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Unattached.

22nd Virginia Cavalry, Colonel Henry S. Bowen.

Artillery.

Burroughs' (Tennessee) battery. *

Levi's (Virginia) battery. *

McClung's (Virginia) battery. *

Botetourt (Virginia) Artillery,+ Lieutenant Francis G. Obenchain.

Jackson's (Virginia) Horse Artillery, ++ Lieutenant Ranadolph H. Blain.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Cape Fear, Major General William H. C. Whiting, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1864; headquarters Wilmington, N. C.

Command. Officer Men Effecti Aggrega Aggrega

s ve te te

total present present

and

absent

General staff 10 2 2 12 14

Post of 9 -- -- 9 10

Wilmington

Martin's brigade 67 1,152 1,210 1,369 3,884

Engineer troops 1 72 75 88 101

Signal corps 2 38 38 40 52

Heavy artillery 132 2,379 2,941 3,376 4,317

Light artillery 34 696 755 828 947

Cavalry 26 381 409 458 550

Total. 281 4,720 5,430 6,180 9,875

Organization of troops in the Department of the Cape Fear, Major General William H. C. Whiting, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1864.

Martin's Brigade.

Brigadier General JAMES G. MARTIN.

17th North Carolina, Colonel William F. Martin.

42nd North Carolina, Lieutenant Colonel E. Brown.

50th North Carolina, Colonel George Wortham.

66th North Carolina, Colonel Alexander D. Moore.

Heavy Artillery.

Forts Campell and Holmes, Colonel John J. Hedrick.

Fort Caswell, Colonel T. M. Jones.

Fort Fisher, Colonel William Lamb.

Wilmington, Colonel George A. Cunningham.

Cavalry.

7th Confederate (three companies),
Colonel

5th North Carolina (one company),
George

5th South Carolina (two companies),
Jackson.

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*At Saltville.

+At New River brigade.

++At Walker's Creek, Pulaski Country, Va.

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