. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . pounder Parrott for about one foot from the face. It wascut smooth with cold chisels, and the gun seems to be asaccurate in its fire as heretofore. I have now in positionon the Eighteenth Corps front three 30-pounder Parrotts,ten 8-inch mortars, and 16 Coehorn mortars. I shallsend the 13-inch mortar back as soon as the track is re-paired. I have had reason to be gratified with the earnest ex-ertions of the officers and men of my command both myown re
. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . pounder Parrott for about one foot from the face. It wascut smooth with cold chisels, and the gun seems to be asaccurate in its fire as heretofore. I have now in positionon the Eighteenth Corps front three 30-pounder Parrotts,ten 8-inch mortars, and 16 Coehorn mortars. I shallsend the 13-inch mortar back as soon as the track is re-paired. I have had reason to be gratified with the earnest ex-ertions of the officers and men of my command both myown regiment and the Fourth New York Artillerv torender the siege train as effective as possible, and hopethat wj have answered your expectations. The casualties in my own regiment during the siegehave been 1 officer and 6 enlisted men killed and ) offi-cer and 24 men wounded. 1 have not been informed ofany casualties in the Fourth New York Artillery. I am, general, respectfully, your obedient servant HENRY L. AlWoT,Col. 1st Conn. ArCy, Commanding Singe IIexhy J. Hunt, Chief i,f Artillery, Army of the Potomac. MISCELLANEOUS
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