Abstract from returns of the Department of the Cumberland, Major General George H. Thomas, U. S. Army, commanding, October 31, 1863.

Present for

duty

Command. Officers Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present present

absent.

General headquarters 47 518 721 889

Fourth Army Corps:

Headquarters 6 ---- 6 6

First Division 439 6,142 7,546 13,880

Second Division 486 6,540 8,428 15,109

Third Division 441 7,029 8,785 15,392

Total Fourth Army Corps 1,372 19,711 24,765 44,387

Hooker's command:

Headquarters 7 ---- 7 9

Eleventh Army Corps:

Headquarters 11 42 63 77

Second Division 150 2,614 3,187 5,318

Third Division 181 3,145 3,855 6,651

Artillery 16 530 588 796

Total Eleventh Army Corps. 358 6,331 7,593 12,842

Twelfth Army Corps:

Headquarters 14 145 191 237

First Division 255 4,310 4,884 7,417

Second Division 219 3,904 4,455 7,248

Artillery 11 343 376 469

Total Twelfth Army Corps. 499 8,702 9,906 15,371

Total Hooker's command. 864 15,033 17,606 28,222

Fourteenth Army Corps:

Headquarters 22 239 372 479

First Division 329 5,914 7,604 14,327

Second Division 378 7,114 8,553 11,406

Third Division 335 6,008 7,779 13,119

Fourth Division ---- ---- ---- ----

Total Fourteenth Army 1,064 19,275 24,308 39,411

Corps.

Cavalry Corps:

Headquarters 4 ---- 4 5

First Division 253 4,099 5,360 8,246

Second Division 172 2,964 3,643 6,689

Wilder's brigade 130 2,110 2,644 3,414

Total Cavalry Corps 559 9,173 11,651 18,354

Artillery Reserve 33 1,136 1,235 1,973

Pioneer Brigade 50 849 1,215 2,617

Coburn's brigade 105 1,980 2,403 2,992

Clarksville 21 254 454 481

Fort Donelson 14 256 436 468

Gallatin 50 784 1,003 1,139

Nashville 203 3,899 4,796 5,393

Unassigned:

Artillery a 18 422 468 526

Cavalry (15th 25 388 465 667

Pennsylvania)

Engineer troops (1st 25 608 771 965

Michigan)

Infantry b 187 3,916 4,721 5,805

Grand total 4,628 78,202 97,018 154,764

Pieces of

artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field Headquarter

last return s

General headquarters 904 ---- ----

Fourth Army Corps:

Headquarters 6 ---- ----

First Division 14,149 ---- 18 Shellmound

Second Division 14,966 ---- 18 Chattanooga

Third Division 12,614 ---- 19 Do.

Total Fourth Army Corps 41,735 ---- 55

Hooker's command:

Headquarters 8 ---- --- Lookout

Valley.

Eleventh Army Corps:

Headquarters 77 ---- --- Lookout

Valley

Second Division 5,838 ---- --- Do.

Third Division 7,343 ---- --- Do.

Artillery 795 ---- 26

Total Eleventh Army Corps. 14,053 ---- 26

Twelfth Army Corps:

Headquarters 247 ---- ---- Wartrace.

First Division 7,449 ---- ---- Tullahoma.

Second Division 7,348 ---- ---- Wauhatchie

Artillery 474 ---- 20

Total Twelfth Army Corps. 15,518 ---- 20

Total Hooker's command. 29,579 ---- 46

Fourteenth Army Corps:

Headquarters 484 ---- ---- Chattanooga

.

First Division 7,653 ---- 16 Do.

Second Division 11,542 ---- 18 Near

Rossville.

Third Division 13,366 ---- 18 Chattanooga

Fourth Division 9,375 ---- ----

Total Fourteenth Army 42,420 ---- 52

Corps.

Cavalry Corps:

Headquarters 5 ---- ---- Chattanooga

First Division 8,307 ---- 2 Winchester

Second Division 6,697 ---- 7 Maysville.

Wilder's brigade 3,450 ---- --- Do.

Total Cavalry Corps 18,459 ---- 9

Artillery Reserve 2,052 ---- 51 Chattanooga

.

Pioneer Brigade 2,643 ---- ---- Do.

Coburn's brigade 3,002 ---- 6 Tullahoma

Clarksville 481 ---- ---

Fort Donelson 469 ---- 4

Gallatin 1,133 ---- 6

Nashville 4,877 22 10

Unassigned:

Artillery a 526

-----

13

Cavalry (15th 688 ---- --- Sequatchie

Pennsylvania) Valley.

Engineer troops (1st 896 ---- --- Big

Michigan) Harpeth,

Tennessee

Infantry b 4,900 ---- ---

Grand total 154,764 22 252

a Murfreesborough, Elk River, Dallas, Anderson's Cross-Roads.

b Tullahoma, Stevenson, Ala., Chattanooga, Murfreesborough, Anderson's Cross-roads, Big Harpeth, Walden's Ridge, and Sullivan's Branch.

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