War of the Rebellion: Serial 018 Page 0965 Chapter XXIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE.

Eighth Brigade.

Colonel L. A. STAFFORD.

6th Louisiana.

7th Louisiana.

8th Louisiana.

9th Louisiana.

1st Special Louisiana Battalion

Abstract from return of Ewell's division, Major General R. E. Ewell, C. S. Army, commanding, for August 10, 1862.

Present

for you.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Remarks.

present. present present

and and

absent. absent

last

return.

Staff. 19 ....... 19 24 23

Trimble's,

Early's

and

Hay's

brigades

Infantry. 369 4,392 5,629 10,812 10,405 .

Artillery. 11 236 249 249 384

Total. 399 4,628 5,897 11,130 10,812

HEADQUARTERS,

Richmond, August 18, 1862.

Brigadier General WILLIAM N. PENDLETON:

GENERAL: By direction of the Secretary of War, you will proceed with the artillery reserve to Gordonsville, and on arrival will report to General R. E. Lee, commanding army. A portion of my own division moves to-morrow, and it will be well for your artillery to march in their vicinity, if practicable. Such portion of your artillery as may not be needed at Petersburg should be ordered to this point.

Please report to me at the Spotswood Hotel.

Very respectfully, yours,

G. W. SMITH,

Major-General.

HDQRS. RIGHT WING, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,

Spotswood, August 19, 1862.

Brigadier General WILLIAM N. PENDLETON,

Commanding Reserve Artillery:

GENERAL: General Lee has directed that your reserve artillery be halted for the present with General Ripley, who has been ordered to mass Smith's division behind the North Anna. The major-general commanding desires that you will at once take measures to carry this order into effect.

Very respectfully, general, your obedient servant,

SAML. W. MELTON,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

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*NOTE ON ORIGINAL RETURN.-We have no report from Bowyer's battery attached to this brigade. A portion of the company was left behind at Richmond, in charge of three of their pieces.

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