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754 Series I Volume XLVI-II Serial 96 - Appomattox Campaign Part II

Page 754 N. AND SE. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

Abstract from return of the Middle Military Division, Major General Winfield S. Hancock,* U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of February, 1865.

Present for duty.

Aggregate

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate present

present. and

absent.

General

headquarters:

Staff. 25

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25 25

Infantry. 11 30 273 465

Cavalry. 30 334 458 1,034

Detachment of 7 93 100 148

Signal Corps.

Total. 73 447 856 1,672

Department of

Washington

(Augur):

Staff and 329 8,564 11,473 14,157

Infantry.

Cavalry. 121 3,280 4,363 5,274

Artillery. 380 9,999 12,365 14,426

Detachment of 10 112 146 152

Signal Corps.

Total. 840 21,955 28,347 34,009

Department of

Pennsylvania

(Cadwalader):

Staff and 78 511 854 1,937

Infantry.

Artillery. 3 88 101 208

Detachment of 2 58 60 69

Signal Corps.

Total. 83 657 1,015 2,214

Middle

Department

(Morris):

Staff and 42 556 709 1,082

infantry.

Artillery. 23 615 761 1,616

Cavalry. 13 374 408 644

Total. 78 1,545 1,878 3,342

Department of

West Virginia

(Carroll):

Staff and 274 7,952 9,206 12,001

infantry.

Cavalry. 114 3,642 4,469 5,262

Artillery. 49 2,947 3,178 4,275

Total. 437 14,541 16,853 21,538

*Nineteenth Army

Corps (Emory):

Staff and 244 5,170 6,273 10,004

infantry.

Artillery. 15 579 627 745

Total. 259 5,749 6,900 10,749

Cavalry forces

(Torbert):

Staff and 416 10,500 14,152 31,252

cavalry+.

Artillery. 20 534 661 891

Total. 436 11,034 14,814 32,143

Grand total. 2,206 55,928 70,663 105,667

CONTINUATION:

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Heavy. Field. Headquarters.

General headquarters: Winchester, Va

Staff.

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Infantry.

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Cavalry.

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Detachment of Signal

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Corps.

Total.

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Department of Washington Washington, D.

(Augur): C.

Staff and Infantry.

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Cavalry.

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Artillery. 709 264

Detachment of Signal

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Corps.

Total. 709 264

Department of Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania Pa.

(Cadwalader):

Staff and Infantry.

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Artillery. 75 15

Detachment of Signal

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Corps.

Total. 75 15

Middle Department Baltimore, Md.

(Morris):

Staff and infantry.

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Artillery.

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6

Cavalry.

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-------

Total.

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6

Department of West Cumberland,

Virginia (Carroll): Md.

Staff and infantry.

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Cavalry.

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Artillery. 33 59

Total. 33 59

*Nineteenth Army Corps Camp Sheridan,

(Emory): Va.

Staff and infantry.

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Artillery.

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26

Total.

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26

Cavalry forces (Torbert): Winchester,

Va.

Staff and cavalry+.

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Artillery.

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32

Total.

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32

Grand total. 817 402

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*Temporarily commanding in the absence of Major General Philip H. Sheridan.

+Includes the force en route to Petersburg, Va., under General Sheridan. The roster (p. 763) shows in foot-note (*) the troops reamining under command of General Torbert. This force reported as 71 officers and 1,606 men present for duty, 2,127 aggregate present, and 3,538 aggregate present and absent.

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