Infantry; third, three batteries to be selected by you from the Army of Kentucky; fourth, the Second Michigan and Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry; fifth, four regiments from West Virginia, under Brigadier-General Crook; sixth, Reid's brigade, including one battery; seventh, the Twelfth and Sixteenth Kentucky Infantry; eighth, the Seventy-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and, ninth, the Sixth and Ninth Kentucky Cavalry.

The above force is to be under your command, and will be assembled, with the least possible delay, at Louisville, and proceed thence by steamers to Nashville, via the Cumberland River. No wagons will be taken, as General Rosecrans has a surplus of transportation.

Possibly it may be best to march the cavalry across the country to Nashville, instead of transporting by boat, and in the event of the railroad being put in working order from Elizabethtown to Nashville in time, it may be best to send a part of the infantry forces by that route. On your arrival at Nashville you will report to Major-General Rosecrans, commanding the Department of the Cumberland.

The following general officers will be assigned to your command, in addition to General Baird: First, Brigadier General H. M. Judah; second, Brigadier General S. P. Carter; third, Brigadier General C. C. Gilbert; fourth, Brigadier General George Crook.

The command of the District of Central Kentucky will be turned over to Brigadier General Q. A. Gillmore.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. G. WRIGHT,

Major-General, Commanding.

Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of the Cumberland, Major General W. S. Rosecrans commanding, for January 20, 1863; headquarters Murfreesborough, Tenn.*

Present for duty.

Aggregate Aggregate

Command. Officers Men. present. present and

. absent.

Department staff. 27

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28 29

10th Ohio (provost 21 421 454 744

guards).

FOURTEENTH ARMY

CORPS.

Major General G. H.

THOMAS.

Staff. 17

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17 20

9th Michigan (pro. 18 302 437 594

guards).

First Division 292 5,254 6,731 12,605

(Rousseau).

Second Division 251 4,964 6,700 9,797

(Negley).

Third Division 330 6,215 7,364 10,625

(Fry).

Fourth Division 220 4,295 5,710 7,764

(Mitchell).

Fifth Division 286 4,839 6,041 8,577

(Reynolds).

Total Fourteenth 1,414 25,869 33,000 49,982

Army Corps.

TWENTIETH ARMY

CORPS.

Major General A.

McD. McCOOK.

Staff.

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----------

First Division 196 3,531 4,704 8,482

(Davis).

Second Division 254 4,817 5,625 10,991

(Johnson).

Third Division 196 4,069 5,249 8,575

(Sheridan).

Total Twentieth 646 12,417 15,578 28,048

Army Corps.

CONTINUATION:

Pieces

of artillery.

Aggregate

Command. last Heavy. Field. Remarks.

return.

Department staff. 29

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Murfreesbo-

rough.

10th Ohio (provost 752

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Murfreesbo-

guards). rough.

FOURTEENTH ARMY

CORPS.

Major General G. H.

THOMAS.

Staff. 20

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-----

Murfreesbo-

rough.

9th Michigan (pro. 615

-----

-----

Do.

guards).

First Division 12,821

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18 Do.

(Rousseau).

Second Division 8,524

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11 Do.

(Negley).

Third Division 10,753

-----

-----

Do.

(Fry).

Fourth Division 7,868

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12 Nashville.

(Mitchell).

Fifth Division 8,577

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12 Murfreesbo-

(Reynolds). rough.

Total Fourteenth 49,178

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53

Army Corps.

TWENTIETH ARMY

CORPS.

Major General A.

McD. McCOOK.

Staff.

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Not report.

First Division 8,524

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15 Stone's

(Davis). River.

Second Division 11,071

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12 Do.

(Johnson).

Third Division 8,624

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12 Do.

(Sheridan).

Total Twentieth 28,219

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39

Army Corps.

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*Taken from departmental return of January 20, 1863. No corps, division, or other returns of that date could be found.

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