Abstract from return of the Department of North Carolina, Major General George E. Picket, C. S. Army, commanding, for the month of February, 1864; headquarters Petersburg, Va.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total.

Field and staff 9 --- ---

Ransom's brigade 157 2,864 2,864

Corse's brigade 110 1,578 1,578

Clingam's brigade 144 1,956 1,956

Hoke's brigade 103 1,562 1,562

67th North Carolina Regiment 34 590 590

(Colonel Whitford)

Kinston provost guard 9 129 129

10th Georgia Battalion 21 305 305

C. S. Zouaves 18 41 41

44th Virginia Battalion 8 128 128

Total infantry 604 9,153 9,153

3rd North Carolina Cavalry 10 274 274

(41st Regiment)

6th North Carolina Cavalry 26 247 247

(65th Regiment)

62nd Georgia Cavalry 39 559 559

7th Confederate Cavalry 1 65 65

Dearing's regiment 17 244 244

(Confederate cavalry)

Total cavalry 93 1,389 1,389

Colonel Pool's command 13 123 123

(Gooldsborough)

Robertson's (North Carolina) 3 69 69

heavy battery

Read's battalion (38th 13 343 343

Virginia)

Starr's (North Carolina) 11 307 307

battalion light artillery

Moseley's (Virginia) battalion 2 114 114

light artillery

Washington (Louisiana) 15 274 274

Artillery Battalion

Coit's artillery battalion 14 268 268

10th North Carolina Troops 13 189 189

(1st North Carolina Artillery)

Andrews' (Alabama) battery 1 56 56

Slaten's (Georgia) battery 3 97 97

Lieutenant Colonel J. R.

Branch command, near

Petersburg:

Field and staff 3 3 3

Sturdivan's (Virginia) battery 5 82 82

Martin's (Virginia) battery 2 46 46

Total artillery 98 1,971 1,971

Independent Signal Corps 9 190 190

Grand total 813 12,703 12,703

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present. present artillery

and

absent.

Field and staff 9 9 ---

Ransom's brigade 3,205 4,330 ---

Corse's brigade 1,905 2,909 ---

Clingam's brigade 2,515 3,142 ---

Hoke's brigade 1,945 3,370 ---

67th North Carolina Regiment 697 933 ---

(Colonel Whitford)

Kinston provost guard 154 242 ---

10th Georgia Battalion 364 444 ---

C. S. Zouaves 61 91 ---

44th Virginia Battalion 167 244 ---

Total infantry 11,013 15,705 ---

3rd North Carolina Cavalry 319 974 ---

(41st Regiment)

6th North Carolina Cavalry 322 536 ---

(65th Regiment)

62nd Georgia Cavalry 679 814 1

7th Confederate Cavalry 70 97 ---

Dearing's regiment 307 424 4

(Confederate cavalry)

Total cavalry 1,697 2,845 5

Colonel Pool's command 148 266 ---

(Gooldsborough)

Robertson's (North Carolina) 80 103 2

heavy battery

Read's battalion (38th 386 543 ---

Virginia)

Starr's (North Carolina) 352 394 11

battalion light artillery

Moseley's (Virginia) 130 151 4

battalion light artillery

Washington (Louisiana) 316 462 12

Artillery Battalion

Coit's artillery battalion 311 408 14

10th North Carolina Troops 268 396 19

(1st North Carolina

Artillery)

Andrews' (Alabama) battery 63 78 4

Slaten's (Georgia) battery 108 137 4

Lieutenant Colonel J. R.

Branch command, near

Petersburg:

Field and staff 7 7 ---

Sturdivan's (Virginia) 100 109 4

battery

Martin's (Virginia) battery 55 72 4

Total artillery 2,324 3,126 78

Independent Signal Corps 210 244 ---

Grand total 15,253 21,929 83

Organization of troops in the Department of North Carolina, commanded by Major General George E. Pickett, C. S. Army, for the month of February, 1864. *

Ransom's Brigade.

Brigadier General MATT. W. RANSOM.

24th North Carolina, Colonel William J. Clrake.

25th North Carolina, Colonel Henry M. Rutledge.

35th North Carolina, Colonel John G. Jonese.

49th North Carolina, Colonel Lee M. Mc. Afee.

56th North Carolina, Colonel Paul F. Faison.

Corse's Brigade.

Brigadier General MONTGOMERY D. CORSE.

15th Virginia, Colonel Thomas P. August.

17th Virginia, Colonel Morton Marye.

18th Virginia, Colonel Robert E. Withers.

29th Virginia, Colonel James Giles.

30th Virginia, Colonel A. T. Harrison.

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*Organization of artillery not given on return.

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