.
This is the manner they were received here; five hundred and twenty-one is the amount taken.
.
| small arms. | ammunition, &c. |
| Springfield Rifles. | Improved Muskets. | Altered Muskets. | Austrian Rifles. | Belgian Muskets. | Springfield Muskets. | Mississippi Rifles. | Flint-Lock Muskets. | Enfield Rifles, Calibre 67. | Enfield Rifles, Calibre 57. | Damaged Guns. | Calibre 69. | Calibre 57X58. | Calibre 54. | Mixed and damaged Cartridges. | Infantry Accoutrements. | Belgian Rifles. |
| 250 | 3148 | 1136 | 772 | 78 | 42 | 478 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 1406 | 80,000 | 94,000 | 31,000 | 50,000 | 1,800 | 312 |
| recapitulation. | recapitulation. |
| Total on hand at the reserve trains, | 7,720 | Grand total rounds of ammunition, | 255,000 |
| Total retained by the first army corps, | 2,166 | | | | | | |
| Total retained by the second army corps, | 513 | | | | | | |
| Total forwarded to Richmond, | 692 | recapitulation. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11,091 | Total sets of accoutrements, | 1,800 |
recapitulation in full.
| Grand total of arms collected, | 11,091 |
| Probable loss of our troops, | 2,000 |
| | |
| Grand total of arms captured, | 9,091 |
| Grand total of rounds of ammunition, | 255,000 |
| Grand total of sets of accoutrements, | 1,800 |
Respectfully sumitted
Briscoe G. Baldwin,
Lieutenant-Colonel and
Chief of Ordnance A. N. V. headquarters, A. N. V. Ordnance Office, Jan. 20, 1863.
General: I have the honor to send you a detailed account of my scout since I left camp on the morning of the tenth instant.
I camped that night near
Hillsborough.
On the thirteenth I captured twelve infantrymen in the neighborhood of
Hillsborough, whom I sent back to
Snickersville.
I learned from them that the enemy had gone in the direction of
Leesburg, and had about three hours start.
I immediately ordered an advanced guard to push them as rapidly as possible, and learn the force of their rear guard.
My advance captured six infantrymen on the way, who were also sent to
Snickersville.
I reached
Leesburg about three P. M. The enemy's cavalry left the town as we came in sight.
My advance pushed on, and encountered them about three miles below
Leesburg, on the
Centreville road, and, after a brisk skirmish, drove them into the rear guard of their infantry and cavalry, capturing two and wounding three.
Nobody hurt on our side.
I did not deem it prudent to attack their infantry and cavalry combined with my force, and returned to the neighborhood of
Waterford, and camped for the night.
On the morning of the fourteenth I started for
Waterford, where I encountered Sam Means's force, some sixty men; we charged them and drove them through the town, killing one of their lieutenants and capturing their orderly sergeant and one private; both of whom, together with those already sent to
Snickersville, making twenty-two in all, were sent to your headquarters for disposal.
We pursued them about five miles in the direction of
Point of Rocks.
Learning that there was a force of about sixty cavalry in
Poolesville, I determined to push forward to that place; sent my worst horses back; sent a squad of men to watch the enemy at
Harper's Ferry; they charged the pickets, capturing twenty-six, which were paroled.
I crossed the
Potomac at
