The pro-secular camp is widely believed to be keeping its own ammunition in reserve.
The new regiment, he noted, arrived at the battery without arms and ammunition; and as Reserves, would only be in service for 90 days, not enough time to make effective soldiers of them even had they been armed.
Since an administrative error removed the reserve ammunition to a rear position, Col. Edward Porter Alexander, who oversaw the artillery, couldn't effectively move forward to protect the advancing infantry.
The rebels were unaware of a hidden reserve ammunition chest, which none of the cutter's captured crew had volunteered to identify.
Abdiel was also carrying twelve 6 pounder anti-tank guns of the 2nd Anti-tank Battery, and the division's reserve ammunition supply.
But according to our information, they have little reserves of ammunition and medicine".
He had around 500 men, but very low reserves of ammunition and discipline in the ranks was poor.
There were no reserves of ammunition available and the only reinforcements were forty men from the 6th Battalion Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) who were sent to assist, but did not arrive until noon.
Rather they reserved their ammunition for Donald Trump.
