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Page 408 KY., SW., VA., TENN., MISS., ALA., AND N. GA. Chapter LI.

Weekly report of effective force of the Department of the Cumberland, &c. -Continued.

Artillery.

Command. Officers. Men. Total.

District of

Tennessee-

Continued.

Post . . . . . .

Springfield,

Colonel T. J.

Downey.

Fort Donelson, 1 128 129

Captain James

P. Flood.

Clarksville, 2 121 123

Colonel A. A.

Smith. .

Gallatin, 3 131 134

Colonel S. K.

N. Patton. .

Nashville and 4 100 104

Northwestern

Railroad,

Colonel C. R.

Thompson.

Murfreesboroug 10 356 366

h, Brigadier

General H. P.

Van Cleve.

Nashville and 2 89 91

Chattanooga

Railroad,

Major General

R. H. Milroy.

Stevenson, 4 132 136

Ala., Colonel

W. C. Wilson.

Bridgeport, 3 133 136

Ala., Colonel

W.

Krzyzanowski.

District of . . . . . .

Northern

Alabama,

Brigadier

General R. S.

Granger.

Decatur, Ala., 2 120 122

Colonel C. C.

Doolittle.

Huntsville, . . . . . .

Ala., Colonel

G. M. L.

Johnson.

Pulaski, . . . . . .

Tenn.,

Brigadier

General J. C.

Starkweather.

Columbia, 3 125 128

Tenn., Colonel

W. B. Sipes.

Fourth 4 117 121

DIVISION

Cavalry,

Colonel

George

Spalding.

10th, 11th and . . . . . .

12th

Regiments.

Indiana

Volunteer

Cavalry.

Total. . . 73 2,538 2,611

Grand total. . 172 5,798 5,970

.

Total.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate. Horses. Guns.

District

of

Tennessee-

Continued.

Post 30 500 530 . . . .

Springfiel

d, Colonel

T. J.

Downey.

Fort 3 130 133 80 6

Donelson,

Captain

James P.

Flood.

Clarksvill 6 123 129 105 6

e, Colonel

A. A.

Smith. .

Gallatin, 3 131 134 . . 6

Colonel

S. K. N.

Patton. .

Nashville 71 1,965 2,036 77 6

and

Northweste

rn

Railroad,

Colonel

C. R.

Thompson.

Murfreesbo 18 365 383 . . 57

rough,

Brigadier

General

H. P. Van

Cleve.

Nashville 26 771 797 3 9

and

Chattanoog

a

Railroad,

Major

General

R. H.

Milroy.

Stevenson, 4 132 136 9 6

Ala.,

Colonel

W. C.

Wilson.

Bridgeport 10 166 176 1 4

, Ala.,

Colonel

W.

Krzyzanows

ki.

District 6 27 33 . . . .

of

Northern

Alabama,

Brigadier

General

R. S.

Granger.

Decatur, 9 125 134 87 6

Ala.,

Colonel

C. C.

Doolittle.

Huntsville 36 903 939 132 . .

, Ala.,

Colonel

G. M. L.

Johnson.

Pulaski, 52 957 1,009 395 . .

Tenn.,

Brigadier

General

J. C.

Starkweath

er.

Columbia, 22 1,161 1,183 314 6

Tenn.,

Colonel

W. B.

Sipes.

Fourth 106 1,704 1,810 1,759 6

DIVISION

Cavalry,

Colonel

George

Spalding.

10th, 11th 63 1,877 1,940 277 . .

and 12th

Regiments.

Indiana

Volunteer

Cavalry.

Total. . . 748 17,810 18,558 3,878 175

Grand 4,180 75,907 80,087 11,147 358

total. . .

Respectfully submitted.

WM. L. PORTER,

Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

LOUISVILLE, KY., September 19, 1864.

(Received 10. 30 p. m.)

Major-General HALLECK,

Chief of Staff:

I have five regiments of cavalry to be remounted for service in Georgia. General Allen says horses cannot be obtained, but that mares can be had in abundance. I request authority to purchase mares. They will do good service.

J. M. SCHOFIELD,

Major-General.

LOUISVILLE, KY., September 19, 1864.

Major General W. T. SHERMAN,

Commanding Military DIVISION of the Mississippi, Atlanta, Ga.:

After consulting with General Burbridge, I have concluded to let him make his expedition into Southwest Virginia, and have arranged with


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