Abstract from return of the Department of the Northwest, Major General John Pope, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1865.

Present for Pieces of

duty. artillery.

Aggreg Aggreg

Offi- ate pr ate pr He Fie Headqua

Command. cers. Men. esent. esent avy ld. rters.

and ab

sent.

General hea 11 10 21 21 -- -- Milwauk

dquarters. ee,

Wis.

District of Dubuque

Iowa (Sul 63 1,539 2,033 2,358 -- -- Iowa.

ly).

District of Saint

Minnesota 81 2,141 2,864 2,864 -- 22 Paul,

(Sibley). Minn.

District of Milwau-

Wisconsin 9 122 315 391 -- -- kee,

(Smith). Wis.

Milwaukee, 2

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2 2 -- --

Wis. a.

Total. 166 3,812 5,235 5,636 -- --

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Brigadier General C. T. Campbell and one staff officer.

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Abstract from return of the Department of New Mexico, Brigadier General James H. Carleton, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1865.

Present for Pieces of

duty. artillery.

Aggrega Aggrega He

Command. Offi Men. te pre- te pres av Field

cers sent. ent and y.

absent.

General headquar 30

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31 33 - ----

ters.

Albuquerque. --- 42 53 60 - 4

Fort Bascom. 9 189 221 280 - ----

Fort Bowie. 1 53 61 80 - 2

Fort Craig. 6 156 187 251 4 13

Fort Cummings. 2 79 88 89 - ----

Fort Goodwin. 3 115 142 159 - ----

Fort Marcy. 1 47 56 64 - 2

Fort McRae. 2 64 74 92 - ----

Fort Stanton. 2 128 161 207 - ----

Fort Summer. 10 280 319 424 - 2

Fort Union. 14 383 452 623 4 4

Union Depot. 1 10 11 11 - ----

Fort Wingate. 2 88 103 121 - ----

Fort Whipple. 1 43 75 117 - 2

Franklin. 5 222 252 299 - ----

Las Cruces. 4 90 133 216 - ----

Los Pinos. --- 46 56 58 - ----

Tubac. 2 66 83 99 - ----

In the field en 2 79 82 97 - ----

route.

Total. 97 2,180 2,640 3,380 8 29

BUREAU OF FREE LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,

New Orleans, La., February 1, 1865.

Major General S. A. HURLBUT,

Commanding Department of the Gulf:

GENERAL: I beg leave respectfully to submit a final report of the affairs of this bureau for the year ending February 1, 1865. In the month of September, 1864, I made to Major General N. P. Banks a report embracing only a general view of the condition of the freedmen of the department. I was unable to give at the time such statistics as are necessary to a complete and full report. In this, however, I shall be able to show very nearly the cost of supporting and managing the freedmen for the year, the work done in their treatment, and the