Abstract from return of the District of Eastern Arkansas,* Brigadier General Benjamin M. Prentiss,+ U. S. Army, commanding, for February, 1863.

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District staff 6 ..... 6 6 5

Twelfth Division,

Thirteenth Army Corps

(Hovey):

Staff (division) 4 .... 4 4 8

Infantry 130 2,666 3,425 4,046 4,110

Artillery 14 356 445 560 563

Total 148 3,022 3,874 4,610 4,681

Thirteenth Division,

Thirteenth Army

Corps(Rosa):

Staff (division) 3 ..... 3 3 .....

Infantry 248 4,632 6,126 7,135 7,263

Artillery 2 117 130 146 149

Total 253 4,749 6,259 7,284 7,412

Second Cavalry

Division, Army of the

Tennessee (Washburn):

Staff (division) 5 ...... 5 5 5

Troops 141 2,520 4,000 5,281 5,312

Total 146 2,520 4,005 5,286 5,317

Grand total 553 10,291 14,144 17,186 17,415

Troops of the Army of the Tennessee, in the District of Eastern Arkansas, Brigadier General Benjamin M. Prentiss, U. S. Army, commanding, February 28, 1863.

TWELFTH DIVISION, THIRTEENTH ARMY CORPS.

Brigadier General ALVIN P. HOVEY.++

First Brigade.

Colonel . GEORGE F. McGINNIS.

11th Indiana, Major William W. Darnall.

24th Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel Richard F. Barter.

34th Indiana, Colonel Robert A. Cameron.

29th Wisconsin, Colonel Charles R. Gill.

Second Brigade.

Colonel PETER KINNEY.

24th Iowa, Lieutenant Colonel John Q. Wilds.

28th Iowa, Lieutenant Colonel John Connell.

56th Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Raynor.

Artillery.

2nd Illinois, Battery A.

1st Missouri, Battery A, Captain George W. Schofield.

2nd Ohio Battery, Captain Newton J. Smith.

16th Ohio Battery, Captain James A. Mitchell.

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*It is impossible to determine from the return which of the troops in this district were actually serving in Arkansas. On or about the 23rd, Ross' division was detached for service in the Yazoo expedition, and, as early as the 8th, General Washburn, with some of the cavalry, had already been detached on that expedition.

+Assigned to command by General Grant, February 8.

++Return for February 20 reports Brigadier- General Gorman commanding. He is not accounted for on monthly return.

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