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Abstract from returns of the U. S. forces under the immediate command of Major General William T. Sherman, U. S. Army, for February 28, 1865.

Present for duty. *

Command. Officers. Men.

General and staff. 17 . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

7th Company Ohio 2 66

Sharpshooters. .

1st Michigan 37 1,057

Engineers (ten

companies). .

1st Missouri 10 310

Engineers (five

companies). .

Army of the

Tennessee:

General and staff. 21 . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

Escort. . 4 47

Signal detachment 3 24

(McClintock). .

Fifteenth Army 773 14,739

Corps (Logan). .

Seventeenth Army 448 11,142

Corps (Blair). .

Total Right Wing 1,249 25,952

(Howard). .

Army of Georgia:

General and staff. 6 . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

Pontoniers 25 457

(Downey). .

Fourteenth Army 578 13,776

Corps (Davis). .

Twentieth Army 652 13,051

Corps (Williams). .

Total Left Wing 1,261 27,284

(Slocum). .

Cavalry 177 4,259

(Kilpatrick). .

Grand total. . 2,753 58,928

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present. present and field

absent. artillery.

General and staff. 17 17 . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

7th Company Ohio 78 95 . . . . . . .

Sharpshooters. . . . . . . .

1st Michigan 1,354 1,740 . . . . . . .

Engineers (ten . . . . . .

companies). .

1st Missouri 471 566 . . . . . . .

Engineers (five . . . . . .

companies). .

Army of the

Tennessee:

General and staff. 21 27 . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

Escort. . 94 140 . . . . . . .

. . . . . .

Signal detachment 27 31 . . . . . . .

(McClintock). . . . . . . .

Fifteenth Army 18,320 28,714 18

Corps (Logan). .

Seventeenth Army 13,067 25,099 14

Corps (Blair). .

Total Right Wing 31,529 54,011 32

(Howard). .

Army of Georgia:

General and staff. 6 8 . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

Pontoniers 727 909 . . . . . . .

(Downey). . . . . . . .

Fourteenth Army 16,108 27,825 16

Corps (Davis). .

Twentieth Army 15,512 28,682 16

Corps (Williams). .

Total Left Wing 32,353 57,424 32

(Slocum). .

Cavalry 5,156 9,354 6

(Kilpatrick). .

Grand total. . 70,958 123,207 70

*For the effective strength, see Part I, p. 43.

[FEBRUARY 28, 1865. -For organization of troops under the immediate command of Major General William T. Sherman, covering this date, see Part I, p. 46.]

Abstract from returns of the Department of North Carolina, Major General John A. Schofield, U. S. Army, commanding, for February 28, 1865.

[Compiled mainly from subordinate returns.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General and 9 . . . . . . . 9

staff. . . . . . . . .

Company G, 3 64 64

Seventh Ohio

Cavalry

(Ashbury). .

Detachment 6 16 23

Signal Corps

(Daniels). .

Twenty-third 706 13,781 16,389

Army Corps

(Schofield). .

Provisional 343 9,815 11,570

Army Corps

(Terry). .

District of 248 6,478 8,439

North Carolina

(Palmer). .

Total. . 1,315 30,154 36,494

Total 1,145 28,947 34,003

according to

department

return. .

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General and 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Company G, 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seventh Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cavalry

(Ashbury). .

Detachment 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Signal Corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Daniels). .

Twenty-third 27,196 . . . . . . . (*)

Army Corps . . . . . . .

(Schofield). .

Provisional 22,798 . . . . . . . 10

Army Corps . . . . . . .

(Terry). .

District of 12,148 101 63

North Carolina

(Palmer). .

Total. . 62,380 101 73

Total 61,701 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

according to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

department

return. .

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*Not reported.

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