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Abstract from return of the Department of the Missouri, &c.-Continued.
RECAPITULATION.
Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate
present.
Department staff. 15 ... 15
District of Saint 125 2,950 4,286
Louis.
District of 82 2,053 2,730
Southeastern Missouri.
New Madrid. 21 375 525
District of Rolla. 59 1,470 1,848
District of Central 60 1,062 1,305
Missouri.
District of 174 3,740 4,581
Southwestern Missouri.
District of Northern 36 573 836
Missouri.
District of the 114 3,073 3,686
Border.
District of the 184 4,738 6,127
Frontier.
District of Nebraska. 24 399 479
District of Colorado. 41 840 1,141
Alton, Ill. 83 473 688
Grand total. 968 21,746 28,247
Pieces of artillery.
Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.
present and
absent.
Department staff. 15 .. ...
District of Saint 5,216 32 ...
Louis.
District of 3,274 4 16
Southeastern Missouri.
New Madrid. 574 ... ...
District of Rolla. 2,235 4 14
District of Central 1,577 ... 6
Missouri.
District of 6,348 ... 14
Southwestern Missouri.
District of Northern 914 ... ....
Missouri.
District of the 4,430 6 14
Border.
District of the 7,602 4 19
Frontier.
District of Nebraska. 822 ... ...
District of Colorado. 1,774 ... 10
Alton, Ill. 740 .. ...
Grand total. 35,521 50 93
Abstract from return of the Army of the Arkansas Expedition, Major General Frederick Steele commanding, for August, 1863; headquarters Brownsville, Ark.
Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate
present.
Infantry:
Second Division, 162 2,357 3,317
Colonel William E.
McLean.
Third Division, 116 1,758 2,593
Brigadier General
Samuel A. Rice.
Total infantry. 278 4,115 5,910
Cavalry:
First Division,* 214 3,899 6,002
Brigadier General
John W. Davidson.
Cavalry Brigade, 34 430 745
Colonel Powell
Clayton.
Cavalry escort, 3 72 92
Lieutenant James K.
McLean.
Total cavalry. 251 4,401 6,839
Artillery, Captain 10 378 458
Mortimer M. Hayden.
Grand total. 539 8,894 13,207
Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of
present and last field
absent. return. artillery.
Infantry:
Second Division, 6,915 7,064 ...
Colonel William E.
McLean.
Third Division, 4,023 4,023 ....
Brigadier General
Samuel A. Rice.
Total infantry. 10,938 11,087 ...
Cavalry:
First Division,* 7,687 7,845 22
Brigadier General
John W. Davidson.
Cavalry Brigade, 1,202 1,202 5
Colonel Powell
Clayton.
Cavalry escort, 124 126 ...
Lieutenant James K.
McLean.
Total cavalry. 9,012 9,173 27
Artillery, Captain 690 537 22
Mortimer M. Hayden.
Grand total. 20,641 20,797 49
WASHINGTON, September 2, 1863.
Major-General SCHOFIELD, Saint Louis:
You will please report whether measures are being taken to prevent hostile collisions on the Kansas border; also whether General Ewing's order the depopulate certain counties in Missouri has been approved or disapproved by you.
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chief.
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*Davidson's cavalry division belonged to Department of the Missouri.
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