The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 32, In Three Parts. Part 3, Correspondence, etc. Page: 694

694 KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., ALA., AND N. GA. [CHAP. XLIV.
Report of Maj. M. Smith, commanding artillery, Hardee's corps-Continued.
II.-RESPECTING BATTERIES-Continued.

Losses.

Batteries.

Turner's a ..
Fowler'sa...
Swett'sa.....
Seniple's a...
Key'sb .....
Bledsoe'sc...

Guns.

Three at Shiloh;
the teams be-
ing sent after
Yankee guns
by Gener al
Polk, brought
off ten guns
from the field.
None.... .....
One disabled at
Rocky Ford.
One captured at
Murf reesbor-
ough.
None ...........
One abandoned
at Elk Horn.

Ferguson'sd. Four guns and
three caissons.

Howell'sa...

Two6-pounders
lost at Look-
out Mountain.

Transportation.

None...........
.... do...........
....do ...........
Three wagons
captured and
lost on retreat.
None ...........
....do ...........
None ...... ....

Re-equipmets
received.

Exchanged two
6-pounders for
two Yankee
guns at Perry-
ville, and ob-
tained other
two Napoleons
at Murfreesbor-
ough.
Guns exchanged
for Napoleons.
New harness re-
ceived and cais-
sons.
At times parts of
harness.
Re-equipped at
different times
with different
articles.
Re -equipped
since Mission-
ary Ridge.
Received two
howitzers since
Missionary
Ridge.

Armament.
Four 12-pounder
Napoleons.
....do ... .
Three 12-pbund-
er Napoleons.
Four 12-pounder
Napoleons.
Four 12-pounder
howitzers.
Four 12-pounder
Napoleons.
Two 12-pounder
Napoleons ar d
two 6-pounder
guns.
Four 12-pounder
howitzers.

Strength.
SS
ii
o bo bo
891 93 129

116
103-
109
61
80

119
107
114
63
84

95 100
101 105

155
130
143
81
111
195
125

a Equipment and condition good.
b Equipment good, but knapsacks and haversacks needed; condition good.
c Equipment incomplete, otherwise good.
d Need some few equipments; condition good.
III.-RESPECTING EVILS TO BE REMEDIED.
The only disease at present among the animals is "scratches " and
a few cases of "scours," and some of the horses have vermin. For
scratches, wash clean and apply soft soap and grease; also, blue-
stone, copperas, white-lead, poke-root, and red-oak bark have been
used. For vermin a strong decoction of tobacco has proved effica-
cious, with sulphur given ini the food. The horses the past winter
have been severely affected with a severe and fatal distemper (now
not prevalent) strongly resembling glanders. Various remedies
were tried without success. The horses on exhibition of first symp-
toms were removed from the other horses, as the disease was very
contagious. Steps have been taken to procure a veterinary surgeon,
the want of whom is much felt. Failure of supplies were at times
reported up to February 12 (time about the present organization);
since then none have been reported. No officers are reported for
neglecting stable-calls, watering, or grooming. No improper use of
animals. A stringent order is in force in this regiment that Govern-
ment horses are not to be used only on Government business.

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