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159 Series I Volume XLII-II Serial 88 - Richmond-Fort Fisher Part II

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List of rebel forces now on the north side of the James River.

Division Brigade Regiment Commander Number of

men in

brigade

Field's Benning's 2nd Georgia Harris

(of old 15th Georgia Du Bose

Anderson's late 17th Georgia Hodges 1,000

Longstreet's 20th Georgia Waddell

corps).

Anderson 7th Georgia Carmical

8th Georgia Towers

9th Georgia Mounger 1,250

11th Georgia Little

59th Georgia Brown

Law's 4th Alabama Bowles

(Colonel 15th Alabama Lowther

Perry, 44th Alabama Perry 1,250

(comman-ding.) 47th Alabama Bulger

48th Alabama .........

Gregg 1st Texas ..........

(Robert-son's 4th Texas

old). 5th Texas Key 1,250

3rd Arkansas Powell

Hampton Legion Manning

.........

Bratton's 1st South .........

(Jenkins' Carolina

old). Volunteers

2nd South

Carolina Rifles ..........

5th South 1,250

Carolina

6th South ..........

Carolina

Palmetto

Sharpshooters Steedman

Walker

Total ......... 6,000

Wilcox's Lane 7th North Haywood

(of A. P. Carolina

Hill's 18th North .........

corps). Carolina

33rd North 1,250

Carolina Avery

28th North

Carolina Speer

37th North

Carolina Barbour

McGowan's 1st South Hamilton

(now Carolina,

Conner's). Prov. Army.

Miller

1st South

Carolina Rifles Barnes 1,250

12th South

Carolina Edwards

13th South

Carolina Perrin

14th South

Carolina

Total .......... 2,500

Aggregate .......... 8,500

The Nineteenth Virginia Militia (reserves) is also there, stationed at Chaffin's farm. Colonel Elliott is in command. This is all the force known to be upon the north side of James River, although there are rumors of another brigade being there.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN I. DAVENPORT,

Lieutenant, Aide-de-Camp, and Asst. Provost-Marshal,

Office Bureau of Information.


HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE BUREAU OF INFORMATION,

In the Field, Va., August 13, 1864.

MEMORANDUM: From various reports of deserters and refugees and from all the circumstantial evidence that can be obtained, it seems pretty certain that Conner's brigade, of Willcox's division, has left and gone to join Early up the Valley; also that Gregg and Benning have gone from Field's division. The whole division is reported under marching orders, but all of it has not yet left. Supposing, however, all the force here named to be there, and allowing 250 men to a regiment,


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