The order dismisses Lieutenant Colonel Whitfield from service in the Confederate Army for "visiting Richmond and there by surreptitious means obtaining an order for the discharge of his Acting Colonel and his own promotion in his stead."
The order appoints Captain Henry Semple as chief of artillery while his senior officer is temporarily absent. During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later...
During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter Wagner asks Semple to allow one of his men ("a...
In the letter Green gives instructions about the equipment and supplies to be assigned to each battery, depending on its size. He gives specific numbers (or amounts) of sergeants, buglers, flags, horses, mules, wagons, forage, and ammunition. A...
Details are given for twelve-pound Napoleon cannons, ten-pound Parrott rifles, and twenty-pound Parrott rifles. The table records powder and projectile type, elevation, range, and time.
In the letter Bullen reports the number of animals in his battery and the amount of forage he has received for them. He also mentions that he does "not know of any carelessness, or neglect on the part of the Quartermaster."