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Abstract of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores captured from the enemy by the United States Forces commanded by Major-General P. H. Sheridan, Campaign of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 1864.

Whereabout of captured Ordnance and Ordnance stores. date of receipt. Lt. 12-Pdr. Gun, bronze, U. S. Lt. 12-Pdr. gun, iron, C. S. Lt. 12-Pdr. gun, bronze, C. S. 3 1/2-inch rifled gun, C. S. 3-inch Ordnance gun, U. S. 3-inch C.-iron gun, R., C. S. 3-inch R. Bronze gun, C. S. 10-Pdr. Parrott, O. M., U. S. 6-Pdr., bronze, U. S. 12-Pdr. O. Mtn. Howitzer, U. S. 12-Pdr. Fd. howitzer, U. S. 3-inch Ord. And 12-Pdr. Lt. U. S. total artillery. artillery carriages and limbers. caissons. artillery harness, lead and wheel sets for two horses. anvils. Enfield rifled muskets. Springfield rifled muskets. guns, Assorted. carbines, Assorted. Austrian rifles. cartridge boxes. total small arms.
Washington Arsenal October 192       12         1 1   16                      
Washington Arsenal October 25                   1     1                      
Washington Arsenal October 29 4 8 7 1 2 2             24                      
Washington Arsenal November 7               10         10                      
Washington Arsenal November 14         1       1       2                      
Washington Arsenal November 17   1     1               2                      
Washington Arsenal November 18           1 1           2                      
Washington Arsenal December 31         2               2                      
Washington Arsenal Various times                           47 34 120   44 34 644 207 497   1426
Alleghany Arsenal August 20         4               4 4 1 8                
Harper's Ferry Depot December 28 6       6     1         13 7     2 1486 1117 1038     1184  
Dupont's Battery October 10         1               1 1                    
Reissued to Batteries in Mid. Mil. Div. by the Ordnance Department Various times between Sep. 1, 1864, and Jan. 1, 1865                       24 24 24                    
total   12 9 7 1 29 3 1 11 1 2 1 24 101 83 35 128 2 1530 1151 1682 207 497 1184 5067

headquarters, Middle military division, January 7, 1865.
I certify that the above is a correct statement of ordnance and ordnance stores captured by Major-General Sheridan, and turned over to the Ordnance Department for reissue, up to the first day of January, 1865.

Geo. W. Mckee, First Lieutenant Ordnance, U. S. A., Chief Ordnance Officer, Mid. Mil. Div. Official Copy: T. W. C. Moore. A. A. G.

List of Casualties in the United States Forces commanded by Major-General P. H. Sheridan, Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 1864.

command. battle. date. killed. wounded. missing. aggregate.
Sixth Army Corps Opequan September 19 213 1,424 48 1,685
  Fisher's Hill September 22 24 210 3 237
  Cedar Creek October 19 255 1,666 294 2,215
  Reconnoissances and minor engagements   86 665 11 762
Total     578 3,965 356 4,899
Nineteenth Army Corps Opequan September 19 275 1,228 453 1,956
  Fisher's Hill September 22 11 47 2 60
  Cedar Creek October 19 243 1,352 893 2,488
  Reconnoissances and minor engagements   57 446 13 516
Total     586 3,073 1,361 5,020
Army of West Virginia Opequan and Fisher's Hill September 19 and 22 October 19 105 840 8 953
  Cedar Creek 46 268 533 847
  Reconnoissances and minor engagements   150 839 96 1,085
Total     301 1,947 637 2,885
Provisional Division Cedar Creek October 19 19 91 121 231
Cavalry Opequan September 19 65 267 109 441
  Tom's Creek October 9 9 48   57
  Cedar Creek October 19 25 139 50 214
  Twenty-six other engagements   355 2,363 487 3,205
Total     454 2,817 646 3,917
Grand total     1,938 11,893 3,121 16,952


Van Nostrand. New York, New York. 1868.

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