Augusta Maine

June 30^th 1864

 

Sir

            I certify on honor that during the month of May 1864 the stores enumerated below were lost under the following circumstances—

 

The regiment to which my company belongs were engaged with the enemy on the 10^th 12^th & 23^d days of May 1864. during the engagements I lost 4 privates killed, 2 noncommissioned officers and 5 privates wounded. the arms and equipments carried by these men: for the want of transportation were abandoned. The following is a list of stores so abandoned—

            11 Springfield Rifle musketts cal .58

            11 Bayonet scabbards

            11 Cap pouches & cone picks

            11 Cartridge boxes cal. 58

            11 Cartridge box plates

            11 Cartridge box belts

            11 Cartridge box belt plates

            11 Gun slings

            11 Waist belts /

            11 Waist belt plates

            11 Screw drivers & cone wrenches

              2 Spring vises

            11 wipers

            440 Elongated ball cartridges cal .57.1

            11 Spare cones

 

Very respectfully your obedient servant

Woodbury Hall

1^st Lt. Comd'g Co D

3^d Me Vols

 

Brig Gen Geo. D Ramsey

            Chief of Ordnance

                        Washington

                                    DC

 

            (In Duplicate)

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