West may be sent at once to Memphis and Vicksburg, where they can be much more readily prepared for the field than if they be kept at home.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

ED. R. S. CANBY,

Major-General, Commanding.

[Inclosure.]

List of regiments serving on the Mississippi River, 1865.

Regiment. Commanding of Effect Aggrega Station.

ficer. ive te.

streng

th.

Forts Jackson and

Saint Philip,

Lieutenant Colo

nel Street com

manding.

11th U. S. Col Major Comstock. 390 429 Fort

ored Heavy Artil Jackson.

lery (four compa

nies).

10th U. S. Col Major Loring. 451 509 Fort

ored Heavy Artil Saint

lery (five compa Philip.

nies).

Total. 841 938

New Orleans and

vicinity.

1st United Colonel Buchan 284 346 City.

States. an.

1st New Orleans Lieutenant-Col 400 603 Vicinity

(six companies). onel Tisdale. .

56th Ohio. Captain Jones 258 360 Do.

77th U. S. Col Colonel 421 510 Do.

ored Infantry. Hartwell.

18th New York Major Byrne. 629 913 Kenner.

Cavalry.

6th Massachusetts Captain Phelps. 145 173 New Or

Battery. leans.

16th Ohio Captain Twist. 141 157 Greenvil

Battery. le.

1st Missouri Bat Captain Fish. 98 117 Do.

tery.

13th Captain Hamlen. 111 137 Do.

Massachusetts

Battery.

20th U. S. Col Colonel 860 1,017 New Or

ored Infantry. Bartram. leans.

10th U. S. Col . . . . . . . . 113 119

ored Heavy Artil . . . . . .

lery (one compa

ny).

Total. 3,460 4,452

Carrollton, La.,

Lieutenant Colo

nel N. Viall.

1st New Orleans Lieutenant-Col 98 138

(two companies). onel Tisdale.

77th U. S. Col Captain Fettis. 50 60

ored Infantry

(one company).

11th U. s. Col Lieutenant-Col 446 490

ored Heavy Artil onel Vial.

lery (four compa

nies).

Total. 594 688

Donaldsonville,

La.

1st Louisiana. Colonel W. O. 438 514

Fiske.

Plaquemine, La.

11th U. S. Col Major Shaw. 443 501

ored Heavy Artil

lery (four compa

nies).

Baton Rouge,

Brigadier Gener

al J. Bailey.

7th Kentucky. Captain Bacon. 275 349

2nd Louisiana. Major Hodsdon. 127 333

14th New York Captain 47 69

Cavalry (one com Schmidt.

pany).

Chicago Mercan Lieutenant Roe. 121 186

tile Battery.

1st Indiana Heavy Captain Hadden. 115 147

Artillery, Compa

ny D.

1st Indiana Heavy Lieutenant 110 142

Artillery, Compa Branson.

ny E.

1st Indiana Heavy Captain Brown. 122 146

Artillery, Compa

ny F.

13th Wisconsin Captain Grif 110 133

Battery. fith.