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610 Series I Volume XXXIV-IV Serial 64 - Red River Campaign Part IV

Page 610 Chapter XLVI. LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.

Abstract from returns of the Department of the Gulf, Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of June, 1864.

Present for Pieces of

duty. artillery.

Comman Office Men. Aggreg Aggreg Heavy. Field. Headq

d. rs. ate ate uarte

presen presen rs.

t. t and

absent

.

Genera 29 67 140 182 ...... ...... New

l Orlea

headqu ns,

arters la.

Troops 118 2,647 3,585 6,236 16 12 Brown

in svill

Texas e.

Cavalr

y

Divisi

on:

Headqu 5 ...... 5 5 ...... ...... New

arters Orlea

ns,

La.

Troops 74 1,678 2,223 3,161 ...... 6

at

Greens

ville

(Landr

am)

Troops 26 851 1,094 1,245 ...... ......

at

hermit

age

Landin

g

Troops 18 458 642 973 ...... ......

in New

Orlean

s

Total 123 2,987 3,964 5,384 ...... 6

Cavalr

y

Divisi

on*

Engine

er

troops

:

Bailey 37 1,103 1,334 1,716 ...... ...... Vicks

's burg,

brigad Miss.

e

Housto ...... 28 39 43 ...... ...... New

n's Orlea

brigad ns,

e La.

Total 37 1,131 1,473 1,759 ...... ......

Engine

er

troops

+

Port

Hudson

, La.:

Headqu 4 ...... 4 4 ...... ......

arters

Corps 178 3,166 4,247 4,933 ...... 9

d'Afri

que

Second 22 498 700 822 ...... ......

Brigad

e,

Cavalr

y

Divisi

on

Artill 2 98 128 139 ...... 3

ery

Total 206 3,762 5,079 5,898 ...... 12

at

Port

Hudson

Morgan

za

(Reyno

lds):

Ninete 697 16,454 20,621 27,830 ...... 20

enth

Army

Corps

Cavalr 105 2,688 3,424 5,816 ...... 6

y

(Colon

el E.

J.

Davis)

Colore 123 1,838 2,528 3,014 ...... ......

d

infant

ry

(Ullma

nn)

Total 925 20,980 26,573 30,660 ...... 26

at

Morgan

za

Defens

es of

New

Orlean

s:

Headqu 3 ...... 3 3 ...... ......

arters

Distri 238 5,620 7,319 9,855 ...... ......

ct of

Baton

Rouge

Distri 27 804 979 1,052 ...... ......

ct of

Bonnet

Carre

Distri 146 3,543 4,607 5,326 3 10

ct of

Carrol

lton

Distri 321 6,447 8,327 10,771 ...... 16

ct of

La

Fourch

e

Distri 88 2,067 2,847 3,158 127 6

ct of

West

Florid

a

Fort 3 88 96 101 ...... ......

Living

ston

Forts 38 645 1,222 1,343 ...... ......

Jackso

n and

Saint

Philip

Forts 30 415 532 557 ...... ......

Pike,

Macomb

, and

Bienve

nue

Lakepo 17 379 425 490 12 ......

rt

New 112 2,949 3,672 4,164 ...... 32

Orlean

s

Ship 20 297 458 538 ...... ......

Island

, Miss

Total 1,043 23,254 30,487 37,358 142 64

Defens

es of

New

Orlean

s.

Distri 37 702 1,766 2,786 ...... ......

ct of

Key

West

and

Tortug

as

Grand 2,518 55,530 73,067 96,263 158 120

total

Depart

ment

of the

Gulf.

Grand 2,183 49,026 63,030 91,681 ...... 146

total

accord

ing to

depart

ment

return

for

the

month.

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*Excluding cavalry reported at Morganza and Port Hudson, and in Texas and the Defenses of New Orleans.

+The troops of Houston's brigade at Carrollton and Morganza and in Texas are accounted for elsewhere.

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