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Numbers 28. Estimate of troops in Trans-Mississippi Department after battle at Helena.*

DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.

Command. Number of Troops. Aggregate Estimate

regiments, per reports for duty.

&c. of May 1.

Price's

division.

Fagan's 4 Arkansas
5.500

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

McRae's 4 Arkansas

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Tappan's 3 Arkansas

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

{4 Missouri
12.961 3.000

regiments.
Volunteers.

Parson's {1 Missouri

brigade. battalion.
Volunteers.

Marmaduke'

s

division:

Shelby's 4 Missouri

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Greene's 3 Missouri
6.370 2.000

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Burbridge' 2 Missouri

s brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Kitchen's ... Missouri

battalion. Volunteers.

Steele's

division:

{2 Texas

regiments.
Volunteers.

{1 Texas

battalion.
Volunteers.

Cooper's {2 Texas
5.134 1.300

brigade. companies.
Volunteers.

{5 Indians.

regiments.

{4 Indians.

battalions.


{2 Arkansas
2.694 1.809

regiments.
Volunteers.

{2 Arkansas
605

battalions. Volunteers.


Cabell's {1 Texas
251

brigade. regiment.
Volunteers.

{1 Texas
52

battalion.
Volunteers.

Frost's 5 Arkansas 3.289 14.503

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Dobbin's ... Arkansas 914

regiment. Cavalry.

Hill's ... Arkansas 422

battalion. Artillery.

Denson's ... Louisiana 149

company. Cavalry.

Total. ... ... 31.933

DISTRICT OF WESTERN LOUISIANA.

Carter's 2 Texas 1.800 809

brigade.+ Regiments. Cavalry.

Parsons' ... Texas 800 300

regiment.+ Cavalry.

Harrison's ... Louisiana 500 250

battalion. Cavalry.

+

Fort 1 Louisiana 400 175

Beauregard battalion. Cavalry.

.

Walker's 11 Texas
9.000 3.500

division regiments.
Volunteers.

(three

brigades).

Walker's 1 Texas

division battalion.
Volunteers.

(three

brigades).

Polignac's 3 Texas 1.712 1.255

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Speight's 2 Texas 1.585 700

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Major's 4 Texas 2.400 1.500

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Green's 3 Texas
5.400 3.000

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Green's 1 regiment. Louisiana

brigade. Volunteers.

Monten's 3 Louisiana

brigade. regiments. Volunteers.

Monten's 3 Louisiana

brigade. battalions. Volunteers.

Total. ... ... 23.597 11.480

DISTRICT OF TEXAS, ETC.

{3 Texas 1.977 1.500

regiments. Cavalry.

{2 Texas 790 400

battalions. Cavalry.

{2 Texas 170 50

companies. Cavalry.

{3 Texas 2.486 1.400

regiments. Infantry.

{1 Texas 590 300

battalion. Infantry.

Eastern 12 Texas 1.098 500

sub- companies. Artillery.

district,

Brigadier-

General

Scurry. {

{1 regiment. Texas

Infantry.

{6 Texas
1.305 600

companies. Infantry.

{5 Texas 1.963 1.100

battalions. Cavalry.

{7 Texas 567 290

companies. Cavalry.

{4 Light 371 210

companies. artillery.

Western 4 Heavy 400 245

sub- companies#. Artillery.

district,

Brigadier-

General

Bee.

Total. ... ... 11.717 6.595

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*NOTE ON ORIGINAL.- Does not allow for loss at Helena. No report.

+East of Monroe.

++Twenty-one guns.

#Fourteen guns.

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