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

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General headquarters 25 -- 26 27 - -

Albuquerque 3 119 143 155 - 4

Fort Bascom 4 174 199 325 - -

Fort Craig 4 111 127 164 2 13

Fort Cummings 1 34 40 51 - -

Fort Marcy 1 5 6 16 - 2

Fort McRae 2 26 38 49 - -

Fort Stanton 1 99 115 160 - -

Fort Sumner 5 215 237 314 - 4

Fort Union 13 457 528 807 4 4

Union Depot 1 7 9 9 - -

Fort Wingate 2 107 126 135 - -

Franklin 3 147 173 217 - -

Las Cruces 3 84 115 171 - -

Los Pinos - 37 44 46 - -

In the field, en 12 351 398 443 - -

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Total 80 1,973 2,324 -

CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.

HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, January 1, 1865.

Major-General POLIGNAC,

Commanding Division, Minden, La.:

GENERAL: The general commanding directs that you hold your division ready to march to Alexandria by such routes as Lieutenant-General Buckner, commanding District of West Louisiana, shall direct.

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

W. R. BOGGS,

Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.

HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, January 1, 1865.

Lieutenant-General BUCKNER,

Commanding District of West Louisiana:

GENERAL: The general commanding directs me to acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 29, and to say that he has directed General Polignac to hold his division ready to march to Alexandria by such routes as you may direct. If you design transporting them by boats from Campit the necessary arrangements should be made to prevent delay at that point.

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

W. R. BOGGS,

Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.