Abstract from returns of the Department of the Tennessee, Major General Oliver O. Howard, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of October, 1864.

[Compiled mainly from subordinate returns.]

Present for duty. Pieces of artillery.

Command Officer Men. Aggrega Aggrega Heavy. Field.

. s. te te

present present

. and

absent.

General 87 944 1,335 1,881 . .

headqua

rters.

.

Fifteen 714 15,007 19,470 29,625 . 22

th Army

Corps

(osterh

aus). .

Sixteen 481 8,657 10,722 21,577 . 32

th Army

Corps*.

.

Distric 453 11,894 15,383 20,510 77 64

t of

WEST

Tenness

ee

(Washbu

rn). .

Sevente 379 9,083 10,872 20,441 . 14

enth

Army

Corps

(Mower)

. .

Distric 493 12,575 16,222 19,392 6 55

t of

Vicksbu

rg

(Dana).

.

Grand 2,607 58,160 74,004 113,426 83 187

total.

.

Grand 2,972 69,132 89,241 126,134 95 205

total

accordi

ng to

monthly

return

of the

departm

ent. .

Organization of troops in the Department of the Tennessee, commanded by Major General Oliver O. Howard, U. S. Army, October 31, 1864.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.

1st Alabama Cavalry, Colonel George E. Spencer.

4th Company Ohio Cavalry, Captain William Duncan.

ENGINEERS.

1st Missouri, Colonel Henry Flad.

FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS.

Major General PETER J. OSTERHAUS.

FIRST DIVISION.

Brigadier General CHARLES R. WOODS.

First Brigade.

Colonel MILO SMITH.

12th Indiana, Major Elbert D. Baldwin.

26th Iowa, Major John Lubbers.

3rd Missouri+

12th Missouri +
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Meumann.

17th Missouri +

27th Missouri, Colonel Thomas Curly.

29th Missouri, Captain Christian Burkhardt.

31st Missouri, Captain Andrew A. Harrison.

32nd Missouri, Captain Charles C. Bland.

76th Ohio, Colonel William B. Woods.

Second Brigade.

Brigadier General CHARLES C. WALCUTT.

26th Illinois, Captain George H. Reed.

40th Illinois, Captain Thomas F. Galvin.

103rd Illinois, Major Asias Willison.

97th Indiana, Colonel Robert F. Catterson.

100th Indiana, Major Ruel M. Johnson.

6th Iowa, Captain David J. McCoy.

46th Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac N. Alexander.

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*Right wing, under Major General Andrew J. Smith, detached in the Department of the Missouri.

+Detachments.

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