The Hillsborough Recorder

August 7, 1861

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THE CAPTURED BATTERIES

For information concerning some of the pieces and batteries captured by our Confederate heroes in the “glorious and well foughten field” near Manassas, we give the following from the Washington correspondence of the New York Tribune.

TROOPS SENT TO ALEXANDRIA—Lieutenant Green’s fine battery of rifled cannon, company G, 2d Artillery, has left Fort Runyon and gone to the vicinity of Alexandria. Colonel Miles’s whole brigade is now south of Alexandria.

FLYING ARTILLERY—We now have six batteries of flying artillery, three new ones having been added to those of Captain Picketts, Captain Ayres (who succeeded Major Sherman), and Captain Griffin. They are officered and manned from the regulars, who have been on duty at the Potomac forts. Capt. Carlisle commands that of Fort Corcoran, which consists of two rifled cannon, two six pound and two twelve pound howitzers, and will be attached to Gen. Schenk’s brigade, which will form a portion of the left wing of the army. That of Fort Runyon is commanded by Lieut. Green, and that of Fort Ellsworth by Capt. Arnold. These will be equal in metal and men to Captain Carlisle, and probably the former will be in the centre and the latter in the right wing.

A SIEGE BATTERY—Captain Seymour is preparing a siege battery, which is to consist of enormous rifled cannon. This will be in the column, probably the centre, designed to operate upon the fortifications of Manassas Junction, if they should be held when it reaches them.

Griffin’s battery, stationed at the City Hall, departed for the other side of the river, provided with rifled guns, 12 pounders, an extra amount of ammunition, and an additional number of horses.

Captain Brewer’s battery arrived here at seven o’clock yesterday morning, direct from Fort Pickens. The battery consists of four pieces 12 pounders, and 84 men. Another battery follows the above to-day.

[Transcribed by Sharon Strout]