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505 Series I Volume XXXII-II Serial 58 - Forrest's Expedition Part II

Page 505 Chapter XLVI. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE.

Abstract from returns of the Department of the Tennessee, &c.-Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Menn. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

Sixth Army

Corps

(Hurlbut):

Headquarters 9 ........ 9 9

First 174 2.752 3.158 4.558

Division

(Tuttle) a

Left Wing 343 7.923 9.898 14.711

(Dodge) a

Third 237 4.465 5.244 6.864

Division (A.

J. Smith)

Fourth 102 1.935 2.275 3.735

Division

(Veatch)

Cavalry 328 7.232 8.761 11.660

Division

(Grierson)

District of 82 1.555 2.360 2.797

Cairo (Reid)

District of 355 7.453 11.494 14.292

Memphis

(Buckland)

Total 1.630 34.475 43.559 58.616

Sixteenth

Corps

Seventeenth

Army Corps

(McPherson):

Headquarters 22 57 119 135

First 212 4.023 5.048 10.180

Division

(Dennis)

Third 256 5.133 6.309 8.640

Division

(Leggett)

Fourth 219 4.832 5.620 7.641

Division

(Crocker)

Cavalry 81 1.871 2.271 4.215

(Lieutenant

Colonel J.

H. Peters)

Colored 357 7.033 9.202 10.382

troops

(Hawkins)

Mississippi 37 729 989 1.235

Marine

Brigade

(Ellet.)

Total 1.184 23.678 29.558 42.428

Seventeenth

Corps

Grand total 3.602 72.015 90.573 130.971

Grand total, 3.941 73.547 94.281 122.807

according to

monthly

return of

the

department.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Heavy Field Headquarters

Sixth Army

Corps

(Hurlbut):

Headquarters ......... ........ In the field

First ......... 8 Black River,

Division Miss.

(Tuttle) a

Left Wing ........ 32 Pulaski, Tenn.

(Dodge) a

Third ........ 14 Canton, Miss.

Division (A.

J. Smith)

Fourth ......... 4 Do.

Division

(Veatch)

Cavalry ......... 12 Memphis, Tenn.

Division

(Grierson)

District of 24 13 Cairo, Ill.

Cairo (Reid)

District of 76 26 Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis

(Buckland)

Total 100 100

Sixteenth

Corps

Seventeenth

Army Corps

(McPherson):

Hadquarters ........ ........

First 2 16 Vicksburg

Division

(Dennis)

Third ......... 16 Canton, Miss.

Division

(Leggett)

Fourth ......... 16 Do.

Division

(Crocker)

Cavalry ......... 4 Hebron, Miss.

(Lieutenant

Colonel J.

H. Peters)

Colored 94 9 Vicksburg,

troops Miss.

(Hawkins)

Mississippi ......... 6

Marine

Brigade

(Ellet.)

Total 96 67

Seventeenth

Corps

Grand total 196 234

Grand total, 79 214

according to

monthly

return of

the

department.

a Exclusive of First Brigade, which is reported inthe District of Memphis.

CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.

Abstract from return of the troops (paroled and exchanged prisoners) at Enterprise, Miss., Major General John H. Forney, C. S. Army, commanding, January 1, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

General and 10 ......... 10 10

staff

Mackall's 110 859 1,193 4,863

brigade

Beltzhoover' 44 401 496 1.376

s brigade

Ross' 5 298 342 945

brigade

First 11 145 160 1.066

Mississippi

Light

Artillery

Signal corps 1 10 11 13

Total 181 1.701 2.212 8.263


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