Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9.
Frank Moore, Ed.

[142] in the morning of the twenty-first, it was discovered that the enemy had evacuated the night before, when one section of light battery was ordered forward, under Lieutenant Scott, who entered the town about ten o'clock; also the section under Lieutenant Freeman was directed to cross the river to the Georgia shore, and join me at Savannah, but owing to high wind and tide he was unable to cross. During the day the heavy battery was ordered forward, and arrived about sundown, and was put into position at the foot of Bay street, bearing on the rebel ram Savannah, firing thirteen rounds with good effect, with no casualties. On the morning of the twenty-second, found the ram had been blown up during the night. The heavy battery was taken out of position and brought up at the head of Huntingdon street, and parked with Lieutenant Scott's section; about seven o'clock P. M., the section under Lieutenant Freeman arrived, and parked with the rest of battery, where we now remain.

Tabular Statement showing the expenditure of ammunition and casualties during the recent campaign just closed.

expenditure of ammunition.
Ten-Pounder.
Case Shot.	Fuse Shell.	Perc. Shell.	Total.	Date.
29	47	62	138	December 12, 1864.
13			13	December 18, 1864.
3			3	December 19, 1864.
10	12	10	32	December 20, 1864.
Thirty-Pounder.
	9	4	13	December 21, 1864.

Casualties, none.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

Lieutenant: I have the honor to report the following list of captured animals and forage from the enemy during the recent campaign just closed: fifteen horses, fifteen mules, five hundred bushels corn, two tons corn fodder, eight tons rice in sheaf, fifty bushels sweet potatoes, four hundred pounds flour. Ten horses and fifteen mules turned over to Quartermaster's Department; five horses abandoned.

Lieutenant: I have the honor to state that on the second day of September, 1864, the battery entered Atlanta, taking position in a fort, on Decatur street, near rolling-mills, from which place it moved on the fifteenth September into park on north side of city.

On the sixteenth October marched with troops of the Second division, General Geary commanding, on forage expedition; also on the twenty-sixth October, with troops of First division, Colonel Robinson commanding; capturing, for use of command, in both expeditions, sixty bushels corn, and a quantity of corn-fodder.

The battery remained in park until November fifteenth, expending no ammunition, and meeting with no casualties.

On the fifteenth November, the battery moved from Atlanta with troops of the left wing, army of Georgia, marching with it until the occupation of Savannah, expending no ammunition, and meeting with no casualties.

With the exception of dry rations, (sugar, coffee, etc.,) the command subsisted entirely on the country. During the march, the animals were fed two thousand bushels of corn, besides cornfodder, etc. There were some twenty-five mules turned in through Chief Artillery, Twentieth army corps, to Captain Schoeninger, Assistant-Quartermaster, for which a less number were received.

The following is a recapitulation of forage and animals captured on march: Bushels of corn captured, two thousand; number of horses captured, one; number of mules captured, one.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

Lieutenant: I have the honor to submit the following report of operations of this battery from the occupation of Atlanta, September second, 1864, until the present time.

From the occupation of the city until November fifteenth, the battery was parked with other batteries of the corps, in the north-eastern part of the city, with the exception of two weeks immediately succeeding its capture, when we were stationed in the works on East-Point railroad. Battery took part in foraging expedition, under Colonel Robinson, Eighty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, October sixteenth, going as far as Flat Rock Shoals, on South River. In the expedition were probably six hundred wagons, which were all filled with corn and fodder. One section of battery accompanied another expedition, under General Geary, October twenty-sixth, proceeding in direction of Lithonia, on Georgia Railroad. From these and other expeditions from Atlanta, we received in all about seven thousand (7000) pounds corn for the animals of the battery. We moved from Atlanta November fifteenth, taking the Augusta road. One man died of disease, November eighteenth, near Madison. From this date until arriving in front of Savannah, December