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168 Series I Volume XXXIV-I Serial 61 - Red River Campaign Part I

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Abstract from returns, and rosters of the U. S. troops, & c. - Continued.

RETURN FOR MARCH 31 - Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men Aggre- Aggregat Pieces

gate e of

present present artille-

and ry.

absent

Army of the

Tennessee

(detachm-

ent):

Headquarters 4 --- 4 4 ---

First 103 1,899 2,431 4,351 ---

Division,

16th Army

Corps

Third 237 4,971 6,151 7,732 10

Division,

16th Army

Corps

Provisional 73 1,648 2,039 3,838 4

Division,

17th Army

Corps

Total Army 417 8,518 10,625 15,925 14

of the

Tennessee

Grand total 1,452 29,851 35,847 54,374 90

Red River

expedition

RETURN FOR APRIL 30.

General

headquar-

ters:

Staff and 20 45 122 171 ---

escort

Engineer 38 657 811 990 ---

troops

Total 58 702 933 1,161 ---

13th Army

Corps:

Headquarters 15 19 35 43 ---

a

Second 112 2,069 2,383 4,903 ---

Brigade,

First

Division a

Third 104 2,045 2,333 4,172 ---

Division

Fourth 75 1,421 1,784 4,584 ---

Division

Artillery 9 352 396 520 18

Brigade

Total 13th 315 5,906 6,931 14,222 18

Army Corps

19th Army

Corps:

Headquarters 8 --- 8 11 ---

First 235 5,272 6,392 9,148 14

Division

Second 167 4,119 4,907 6,372 14

Division b

Artillery 7 248 295 373 14

Reserve

Total 19th 417 9,639 11,602 15,904 42

Army Corps

Corps 88 1,447 1,745 2,034 ---

d'Afrique c

Cavalry 253 5,003 6,210 10,462 6

Division d

Army of the

Tennessee

(detach-

ment):

Headquarters 3 --- 3 4 ---

First 181 3,221 4,101 6,587 ---

Division,

16th Army

Corps

Third 191 4,393 5,464 7,498 10

Division,

16th Army

Corps

Provisional 78 1,607 2,052 3,818 4

Division,

17th Army

Corps

Total Army 453 9,221 11,620 17,907 14

of the

Tennessee

Grand total 1,584 31,918 39,041 61,690 80

Red River

expedition

a Transferred from Texas to Alexandria, April 18 - 26.

b The First Brigade transferred from Carrollton to Alexandria, April 15 - 18.

c As reported March 31.

d Return reports loss of ten pieces of artillery at Sabine Cross-Roads. Battery F, First U. S. Artillery (four guns), gained from Second Division, Nineteenth Army Corps. The Second Brigade at Port Hudson.


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