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Artillery Report Issued to Major Chew

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Autograph Letter incomplete, 2p. folio, Camp McGregor’s Battery, S.H.A., December 7, 1864, addressed to Major R.P. Chew, and reads in part : "...In obedience to orders, I have the honor to address you a brief report of the operations of my battery from July 1st 1864 to the present time...The greater portion of July my battery was encamped near Genl. W.H.F. Lee’s division on Armstrong’s famr 7 or 8 miles from Petersburg. Nothing of importance occured up to the 27th when I got orderes to move to Jones farm near the Plank road, next day, 28th at 5 A.M. I was ordered to cross the James River. I started immediately crossing the Appomattox River at Petersburg and halted that night within 6 miles of Chaffins Bluff. Early on the morning of the 29th I crossed the James River...The enemy not making his appearance I was ordered back to the south side of the James. I recrossed at Chaffins Bluff...I was ordered to move on teh left flank of the enemy, supported by Genl Chambliss brigade. I was engaged until about 9 o’clock firing upon their sharpshooters, they having fallen back to their breast works at Pegram’s house. I went back to camp. I lost two horses..." More. Silked, Good.

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