Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Ames” in article pos=51 of The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource]:
...he prisoners report that Butler was at Newbern, while others say he was present before Fort Fisher.
We learn from the same authority that the infantry force which assaulted Fort Fisher consisted of Ames 's division, Twenty-fourth (consolidated) corps, Butler commanding.
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