Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889) [Proposal for organizing the artillery of the Army of the Potomac]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.227 Author/Creator: Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 10 April 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 31.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Lists commanding officers for corps and divisions, strength of guns, batteries, and numbers of guns. Hunt notes that this document was presented as a proposition by him to Major General Joseph Hooker, Commander of the Department and Army of the Potomac. Hunt hoped to assign two guns per 1000 men, and place the remaining artillery in reserve. Remarks that Hooker declined the proposition. Signed 11 April 1863 by Major Alexander Doull, inspector of artillery, who certifies this as a copy of the proposition presented to Hooker by Hunt. Envelope includes a note, also possibly written by Hunt.
In the collection of Henry Jackson Hunt, who served as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
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