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711 Series I Volume XLVIII-II Serial 102 - Powder River Expedition Part II

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HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,
May 31, 1865-2 p. m.

Brevet Major-General SULLY,

Sioux City:

What further do you hear of the 3,000 lodges of Indians you reported as having sent in runners to Fort Rice? Keep me advised of all matters of interest in your region.

JOHN POPE,

Major-General.

Abstract from return of the Military Division of West Mississippi, Major General Edward R. S. Canby, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of May, 1865.

Present for duty.

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General 26 --- 26 26 -- New

headquarters Orleans,

La.

Department of New

the Gulf Orleans,

(Banks): La.

Staff 34 2 37 42 --

Infantry 344 11,314 14,567 17,248 --

Cavalry 81 2,431 3,142 3,585 --

Artillery 87 3,679 4,523 4,886 367

Total 546 17,426 22,269 25,761 367

Department of Vicksbur

Mississippi g, Miss.

(Warren):

Staff 22 --- 22 23 --

Infantry 136 3,966 5,241 5,992 --

Cavalry 50 818 1,235 2,486 --

Artillery 73 2,892 3,444 3,787 108

Signal Corps 2 10 18 27 --

Total 283 7,686 9,960 12,315 108

Sixteenth Montgome

Army Corps ry, Ala.

(Smith):

Staff 7 --- 7 7 --

Infantry 712 14,787 18,444 27,483 --

Artillery 20 690 767 887 24

Total 739 15,477 19,218 28,377 24

Thirteenth Mobile,

Army Corps Ala.

(Granger):

Staff 22 --- 22 24 --

Infantry 667 14,761 17,943 23,882 --

Artillery 25 858 934 1,073 38

Total 714 15,619 18,899 24,979 38

Cavalry Corps New

(Grierson): Orleans,

La.

Staff 2 --- 2 3 --

Cavalry 227 6,066 7,014 9,940 --

Infantry 14 374 414 502 --

Artillery 8 218 226 299 10

Total 251 6,658 7,656 10,744 10

District of Fort

South Alabama Gaines,

(Yarrington): Ala.

Staff 2 --- 2 2 --

Infantry 12 540 670 754 --

Artillery 16 506 665 752 --

Total 30 1,046 1,337 1,508 --

District of Key

Key West and West,

Tortugas Fla.

(Newton):

Staff 4 --- 4 5 --

Infantry 58 1,383 2,519 2,812 --

Cavalry 2 109 223 464 --

Total 64 1,492 2,746 3,281 --


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