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Page 528 W. FLA., S. ALA., S. MISS., LA., TEX., N. MEX. Chapter XXXVIII.

Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of the Gulf, &c.-Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Fourth

Division

(Glover):

Staff... 5 .............. 5

Infantry... 328 6,253 7,561

Cavalry... 3 78 82

Artillery... 7 262 288

Total... 343 6,593 7,936

Second

Brigade, First

Division

(Weitzel):

Staff... 11 .............. 11

Infantry... 121 2,496 2,717

Cavalry... 3 136 155

Artillery... 6 212 232

Other troops 74 1,172 1,471

formerly in

the command.

Total.... 215 4,016 4,586

Key West and 58 1,050 1,478

Tortugas

(Woodbury.)

Ship Island 80 1,437 1,872

(Dyer)...

Pensacola 20 471 612

(Daniels)....

Total 1,652 33,971 42,825

Department of

the Gulf.

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of Remarks.

present and last artillery.

absent. return.

Fourth

Division

(Glover):

Staff... 5 5 ........... Front of

Port

Hudson.

Infantry... 9,603 8,839 ........... Do.

Cavalry... 83 ........... ........... Do.

Artillery.. 419 421 18 Do.

.

Total... 10,110 9,265 18

Second

Brigade,

First

Division

(Weitzel):

Staff... 13 13 ........... Front of

Port

Hudson.

Infantry... 3,964 3,964 ........... Do.

Cavalry... 189 189 6 Do.

Artillery.. 285 285 12 Do.

.

Other 1,765 1,765 ........... Opelousas

troops R. R. nd

formerly in Brashear

the City.

command.

Total.... 6,216 6,216 18

Key West 1,525 1,525 ...........

and

Tortugas

(Woodbury.)

Ship Island 1,945 1,945 ...........

(Dyer)...

Pensacola 663 663 ...........

(Daniels)..

..

Total 55,263 53,964 132

Department

of the

Gulf.

Abstract from the several returns of the Department of the Gulf, nd subordinate commands, for the month of May, 1863.*

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Department 28 ............. 28

staff..

First Division 538 11,979 14,723

(Augur)..

Second Division 296 6,175 8,743

(Dwight)..

Third Division 307 6,319 8,304

(Paine)..

Fourth Division 233 4,062 4,824

(Grover)..

Cavalry .............. ............. ............

(Grierson)..

Defenses of New 239 6,516 8,216

Orleans

(Emory)..

District of Key 34 709 1,043

West and

Tortugas

(Woodbury).

District of 51 986 1,285

Pensacola

(Dyer)..

Ship Island, 22 502 637

Mississippi

(Daniels)..

Total.. 1,748 37,248 47,803

Command. Aggregate Pieces of Remarks by

present and artillery. the

absent. compiler.

Department 29 .............. Department

staff.. return.

First Division 17,128 32 Including

(Augur).. Weitzel's

brigade.

Second Division 10,462 16 Troops t

(Dwight).. New Orleans

dropped.

Third Division 10,191 18 Department

(Paine).. monthly

return.

Fourth Division 8,999 18 Division

(Grover).. return.

Cavalry ............. .............. Cannot be

(Grierson).. separated

from the

four

divisions;

the Sixth

and Seventh

Illinois

probably

not

accounted

for at all.

Defenses of New 9,039 .............. Return of

Orleans (Emory).. the

Defenses.

District of Key 1,084 .............. District

West and Tortugas return.

(Woodbury).

District of 1,359 12 District

Pensacola return.

(Dyer)..

Ship Island, 679 .............. Department

Mississippi monthly

(Daniels).. return.

Total.. 58,970 96

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*None of the returns account for the Corps d'Afrique, under Brigadier-General Ullmann's command.

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