CAMP WILLIAM PENN, PA.

Lieutenant Colonel LOUIS WAGNER.

8th U. S. Colored Troops, Colonel Charles W. Fribley.

22nd U. S. Colored Troops (seven companies), Lieutenant James E. Griffin.

YORK, PA.

Surg. HENRY PALMER.

Patapsco (Maryland) Guard, Captain Thomas S. McGowan.

5oth Company, 2nd Battalion, U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps, Captain Robert T. Knox.

Abstract from return of the troops in the Department of West Virginia, Brigadier General Benjamin F. kelley commanding, for the month of December, 1863.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Commanding general and 9 .......... 9

staff..............

First Division (Brigadier

General Jeremiah C.

Sullivan):

Staff............... 3 ........... 3

First Brigade (Colonel 58 1,648 2,101

George D. Wells)

Second Brigade (Colonel 46 1,149 1,308

William P. Maulsby).

Third Brigade (Colonel 66 2,184 2,607

Robert S. Rodgers).

Cavalry forces at 56 1,389 1,764

Charlestown......

Heavy artillery...... 20 553 722

Cavalry............ 3 56 62

Total................. 252 7,015 8,567

Second Division (Colonel

James A. Mulligan):

Staff................ 2 ........ 2

First Brigade (Colonel 80 2,230 2,463

James M. Campbell).

Second Brigade (Colonel 77 2,349 2,862

Joseph Thoburn).

Third Brigade (Colonel 108 2,984 3,313

N. Wilkinson).

Total................ 267 7,563 8,640

Third Division (Brigadier

General E. P. Scammon):

Staff................... 5 ........ 5

First Brigade (Colonel 56 1,438 1,695

Rutherford B. Hayes).

Second Brigade (Colonel 58 1,462 1,721

Carr B. White).

Third Brigade (Brigadier 10 378 486

General Alfred N.

Duffie).

Division cavalry....... 40 965 1,096

Division artillery...... 7 196 227

Total................. 176 4,439 5,230

First Separate Brigade,

Fourth Division

(Brigadier General

William W. Averell):

Staff................. 9 .......... 9

Infantry............... 44 1,067 1,231

Mounted infantry........ 55 1,192 1,427

Cavalry................. 32 732 932

Artillery............... 5 162 174

Detachment of signal 3 14 17

corps.................

Total.................. 148 3,167 3,790

Virginia Exempts (Captain 4 74 170

W. C. Thorp).

Grand total.............. 856 22,258 26,406

Present of

artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Fiel Headquar

present d. ters.

and

absent.

Commanding general and 9 ..... ....

staff..............

First Division (Brigadier

General Jeremiah C.

Sullivan):

Staff............... 3 ...... .... Harper's

Ferry,

First Brigade (Colonel 2,287 ...... 16 Do.

George D. Wells)

Second Brigade (Colonel 1,704 ...... 18 Do.

William P. Maulsby).

Third Brigade (Colonel 3,101 ...... 6 Do.

Robert S. Rodgers).

Cavalry forces at 2,765 ...... .... Do.

Charlestown......

Heavy artillery...... 793 32 .... Do.

Cavalry............ 72 ...... .... Point of

Rocks,

Md.

Total................. 10,725 32 40

Second Division (Colonel

James A. Mulligan):

Staff................ 2 ...... .... New

Creek,

W. Va.

First Brigade (Colonel 2,649 ...... 12 Do.

James M. Campbell).

Second Brigade (Colonel 3,458 ...... 13 Do.

Joseph Thoburn).

Third Brigade (Colonel 3,514 2 9 Do.

N. Wilkinson).

Total................ 9,623 2 34

Third Division (Brigadier

General E. P. Scammon):

Staff................... 5 ...... .... Charlest

on, W.

Va.

First Brigade (Colonel 2,446 ...... .... Do.

Rutherford B. Hayes).

Second Brigade (Colonel 2,306 ...... .... Do.

Carr B. White).

Third Brigade (Brigadier 762 ...... .... Do.

General Alfred N.

Duffie).

Division cavalry....... 1,290 ..... .... Do.

Division artillery...... 313 ...... 16 Do.

Total................. 7,122 ...... 16

First Separate Brigade,

Fourth Division

(Brigadier General

William W. Averell):

Staff................. 10 ...... .... New

Creek,

W. Va.

Infantry............... 1,578 ...... .... Do.

Mounted infantry........ 2,081 ...... .... Do.

Cavalry................. 1,437 ...... .... Do.

Artillery............... 221 ...... 12 Do.

Detachment of signal 20 ...... .... Do.

corps.................

Total.................. 5,347 ...... 12

Virginia Exempts (Captain 187 ...... .... Wheeling

W. C. Thorp)., W. Va.

Grand total.............. 33,013 34 102