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901 Series I Volume XVIII- Serial 26 - Suffolk

Page 901 Chapter XXX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - CONFEDERATE.

Abstract from Report of the Troops of the District of the Cape Fear, commanded by Brigadier General W. H. C. Whiting, for February, 1863.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total.

Brigadier-General 138 1,743 1,853

Evans' brigade

Brigadier-General 164 2,656 2,673

Ransom's brigade

Forts Caswell, 52 1,153 1,426

Fisher, Johnson,

and Saint Philip

(twenty-one comp.)

City and river 22 402 446

defenses (one ba-

ttalion and three

companies)

Three unattached 10 130 146

companies

Third Battalion 11 194 205

North Carolina

Artillery

Four light 16 441 443

batteries

Three companies of 5 180 181

cavalry

Signal Corps 1 22 22

Bridge guard 1 24 24

Grand total 420 6,945 7,410

Continuation:

Command. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present and

absent.

Brigadier-General 2,078 2,887

Evans' brigade

Brigadier-General 2,987 3,825

Ransom's brigade

Forts Caswell, 1,718 1,925

Fisher, Johnson,

and Saint Philip

(twenty-one comp.)

City and river 538 625

defenses (one ba-

ttalion and three

companies)

Three unattached 170 208

companies

Third Battalion 234 267

North Carolina

Artillery

Four light 479 538

batteries

Three companies of 206 278

cavalry

Signal Corps 23 23

Bridge guard 27 31

Grand total 8,460 10,607

Abstract from Field Return of Troops, Major General A. Elzey commanding, for March 1, 1863 (headquarters Richmond, Va.).

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total present

Brigadier General 128 2,029 2,182

H. A. Wise

Colonel Thomas S. 78 1,451 1,585

Rhett

Colonel Jack 31 714 766

Brown

Colonel T. J. 22 320 384

Page

Captain S. S. 13 311 367

Lee, C. S. Navy

Grand total 272 4,825 5,284

Continuation:

Command. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present and

absent.

Brigadier General 2,519 3,405

H. A. Wise

Colonel Thomas S. 1,808 2,168

Rhett

Colonel Jack 926 1,136

Brown

Colonel T. J. 433 520

Page

Captain S. S. 405 434

Lee, C. S. Navy

Grand total 6,151 7,663

Abstract from Field Return of the Department of North Carolina, commanded by Major General D. H. Hill, for March 1, 1863.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

Whiting's ... ... ... ...

command [not

reported]

Pettigrew's 169 3,068 3,582 4,476

brigade

Daniel's 216 3,513 4,247 5,680

brigade

Reserve 13 335 380 447

Artillery

Hamilton, N. 47 832 1,036 1,132

C.

Weldon, N. C. 32 653 879 1,113

Goldsborough, 40 541 710 794

N. C.

Robertson's 105 1,378 1,703 2,177

cavalry

brigade

Grand total 622 10,320 12,537 15,819


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