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Newbatt, Alfred (fl. 1864-1865) Report of ammunition in the train of the artillery reserve, Army of the Potomac.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.187 Author/Creator: Newbatt, Alfred (fl. 1864-1865) Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 11 March 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21 x 25.8 cm. Order a Copy

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

In early 1865, the Army of the Potomac was active in operations against Petersburg.

Newbatt, Alfred, fl. 1863-1865
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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