregate: (176,000) One hundred and seventy-six thousand pounds of corn, (20,000) twenty thousand pounds of rice-fodder, (13,000) thirteen thousand pounds of fresh meat, (500) five hundred pounds of flour, (550) five hundred and fifty bushels sweet potatoes. Animals captured: (40) Forty horses, (100) At the Town Arsenal. do. do. do. Water-battery opposite Fort Jack son. do. do. do. do. do. do. Lawton battery on Carolina shore, opposite Fort Jackson. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. Fort Brown. 66 66 46 do. 46 do. 46 do. 66 do. The following amount of ordnance stores were 1 24-pdr howitzer 1 42-pdr carronade destroyed at Milledgeville by Lieutenant Shep-28-inch columbiads herd, ordnance officer artillery brigade Twenti- 8 32-pdr smooth-bores 4 82-pdr eth corps: Three thousand five hundred rounds 1 32-pdr rifled fixed ammunition for six-pounder and twelve-2 10-inch mortars pounder guns, twenty thousand rounds infantry 1 24-pdr howitzer ammunition, two boxes Sharp's primers, two thousand pounds of powder. The number of guns found abandoned by the enemy in their works in front of the Twentieth corps line, extending from the Savannah River to the railroad, and from Fort Brown to Fort Jackson and Lawton battery on the Carolina side, beside those on the gunboats and ram destroyed, is (89) eighty-nine, a list of which I send herewith. Beside these, a large number of light and heavy gun-carriages, caissons, battery-wagons, forges. Also a large amount of ammunition was left here by the enemy. Respectfully submitted. J. A. REYNOLDS. 5 8-inch columblads 2 10-inch columbiads 4 RECAPITULATION. 6 (six) 6-pounder rifled guns. 4 (four) 6-pounder smooth-bore guns, brass. 2 (two) 6-pounder iron. 66 2 (two) 12-pounder Blakely 46 66 66 4 (four) 24-pounder howitzers. 3 (three) 24-pounders smooth-bore guns. 66 66 66 66 occupied both by the enemy's artillery and infantry. One section of my battery under Lieutenant Scott was immediately thrown forward and put in position, with a range of about one thousand two hundred yards. The troops of the First division, Twentieth corps, were immediately deployed, and scattered the enemy without the use of artillery. On the morning of the eleventh day of December, Major J. A. Reynolds again directed me to move my battery on the Savannah River, with the Twenty-second Wisconsin infantry as support, it being reported that the enemy's gunboats had made their appearance. On the morning of the twelfth day of December, about eight o'clock, the enemy's gunboats made their appearance, which afterward proved to be the Macon, armed with four sixty-four-pounder rifleguns and two thirty-two pounder howitzers, also the gunboat Samson, armed with two thirtytwo pounder howitzers, with their tender, (Resolute,) a small steamer. After an engagement of about three quarters of an hour, from two thousand four hundred to two thousand seven hundred yards, they were forced to retire up the river leaving their tender behind disabled, together with her officers and crew, numbering about thirty, our expenditure of ammunition being one hundred and thirty-eight rounds. LIEUTENANT: In compliance to circular from headquarters, Chief of Artillery, Twentieth corps, dated December twenty-third, 1864, I have the honor to submit the following: On the second day of September, 1864, the battery entered Atlanta, Georgia, and took position in the abandoned works of the enemy, remaining there until about the tenth day of September, when we moved in the south-eastern part of the city, and went into camp together with the artillery of the corps, where we remained until the morning of October twenty-first, when I was ordered to accompany On the morning of December sixteenth, one seca foraging expedition under Colonel Dustin, com- tion, under Lieutenant Scott, was thrown over the manding Third division, Twentieth corps. Start-river on Argyle Island, and immediately intrenching at daylight of the same day, and moving in the direction of Lithonia, a small station on the Georgia Railroad, passing through the town of Decatur, at sundown we went into camp on a large plantation, formerly owned by Clark, and known as Clark's plantation, about fifteen miles from Atlanta. Remaining here until the evening of the twenty-third, we succeeded in loading about nine hundred wagons with forage and provisions within a radius of five miles. About dark the train was put in motion leading to Atlanta by Colonel Dustin, my battery acting as rear-guard as far as Decatur, where we arrived about four o'clock A.M. On the morning of the twentyfourth, about seven o'clock A.M., we again started for Atlanta, acting as advance-guard, where we arrived about ten o'clock A.M., went into camp in our old camping-ground, where we remained until the morning of November thirteenth, when we were ordered by Major J. A. Reynolds to report to Brigadier-General Geary, commanding Second division, Twentieth corps, as the enemy were making demonstrations, both with artillery and dismounted cavalry, on our lines around Atlanta, but in both of the above expeditions there was no expenditure of ammunition or any casualties in my command. On the morning of the fifteenth day of November Atlanta was evacuated by the Federal forces, my battery moving with the troops of the Twentieth corps in the direction of Savannah. When within about twelve miles from Savannah, on the afternoon of December ninth, we encountered two small redoubts on the Augusta dirt-road, ed themselves. On the morning of the eighteenth engaged a section of rebel artillery on SouthCarolina shore. After firing thirteen rounds, silenced their guns, at a distance of one thousand five hundred yards, with no casualties. On the morning of the nineteenth, a regiment of rebel cavalry made their appearance about two thousand two hundred yards' distance, on the SouthCarolina shore. After firing three rounds caseshot they withdrew out of range. During the day, Lieutenant Scott was relieved by Lieutenant Freeman, whom I gave command of the four threeinch guns, having received from Lieutenant Shepperd a battery of six thirty-pounder Parrott guns, needing him to see that works were built prepatory to moving the light battery in front of the enemy's works on Augusta road. During the night Lieutenant Freeman was ordered by Colonel Carman, commanding brigade, First division, Twentieth corps, to cross the river to the SouthCarolina shore and report to Colonel Cogswell, commanding Second Massachusetts infantry. Went into position, built works, which were completed late in the morning of the twentieth. During the day the section was ordered by Colonel Cogswell to fire at different objects, using thirtytwo rounds ammunition, with no casualties. One section of the thirty-pounder battery, under Lieutenant Adle, was placed in position in Fort No. One, to reply to one of the rebel gunboats, which had been reported advancing up the river from Savannah. During the night of the twentieth, the remaining four guns of heavy battery were placed in position in Forts Nos. Two and Three. Early |