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Third Brigade.
Brigadier General C. W. PHIFER.
3rd Arkansas Cavalry (dismounted).
6th Texas Cavalry (dismounted).
9th Texas Cavalry (dismounted).
Brooks' battalion.
McNally's battery.
RESERVED BATTERIES.-Captains Hoxton's, Landis', Guibor's, and Brown's.
CAVALRY.-Forrest's regiment, Webb's squadron, Savery's company, McCulloch's regiment, and Price's body guard.
Abstract from Field Return of the Confederate forces commanded by General Braxton Bragg, July 1, 1862.
P r e s e n t f o r d u t y.
Infantry. Cavalry. Artillery.
Command. Office Enliste Off Enlis Offi Enlist
rs d men ice ted cers ed men
rs men
Army of the 2,375 27,935 -- -- 58 1,551
Mississippi
Army of the West 823 8,867 -- -- 38 675
Columbus 152 1,905 -- -- 28 469
Cavalry --- --- 19 265 -- ---
Grand total 3,350 38,707 19 265 124 2,695
Command. Total Aggregate Aggregate
effective present present and
absent
Army of the Mississippi 32,126 42,716 63,984
Army of the West 10,390 14,108 20,468
Columbus 2,607 4,403 6,369
Cavalry 270 334 728
Grand total 45,393 45,393 91,549
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Tupelo, Miss., July 1, 1862.Brigadier-General CHALMERS,
Commanding Cavalry, Booneville, Miss.:
GENERAL: The general commanding directs me to acknowledge the receipt of a dispatch from your adjutant-general, and to inclose to you a copy of instructions already forwarded to you.* It is of the utmost importance that you should co-operate with General Withers in the movement upon Ripley. He further directs me to state that he has information that an empty train is now on the road from Ripley to Rienzi, to which a little attention might profitable be directed.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
P. H. THOMSON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
GENERAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT Number 2, Number 86. Tupelo, Miss., July 1, 1862.* * * * * * *
II. Major-General Hardee will assume the general command of the Department at Tupelo and environs.
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By command of General Bragg:
THOMAS JORDAN,
Chief of Staff.
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*See Garner to Chalmers, June 30, 1862, p.629.
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