Abstract from returns of the Union forces commanded by Major General David Hunter, U. S. Army, for the month of July, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

DEPARTMENT OF

WEST VIRGINIA.

General 14 . . . . . . . 14

headquarters. . . . . . . .

.

Signal Corps 15 152 170

(Town). .

First Infantry 165 4,829 5,457

Division

(Thoburn). .

Second 160 3,556 4,191

Infantry

Division

(Duval). .

Harper's Ferry 230 6,475 7,404

and Defenses

(Weber). .

West of Sleepy 208 4,586 5,475

Creek

(Kelley). .

Kanawha Valley 142 3,153 3,824

(Oley). .

First Cavalry 119 2,814 4,325

Division

(Duffie). .

Second Cavalry 93 2,256 2,583

Division

(Averell). .

Artillery 13 434 520

Brigade (Du

Pont). .

Frederick, Md. 1 16 51

, (Drysdale).

.

Wheeling, W. 1 73 79

Va. (Over). .

Total* 1,161 28,344 34,093

Sixth Army 634 11,611 16,175

Corps+

(Wright). .

Detachment 338 7,315 8,577

Nineteenth

Army Corps ++

(Emory). .

Grand total. 2,133 47,270 58,845

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

DEPARTMENT OF

WEST VIRGINIA.

General 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

headquarters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

Signal Corps 178 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Town). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First Infantry 10,416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Thoburn). .

Second 7,017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Division

(Duval). .

Harper's Ferry 8,845 35 48

and Defenses

(Weber). .

West of Sleepy 6,547 . . . . . . . 2

Creek . . . . . . .

(Kelley). .

Kanawha Valley 4,314 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Oley). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First Cavalry 7,791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Duffie). .

Second Cavalry 5,369 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Averell). .

Artillery 617 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brigade (Du . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pont). .

Frederick, Md. 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

, (Drysdale). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

Wheeling, W. 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Va. (Over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total* 51,241 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth Army 31,260 . . . . . . . 24

Corps+ . . . . . . .

(Wright). .

Detachment 13,931 . . . . . . . 4

Nineteenth . . . . . . .

Army Corps ++

(Emory). .

Grand total. 96,432 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Organization of the Union forces commanded by Major General David Hunter, U. S. Army, July 31, 1864.

DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA. &

U. S. SIGNAL CORPS.

Captain FRANKLIN E. TOWN.

FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION.

Colonel JOSEPH THOBURN.

First Brigade.

Colonel GEORGE D. WELLS.

34th Massachusetts, Captain George W. Thompson.

116th Ohio, Colonel James Washburn.

123rd Ohio, Colonel William T. Wilson.

5th New York Heavy Artillery (four companies), Captain Frederick C. Wilkie.

Second Brigade.

Colonel WILLIAM G. ELY.

18th Connecticut, Lieutenant Martin V. B. Tiffany.

2nd Maryland Eastern Shore, Colonel Robert S. Rodgers.

1st West Virginia (battalion), Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Weddle.

4th West Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel John L. Vance.

12th West Virginia, Colonel William B. Curtis.

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*Compiled mainly from subordinate returns. The monthly return of the department, dated January 16, 1865, shows 1,252 officers and 28,004 men present for duty; 35,271 aggregate present, and 48,948 present and absent.

+From the Army of the Potomac.

++ From the Department of the Gulf.

& Forces in the field of this department were commanded by Byt. Major General George Crook.

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