Light batteries in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, commanded by Major General S. D. Lee.

No. Batteries. Location. 12- 12- 20- 3- 6-

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Maury's command,

Major D.

Trueheart:

1 Culpeper's Mobile, Ala. 2 2 -- -- --

battery

2 Yates' battery . . . do. . 4 -- -- -- --

.

3 THIRD Missouri . . . do. . -- -- 4 -- --

Battery .

4 Tobin's horse Pollard, -- 2 -- 2 --

artillery Ala.

Forrest's

command:

5 Morton's battery Tupelo, -- -- -- 4 --

Miss.

6 Rice's battery . . . do. . -- -- -- -- 4

.

7 Thrall's battery . . . do. . -- -- -- -- 4

.

8 Hudson's battery . . . do. . -- 2 -- -- --

.

Scott's cavalry

command, Major

John Rawle:

9 Barlow's battery East -- -- -- -- --

Louisiana.

10 Holmes' battery . . . do. . -- 2 -- -- 2

.

Wirt Adams'

brigade:

11 Ratliff's battery Near Canton, -- 1 -- -- 2

Miss.

6 9 4 6 12

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Maury's command,

Major D.

Trueheart:

1 Culpeper's Mobile, Ala. -- -- -- -- --

battery

2 Yates' battery . . . do. . -- -- -- -- --

.

3 THIRD Missouri . . . do. . -- -- -- -- --

Battery .

4 Tobin's horse Pollard, -- -- -- -- 16

artillery Ala.

Forrest's

command:

5 Morton's battery Tupelo, -- -- -- -- --

Miss.

6 Rice's battery . . . do. . -- -- -- -- --

.

7 Thrall's battery . . . do. . -- -- -- -- --

.

8 Hudson's battery . . . do. . 2 -- -- -- 16

.

Scott's cavalry

command, Major

John Rawle:

9 Barlow's battery East -- 2 2 -- --

Louisiana.

10 Holmes' battery . . . do. . -- -- -- -- 8

.

Wirt Adams'

brigade:

11 Ratliff's battery Near Canton, -- -- -- 1 4

Miss.

2 2 2 1 44

Major J. L. Wofford is the field officer, of the artillery of Major General S. D. Lee's command; all the batteries but one are at present with General Johnston's army.

Major M. S. Ward, of Fourteenth MISSISSIPPI Battalion of Light Artillery, not on duty with his battalion, only one company being equipped.

Respectfully submitted.

JAMES L. HOOLE,

Captain and Actg. Chief of Artillery, Dept. of Ala., Miss., and E. La.

MERIDIAN, MISS., May 24, 1864.

Abstract from morning report of the troops in the District of Southwest MISSISSIPPI and East Louisiana, Colonel John S. Scott, commanding, for May 24, 1864; Camp Polk, La.

Present for

duty.

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District staff 12 --- --- 12

Powers' regiment of cavalry 26 310 310 368

9th Louisiana Battalion of 16 368 368 429

Cavalry

1st Louisiana Regiment of Cavalry 16 165 165 212

Bryan's company of cavalry 3 64 64 77

Mills' company of cavalry 3 68 68 76

Gonzales' company of cavalry 3 31 31 41

Norwood's company, 27th Louisiana 2 31 31 37

Infantry (mounted)

Brown's company, 9th Louisiana 1 30 30 31

[Battalion] Infantry (mounted)

Battery light artillery 3 67 67 72

Camp Pollard and Exchanged 3 77 77 95

Prisoners

Post officers 5 --- --- 5

Total 93 1,211 1,211 1,455

Taken prisoners.

Command. Aggregat Offic Men

e ers

present

and

absent

District staff 12 -- --

Powers' regiment of cavalry 803 -- 36

9th Louisiana Battalion of Cavalry 874 18 23

1st Louisiana Regiment of Cavalry 579 13 187

Bryan's company of cavalry 145 -- 6

Mills' company of cavalry 107 -- 10

Gonzales' company of cavalry 68 -- 13

Norwood's company, 27th Louisiana 52 -- 1

Infantry (mounted)

Brown's company, 9th Louisiana 73 -- --

[Battalion] Infantry (mounted)

Battery light artillery 80 -- --

Camp Pollard and Exchanged Prisoners 138 -- --

Post officers 5 -- --

Total 2,936 31 276

Artillery consists of five pieces-two Sawyer guns and caissons, two 9-pounder Napoleon, one 3-inch rifled, captured from enemy near Port Hudson, April 7, by Colonel Powers.