Letter

John G. Barnard to Jesse L. Reno, September 1, 1862

of Chantilly, Va.

Maj. Gen. J esse L. Reno, U. 8. Volunteers, captain of ordnance, died o Hk received at the battle of South Mountain, Md., September

; ; ceived at the battle of Antietam, Md., September 18 [17], 1862.

teers), killed June 30, 1862, at the battle of White Oak Swamp, Va.

Cavalry), died of wounds received at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 14, 1862.

Chantilly, Va., September 1, 1862.

the battle of Malvern Hill, Va., August 11, 1862.

Run, Va., August 30, 1862.

First Lieut. Henry W. Kingsbury, Fifth Artillery (colonel of volunteers), died of wounds received at the battle of Antietam, Md., September 18, 1862.

the battle of Murfreesborough, Tenn., December 31, 1862.

unteers), killed at the battle of Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.

Your obedient servant,

J. G. BARNARD,
Brigadier-General.
P. S.—Brig. Gen. Charles D. Jameson, after whom it is proposed to
name the battery near Fort Lincoln, served as colonel of the Second
Regiment Maine Volunteers, at Bull Run. He was appointed brigadiergeneral September 3, 1861. His brigade formed part of the army corps
under General Heintzelman, and—
Distinguished himself individually at the battle of Williamsburg, being at the front
rendering aid to General Kearny, though his brigade was not engaged, * * *
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: of Chantilly, Va.. Summary: Brigadier General J. G. Barnard reports casualties and honors fallen officers from recent Civil War battles, including Major General Jesse L. Reno, and proposes naming a battery after Brigadier General Charles D. Jameson.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1 View original source ↗