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Richmond National Battlefield Park Cannon firing program, a part of the anniversary program at Cold Harbor battlefield
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HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, CHIEF ENGINEER'S OFFICE,
October 30, 1864.

GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit herewith my report of engineering operations in this department for the week ending October 15, 1864, with the following tracings, (+) to wit:

No. 1. Tracing of Union defensive line in front of Eighteenth Army Corps from Fort Brady to Fort Burnham (Battery Harrison).

No. 2. Tracing of Union defensive line in front of Tenth Army Corps from Fort Burnham to right of New Market road.

No. 3. Tracing of new line of works at Deep Bottom.

No. 4. Tracing of square redoubt at Signal Hill.

No. 5. Photographic copy of 100-pounder battery in the defenses of Dutch Gap.

I have the honor to remain, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

PETER S. MICHIE,
First Lieutenant, U. S. Engineers,
Acting Chief Engineer, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina.

Bvt. Maj. Gen. J.G. Barnard,
Chief Engineer, Combined Armies, City Point, Va.

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Fort Harrison, renamed Fort Burnham

Did You Know?
Nine generals were killed or died from wounds received in the battles for Richmond. Only one was a Union officer—Hiram Burnham. Confederates that fell were Robert Hatton, Richard Griffith, JEB Stuart, James Gordon, Victor Girardey, John Chambliss, John Gregg and George Doles.
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