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Abstract from return of the Military Division of West Mississippi, &c. - Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Cavalry Corps

(Grierson):

Staff 2 . . . 2

Cavalry 227 6,213 7,109

Infantry 14 374 414

Artillery 8 218 226

Total 251 6,805 7,751

District of South

Alabama (T. K.

Smith):

Staff 3 . . . 3

Cavalry 12 238 359

Artillery 16 518 669

Total 31 756 1,031

District of Key West

and Tortugas (Newton):

Staff 5 . . . 5

Infantry 58 1,057 2,160

Cavalry 3 150 224

Total 66 1,207 2,389

District of West

Florida (Asboth):

Staff 4 . . . 4

Infantry 40 1,230 1,485

Cavalry 37 785 1,067

Total 81 2,015 2,556

Engineer Brigade

(Balley):

Staff 2 . . . 2

Infantry 34 1,008 1,192

Total 36 1,008 1,194

First Division, U. S.

Colored Troops

(Hawkins):

Staff 4 . . . 4

Infantry 187 5,035 5,582

Total 191 5,035 5,586

Siege Train (Totten):

Staff 1 . . . 1

Artillery 36 1,067 1,197

Total 37 1,067 1,198

Grand total 3,146 76,225 93,723

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field. Headquarte

present rs.

and

absent.

Cavalry Corps New

(Grierson): Orleans,

La.

Staff 2 . . . . .

Cavalry 10,289 . . . . . .

Infantry 502 . . . . . .

Artillery 299 . . . 10

Total 11,092 . . . 10

District of South Fort

Alabama (T. K. Gaines,

Smith): Ala.

Staff 3 . . . . . .

Cavalry 512 . . . . . .

Artillery 768 . . . . . .

Total 1,283 . . . . . .

District of Key West Key West,

and Tortugas Fla.

(Newton):

Staff 5 . . . . . .

Infantry 2,813 . . . . . .

Cavalry 446 . . . . . .

Total 3,264 . . . . . .

.

District of West Barrancas,

Florida (Asboth): Fla.

Staff 4 . . . . . .

Infantry 1,632 . . . . . .

Cavalry 2,355 . . . . . .

Total 3,991 . . . . . .

Engineer Brigade In the

(Balley): field,

Ala.

Staff 2 . . . . . .

Infantry 1,303 . . . . . .

Total 1,305 . . . . . .

First Division, U. Montgomery

S. Colored Troops, Ala.

(Hawkins):

Staff 6 . . . . . .

Infantry 6,820 . . . . . .

Total 6,826 . . . . . .

Siege Train (Totten): Mobile,

Ala.

Staff 1 . . . . . .

Artillery 1,303 24 10

Total 1,304 24 10

Grand total 122,613 379 272

Organization of troops in the Military Division of West Mississippi, Major General Edward R. S. Canby, U. S . Army, commanding, April 30, 1865.

DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.

Major General NATHANIEL. BANKS.

SOUTHERN DIVISION OF LOUISIANA

Brigadier General THOMAS W. SHERMAN.

DISTRICT OF CARROLLTON, LA.

Colonel William S. MUDGETT.


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