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Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of Henrico, Va., Brigadier General John H. Winter, C. S. Army, commanding, March 31, 1864; headquarters Richmond, Va.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total.

City Guard Forces 24 536 535

Camp Lee 17 77 64

C. S. military 25 413 452

prisons, Danville, Va

Total a 66 1,026 1,051

Absent prisoner.

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Officers. Men.

present. present

and

absent.

City Guard Forces 631 901 7 59

Camp Lee 97 2,058 --- ---

C. S. military 538 699 3 18

prisons, Danville, Va

Total a 1,266 3,658 10 77

a Troops in the department same as those reported March 10, 1864.

Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of Richmond, Major General Arnold Elzey, C. S. Army, commanding, March 31, 1864; headquarters Richmond, Va.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Effective Aggregate

total. present.

General staff 9 --- --- 9

Richmond Defenses 90 1,510 1,655 1,895

Hunton's brigade 131 1,941 1,920 2,416

Cahffin's Bluff 20 333 424 472

Drewry's Bluff 12 315 385 416

2nd Maryland 20 281 281 360

Infantry

Barton's brigade 84 1,468 1,468 1,780

Total 357 5,848 6,133 7,339

Holcombe (South 15 190 188 279

Carolina) Legion

Cavalry.

42nd Virginia 17 208 205 295

Battalion Cavalry

1st Maryland Cavalry 16 309 309 350

Total 48 707 702 924

2nd Maryland 3 63 63 79

Artillery

Lightfoot's 9 290 315 343

battalion

Stark's battalion 8 199 196 226

Cooper's battery 4 91 91 105

Total 24 643 665 753

Grand total 438 7,198 7,500 9,025

Prisoners.

Command. Aggregate Pieces of Officers. Men.

present artillery

and

absent.

General staff 11 --- --- ---

Richmond Defenses 2,211 --- --- 249

Hunton's brigade 3,575 --- 32 ---

Cahffin's Bluff 557 --- --- ---

Drewry's Bluff 505 --- --- ---

2nd Maryland 467 --- 4 52

Infantry

Barton's brigade 3,164 --- 52 372

Total 10,479 --- 88 673

Holcombe (South 396 --- 1 8

Carolina) Legion

Cavalry.

42nd Virginia 667 --- 2 ---

Battalion Cavalry

1st Maryland Cavalry 597 --- 4 74

Total 1,660 --- 7 82

2nd Maryland 103 4 1 7

Artillery

Lightfoot's 389 14 --- ---

battalion

Stark's battalion 257 8 --- ---

Cooper's battery 124 4 --- ---

Total 873 30 1 7

Grand total 13,023 30 96 762


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