essential that these guns be put in position at the earliest practicable moment.

I remain, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. R. BOGGS,

Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.

Abstract from returns of the troops at Port Hudson, La., Major General Frank. Gardner, C. S. Army, commanding, for June 30, 1863.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

Beall's brigade:

Staff. 8 ... 8 8

Infantry. 243 2,002 3,342 5,353

Artillery. 16 335 436 546

Total. 267 2,337 3,786 5,907

Heavy batteries,

left wing:

Louisiana 15 98 167 202

battalion.

Tennessee 9 77 145 164

battalion.

Total. 24 175 312 366

Grand total. 291 2,512 4,098 6,273

Abstract from returns of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, Major General J. B. Magruder, C. S. Army, for the month of June, 1863; headquarters, Houston, Tex.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

District staff. 48 ... 48 48

Eastern Sub- ... ... ... ...

District.

Staff. 6 ... 6 6

Galveston. 119 1,978 2,636 3,751

Hempstead. 40 498 635 1,002

Houston. 2 29 37 82

Sabine Pass. 23 271 386 614

Velasco. 42 583 754 1,265

Total. 232 3,359 4,454 6,720

Western Sub- ... ... ... ...

District.

Staff. 8 ... 8 9

Atascosa. 3 19 22 65

Corpus Christi. 22 315 409 620

Goliad. 32 536 663 746

Guadalupe. 26 461 537 683

Indianola. 18 306 386 512

Line of the Rio 31 466 604 774

Grande.

Near Corpus 2 66 72 105

Christi.

San Antonio. 3 96 115 153

Total. 145 2,265 2,816 3,667

Grand total. 425 5,624 7,318 10,435

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field. Remarks.

last

return.

District staff. ... ... ...

Eastern Sub- ... ... ... Headquarters,

District. Houston.

Staff. 6 ... ...

Galveston. 3,814 ... ...

Hempstead. 953 ... ...

Houston. 83 ... ...

Sabine Pass. 629 ... ...

Velasco. 1,270 ... ...

Total. 6,755 ... ...

Western Sub- ... ... ... Headquarters,

District. Brownsville.

Staff. 9 ... ...

Atascosa. 66 ... ...

Corpus Christi. 627 ... 4

Goliad. 746 ... ...

Guadalupe. 691 ... ...

Indianola. 505 4 5

Line of the Rio 702 ... ...

Grande.

Near Corpus 108 ... 4

Christi.

San Antonio. 146 ... ...

Total. 3,600 4 13

Grand total. 10,355 4 13