Abstract from return of the Military of West Mississippi, Major General Edward R. S. Canby, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of October, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General 16 .............. 16

headquarters..

Department of

the Gulf

(Hurlbut):

Staff.. 81 .............. 82

Infantry.. 1,147 26,160 35,240

Cavalry.. 316 7,341 10,313

Artillery.. 167 5,718 7,149

Total.. 1,711 39,219 52,784

Department of

the Missouri*

(Rosecrans):

Staff.. 52 .............. 52

Infantry.. 217 6,557 7,645

Cavalry.. 230 7,113 8,818

Artillery.. 26 837 1,044

Total.. 525 14,507 17,559

Department of

Arkansas

(Steele):

Staff.. 40 .............. 40

Infantry.. 484 12,260 17,189

Cavalry.. 297 7,417 11,612

Artillery.. 33 1,035 1,207

Total.. 854 20,712 30,048

Grand total.. 3,106 74,438 100,407

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field. Headqu

present and arters

absent. .

General 16 ........... ........... New

headquarters.. Orlean

s, La.

Department of Do.

the Gulf

(Hurlbut):

Staff.. 96 ........... ...........

Infantry.. 46,435 134 ...........

Cavalry.. 13,764 ........... ...........

Artillery.. 8,354 58 107

Total.. 68,649 192 107

Department of Saint

the Missouri* Louis,

(Rosecrans): Mo.

Staff.. 55 ........... ...........

Infantry.. 8,581 4 ...........

Cavalry.. 13,270 ........... 4

Artillery.. 1,241 ........... 46

Total.. 23,147 4 50

Department of Little

Arkansas Rock,

(Steele): Ark.

Staff.. 41 ........... ...........

Infantry.. 23,816 ........... 3

Cavalry.. 18,626 ........... 18

Artillery.. 1,578 ........... 73

Total.. 44,061 ........... 94

Grand total.. 135,873 196 251

Abstract from return of the Enrolled Missouri Militia, Major General William S. Rosecrans, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of October, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

First 145 2,404 2,678 3,517

Military

District

(Pike)..

District 5 76 101 645

of Rolla

(McNeil)..

Fourth 81 1,724 1,825 2,245

Military

District

(Holland).

.

Seventh 58 1,158 1,256 1,473

Military

District

(Craig)..

Eighth 48 1,132 1,275 1,475

Military

District

(Douglass)

..

Troops en 384 6,949 7,689 9,442

route and

omitted on

district

returns..

Total.. 721 13,443 14,833 18,797

Organization of troops in the Military Division of West Mississippi, Major General Edward R. S. Canby, U. S. Army, commanding, October 31, 1864.

DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.

Major General STEPHEN A. HURLBUT.

HEADQUARTERS.

Headquarters troops, Companies A and B, Captain John C. Hays.

Headquarters troops, Company C, Lieutenant Adolph Berger.

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*Exclusive of Enrolled Missouri Militia, for return of which see next, post.

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