Abstract from returns of the Department of the Tennessee, Major General James B. McPherson, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of May, 1864.

[Compiled mainly from subordinate returns.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters* 24 50 114

Fifteenth Army Corps

(Logan):

Headquarters 7 11 18

First Division (Osterhaus) 225 3,448 4,384

Second Division (M. L. Smith) 226 4,139 5,013

Third Division (J. E. Smith) 259 4,775 6,224

Fourth Division (Harrow) 244 4,741 5,460

Total Fifteenth Army Corps 961 17,114 21,279

Sixteenth Army Corps:

Headquarters 6 --- 6

Left Wing (Dodge):

Headquarters 9 13 22

Second Division (Sweeny) 235 4,978 6,110

Fourth Division (Veatch) 183 4,005 4,710

Cavalry (Godfrey) 20 318 338

Artillery (Ross) 11 480 538

Total Left Wing 458 9,794 11,718

Right Wing (A. J. Smith):

Headquarters 3 --- 3

First Division (Mower) 183 3,499 4,529

Third Division (Moore) 234 5,034 6,487

Total Right Wing 420 8,533 11,019

Total Sixteenth Army Corps 884 18,327 22,743

District of West Tennessee

(Washburn):

Headquarters 4 --- 4

District of Columbus

(Prince):

Headquarters 11 --- 11

Cairo, Ill. (Rinaker) 21 436 644

Paducah, Ky. (Hicks) 42 1,251 1,494

Columbus, Ky. (Lawrence) 53 1,543 2,113

Island No. 10 (Taylor) 4 118 168

Total District of Columbus. 131 3,348 4,430

District of Memphis 246 5,445 7,296

(Buckland)

Cavalry Division (Grierson) 232 5,946 7,627

Division Seventeenth Army 72 1,757 2,188

Corps+ (T. K. Smith).

Total District of West 685 16,496 21,545

Tennessee.

Seventh Army Corps (Blair):

Headquarters 21 26 47

First Division (Dennis) 112 2,979 3,636

Third Division (Leggett) 241 4,871 5,708

Fourth Division (Gresham) 219 4,915 5,550

Total Seventeenth Army 593 12,791 14,941

Corps.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field. Headquar

present ters.

and

absent.

General headquarters* 134 --- --- Near

Dallas,

Ga.

Fifteenth Army Corps

(Logan):

Headquarters 22 --- --- Near

Dallas,

ga.

First Division 6,903 --- 10 Do.

(Osterhaus)

Second Division 8,311 --- 12 Do.

(M. L. Smith)

Third Division 8,100 --- 20 Huntsvil

(J. E. Smith) le, Ga.

Fourth Division (Harrow) 7,966 --- 12 Near

Dallas,

Ga.

Total Fifteenth Army 31,302 --- 54

Corps

Sixteenth Army Corps:

Headquarters 6 --- --- Cairo,

Ill.

Left Wing (Dodge):

Headquarters 22 --- --- In the

fidlg,

Ga.

Second Division (Sweeny) 9,114 --- --- Do.

Fourth Division (Veatch) 6,482 --- --- Dallas,

Ga.

Cavalry (Godfrey) 817 --- --- In the

field.

Artillery (Ross) 728 --- 24 Do.

Total Left Wing 17,163 --- 24

Right Wing (A. J. Smith):

Headquarters 4 --- --- Vicksbur

g, Miss.

First Division (Mower) 7,044 --- 14 Do.

Third Division (Moore) 8,679 --- 14 Do.

Total Right Wing 15,727 --- 28

Total Sixteenth Army 32,896 --- 52

Corps

District of West

Tennessee (Washburn):

Headquarters 4 --- --- Memphis.

District of Columbus

(Prince):

Headquarters 11 --- --- Columbus

Ky.

Cairo, Ill. (Rinaker) 738 2 6

Paducah, Ky. (Hicks) 1,647 --- ---

Columbus, Ky. (Lawrence) 2,330 --- ---

Island No. 10 (Taylor) 217 7 1

Total District of 4,943 9 7

Columbus:

District of Memphis 8,615 65 20 Memphis.

(Buckland)

Cavalry Division 10,933 --- 6 Do.

(Grierson)

Division Seventeenth 3,784 --- 4 Do.

Army Corps+ (T. K. Smith).

Total District of West 28,279 74 37

Tennessee.

Seventh Army Corps

(Blair):

Headquarters 47 --- --- In the

field.

First Division (Dennis) 5,048 --- 14 Vicksbur

g, Miss.

Third Division (Leggett) 7,923 --- 20 In the

field.

Fourth Division 9,239 --- 22 Do.

(Gresham)

Total Seventeenth Army 22,257 --- 56

Corps.

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*Includes signal detachment and Fourth Independent Company Ohio Cavalry.

+Returned to Memphis from expedition up Red River.

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