713 Series I Volume XIX-II Serial 28 - Antietam Part II
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X. The Jeff. Davis Legion will report for duty to Lieutenant General James Longstreet, commanding, &c., relieving the Seventeenth Virginia Battalion, so soon as the exigencies of the service permit, and, upon the arrival of the latter in the Shenandoah Valley, the Second Virginia Cavalry will join its brigade.
XI. Movements under the foregoing assignments will be made under special instructions of Major General J. E. B. Stuart, and when he may deem the exigencies of the service to justify the change.
By command of General R. E. Lee:
A. P. MASON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
No. 263. Richmond, Va., November 10, 1862.* * * * * * *
II. Leave of absence for two months, for the benefit of his health, is granted Brigadier General John Echols, commanding Department of South western Virginia. Brigadier General John S. Williams is assigned to command of said department.
* * * * * * *
By command of Secretary of War:
JNumbers WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Abstract from field of the Army of Northern Virginia for November 10, 1862.
Present for
duty.
Command. Officers Men Aggregate Aggregate
present present
and
absent
General staff 14 --- 14 15
First (Longstreet's)
Corps:
Anderson's division 502 6,408 8,675 15,984
McLaws' division* 601 7,266 9,067 16,137
Pickett's division+ 502 5,141 6,868 14,170
Hood's division 490 6,016 7,761 13,372
Ransom's division 266 3,930 4,860 8,249
Alexander's and 42 761 865 1,116
Walton's battalions
of artillery
Total 2,417 29,522 38,110 69,043
Second (Jackson's)
Corps:
Jones' division 424 4,613 5,992 12,663
Ewell's division 591 6,851 8,873 16,736
D. H. Hill's division 547 7,729 9,451 18,560
A. P. Hill's division 750 9,822 12,239 21,960
Brown's battalion of 21 446 494 697
artillery
Total 2,333 29,461 37,049 70,616
Stuart's cavalry 479 6,697 8,226 12,107
division
Pendleton's reserve --- --- --- ---
artillery++
Grand total 5,229 65,680 83,385 151,766
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* Evan's brigade ordered to Weldon, N. C.
+ Armistead's brigade joined.
++ No return.
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