‘They were permitted to rest barely long enough to cook breakfast, when the two divisions (First and Second) were ordered to a position near the “Strong House,” from which they were again speedily moved to the vicinity of the “Gurley House,” in rear of ’
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hospital in Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 15, 1865, but was later transferred to a hospital in Richmond where he died.
Messrs. Green and Macomber had both died previous to the above date.
The following is a correct list of the prisoners from the Battery:
Serg't Adolphus B. Parker, Corp'l Francis M. Howes, Corp'l George A. Smith, Bugler John E. Mugford, privates Lyman W. Adams, James S. Bailey, Jr., John Perry Brown, Thomas Cusick, William E. Endicott, Oscar F. Glidden, Charles W. Green, Richard Martin, Francis L. Macomber, John Millett, William Rawson, Timothy G. Redfield, George W. Stetson, Alvin Thompson and Charles D. Thompson.
James Kay, the twentieth missing, was never heard from.1
The following copious extract from Gen. Hancock's ‘Report of Operations of Second Corps and Cavalry between the 22d and 26th of August, 1864, including the battle of Reams Station, Va.’ is here introduced for the information of surviving participants, who would like to have the questions as to why we remained here so long, and why we were not reinforced, answered satisfactorily, together with other details of this their severest battle.
He proceeds to say that after the troops had returned from Deep Bottom,—
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