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Page 1462 OPERATION IN N. C., S. C., S. GA., AND E. FLA. Chapter LIX.

Abstract from field return of Stevenson's division, Lee's corps, Army of Tennessee, Major General Carter L. Stevenson, C. S. Army, commanding, for March 23, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective Aggregate Aggregat

total. present. e

present

and

absent.

Major- 8 . . . . . . . . . . 8 11

General . . . . . . . .

and

staff a.

.

Pettus' 54 473 453 690 3,111

brigade.

.

Palmer's 78 502 418 762 3,637

brigade.

.

Cumming' 38 222 213 425 1,860

s

brigade.

.

Conner's . . . . . 6 6 6 6

brigade. . . . .

.

Total 178 1,203 1,140 1,891 8,625

division

. .

a Captain A. S. Gaines, engineer officer, detached by order from army headquarters, is now on duty in Mississippi. No report received since January 28, 1865.

C. L. STEVENSON,

Major-General, Commanding.

Field return of troops in the Department of North Carolina for March 23, 1865. (a)

Non-

Efficient for duty. Sick.

Brigad Office Non- Musici Arms- Ambula Offi Men.

es. rs. commis ans. bearing nce cers

sioned men. corps. .

staff.

Kirkla 74 9 29 809 29 8 56

nd's.

.

Colqui 94 15 18 766 57 4 55

tt's.

.

Hagood 61 12 3 621 32 4 108

's. .

Clingm 44 13 6 455 36 3 37

an's.

.

Nether 84 5 1 947 29 . . 10

cutt's . .

. .

Total. 357 54 57 3,598 183 19 266

.

Light 34 96 6 657 . . . . . 21

artill . . . . .

ery. .

efficient.

In arrest. Extra duty. Total present.

Brigad Office Men. Office Men. Office Men. Aggre

es. rs. rs. rs. gate.

Kirkla 2 . . . . . . 35 84 967 1,051

nd's. . . . . . .

.

Colqui 3 2 5 53 106 966 1,072

tt's.

.

Hagood 3 . . . 1 59 69 835 904

's. . . . .

Clingm . . . 1 2 12 49 560 609

an's. . . .

.

Nether . . . . . . . . . 19 84 1,011 1,195

cutt's . . . . . . . . .

. .

Total. 8 3 8 178 392 4,339 4,831

.

Light . . . . . . 2 20 36 800 836

artill . . . . . .

ery. .

a Junior Reserves [and] the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth North Carolina Regiments are marching to join General Hoke, and no report is yet received from them. Neither has a report been received from the Second South Carolina Cavalry.

Respectfully submitted.

BRAXTON BRAGG,

General.


HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Near Smithfield, March 23, 1865.


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