Special field return of the effective strength of the troops of the First Brigade, Fourth Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, in the field on the morning of April 12, 1864.

Present for duty.

Troops. Number of Officers Men Total

companies

19th Kentucky 10 4 138 142

Volunteers

67th Indiana 10 9 204 213

Volunteers

23rd Wisconsin 10 12 278 290

Volunteers

77th Illinois 4 6 195 201

Volunteers

Recruits for 11th ..... ...... 67 67

Wisconsin a

Total 34 31 882 913

a Temporarily assigned to duty in 23rd Wisconsin Volunteers.

GRAND ECORE, LA.

JOHN D. ROUSE,

Captain and Actg. Asst. Adjt. General

Special field return of the effective strength of the troops of the Second Brigade, Fourth Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, in the field on April 12, 1864.

Present for duty.

Troops. Number of Officers Men Total

companies

Brigade commander ....... 5 ....... 5

and staff

96th Ohio 10 13 186 199

Volunteers

48th Ohio 10 4 94 98

Volunteers

130th Illinois 10 3 65 68

Volunteers

83rd Ohio 10 11 259 270

Volunteers

Total 40 36 604 640

GRAND ECORE, LA.

JAS. R. LYNCH,

Captain and Actg. Asst. Adjt. General

No. 22. Report of Major John A. Burdett, Seventy-seventh Illinois Infantry, First Brigade, of engagement at Sabine Cross-Roads.

Campaign of the Seventy-seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteers, from Natchitoches, La., to Sabine Cross-Roads: We marched on the morning of the 6th of April, 1864, at 7 o'clock, and after marching 15 miles through a timber country, encamped for the night. On the morning of the 7th, we started at 5.30 o'clock, and after marching 20 miles through a hilly and timbered country, arrived at Pleasant Hill, where we encamped for the night. On the morning of the 8th, we started at 3 o'clock, and marching about 13 miles, my regiment was thrown out as skirmishers and skirmished for 8 miles, and over