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Newbatt, Alfred (fl. 1864) [Report of ammunition in reserve artillery train, Army of the Potomac]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.157 Author/Creator: Newbatt, Alfred (fl. 1864) Place Written: Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 22 October 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 38.4 cm. Order a Copy

Written near Petersburg. Lieutenant Newbatt, ordnance officer, lists amounts of shot, shell, canister, and other ammunition.

During October of 1864, the Army of the Potomac was engaged in operations against Petersburg.

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865

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