Semi-weekly report of effective force of the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, Brigadier General John C. Starkweather commanding.

Headquarters Infantry

Command. Offic Men Tota Office Men Total

ers l rs

Headquarters, 8 --- 8 --- --- ---

Brigadier General

John C.

Starkweather.

1st Wisconsin, --- --- --- 15 182 197

Lieutenant

Colonel G. B.

Bingham.

79th --- --- --- 15 333 348

Pennsylvania,

Colonel H. A.

Hambright.

24th Illinois, --- --- --- 16 212 228

Captain A. Mauff

21st Wisconsin, --- --- --- 12 145 157

Captain Charles

H. Walker

Total infantry 8 --- 8 58 872 930

4th Indiana --- --- --- --- --- ---

Battery,a

Lieutenant H. J.

Willits.

Grand total 8 --- 8 58 872 930

Artillery Total

Command. Offic Men Tota Office Men Aggreg

ers l rs ate.

Headquarters, --- --- --- 8 --- 8

Brigadier General

John C.

Starkweather.

1st Wisconsin, --- --- --- 15 182 197

Lieutenant

Colonel G. B.

Bingham.

79th --- --- --- 15 333 348

Pennsylvania,

Colonel H. A.

Hambright.

24th Illinois, --- --- --- 16 212 228

Captain A. Mauff

21st Wisconsin, --- --- --- 12 145 157

Captain Charles

H. Walker

Total infantry --- --- --- 66 872 938

4th Indiana 2 77 79 2 77 79

Battery,a

Lieutenant H. J.

Willits.

Grand total 2 77 79 68 949 1,017

a Eighty horses and 6 guns.

JOHN C. STARKWEATHER,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

WEDNESDAY, September 23, 1863.

HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
September 23, 1863-7.30.

Brigadier-General GARFIELD,

Chief of Staff:

Colonel Post, commanding First Brigade, First Division, reports that his pickets hear infantry bugle calls on his front.

Very respectfully,

A. McD. McCOOK,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS TWENTIETH ARMY CORPS,
General Polk's Old Headquarters, September 23, 1863-8 a.m.

Brigadier-General GARFIELD:

GENERAL:

I am directed by Major-General McCook to state that he is desirous of having that interior line of rifle-pits, &c., constructed, and that if an engineer officer can be sent to stake out the work, he will immediately furnish the detail to assist him, and he will employ his reserves on the work to-day as judiciously as possible, if a safe opportunity offers. Please inform General McCook whether the general commanding considers this course best under the circumstances. If he does, the work can be begun at once. General McCook has just gone to the front.

I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully,

G. P. THRUSTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.