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d to quarters. April 24. Crawford reported to duty; Thayer to quarters. April 25. White reported for duty, also Thayer. April 26. Corp'l Smith reported to quarters. April 27. Corp'l Smith reported to light duty; Parks started for home on 20 days furlough; John C. Frost sent to hospital. April 28. C. E. Woodis reported for stable duty. T. G. Redfield started for Washington on furlough. April 29. Chas. E. Woodis reported to quarters. One black horse died; disease * * * May 2. Leverett Pierce reported to quarters. Capt. Sleeper started for Washington on business. May 4. Herring and Chase reported sick. Pierce (?) and Chase sent to Camp Hospital. May 5. Woodis reported for stable duty. Packard reported to quarters. May 6. Frost and Herring reported for stable duty. May 7. Packard reported for duty. Hunt reported for quarters. Received notice of the discharge of Wm. H. Martin, April 22, 1863. May 9. Colbath reported to quarters. May 10.
ed service at Artillery Brigade Headquarters, 2nd A. C., as orderly with horse and equipments. April 27. John Ramsdell, James S. Bailey, Jr., reported to duty. Chas. E. Prince reported excused. A. A. Blandin, extra or daily duty as teamster since Mar. 1, 1864. April 28. Four horses received from Capt. W. H. D. Cochrane, A. A. Q. M. April 29. Patrick E. Neagle reported deserter. Received a furlough for 10 days to go to Boston Feb. 16, 1864. Feb. 29, received affidavit of N. L. Shaw, M. D., Mass. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, that he was under treatment and ordered him to remain for a few days longer. He has not since returned. Dropped as a deserter. April 30. Charles E. Prince sent to Gen'l Hospital, Washington, D. C. John Goodwin, James D. Smith reported to duty. Henry Jones excused. May 1. Richard G. Gilley reported to duty. Alvin Thompson to quarters. May 2. John F. Baxter and John W. Bailey reported to quarters. Henry Jones reported to duty.
nd we only mention the matter to state that the Battery received the credit of appearing the best of any in the corps. At last came orders to march to Washington, taking Richmond on the way. So, having loaded our ammunition chests upon the cars, May 2d we started in light marching order. Richmond, sombre and blackened by the fire which had left in ruins much of the business part of the city, received us gloomily. Castle Thunder, marked by a conspicuous signboard nailed up by our troops, fromilitary honors. April 28. One horse died of Black Tongue. Private Thos. Smith reported to quarters. April 30. Mustered (for pay)? by Capt. Roder, Battery K, 4th U. S. Light Art'y. Received 40 horses from Capt. Meade. Burned (?) * * * May 2. Corporal Estee and Privates Wilson and Burroughs detailed to go to Alexandria with ammunition chests. May 3. One horse died of exhaustion. May 5. Serg't A. B. Parker and Privates Nesbitt, Putnam, Fales, Handlin and Gowell transferred to