[Inclosure.]

DISTRICT OF FLORIDA,

Camp Milton, March 18, 1864.

COLONEL: In compliance with your order of this date I have the honor to submit the following report:

In the retreat from Camp Finegan on February 8, I lost at the Twelve-Mile Station, 4 miles above the camp, two 3-inch iron rifled guns, and at Baldwin one 3-inch iron rifled gun. I can also state that Captain Dunham lost at the Twelve-Mile Station two 6-pounder bronze guns. I will further state that the condition of my horses was bad, and that when ordered to move my battery in retreat I was compelled to leave one of my caissons, forge, and battery wagon, in consequence of their condition, resulting from the effects of a disease prevailing among the battery horses at the time and the want of long forage.

I have the honor to remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. F. ABELL,

Captain, Commanding Co. B, Milton Light Arty.

Colonel R. B. THOMAS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

ADDENDA.

Casualties in the Confederate forces at Olustee.

[Compiled from nominal lists.]

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers Men. Officers Men.

Colquitt's brigade:

6th Florida Battalion a1 8 4 69

Chatham Artillery -- - - 3

6th Georgia b1 4 2 54

19th Georgia c1 7 7 81

23rd Georgia -- 2 4 62

27th Georgia -- 7 8 59

28th Georgia -- 10 6 79

Gamble's battery -- 2 - 3

Total 3 40 31 410

Harrison's brigade:

1st Florida Battalion -- 3 - 47

2nd Florida Battalion d1 11 2 93

[28th Georgia]

1st Georgia Regulars e1 2 1 24

32nd Georgia -- 15 6 143

64th Georgia f2 15 9 79

Guerard's battery -- -- - 2

Total 4 46 18 388

Grand total 7 86 49 798

Missing.

Command. Officers Men. Aggregate

Colquitt's brigade:

6th Florida Battalion --- --- 82

Chatham Artillery --- --- 3

6th Georgia --- --- 61

19th Georgia --- --- 96

23rd Georgia --- 2 70

27th Georgia --- --- 74

28th Georgia --- --- 95

Gamble's battery --- --- 5

Total --- 2 486

Harrison's brigade:

1st Florida Battalion --- --- 50

2nd Florida Battalion --- 2 109

[28th Georgia]

1st Georgia Regulars --- --- 28

32nd Georgia --- --- 164

64th Georgia --- 2 107

Guerard's battery --- --- 2

Total --- 4 460

Grand total --- 6 946

a Lieutenant Thomas J. Hill.

b Lieutenant Coombs.

c Adjutant Johnson.

d Lieutenant W. W. Holland (of a Florida company attached).

e Captain H. A. Cannon.

f Lieutenant Colonel James Barrow and Lieutenant P. A. Waller mortally wounded.

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