501 Series I Volume XLIII-II Serial 91 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign Part II
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NEW YORK, October 31, 1864.
PROVOST-MARSHAL, Bufalo:
I cannot send you any troops. The Veteran Reserve Corps and the militia must take care of the raiders should they make their appearance at Buffalo.
JOHN A. DIX,
Major-General.
Abstract from return of the Middle Military Division, Major General Philip H. Sheridan, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of October, 1864.
Present for duty Pieces of artillery
Command Offic Men Aggre- Aggrega Hea Fie Head-
ers gate te vy ld quar-
pre- present ters
sent and
absent
General 24 66 147 282 - - In the
headquar- field.
ters
Department 358 9,923 13,244 16,101 - - Washing
of ton, D. C
Washington .
[Augur]:
Staff and
infantry
Cavalry 100 3,619 5,895 7,021 - -
Artillery 287 8,160 10,252 11,794 736 271
Detachment 6 61 67 78 - -
of Signal
Corps
Total 751 21,763 29,458 34,494 736 271
Department 92 775 1,141 2,456 - 67 Chamber
of the sburg
Susque-
hanna
[Couch]:
Staff and
infantry
Cavalry 3 63 66 180 - -
Artillery 2 139 146 204 - 6
Detachment 4 54 58 70 - -
of Signal
Corps
Total 101 1,031 1,411 2,910 - 73
Middle 52 1,270 1,647 2,539 - - Baltimo
Department re, Md.
[Wallace]:
Staff and
infantry
Cavalry 20 309 375 656 - -
Artillery 8 209 285 320 6 -
Total 80 1,788 2,307 3,515 6 -
Department 481 11,705 13,524 21,669 - -
of West
Virginia
[Crook]:
Staff and
infantry
Cavalry 227 6,064 7,573 15,280 - -
Artillery 94 3,213 3,837 5,182 - -
Total 802 21,032 24,934 42,131 - -
Sixth Army 432 11,306 15,140 29,404 - - In the
Corps field
[Wright]:
Staff and
infantry
Artillery 15 479 555 726 - 24
Total 447 11,785 15,695 30,130 - 24
Detachment 407 9,179 10,986 22,006 - - In the
Nineteenth field
Army Corps
[Emory]:
Staff and
infantry
Artillery 10 383 401 504 - 19
Total 417 9,562 11,387 22,510 - 19
Cavalry 262 6,816 9,126 20,655 - - In the
forces field
[Torbert]:
Staff and
cavalry
Artillery 23 474 578 776 - 24
Total 285 7,290 9,704 21,431 - 24
Grand 2,907 74,317 95,043 157,903 742 411
total
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