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| Brig. Gen. John F. Reynolds |
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Head Quarters 3rd
Brigade, Reynolds’ Div., P.R.V.C.
Camp at Leesboro, Maryland, Sept. 8, 1862.
Camp at Leesboro, Maryland, Sept. 8, 1862.
Capt. C. Kingsbury,
A.A General Reynolds’ Division
A.A General Reynolds’ Division
Captain
In
compliance with orders from Division Head Quarters I have made an inspection of
the brigade under my command, with regard to its strength and fitness for
immediate service, and I have the honor to respectfully report the facts
established.
The 9th
Regiment has one Field officer only on duty, Lieut. Col. Anderson. The
Colonelcy is vacant, and the Major is on the sick report. There are only 2
Captains, 3 First Lieutenants and 3 Second Lieutenants present on duty. Total,
8 line officers. Six of the companies have not a single commissioned officer on
duty; and 2 companies are commanded by non-commissioned officers, there not
being commissioned officers sufficient to allow one to each company.
Several of
the commissioned ^Line^ officers on duty are not commissioned, having
been appointed by orders of Major General McClellan at Harrison’s Landing, and
have been acting since, under that appointment. The Reg’t this evening paraded
351 non commissioned off. & privates.
The 10th
Regiment has only one Field officer on duty, Col. James T. Kirk. Lieut. Col.
Warner is at Arlington Heights, in command of a camp of straggling soldiers. He
was detailed for this duty by Gen. Whipple. Major Knox is on the sick report.
There are 4 Captains on duty, 3 First Lieutenants and 3 Second Lieutenants. One
of the Lieutenants is detailed as Adjutant.
Company D,
of this regiment, with its officers, is detailed for provost guard duty, and is
absent from the regiment. Several of the line officers on duty are acting by
virtue of appointment by order of Major Gen. McClellan, and have not been
commissioned. The 10th paraded this evening 288 non-commissioned officers and
privates.
The 11th
Regiment has one Field officer on duty, Lieut. Col. S.M. Jackson. The Colonel
is one the sick report, and the Major is sick at Hospital in Washington. 5
Captains, 2 First Lieutenants and 2 Second Lieutenants are present on duty with
the regiment; and 2 companies are commanded by non-commissioned officers. 100
^116^ men of this regiment are at Craney Island, acting as a Hospital Guard,
under command of 2d Lieut. A.W. Stewart, and 32 are detailed as Provost Guard
for Gen. Fitz John Porter’s Corps. At the parade this evening, 201
non-commissioned officers & privates were present for duty, armed, and 11
were unarmed. The arms of this regiment are of the most varied description—not
less than 5 different styles being in possession of the men, some of whom had
lost or thrown away their arms on the battle-field, and picked up others. The
Regiment needs re-arming, before going into action.
The 12th
Regiment has no Field officer on duty, and is commanded by the 2d ranking
Captain. The Colonel is detailed in command of the Brigade, the Lieut. Colonel,
Martin D. Hardin, was wounded August 30, 1862, and is absent at home. The Major
is absent, sick in Alexandria. Two (2) Captains, 2 First Lieutenants, and one
Second Lieut. are on duty with the Regiment. Four (4) companies out of the nine
in the regiment are commanded by non-commissioned officers. At the parade this
evening, 307 ^enlisted^ men were present.
The Brigade
is well supplied with clothing and accoutrements, and the arms, with the
exception of those of the 11th Regiment, are in good condition. In the 11th
there are 5 different kinds—smooth bore muskets, Springfield and Harper’s Ferry
rifled muskets, old English Tower muskets, and some muskets made at Richmond,
Va., with the mark “C.S.” upon them.
The total
strength of the Brigade, of enlisted men on parade this evening, in pursuance
of orders from Division Head Quarters, sums up as follows.
9th Regiment…351
10th do …288
11th do …201
12th do …307
1147 enlisted men
10th do …288
11th do …201
12th do …307
1147 enlisted men
The
following tabular statement shows the number of officers absent from the
several regiments of the Brigade, and the causes of their absence; also those
present sick, not on duty. Besides the absentees, there are several vacancies
in the regiments, caused by death and resignations.
Recapitulation
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Killed
in Action
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Wounded
and now absent
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Prisoners
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Absent
Sick.
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Present
Sick
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Detailed
on Recruiting, signal service, staff, ambulance corps, &c.
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9th
Regiment
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2
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5
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1
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5
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2
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7
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10th do
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3
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5
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4
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6
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11th do
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3
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7
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5
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2
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6
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12th do
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1
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4
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9
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5
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9
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21
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1
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23
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4
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24
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The loss in
killed and wounded has all taken place since the 25th of June last
I have the honor to be
Captain,
with great respect
Your Obt Servant
with great respect
Your Obt Servant
John H. Taggart
Col. Com. 3rd Brigade, P.R.V.C.
Col. Com. 3rd Brigade, P.R.V.C.
[Endorsement]
Col. J.H. Taggart Comdg. reporting condition 3d Brigade,
Reynolds Divis.
HdQrs Reynolds Divis
Near Leesboro Sep 8/62
Near Leesboro Sep 8/62
Reply: forwarded for the information of the Genl Comdg
Corps. with the recommendation that there be a uniformity of arms in the 11th
Reg. before its going into action.
Neither other of the ^other^ Brigades of this
Division are in so broken a state as the 3d.
John F. Reynolds
Brig. Genl. Vols.
Comdg. Div.
Brig. Genl. Vols.
Comdg. Div.
Notes:
1. Hoptak, "Blood Brothers," America's Civil War, September 2016, 22-31.
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