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No. 57—(478) Mentioned in report of A. P. Stewart, February 24, 1864, army of Tennessee.
No. 58—(591, 617, 821) Mentioned in report of Gen. R. B. Johnson, January 26, 1864.
No. 59—(687, 708, 709) Organized, April, 1862.
Present for duty, 115, March 29, 1864.
Lost men and horses at Chickamauga.
Total effective, 1,00 Hallonquist's report. (731) Effective, 96, April 1st.
(872) Artillery reserve, Johnston's army, April 30th.
No. 74—(644, et seq.) In artillery reserve, Atlanta campaign.
(667) Lieut. P. F. Powers, Lee's corps, July.
(674) Lieut. Robt. Cherry, Lee's corps, August.
No. 77—(817) Mentioned in S. G. French's report of battle of Allatoona, October 4, 1864.
No. 78—(858) Hood's army, September 20, 1864, at Macon, Ga.
No. 93—(668) Stewart's corps, Hood's army, December 10, 1864.
Tarrant's battery was organized by
General Clanton in June, 1863, and after remaining at
Pollard several months, joined the army of Tennessee at
Dalton.
It took part in the battles of
Resaca,
Cassville,
Lost Mountain, New Hope,
Kenesaw,
Peachtree Creek and
Atlanta.
The battery moved toward
Tennessee, and was in the action at
Decatur; it fought at
Nashville, where it suffered severely, losing so many men and horses that the guns could not be removed.
The remnant was sent to
Blakely, where, after taking a heroic part in the defense, it finally surrendered.
Capt. Edward Tarrant was captured at
Blakely.
Lieut. B. B. Hardwick was wounded at
Kenesaw; he and
Lieutenant Shepard were captured at
Nashville.
Extracts from official war Records.
No. 42—(239, 240) Mentioned by General Clanton at Pollard, September 19, 1863.
(402, 511) In Clanton's brigade, Mobile, November and December. No. 58— (547, 548, 582) In department of the Gulf, Clanton's brigade, January, 1864. No. 59—(861) In Reynolds' brigade,