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[Inclosures.]
GREENSBOROUGH, N. C ., May 2, 1865.
Memoranda of number of arms in hands of men in infantry of Army of Tennessee, April 24, 1865.
Cheatham's division . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,725
Brown's divison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,543
Hoke's divison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,102 5,370
Loring's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,985
Walthall's division. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,102
Anderson'; s divison. . . . . . . . . . . . . 890
4,977
Stevenson's division a. . . . . . . . . . . 987
Hill's divison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,931
2,918
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,265
a Pettus' brigade not included.
C. F. VANDERFORD,
Captain, &c., Asst. Chief Ordnance Officer, Army of Tennessee.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
Near Greensborough, N. C., May 2, 1865.Colonel ARACHEIR ANDERSON, Assistant Adjutant-General:
COLONEL: I hand you the following statement of number and proportion of arms turned in at Greensborough up to the night of the 30th April, 1865:
Command. Number of Number of Under
arms on arms turned order to
hand in up to be turned
morning of May 1, in (four-
April 27, 1865. fifths).
1865. Deficit.
Hardee's corps:
Cheatham's division 1,906 2,427 . . .
Brown's division 1,504 . . . . . .
Hoke's divison 694 170 . . .
4,104 2,597 686
Stewart's corps:
Loring's division, 1,908 1,566 . . .
Walthall's divison 1,931 a 993 . . .
Anderson's divison 840 628 . . .
4,679 3,187 . . .
Lee's corps:
Stevenson's division b 944 734 . . .
Hill's divison 2,161 1,612 . . .
3,105 2,346 138
Total 11,888 8,130 . . .
a Kennedy's brigade had not turned in any arms on 1st instant. There are to be turned in by them about 800 arms.
b Pettus' brigade (detached at Salisbury) not included.
Add 800 to 8,130= 8,930 arms already turned in and to be turned in by Kennedy's brigade under cover of April 27, 1865
Very reseprctully, &c.,
C. F. VANDERFORD,
Captain, &c., Asst. Chief Ordnance Officer, Army of Tennessee.
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