Letter
Bushrod R. Johnson to G. W. Brent, July 27, 1864
HEADQUARTERS JOHNSON’S DIVISION,
July 27, 1864.
July 27, 1864. COLONEL: General Gracie thinks the enemy have abandoned the design of pushing sap-roller No. 1 farther forward, as they have placed abatis in front of it; sap-roller No. 2 did not advance last night. The usual picket-firing, display of flags, &c., along the line, has been observed during the past twenty-four hours, Twelve thousand six 50 R R—VOL XL, PT I hundred minie-balls, ten pounds of lead, fourteen Hotchkiss shells, eighteen solid shot, and a number of fragments have been collected since last report.
The following casualties are
respectfully submitted: Elliott's brigade,
wounded, 4. Ransom's brigade, killed, 1; wounded, 3. Total, 1 killed
and 7 wounded.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
and 7 wounded.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: B. R. Johnson reports to G. W. Brent on enemy movements, artillery activity, and recent casualties within Johnson's Division during the July 1864 siege operations.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1
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