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Page 143 Chapter XXIX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.

Abstract from Monthly Return of the District of West Tennessee, Major General U. S. Grant commanding, for July 31, 1862 (headquarters Corinth, Miss).

Present for duty.

Aggregate Aggrega-

Command. Officers. Men. present te pre-

for duty. sent.

ARMY OF THE

TENNESSEE.

Department staff. 11

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11 11

Jackson, Tenn.-

First Division,

Major-General

McClernand:

Staff. 14

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14 14

Infantry. 373 6,309 6,772 8,366

Cavalry. 26 505 531 696

Artillery. 19 556 575 630

Total. 432 7,460 7,892 9,706

Corinth, Miss.-

Major General E.

O. C. Ord:

Staff. 5

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5 5

Infantry. 400 7,667 8,067 10,353

Cavalry. 21 350 371 574

Artillery. 24 762 786 918

Total. 450 8,779 9,229 11,850

Memphis, Tenn.-

Fourth Division,

Brigadier General

S. A. Hurlbut:

Staff. 7

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7 7

Infantry. 262 5,092 5,354 6,220

Cavalry. 17 256 273 401

Artillery. 18 328 346 398

Total Fourth 304 5,676 5,980 7,026

Division.

Fifth Division,

Major General W.

T. Sherman:

Staff. 14

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14 14

Infantry. 307 5,339 5,646 6,872

Cavalry. 42 771 813 1,050

Artillery. 33 873 906 1,013

Total Fifth 396 6,983 7,379 8,949

Division.

Total Memphis. 700 12,659 13,359 15,975

District of

Mississippi.-

Brigadier General

I. F. Quinby:

Staff. 14

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14 14

Infantry. 144 3,253 3,397 4,128

Cavalry. 44 1,137 1,181 1,371

Artillery. 11 351 362 428

Total. 213 4,741 4,954 5,941

District of

Cairo.-Brigadier

General W. K.

Strong:

Cairo, Ill.:

Staff. 19

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10 10

Infantry. 43 865 908 1,230

Total. 53 865 918 1,240

Paducah, Ky.:

Staff. 7

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7 7

Cavalry. 4 115 119 151

Artillery. 4 119 123 135

Total. 15 234 249 293

Total District of 68 1,099 1,167 1,533

Cairo.

Total of detached 89 1,795 1,884 2,312

commands.

Total Army of the 1,952 36,533 38,485 47,317

Tennessee.

CONTINUATION:

Pieces of artillery.

Aggrega-

Aggregate te pre-

Command. present Heavy. Field. sent

and last

absent. monthly

return.

ARMY OF THE

TENNESSEE.

Department staff. 11

--------

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11

Jackson, Tenn.-

First Division,

Major-General

McClernand:

Staff. 14

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--------

-------

Infantry. 12,965

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13,298

Cavalry. 944

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972

Artillery. 894

--------

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903

Total. 14,817

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15,173

Corinth, Miss.-

Major General E.

O. C. Ord:

Staff. 5

--------

--------

5

Infantry. 16,151

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16,467

Cavalry. 753

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--------

870

Artillery. 1,140

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40 1,149

Total. 18,049

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40 18,491

Memphis, Tenn.-

Fourth Division,

Brigadier General

S. A. Hurlbut:

Staff. 7

--------

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8

Infantry. 8,059

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7,449

Cavalry. 497

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--------

498

Artillery. 454

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18 459

Total Fourth 9,017

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18 8,414

Division.

Fifth Division,

Major General W.

T. Sherman:

Staff. 14

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--------

14

Infantry. 8,973

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--------

8,996

Cavalry. 1,200

--------

--------

842

Artillery. 1,240

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48 1,108

Total Fifth 11,517

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48 10,960

Division.

Total Memphis. 20,534

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66 19,374

District of

Mississippi.-

Brigadier General

I. F. Quinby:

Staff. 14

--------

--------

14

Infantry. 4,685

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--------

4,719

Cavalry. 1,598

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--------

1,593

Artillery. 533

--------

18 553

Total. 6,830

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18 6,879

District of

Cairo.-Brigadier

General W. K.

Strong:

Cairo, Ill.:

Staff. 10

--------

--------

10

Infantry. 1,752

--------

--------

826

Total. 1,762

--------

--------

836

Paducah, Ky.:

Staff. 7

--------

--------

12

Cavalry. 160

--------

--------

180

Artillery. 188

--------

--------

191

Total. 355

--------

--------

383

Total District of 2,117

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1,219

Cairo.

Total of detached 3,306

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3,383

commands.

Total Army of the 65,653

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124 64,519

Tennessee.


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