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this post and whose family is in Goldsborough, has in his possession a pass from provost-marshal there and wishes to return to Goldsborough to-day. Shall I permit him?

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. H. BRAZIER,

Captain, Commanding Regiment.

[First indorsement.]


HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS,
March 27, 1865.

Respectfully forwarded for information of the lieutenant-general. Shall Doctor Goelett be allowed to return to Goldsborough?

Respectfully,

W. W. ALLEN,

Brigadier-General.

[Second indorsement.]

MARCH 25, 1865.

Respectfully forwarded.

A citize informs me that one corps went by Mount Olivet on west of Neuse River, moving toward Wilmington.

WADE HAMPTON.

Report of the effective strength, &c., of the Army for the 17th, 23rd, and 27th of March, 1865.

March 17.

Infantry. Artillery.

Command. Effecti Total Agregate Effecti Total Aggreg

ve presen present. ve presen ate

total. t. total. t. presen

t.

Army of

Tennessee

(Stewart)

: a

Lee's 2,660 3,300 3,883 . . . . . .

corps. .

.

Stewarts' 890 1,349 1,513 . . . . . .

corps. .

.

Cheatham' 406 567 640 . . . . . .

s corps

b. . .

Total 3,965 5,306 6,036 . . . . . .

Army of

Tennessee

. . .

Hardee's

corps

(Hardee)

c:

McLaws' 3,655 4,182 4,720
972 . . . .

division.

.

Taliaferr 2,800 3,268 3,484
972 . . . .

o's

division.

.

Hoke's . . . . . . . . . . . .

division.

.

Total 6,455 7,450 8,204 . . . . . .

corps. .

.

Departmen

t of

North

Carolina

(Bragg):

Hoke's 4,775 4,988 5,447 782 808 842

division

e. . .

Cavalry

(Hampton)

:

Wheeler's . . . . . . . . . . . .

corps. .

Butler' . . . . . . . . . . . .

s corps.

.

Total . . . . . . . . . . . .

cavalry.

. .

March 23.

Infantry.

Command. Effective total. Total present. Aggregate

present.

Army of

Tennessee

(Stewart):

a

Lee's corps. 2,340 3,211 3. 583

. .

Stewarts'cor 723 1,131 1,256

ps. . .

Cheatham's 2,005 2,602 2,927

corps b. . .

Total Army 5,008 6,944 7,766

of

Tennessee. .

.

Hardee's

corps

(Hardee) c:

McLaws' 3,002 3,526 4,007

division. .

Taliaferro's 1,695 1,802 1,909

division. .

Hoke's . . . . . .

division. .

Total corps. 4,697 5,328 5,916

. .

Department

of North

Carolina

(Bragg):

Hoke's 3m598 4,339 4,831

division e.

. .

Cavalry

(Hampton):

Wheeler's . . . . . .

corps. .

Butler' . . . . . .

s corps. .

Total . . . . . .

cavalry. . .


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