Abstract from return of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, for the month of October, 1863; headquarters Brandy Station, Va.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total present.

General 13 .............. ..............

headquarters..

Second Army

Corps (Ewell):

Staff.. 19 .............. ..............

Early's 486 5,445 5,445

division..

Johnson's 530 4,850 4,850

division..

Rodes' 600 6,802 6,802

division..

Total.. 1,635 17,097 17,097

Third Army

Corps (A. P.

Hill):

Staff.. 17 .............. ..............

Anderson's 513 5,896 5,896

division..

Heth's 425 5,044 5,044

division..

Wilcox's 506 5,593 5,593

division..

Total.. 1,461 16,533 16,533

Cavalry Corps

(Stuart):

Staff.. 13 .............. ..............

Hampton's 261 3,731 3,731

division..

Fitz. Lee's 304 4,108 4,108

division..

Artillery 4 78 78

division..

Total.. 582 7,917 7,917

Artillery

(Pendleton):

Second Army 81 1,566 1,566

Corps..

Third Army 93 2,048 2,048

Corps..

Reserve.. 23 453 453

Total.. 197 4,067 4,067

Grand total.. 3,888 45,614 45,614

Command.. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present. present and artillery.

absent.

General 13 13 ..............

headquarters..

Second Army

Corps (Ewell):

Staff.. 19 23 ..............

Early's 6,969 11,702 ..............

division..

Johnson's 6,248 11,485 ..............

division..

Rodes' 8,555 14,859 ..............

division..

Total.. 21,782 38,069 ..............

Third Army

Corps (A. P.

Hill):

Staff.. 17 18 ..............

Anderson's 7,421 12,616 ..............

division..

Heth's 6,395 10,897 ..............

division..

Wilcox's 6,993 11,268 ..............

division..

Total.. 20,826 34,799 ..............

Cavalry Corps

(Stuart):

Staff.. 13 15 ..............

Hampton's 4,622 8,789 6

division..

Fitz. Lee's 5,042 8,847 5

division..

Artillery 90 135 3

division..

Total.. 9,767 17,786 14

Artillery

(Pendleton):

Second Army 1,898 2,634 79

Corps..

Third Army 2,449 3,217 80

Corps..

Reserve.. 516 674 15

Total.. 4,863 6,525 174

Grand total.. 57,251 97,192 ..............

Abstract from return of the Department of Richmond, Major General Arnold Elzey C. S. Army, commanding, October 31, 1863.

Command Officer Men. Effecti Aggrega Agregat Pieces

. s. ve te e of

total. present present field

. and artille

absent. ry.

General 10 ....... ....... 10 11 ......

headqua

rters..

Hunton' 90 958 948 1,307 2,559 ......

s

brigade

..

Kemper' 80 1,193 1,179 1,831 3,241 ......

s

brigade

(Terry)

..

Cavalry 36 513 539 778 1,149 ......

..

Chaffin 11 226 222 276 315 10

's Farm

a..

Chaffin 20 310 388 443 562 18

Bluff..

Drewry' 21 272 372 459 502 ......

s

Bluff..

Richmon 85 1,464 1,706 1,948 2,206 14

d

defense

s b..

Total.. 353 4,936 5,354 7,052 10,545 42

a Artillery serving with Hunton's brigade.

b Colonel Walter H. Stevens, C. S. Engineers, assigned to command October 29.