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Henry's Battalion of the C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia, in Longstreet's Corps and Hood's Division, included Reilly's, Bachman's, Garden's, and Latham's Batteries, with eleven Napoleons, four 10 pounder Parrotts, two 3 inch rifles, one 12 pounder howitzer, and one 6 pounder bronze gun. On July 2-3 it occupied this line and took active part in the battle as described on the tablets of the several batteries. The howitzer, the bronze gun, and one 3 inch rifle were disabled, and three captured 10 pounder Parrotts were substituted. On July 4 it held a line a little west of this until 6 p.m., then withdrew from the field. Ammunition expended was about 1500 rounds. Losses were 4 killed and 23 wounded.
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