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Third Brigade.
Colonel LA FAYETTE McCRILLIS.
3rd Illinois (5 companies), Captain Andrew B. Kirkbride.
72nd Inidiana (mounted infantry), Major Henry M. Carr.
5th Kentucky, Major Christopher T. Cheek.
2nd Tennessee:
Lieutenant Colonel William R, Cook.*
Major William F. Prosser.
3rd Tennessee, Major John B. Minnis.
4th Tennessee, Lieutenant Colonel Jacob M. Thornburgh.
UNASSIGNED.
4th United States, Captain Charles S. Bowman.
YAZOO EXPEDITION.
Colonel JAMES H. COATES.
11th Illinois, Major George C, McKee.
8th Louisiana (A. D.) Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand E. Peebles.
1st Mississippi Cavalry (A. D.), Colonel Embury D. Osband.
Numbers 2. Abstract from returns for February 29, 1864, of the troops composing the Meridian Expedition and Smith's co-operating column.Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate
present.
Meridian Expedition:
Sixteenth Army Corps:
First Division+.. 174 2,752 3,518
Third Division.. 237 4,465 5,244
Fourth Division.. 102 1,935 2,275
Seventeenth Army Corps:
Headquarters.. 16 27 93
First Division (Third 88 1,331 1,517
Brigade)++..
Third Divison.. 256 5,133 6,309
Fourth Division.. 219 4,832 5,620
Cavalry.. 81 1,871 2,271
Total Meridian 1,173 22,346 26,847
Expedition..
Memphis column:
Cavalry Division, 279 5,934 7,157
Sixteenth Army Corps..
Fourth U. S. Cavalry.. 13 378 450
Total Memphis column.. 292 6,312 7,607
Grand total.. 1,465 28,658 34,454
Command. Aggregate Pieces of
present and field
absent. artillery.
Meridian Expedition:
Sixteenth Army Corps:
First Division+.. 4,558 8
Third Division.. 6,854 14
Fourth Division.. 3,735 4
Seventeenth Army Corps:
Headquarters.. 93 ...
First Division (Third 2,329 4
Brigade)++..
Third Division.. 8,640 16
Fourth Division.. 7,641 16
Cavalry.. 4,215 4
Total Meridian 38,071 66
Expedition..
Memphis column:
Cavalry Division, 9,854 12
Sixteenth Army Corps..
Fourth U. S. Cavalry.. 876 ...
Total Memphis column.. 10,730 12
Grand total.. 48,801 78
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* Wounded and captured February 22.
+ Exclusive of First Brigade.
++ Compiled from regimental returns.
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