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1140 Series I Volume XLI-IV Serial 86 - Price's Missouri Expedition Part IV

Page 1140 LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. Chapter LIII.

Abstract from return of the Northern Sub-District of Texas, Brigadier General Henry E. McCulloch commanding, for the month of December, 1864.

Present

for duty.

Command. Offic Men Effect Aggrega Aggregat

ers ive te e

total present present

presen and

t absent

Staff 7 - - 17 18

Border Regiment 37 498 498 568 865

Barry's battalion 17 273 273 384 521

Post Tyler 32 469 469 712 1,028

Post Waco 3 - - 12 12

Post Bonham 4 69 69 151 239

Post Sherman 1 - - 21 21

Post McKinney 2 - - 55 67

Post Rusk 5 19 19 99 103

Total 108 1,328 1,328 2,019 2,874

Abstract from return of the Army of the Trans-Mississippi Department, General E. Kirby smith commanding, for the month of December, 1864.

Present

for duty.

Command. Officer Men Aggrega Effecti

s te ve

present total.

Bureau staff 6 - 6 -

General staff 25 - 25 -

Total department and 31 - 31 -

general headquarters

Buckner's (First) Army

Corps:

Corps staff 14 - 14 -

1st Texas Infantry 237 3,456 5,430 4,567

Division (Forney)

2nd Infantry Division 319 4,239 6,207 4,907

(Polignac)

2nd Texas Cavalry 147 1,676 2,381 1,924

Division (Maxey). a

2nd Texas Cavalry 149 2,350 2,970 2,580

Division (Maxey).b

1st Louisiana Cavalry 193 2,423 3,258 2,771

Division (Brent.)

Light and heavy artillery 26 446 608 516

Total 1,085 14,590 20,868 17,265

Magruder's (Second) Army

Corps:

Corps staff 15 - 15 -

1st Arkansas Infantry 237 2,933 3,726 3,273

Division (Churchill). c

1st Missouri Infantry 125 1,782 2,226 1,999

Division (Parsons). c

1st Texas Cavalry - - 4,918 -

Division (Wharton)

Marmaduke's Missouri - - - -

Cavalry Division

(Marmaduke).d

Fagan's Arkansas Cavalry - - - -

Division (Fagan).d

Total 377 4,715 10,885 12,772

Prisoners

Field of war or

artillery in arrest.

Command. Aggreg Comp Piec Hors Off Enlis

ate anie ese es ice ted

presen s and rs men

t and mule

absent s

Bureau staff 6 - - - - -

General staff 26 - - - - -

Total department and 32 - - - - -

general headquarters

Buckner's (First) Army

Corps:

Corps staff 14 - - - - -

1st Texas Infantry 8,032 4 17 200 1 35

Division (Forney)

2nd Infantry Division 8,847 5 16 223 1 46

(Polignac)

2nd Texas Cavalry 4,260 - - - 5 31

Division (Maxey). a

2nd Texas Cavalry 4,884 - 8 102 5 52

Division (Maxey).b

1st Louisiana Cavalry 6,315 - - - 5 19

Division (Brent.)

Light and heavy 1,037 13 12 340 4 10

artillery

Total 33,389 22 53 865 21 193

Magruder's (Second)

Army Corps:

Corps staff 16 - - - - -

1st Arkansas Infantry 5,769 - 12 240 25 239

Division (Churchill).

c

1st Missouri Infantry 3,648 - 8 102 34 575

Division (Parsons). c

1st Texas Cavalry 9,117 1 4 77 - -

Division (Wharton)

Marmaduke's Missouri - - - - - -

Cavalry Division

(Marmaduke).d

Fagan's Arkansas - - - - - -

Cavalry Division

(Fagan).d

Total 18,550 1 24 419 59 814

a Fourth and Sixth Brigades in District of West Louisiana.

b Fifth Brigade serving in Indian Territory.

c Returns incomplete.

d No returns received. Estimated at about 3.500 effective.*

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*This remark applies to the two divisions.

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