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97 Series I Volume XIX-I Serial 27 - Antietam Part I

Page 97 Chapter XXXI. GENERAL REPORTS.

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A. - Report of the means of transportation, &c., with the Army of the Potomac, on October 1, 1862.

Means of transportation.

Command Number Horses. Mules. Wagons. Ambu-

of men. lances

Army 1,000 229 254 120 6

Headquarte

rs

First 13,707 1,496 703 463 168

Army Corps

Second 16,083 338 1,798 440

Army Corps

Fifth 30,926 882 2,243 605 119

Army Corps

Sixth 18,743 654 999 363 ----

Army Corps

Ninth 12,860 *922 *1,317 400 ----

Army Corps

Twelfth 17,159 *1,146 *1,528 360 ----

Army Corps

Fourteen 7,000 520 780 260 ----

regiments

of cavalry

Four 600 80

-----

20 ----

batteries

of horse

artillery

General 9,740 204 775 188 22

Couch's

division

Total 127,818 6,471 10,392 3,219 315

Horses.

Command Cavalry. Artillery Number

. of anim

Army 500

------

983

Headquarte

rs

First 180 860 3,239

Army Corps

Second

-----

1,040 3,176

Army Corps

Fifth 34 1,980 5,139

Army Corps

Sixth 85 1,200 2,938

Army Corps

Ninth 217 1,080 3,536

Army Corps

Twelfth 76 1,080 3,825

Army Corps

Fourteen 7,000

------

8,300

regiments

of cavalry

Four

------

640 720

batteries

of horse

artillery

General 50

------

1,029

Couch's

division

Total 8,142 7,880 32,885


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