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Men.

Nineteenth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry,

Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Strong (ten companies):

Eight companies stationed in New Berne, south

side Trent River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

One company stationed at Evans' Mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

One company stationed at Brice's Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

Fifteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Colonel

Charles L. Upham (ten companies), stationed in

New Berne fair-grounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

Twenty-first Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry,

Colonel A. H. Dutton (ten companies), stationed in

New Berne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

First Regiment U. S. Colored Infantry (ten companies),

stationed in New Berne, south side Trent River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767

Armament of forts.

Fort Anderson: One 32-pounder rifle; three 32-pounders, smooth; one 32-pounder carronade; one 24-pounder howitzer; one 12-pounder howitzer.

Fort Rowan: One 100-pounder Parrott; two 32-pounders, long; one 3-inch rifle, brass; one 3-inch rifle, steel; two 8-inch mortars.

Fort Stevenson: One 32-pounder rifle; four 32-pounders, long.

Fort Gaston: Four 32-pounder, long; three 32-pounders, short.

Fort Totten: Four 32-pounder howitzers; nine 32-pounders, long; two 32-pounder rifles; nine 32-pounder carronades; one 8-inch Columbiad; two 8-inch mortars.

Fort Amory: Three 32-pounders, long.

Fort Spinola: Six 32-pounders, long; two 32-pounder rifles.

Fort Chase: Three 24-pounders.

Monitor Car: Batchelder's Creek, two Wiards, 2. 6.

Third Regiment New York Volunteer Artillery: Ten pieces, 3-inch; four pieces, 3. 67-inch; six pieces, 4. 62-inch.

Recapitulation of troops.

Men.

12th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Artillery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

5th Regiment Rhode Island Artillery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Detachment Second Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

17th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438

132nd New York Volunteer Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470

99th New York Volunteer Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

92nd New York Volunteer Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

15th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477

1st U. S. Colored Infantry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 767

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Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,434

I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

I. N. PALMER,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,

February 20, 1864-6 p. m. (Received 6 p. m.)

D. H. RUCKER,

Washington:

Please send 10 gallons turpentine, in very strong 2-gallon cans, and 100 pounds oakum to Captain P. P. Pitkin, assistant quartermaster Brandy Station, to-morrow. These articles are wanted for important and immediate use.

RUFUS INGALLS,

Chief Quartermaster.

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