he Arsenal was converted into a harness and equipment department for
field artillery; also used for tin and blacksmith shops, hospital and
warehouse.

I was fortunate in obtaining skilled men for the heads of the several
departments; among these were, at the Arsenal, Professor Wilson,
Chemist; Master Armorer Oliver and F. Smyth; the last had charge of the
Tinners' department, and also was Captain of the Operatives' Military
company.

At the City Works were Foundry Superintendent Van Buren, of Clarksville;
Superintendent Markey, of the Gun Carriage Department; Superintendent
Walker, of the Machine Works. Mr. Wyman had charge of the Harness and
Saddle and Equipment Department, but the artillery harness was mostly
manufactured in the city, very satisfactorily, by Messrs. Jessup, Hatch
and Day. There were several valuable foremen in the different shops,
among them were Jaillet, Sharky, Shehan, Barr, and others, whose names
are not recalled.

I was also materially assisted by Military Store-Keeper Girardey and
several young officers--Captain Finney, and Lieutenants Waller, Collier,
Sparrow, Hallam, and Cadet Lewis, and towards the close of operations by
Captain Warren.

At the several works under my charge at Augusta, a large amount of war
material was manufactured, in 1863, 1864 and part of 1865. The record of
the last year has been lost. Among the various articles of the two above
years were the following, copied from my official reports to the Chief
of Ordnance:

110 Field Guns, mostly bronze, 12-pounder Napoleons. These guns were
cast, turned, bored and finished complete at all points. Four of them
now ornament the principal entrance to Washington's Headquarters, at
Newburgh, New York.

174 Gun Carriages.
115 Caissons.
343 Limbers to Field Artillery.
21 Battery Wagons.
31 Traveling Forges.
10,535 Powder Boxes.
11,811 boxes for Small Arm Ammunition.
73,521 Horse Shoes.
12,630 Nitric Acid, pounds of.
2,227 ounces of Fulminate of Mercury.
2,455 Saddles, complete.
2,535 Artillery Harness, single sets of.
2,477 Signal Rockets.
85,800 rounds of Fixed Ammunition.
136,642 Artillery Cartridge Bags.
200,113 Time Fuses.
476,207 pounds of Artillery Projectiles.
4,580,000 Buckshot.
4,626,000 Lead Balls.
1,000,000 Percussion Caps.
10,760,000 Cartridges for Small Arms.

Together with an immense amount of Infantry, Artillery and Calva