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 The Siege and Evacuation of Savannah^ Ga, Tl

were distributed a 12-pouader field piece, a 12-pounder howitzer, and five 6-pounder guns. The line in front of Daly's farm was armed with one 8-inch sie^e howitzer, a 20-pounder Parrott gun, two 12-pounder Napoleon guns, one 12-pounder howitzer, and one 3 -inch rifle gun.

Following the line in the direction of the left a 12-pounder Napo- leon gun was put in position at the head of Shaw's dam. Three 12-pounder howitzers at Battery Acee commanded Shaw's rice field, and one 12-pounder howitzer and two 6 pounder guns were stationed on the Habersham old road. Between Battery Acee and the Habers- ham road was a 12-pounder gun.

In rear of Lawton's barn, and at the head of the causeway crossing his rice fields, stood Battery Barnes with two 32 pounder guns, two 12-pounder Napoleons, and one 12-pounder howitzer. Six hundred yards to the right of this battery was a 6-pounder gun commanding another causeway, and some ^wq hundred yards beyond and in the direction of the Habersham road was posted a 6-pounder gun cover- ing the approach by still another crossing.

At Pine-Point battery, opposite the rice fields of the Hon. George S. Owens* Silk Hope plantation, six field guns were embrasured ; and Battery Jones, on the old Savannah and Darien road, where it crosses Salt creek, was armed with two 32-pounder garrison guns, one 32-pounder carronade, one 20-pounder Parrott, and four 12- pounder Napoleons.

On Barclay's plantation, at the extreme left of the line, several field guns were posted for the protection of the Atlantic and Gulf railroad bridge over the Little Ogeechee river.

In addition to the guns enumerated, field pieces were distributed at other advantageous points, and ramps were constructed at irregu- lar intervals for the guns of the light batteries which were acting as a movable support.

The following light batteries had been concentrated for the defense of Savannah :

I.

Terrell Artillery,

4 12-pounder Napoleon guns.

2.

Regular Light Battery,

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2 12-pounder

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Anderson's Light Battery,

4 12 pounder

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Barn weirs

4 12-pounder

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5.

German

2 12-pounder

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