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

Present for duty

Command. Officers Men Aggrega- Aggrega-

te te

present present

and

absent

General 14 137 175 184

headquarters

District of Little

Rock (Carr):

Headquarters 4 ...... 4 4

First Division 167 5,248 7,344 11,358

(Salomon)

Second Division 300 6,625 9,204 12,241

(West)

Livingston's 46 1,098 1,774 2,020

brigade*

Cavalry Brigade 50 831 1,388 1,932

(Clayton)

Cavalry not 85 2,247 2,674 2,966

brigaded

Total District of 652 16,049 22,388 30,521

Little Rock

District of Eastern 102 1,894 2,646 3,251

Arkansas (Buford)

District of the

Frontier (Thayer)+:

Headquarters 5 2 7 7

First Brigade 48 1,454 1,862 2,532

(Colonel John

Edwards).

Second Brigade 62 1,714 2,083 2,735

(Colonel J. M.

Williams)

Third Brigade 84 1,859 2,433 3,938

(Colonel Edward

Lynde).

Indian Brigade 39 1,224 1,474 1,710

(Colonel W. A.

Phillips)

Fayetteville, Ark. 23 806 987 1,117

(Colonel Harrison.)

Mackey's Salt- 17 580 606 668

Works, Ind. Ter.

(Colonel Ritchie)

Post of Fort Smith 11 229 297 394

(Colonel Judson)

Van Buren (Colonel 6 227 287 387

J. B. Wheeler)

Total District of 295 8,095 10,036 13,488

the Frontier

Grand total 1,063 26,175 35,245 47,444

Pieces of artillery

Command. Heavy Field Headqua

rters

General ..... ..... Little

headquarters Rock

District of Little

Rock (Carr):

Headquarters ...... ...... Little

Rock

First Division 4 19 Do.

(Salomon)

Second Division ...... 22 Do.

(West)

Livingston's ..... 2 De-

brigade* vall's

Bluff

Cavalry Brigade ...... 10 Pine

(Clayton) Bluff

Cavalry not ..... ......

brigaded

Total District of 4 53

Little Rock

District of Eastern ..... .... Helena

Arkansas (Buford)

District of the

Frontier (Thayer)+:

Headquarters ..... .... Fort

Smith

First Brigade .... 8 Do.

(Colonel John

Edwards).

Second Brigade ..... 10 Do.

(Colonel J. M.

Williams)

Third Brigade ...... 2 Do.

(Colonel Edward

Lynde).

Indian Brigade ..... 3 Fort

(Colonel W. A. Gibson,

Phillips) Ind.

Ter.

Fayetteville, Ark. ..... .....

(Colonel Harrison.)

Mackey's Salt- ...... ......

Works, Ind. Ter.

(Colonel Ritchie)

Post of Fort Smith ..... ....

(Colonel Judson)

Van Buren (Colonel ...... ......

J. B. Wheeler)

Total District of ...... 23

the Frontier

Grand total 4 70

Abstract from return of the Department of the Missouri, Major General W. S. Rosecrans commanding, for the month of May, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men Aggregate Aggrega-

present te

present

and

absent

General 26 123 154 202

headquarters

Colored troops 18 646 824 930

(Brigadier-General

Pile).

Veteran Reserve 4 329 364 387

Corps

District of Central 83 2,658 3,208 4,124

Missouri

District of North 32 492 739 828

Missouri (Fisk)

District of Rolla 41 959 1,323 1,707

(Guitar)

District of Saint 141 4,025 4,957 6,197

Louis (Ewing)

District of 72 1,854 2,312 3,320

Southwest Missouri

(Sanborn)

Alton, III. 44 981 1,170 1,215

(Copeland)

Enrolled Missouri 75 1,145 1,271 1,561

Militia++

Grand total 536 13,212 16,322 20,471

Pieces of artillery

Command. Heavy Field Headquar

ters

General ..... ...... Saint

headquarters Louis

Colored troops ..... ...... Benton

(Brigadier-General Barracks

Pile).

Veteran Reserve ...... ...... Jeffer-

Corps son

Barracks

and

Marine

and

Lawson

Hospi-

tals

District of Central ...... 6 Warrens-

Missouri burg

District of North ..... ..... Saint

Missouri (Fisk) Joseph

District of Rolla ..... 8 Rolla

(Guitar)

District of Saint 23 16 Saint

Louis (Ewing) Louis

District of ..... 4 Spring-

Southwest Missouri field

(Sanborn)

Alton, III. ..... .....

(Copeland)

Enrolled Missouri ...... .....

Militia++

Grand total 23 34

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* Formerly reported as District of Northeastern Arkansas.

+ Resumed command May 18, relieving Colonel Judson.

++ Not reported on department return.

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