cer in charge to stop all boats going up the river. Blank cartridges, or, if necessary, solid shot, will be fired at the boats, if they do not stop when hailed by the officer in charge.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. A. CAMPBELL,

Major and Assistant General-Adjutant.

WAR DEPARTMENT, CAVALRY BUREAU,

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR-GENERAL,

Washington, D. C., January 9, 1865.

Colonel J. C. KELTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following report for the information of Major-General Halleck, Chief of Staff:

OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31.

Issued at- To General To General Total.

Thomas. Burbridge.

Louisville 17, 367 ........... 17,367

Saint Louis a 4,044 .......... 4,044

Lexington 1,500 5,278 6,778

Total 22,911 5,278 28,189

a 3,000 to Nashville.

The following number of horses were issued to the divisions named at Louisville and Saint Louis:

Issued. On hand.

First Division, General McCook 3,298 2,282

(Louisville)

Second Division, General Long 7,211 7,000

(left Louisville December 27)

Fourth Division, General Upton 1,090 3,000

(Saint Louis)

Fifth Division, General Hatch 1,700 3,500

(Louisville)

Sixth Division, General Johnson 2,631 1,500

(Louisville)

Seventh Division, General Knipe 2,396 1,900

Total 18,326 19,182

The balance, nearly 5,000 shipped and to issued at Nashville.

Estimated strength of cavalry present in General Thomas' army, 19, 1862.

Before the recent battles there were about 3,000 horses in General Hatch's command, and 1,900 of Greirson's (now Upton's) command went there mounted. The total number on hand and received to December 31 would be 27,811; estimated present strength, 19,182; broken down and lost in action, 8,629. Of these a large number are at Nashville, and are being cared for there and being returned to Louisville for recuperact. The cavalry of this division have been so actively occupied that I have not been able to get any complete reports. They report the duty as having been uncommonly severe, and it having been uncommonly severe, and it is not though that the proportion of loss in horses has been much greater than in the operations in the Valley.

I have the honor to be, colonel, very respectfully your obedient servant,

WM. REDWOOD PRICE,

Major and Assistant Inspector-General Cavalry Bureau.