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The “Report of William H. Peters, Commissioner, appointed by the Governor of Virginia to make an inventory of property taken from the United States Government, at the Navy-Yard, Gosport, and in and near Portsmouth, Va.,” shows that the confederates made the following gains by getting possession of the yard:

Territory,$288,000
Buildings and other improvements,3,998,480
Vessels,332,900
Engines, machinery, etc.,250,676
 
Total,$4,810,056

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