Rice reports that the battery was well-supplied with sanitary supplies and rations during this time, and that many of its sick members were "improving in health." He equally reported that "damnable speculators" had driven up the price of food and stationary, with one sheet of paper being sold for five cents, and flour for $35 per barrel. Several original members of the battery were discharged at this point and sent home, while others were compelled to serve out extensions to their original three-year terms.