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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, commanding, for April 30, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General and staff 15 --- 15

7th Company Ohio 2 67 79

Sharpshooters

1st Michigan Engineers (ten 41 1,049 1,321

companies)

1st Missouri Engineers (six 12 263 404

companies)

Army of the Tennessee:

General and staff 26 --- 26

Escort 4 68 98

Signal detachment 3 10 13

Fifteenth Army Corps 879 17,326 20,561

Seventeenth Army Corps 618 15,534 17,533

Total Right Wing (Howard) 1,530 32,938 38,231

Army of Georgia:

General and staff 8 --- 8

Pontoniers (Downey) 22 475 731

Fourteenth Army Corps (Davis) 628 15,337 17,629

Twentieth Army Corps (Mower) 766 15,223 17,626

Total Left Wing (Slocum) 1,424 31,035 35,994

Cavalry (Kilpatrick)* --- --- ---

Grand total 3,024 65,352 76,044

Command. Aggregate Pieces of

present and field

absent. artillery.

General and staff 15 ---

7th Company Ohio 94 ---

Sharpshooters

1st Michigan Engineers (ten 1,705 ---

companies)

1st Missouri Engineers (six 503 ---

companies)

Army of the Tennessee:

General and staff 31 ---

Escort 138 ---

Signal detachment 13 ---

Fifteenth Army Corps 30,482 18

Seventeenth Army Corps 29,241 14

Total Right Wing (Howard) 59,905 32

Army of Georgia:

General and staff 10 ---

Pontoniers (Downey) 870 ---

Fourteenth Army Corps (Davis) 28,324 12

Twentieth Army Corps (Mower) 29,811 16

Total Left Wing (Slocum) 59,015 28

Cavalry (Kilpatrick)* --- ---

Grand total 121,237 60

[APRIL 30, 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 Department of North Carolina, Major General John M. Schofield U. S. Army, commanding, for April 30, 1865.

[Compiled mainly from subordinate returns.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officeres. Men. Aggregate

present.

General of staff 14 --- 14

Company G, 7th Ohio 3 61 64

Cavalry (Ashbury)

Detachment Signal Corps 2 29 35

(Russell)

Tenth Army Corps (Terry) 538 13,556 15,692

Twenty-third Army Corps 733 15,728 18,216

(Cox)

District of Wilmington 93 3,643 4,670

(Hawley)

District of Beaufort 175 5,015 6,237

(Palmer)

Cavalry Division 183 5,476 6,459

(Kilpatrick)

Artillery Brigade 13 584 624

(Mercer)

Total 1,754 44,092 52,011

Total according to 1,654 39,973 46,832

department return

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General of staff 14 --- ---

Company G, 7th Ohio 86 --- ---

Cavalry (Ashbury)

Detachment Signal Corps 121 --- ---

(Russell)

Tenth Army Corps (Terry) 30,395 --- 10

Twenty-third Army Corps 28,380 --- +

(Cox)

District of Wilmington 6,392 --- 6

(Hawley)

District of Beaufort 10,912 --- 69

(Palmer)

Cavalry Division 10,416 4 8

(Kilpatrick)

Artillery Brigade 784 14 ---

(Mercer)

Total 87,500 18 93

Total according to 80,482 ---

department return

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*Transfered to the Department of North Carolina April 27. For abstract of strength, see table following.

+Not reported.

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