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299 Series I Volume XXII-II Serial 33 - Little Rock Part II

Page 299 Chapter XXXIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - UNION.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Missouri, Major General John M. Schofield, commanding, for May 31, 1863; headquarters Saint Louis, Mo.

Present for duty

Command. Officers Men Aggregate

present

Department staff 11 - 11

(Saint Louis, Mo.)

District of Saint -

Louis, Brigadier

General J. W.

Davidson:

Staff (Saint Louis, 11 - 11

Mo.)

Benton Barracks, 108 2,553 4,011

Colonel B. L. E

Bonneville

Franklin, Mo., Colonel 26 539 634

George W. Kincaid

Post of Saint Louis, 26 1,321 1,651

Colonel Robert R.

Livingston

Pilot Knob, Mo., 55 1,183 1,818

Lieutenant Colonel

Warrens S. Dungan

Patterson, Mo., Major 10 171 187

Lothar Lippert

Victoria Mo., Major 31 606 685

Charles Biehle

Potosi, Mo., Major 14 324 446

George Duffield

New Madrid, Mo. - - -

Colonel D. Henry

Hughes*

Pacific City, Mo. 18 403 442

Major John McCullough

Cape Girardeau, Mo., 44 1,133 1,315

Colonel John McNeil

Total District of 343 8,283 11,200

Saint Louis

Central District of

Missouri, Brigadier

General Ben. Loan:

Staff (Jefferson City, 6 - 6

Mo.)

Troops in district 97 1,723 2,182

Total Central District 103 1,723 2,188

of Missouri

District of Rolla,

Mo., Brigadier General

Thomas A. Davies:

Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 9 - 9

Troops in district 19 420 829

Total District of 28 420 838

Rolla

Army of the Frontier,

Brigadier General

Francis J. Herron:

Staff+ 15 - 15

First Division, 111 2,016 2,633

Colonel Thomas Ewing,

jr

Second Division, 128 2,903 3,632

Brigadier General

William Vandever

Third Division, 137 2,665 3,737

Colonel Washington F.

Geiger

Detachment under Major 8 199 311

Charles Banzhaf

Total Army of the 399 7,783 10,328

Frontier

District of

Southwestern Missouri,

Colonel William F.

Cloud:

Staff (Springfield, 8 - 8

Mo.)

Springfield, Colonel 71 1,214 1,738

John Edwards

Newtonia, Colonel 23 278 434

John F. Phillips

Other points 67 1,132 1,482

Total District of 169 2,624 3,662

Southwestern Missouri

District of 15 338 425

Northwestern Missouri,

Colonel Chester

Harding, jr. (Saint

Joseph, Mo.)

District of

Northeastern Missouri,

Colonel Odon Guitar:

Staff (Palmyra, Mo.) 9 - 9

Troops in district 24 533 638

Total Northeastern 33 533 647

District of Missouri

Alton, Ill. Colonel 36 438 541

William B. Mason

(Alton, Ill.)

Pieces

of artillery

Command. Aggrega Aggreg Hea Fiel

te ate vy d

present last

and return

absent

Department staff 11 18 - -

(Saint Louis,

Mo.)

District of Saint

Louis, Brigadier

General J. W.

Davidson:

Staff (Saint 11 10 - -

Louis, Mo.)

Benton Barracks, 5,447 5,771 - -

Colonel B. L. E

Bonneville

Franklin, Mo., 742 - - -

Colonel George

W. Kincaid

Post of Saint 1,816 3,045 - -

Louis, Colonel

Robert R.

Livingston

Pilot Knob, Mo., 2,354 3,895 -

Lieutenant -

Colonel Warrens

S. Dungan

Patterson, Mo., 187 - - -

Major Lothar

Lippert

Victoria Mo., 730 732 - -

Major Charles

Biehle

Potosi, Mo., 498 500 - -

Major George

Duffield

New Madrid, Mo. - 848 - -

Colonel D. Henry

Hughes*

Pacific City, Mo. 487 487 - -

Major John

McCullough

Cape Girardeau, 1,491 2,940 10 8

Mo., Colonel

John McNeil

Total District of 13,763 18,228 10 8

Saint Louis

Central District

of Missouri,

Brigadier

General Ben.

Loan:

Staff (Jefferson 6 6 - -

City, Mo.)

Troops in 2,705 2,679 - 6

district

Total Central 2,711 2,685 - 6

District of

Missouri

District of

Rolla, Mo.,

Brigadier General

Thomas A. Davies:

Staff (Rolla, 9 9 - -

Mo.)

Troops in 1,225 1,263 - -

district

Total District of 1,234 1,272 - -

Rolla

Army of the

Frontier,

Brigadier

General Francis

J. Herron:

Staff+ 15 15 - -

First Division, 3,488 3,488 - 10

Colonel Thomas

Ewing, jr

Second Division, 4,007 4,007 - 18

Brigadier

General William

Vandever

Third Division, 4,751 4,015 - 6

Colonel

Washington F.

Geiger

Detachment under 351 427 - -

Major Charles

Banzhaf

Total Army of the 12,612 11,952 - 34

Frontier

District of -

Southwestern

Missouri, Colonel

William F. Cloud:

Staff 9 9 - -

(Springfield,

Mo.)

Springfield, 2,500 2,519 - 12

Colonel John

Edwards

Newtonia, Colonel 459 477 - 2

John F. Phillips

Other points 2,205 2,250 - -

Total District of 5,173 5,255 - 14

Southwestern

Missouri

District of 932 937 - -

Northwestern

Missouri, Colonel

Chester Harding,

jr. (Saint

Joseph, Mo.)

District of

Northeastern

Missouri, Colonel

Odon Guitar:

Staff (Palmyra, 9 9 - -

Mo.)

Troops in 669 1,520 - -

district

Total 678 1,529 - -

Northeastern

District of

Missouri

Alton, Ill. 568 560 - -

Colonel William

B. Mason (Alton,

Ill.)

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*Troops transferred to Vicksburg.

+No station given.

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