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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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