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No. 3. Abstract from returns of the District of Tennessee, commanded by Major General Lovell H. Rousseau, U. S. Army, for November 20, November 30, and December 10, 1864.

NOVEMBER 20.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Fourth Division, 172 3,916 5,925

Twentieth Army Corps

(Rousseau)*

Post of Nashville, 178 4,698 5,502

Tenn. (Miller)

Post of Springfield, 6 380 477

Tenn. (Downey)

Post of Fort Donelson, 2 108 123

Tenn. (Brott)

Post of Clarksville, 3 60 144

Tenn. (Smith)

Post of Gallatin, Tenn. 39 907 1,081

(Gilfillan)

Troops on Nashville and 96 2,617 3,379

Northwestern Railroad

(Thompson)+

District of Northern 3 ....... 3

Alabama (Granger)++

Post of Decatur, Ala. 106 2,285 3,041

(Given)

Post of Larkinsville, 24 493 630

Ala.(Hall)

Troops on Tennessee and 1 ....... 1

Alabama Railroad

(Johnson)$

Post of Columbia, Tenn. 35 810 923

(McCoy)

Defended of Nashville 52 1,028 1,320

and Chattanooga

Railroad (Milroy)||

Post of Stevenson, Ala. 3 128 133

Post of Decherd, Tenn. 32 703 833

(Warner)

Post of 40 1,008 1,224

Murfreesborough, Tenn.

(Van Cleve)

Total 792 19,141 24,739

Command. Aggregate Serviceable Pieces of

present and horses. artillery.

absent.

Fourth Division, 7,536 36 6

Twentieth Army Corps

(Rousseau)*

Post of Nashville, 6,217 298 37

Tenn. (Miller)

Post of Springfield, 987 ..... ......

Tenn. (Downey)

Post of Fort Donelson, 149 60 6

Tenn. (Brott)

Post of Clarksville, 163 98 6

Tenn. (Smith)

Post of Gallatin, Tenn. 1,155 3 6

(Gilfillan)

Troops on Nashville and 3,654 194 12

Northwestern Railroad

(Thompson)+

District of Northern 3 ..... .......

Alabama (Granger)++

Post of Decatur, Ala. 3,906 60 6

(Given)

Post of Larkinsville, 839 ...... .......

Ala.(Hall)

Troops on Tennessee and 1 ...... .......

Alabama Railroad

(Johnson)$

Post of Columbia, Tenn. 1,123 3 12

(McCoy)

Defended of Nashville 1,902 2 8

and Chattanooga

Railroad (Milroy)||

Post of Stevenson, Ala. 147 ..... 6

Post of Decherd, Tenn. 884 ..... ......

(Warner)

Post of 1,395 20 57

Murfreesborough, Tenn.

(Van Cleve)

Total 30,061 774 162

Present for duty - equipped.

Infantry. Cavalry.

Command. Officers Men Officers Men

Fourth Division, 163 3,759 ..... .....

Twentieth Army Corps

(Rousseau)*

Post of Nashville, 158 3,988 ..... .....

Tenn. (Miller)

Post of Springfield, 8 369 ..... ......

Tenn. (Downey)

Post of Forth ..... ..... ..... .....

Donelson, Tenn.

(Brott)

Post of Clarksville, ..... ..... ..... .....

Tenn. (Smith)

Post of Gallatin, 35 790 ..... .....

Tenn. (Gilfillan)

Troops on Nashville 84 2,360 ..... .....

and Northwestern

Railroad (Thompson)+

District of Northern ..... ..... ...... .....

Alabama (Granger)++

Post of Decatur, Ala. 102 2,165 ...... .....

(Given)

Post of Larkinsville, 26 525 ..... .....

Ala. (Hall)

Troops on Tennessee ..... ..... ..... .....

and Alabama Railroad

(Johnson).$

Post of Columbia, 32 676 ..... .....

Tenn. (McRoy)

Defenses of Nashville 46 945 ..... .....

and Alabama Railroad

(Milroy)||

Post of Stevenson, ..... ..... ..... .....

Ala.

Post of Decherd, 32 703 ..... .....

Tenn. (Warner)

Post of 30 738 ..... .....

Murfreesborough,

Tenn. (Van Cleve)

Total 716 17,018 ..... .....

Present for duty - equipped.

Artillery. Total.

Command. Officers Men Officers Men

Fourth Division, 4 132 167 3,891

Twentieth Army Corps

(Rousseau)*

Post of Nashville, 16 753 174 4,741

Tenn. (Miller)

Post of Springfield, ..... ..... 8 369

Tenn. (Downey)

Post of Forth 2 108 2 108

Donelson, Tenn.

(Brott)

Post of Clarksville, 3 60 3 60

Tenn. (Smith)

Post of Gallatin, 4 139 39 929

Tenn. (Gilfillan)

Troops on Nashville 5 226 89 2,586

and Northwestern

Railroad (Thompson)+

District of Northern ..... .... .... .....

Alabama (Granger)++

Post of Decatur, Ala. 4 124 109 2,289

(Given)

Post of Larkinsville, ...... ..... 26 525

Ala. (Hall)

Troops on Tennessee ..... ..... ..... .....

and Alabama Railroad

(Johnson).$

Post of Columbia, 3 134 35 810

Tenn. (McRoy)

Defenses of Nashville 3 88 49 1,033

and Alabama Railroad

(Milroy)||

Post of Stevenson, 3 128 3 128

Ala.

Post of Decherd, ...... .... 32 703

Tenn. (Warner)

Post of 9 347 39 1,112

Murfreesborough,

Tenn. (Van Cleve)

Total 56 2,266 772 19,284

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*At Nashville, Tenn.

+At Johnsonville, Tenn.

++At Decatur, Ala.

$At Pulaski, Tenn.

||At Tullahoma, Tenn.

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