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Abstract from Return of the Department of the South, Major General David Hunter commanding, for the month of June, 1862; headquarters Hilton Head, S. C.

Present for duty

Command Officers Men Aggregate present

Department staff 31 34 65

James Island:

First Division, 138 3,590 4,182

Brigadier General H.

G. Wright.

Second Division, 239 6,172 7,436

Brigadier General I.

I. Stevens.

Beufort, S. C., 124 2,669 3,268

Brigadier General J.

M. Brannan

Fort pickens and 99 2,192 2,699

Pensacola, Fla.,

Brigadier General L.

G. Arnold.

Key West, Fla 34 577 699

Fort Edisto, S. C. 21 674 728

Fort Pulaski, Ga 28 730 852

Fernandina and Fort 20 663 848

Clinch, Fla

Saint Augustine, Fla 22 657 853

Grand total 756 17,958 21,630

Command Aggregate Aggregate present Remarks

present and and absent on last

absent monthly return

Department staff 71 ................

James Island:

First Division, 4,564 3,454

Brigadier General

H. G. Wright.

Second Division, 9,537 9,823 Six

Brigadier General field

I. I. Stevens. pieces

artille-

ry

Beufort, S. C., 3,638 3,656

Brigadier General

J. M. Brannan

Fort pickens and 2,802 2,758

Pensacola, Fla.,

Brigadier General

L. G. Arnold.

Key West, Fla 707 718

Fort Edisto, S. C. 756 759

Fort Pulaski, Ga 884 890

Fernandina and 899 883

Fort Clinch, Fla

Saint Augustine, 940 933

Fla

Grand total 24,798 23,880

Organization of troops in the Department of the South, Major General David Hunter commanding, June 30, 1862.

FIRST DIVISION.*

Brigadier General HORATIO G. WRIGHT.

First Brigade.

Colonel J. L. CHATFIELD.

6th Connecticut, Colonel J. L. Chatfield.

47th New York, Major P. C. Kane.

97th Pennsylvania, Colonel H. r. Guss.

Second Brigade.

Colonel THOMAS WELSH.

45th Pennsylvania, Colonel Thomas Welsh.

76th Pennsylvania, Colonel J. M. Power.

3rd U. S. Artillery, Battery E, Captain John Hamilton.

SECOND DIVISION.

Brigadier General ISAAC I. STEVENS.

First Brigade.

Colonel WILLIAM M. FENTON.

7th Connecticut, Colonel Joseph R. Hawley.

28th Massachusetts, Lieutenant Colonel M. Moore.

8th Michigan, Colonel William M. Fenton.

Second Brigade.

Colonel A. FARNSWORTH.

46th New York, Colonel Rudolph Rosa.

79th New York, Colonel A. Farnsworth.

100th Pennsylvania, Colonel D. Leasure.

Third Brigade.

Colonel ROBERT WILLIAMS.

3rd New Hampshire, Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Jackson.

1st New York Engineers, Colonel E. W. Serrell.

1st Connecticut Battery, Captain A. P. Rockwell.

3rd Rhose Island Heavy Artillery, Major E. Metcalf.

1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Colonel Robert Williams.

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*James Island, S. C.

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