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866 Series I Volume XXXII-III Serial 59 - Forrest's Expedition Part III

Page 866 KY., SW., VA., TENN., MISS., ALA., AND N. GA. Chapter XLIV.

Abstract from return of the Army of Tennessee, &c.-Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Effecti-

ve total

present.

Hardee's army corps-Continued.

Walker's division. 449 5,304 5,200

Bate's division. 417 3,637 3,511

Artillery. 50 1,006 975

Total Hardee's corps. 2,006 19,881 19,311

Hood's army corps:

Staff and escort. 28 169 168

Hindman's division. 547 6,213 6,057

Stevenson's division. 539 6,486 6,323

Stewart's division. 472 5,915 5,781

Artillery. 47 894 872

Total Hood's corps. 1,633 19,677 19,201

Cantey's brigade:a

Infantry. 62 1,426 1,395

Artillery. 3 152 148

Total Cantey's brigade. 65 1,578 1,543

Engineer troops. 17 425 422

Cavalry corps:

Staff. 9 ... ...

Martin's division. 169 1,757 ...

Kelly's division. 206 1,927 602

Humes' division. 189 2,047 997

Grigsby's brigade. 107 779 401

Hannon's brigade. 44 576 392

Artillery. 11 241 27

Total cavalry b. 735 7,327 2,419

Artillery reserve. 53 849 917

Grand total. 4,589 49,911 43,887

Command. Aggrega- Aggrega- Piecces

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present. present artille-

and ry.

absent.

Hardee's army corps-Continued.

Walker's division. 6,916 9,793 ...

Bate's division. 4,675 6,938 ...

Artillery. 1,272 1,623 48

Total Hardee's corps. 25,792 37,001 48

Hood's army corps:

Staff and escort. 209 280 ...

Hindman's division. 7,614 12,018 ...

Stevenson's division. 8,060 11,087 ...

Stewart's division. 7,373 11,397 ...

Artillery. 1,113 1,342 36

Total Hood's corps. 24,369 36,424 36

Cantey's brigade:a

Infantry. 1,699 2,330 ...

Artillery. 161 210 6

Total Cantey's brigade. 1,860 2,540 6

Engineer troops. 477 605 ...

Cavalry corps:

Staff. 9 9 ...

Martin's division. 2,538 6,477 ...

Kelly's division. 2,749 4,411 ...

Humes' division. 2,618 4,533 ...

Grigsby's brigade. 1,115 1,873 ...

Hannon's brigade. 734 1,038 ...

Artillery. 295 444 18

Total cavalry b. 10,058 18,785 18

Artillery reserve. 1,048 1,254 36

Grand total. 63,807 96,863 144

a Joined from District of the Gulf and encamped at Rome. Report includes only the Seventeenth and Twenty-ninth Alabama Regiments and a battalion of sharpshooters. The effective total of the Thirty-seventh Mississippi, en route, estimated at about 400.

b Since last report Dibrell's and Harrison's brigades have joined from Department of East Tennessee. Being "in the rear recruiting horses," they are not reported in the effective total.

Organization of the Army of Tennessee, commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, C. S. Army, April 30, 1864.

HARDEE'S CORPS.

Lieutenant General WILLIAM J. HARDEE.

CHEATHAM'S DIVISION.

Major General BENJAMIN F. CHEATHAM.

Maney's Brigade.*

Colonel GEORGE C. PORTER.

1st and 27th Tennessee, Colonel Hume R. Feild.

4th Tennessee (Confederate), Lieutenant Colonel Oliver A. Bradshaw.

6th and 9th Tennessee, Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Buford.

41st Tennessee, Lieutenant Colonel James D. Tillman.

50th Tennessee, Colonel Stephen H. Colms.

24th Tennessee Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver A. Bradshaw.

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*Formerly of Walker's division; transfer reported on return from February 20.

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