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Abstract from returns of the Department of the Gulf, & c. - Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Engineer Brigade* 58 1,030 1,321

(Houston).

Corps d'Afrique 88 1,447 1,745

(detachment).

Cavalry Division+ 205 4,448 5,333

(Lee).

25th Regiment, 19 426 516

Corps d'Afrique.

Defenses of New

Orleans

(Reynolds):

New Orleans and 290 6,625 8,014

vicinity.

Ship Island, 19 391 539

Miss.

Total Defenses of 309 7,016 8,553

New Orleans.

District of Baton 147 3,492 4,213

Rouge (Cooke).

Port Hudson

(Andrews):

Headquarters. 15 --- 15

Corps d'Afrique 187 3,483 5,054

(Ullmann).

Second Brigade, 20 373 540

Cavalry Division

(Fonda).

Total Port 222 3,856 5,609

Hudson.

District of Key 55 1,119 1,812

West and Tortugas

(Woodbury).

District of West 47 931 1,188

Florida (Asboth).

Grand total# 2,197 45,219 55,905

Grand total 2,128 43,586 53,641

according to

department return

for March 31.#

Continuation:

Command. Aggregate Pieces of Headquarters.

present and artillery.

absent.

Enineer Brigade* 1,486 --- Berwick Bay

(Houston). and Red

River, La.

Corps d'Afrique 2,024 --- Red River.

(detachment).

Cavalry Division+ 8,996 12 Do.

(Lee).

25th Regiment, 524 --- Franklin, La.

Corps d'Afrique.

Defenses of New

Orleans

(Reynolds):

New Orleans and 11,388 20

vicinity.

Ship Island, 572 ---

Miss.

Total Defenses of 11,960 20

New Orleans.

District of Baton 5,298 10

Rouge (Cooke).

Port Hudson

(Andrews):

Headquarters. 15 ---

Corps d'Afrique 6,958 8

(Ullmann).

Second Brigade, 790 ---

Cavalry Division

(Fonda).

Total Port 7,763 8

Hudson.

District of Key 2,074 --- Key West,

West and Tortugas Fla.

(Woodbury).

District of West 1,313 --- Barrancas,

Florida (Asboth). Fla.

Grand total# 81,572 141

Grand total 84,604 117

according to

department return

for March 31.#

Abstract from return of the Department of Arkansas, Major General Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of March, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General 19 88 117

headquarters.

First (or 121 3,808 4,919

Cavalry)

Division (Carr)

Second Division 85 2,154 2,852

(Kimball)

Third Division 193 4,657 5,127

(Salomon)

Cavalry Brigade 29 486 814

(Clayton)

District of 88 1,825 2,410

Eastern Arkansas

(Buford)

District of 22 441 1,198

Northeastern

Arkansas

(Livingston)

District of the 58 1,698 2,149

Frontier

(Judson) $

Frontier 155 3,806 5,082

Division @

(Thayer)

Miscellaneous 77 1,938 2,655

(cavalry and

infantry)

Grand total 847 20,901 27,323

Continuation:

Command. Aggregate Pieces of Headquarters.

present and artillery.

absent.

General 187 ---

headquarters.

First (or 6,364 --- First and

Cavalry) Third Brigades

Division (Carr) in the field.

Second Division 4,954 12 Little Rock.

(Kimball)

Third Division 8,411 16 In the field.

(Salomon)

Cavalry Brigade 1,184 11 Pine Bluff.

(Clayton)

District of 3,006 10 Helena.

Eastern Arkansas

(Buford)

District of 1,931 2 Batesville.

Northeastern

Arkansas

(Livingston)

District of the 2,844 8 Fort Smith.

Frontier

(Judson) $

Frontier 7,913 14 In the field.

Division @

(Thayer)

Miscellaneous 3,519 ---

(cavalry and

infantry)

Grand total 40,313 73

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* Two regiments reported with the troops in Texas.

+ Exclusive of troops reported in Texas, New Orleans, and Port Hudson.

# Detachment from Army of the Tennessee on Red River not accounted for. See Part I, p. 168.

$ Assigned March 24 to command during the absence of Brigadier-General Thayer, in command of the Frontier Division.

@ As reported April 20.

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