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622 Series I Volume XLIX-I Serial 103 - Mobile Bay Campaign Part I

Page 622 KY., S. W. VA., TENN., N. & C. GA., MISS., ALA., & W. FLA.

Abstract from return of the Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, Bvt. Major General James H. Wilson, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1865.*

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and absent

General 9 ... 9 9

headquarters.

Escort. 7 312 382 608

First Division 161 3,632 4,631 7,537

(Croxton)

Second Division 189 5,218 6,454 8,531

(Long)

Fourth Division 60 1,570 1,878 3,136

(Upton) a

Fifth Division 154 3,855 5,168 7,640

(Stewart)

Sixth Division 171 3,483 4,297 6,270

(Johnson)

Seventh 120 3,027 3,815 5,480

Division

(Knipe)

Total 871 21,097 26,634 39,211

Continuation: Pieces of artillery.

Command. Heavy. Field. Headquarters.

General ... ... Gravelly Springs,

headquarters. Ala.

Escort. ... ... Do.

First Division ... 4 Waterloo, Ala.

(Croxton)

Second Division ... ... Gravelly Springs,

(Long) Ala.

Fourth Division ... 2 Louisville, Ky.

(Upton) a

Fifth Division ... 4 Gravelly Springs,

(Stewart) Ala.

Sixth Division ... ... Pulaski, Tenn.

(Johnson)

Seventh ... 8 Edgefield, Tenn.

Division

(Knipe)

Total ... 18

a The report used in December return is used in this one, viz, the brigade report of the Third and Fourth Iowa and Tenth Missouri Cavalry, with General Upton, included.

Abstract from return of the Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee, Major General Andrew J. Smith, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters 5 ... 5

First Division 189 3,408 4,617

(McArthur)

Second Division 187 4,099 5,123

(Garrard)

Third Division 107 2,749 3,481

(Moore)

Artillery Brigade 21 685 779

(Lowell)

Total 509 10,941 14,005

Continuation: Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General headquarters 5 ... ...

First Division 8,188 ... ...

(McArthur)

Second Division 7,559 ... ...

(Garrard)

Third Division 5,426 ... ...

(Moore)

Artillery Brigade 891 ... ...

(Lowell)

Total 22,669 ... ...

Abstract from return of the Military District of Kentucky, Bvt. Major General, Stephen G. Burbridge, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

First Division 237 5,623 6,781

(Hobson)

Second Division 102 2,410 2,927

(Ewing)

Total 339 8,033 9,708

Continuation: Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

First Division 9,576 ... ...

(Hobson)

Second Division 4,241 ... ...

(Ewing)

Total 13,817 ... ...

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* For abstract of the Third Division (Kilkpatrick's), see Vol. XLVII, Part I, p. 42.

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