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653 Series I Volume XXXVIII-IV Serial 75 - The Atlanta Campaign Part IV

Page 653 Chapter L. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-UNION.

Abstract from returns of the Department of the Tennessee, &c.-Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Aggregat Aggrega

. e te

present. present

and

absent.

Sixteenth Army Corps- ... ... ... ...

Cont'd, Right Wing (A.

J. Smith):

Headquarters. 3 ... 3 3

First Division 233 4,652 5,749 11,342

(Mower).

Third Division 190 4,118 5,190 8,486

(Colonel Moore).

First Brigade U. S. 66 1,797 1,954 2,701

Colored Troops

(Colonel Bouton).

Total Right Wing. 492 10,567 12,896 22,532

Total Sixteenth Army 994 21,504 26,137 41,886

Corps.

District of West ... ... ... ...

Tennessee (Washburn):

Headquarters. 4 ... 4 4

District of Memphis 484 9,678 12,722 14,057

(Buckland).

Cavalry Division 301 7,293 9,212 13,396

(Grierson).

Division Seventeenth 33 601 1,009 1,618

Army Corps (J. B.

Moore).

District of Columbus ... ... ... ...

(Prince):

Headquarters. 11 ... 11 11

Cairo, Ill. 33 661 845 911

(Meredith).

Columbus, Ky. 103 2,629 3,402 3,546

(Lawrence).

Paducah, Ky. (Colonel 46 1,597 1,957 2,031

Hicks).

Total District of 193 4,887 6,215 6,499

Columbus.

Total District of West 1,015 22,459 29,162 35,574

Tennessee.

Seventeenth Army Corps ... ... ... ...

(Blair):

Headquarters. 27 61 99 140

First Division 91 2,698 3,293 4,554

(Dennis).

Third Division 202 4,234 5,161 7,527

(Leggett).

Fourth Division 209 5,042 5,831 8,276

(Gresham).

Total Seventeenth Army 529 12,035 14,384 20,497

Corps.

District of Vicksburg ... ... ... ...

(Slocum):

Headquarters. 11 ... 11 12

First Division* ... ... ... ...

(Dennis).

Maltby's brigade. 85 1,988 2,540 3,111

Colored troops 258 4,130 5,683 6,186

(Hawkins).

Cavalry (Stephens). 97 2,669 3,450 4,231

Defenses of Natchez, 127 3,592 4,723 5,714

Miss. (Farrar).

Mississippi Marine 32 734 970 1,333

Brigade (Ellet).

Total District of 610 13,113 17,377 20,587

Vicksburg.

Grand total. 4,093 85,157 107,334 148,662

Grand total according 3,597 75,333 95,385 134,406

to monthly return of

the department.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Heavy. Field. Headquarters.

Sixteenth Army Corps- ... ... ...

Cont'd, Right Wing (A.

J. Smith):

Headquarters. ... ... La Grange, Tenn.

First Division ... 14 Do.

(Mower).

Third Division ... ... Do.

(Colonel Moore).

First Brigade U. S. ... ... Do.

Colored Troops

(Colonel Bouton).

Total Right Wing. ... 14 ...

Total Sixteenth Army ... 48 ...

Corps.

District of West ... ... ...

Tennessee (Washburn):

Headquarters. ... ... Memphis, Tenn.

District of Memphis 65 8 Do.

(Buckland).

Cavalry Division ... 11 Do.

(Grierson).

Division Seventeenth ... ... Do.

Army Corps (J. B.

Moore).

District of Columbus ... ... ...

(Prince):

Headquarters. ... ... Columbus, Ky.

Cairo, Ill. 12 ... ...

(Meredith).

Columbus, Ky. ... ... ...

(Lawrence).

Paducah, Ky. (Colonel ... ... ...

Hicks).

Total District of 12 ... ...

Columbus.

Total District of West 77 19 ...

Tennessee.

Seventeenth Army Corps ... ... ...

(Blair):

Headquarters. ... ... In the Field, Ga.

First Division ... 10 Vicksburg, Miss.

(Dennis).

Third Division ... 14 In the Field, Ga.

(Leggett).

Fourth Division ... 26 Kenesaw

(Gresham). Mountain, Ga.

Total Seventeenth Army ... 50 ...

Corps.

District of Vicksburg ... ... ...

(Slocum):

Headquarters. ... ... Vicksburg, Miss.

First Division* ... ... Do.

(Dennis).

Maltby's brigade. ... 12 Do.

Colored troops ... ... Do.

(Hawkins).

Cavalry (Stephens). ... 13 Do.

Defenses of Natchez, ... ... ...

Miss. (Farrar).

Mississippi Marine ... ... ...

Brigade (Ellet).

Total District of ... 25 ...

Vicksburg.

Grand total. 77 186 ...

Grand total according 68 252 ...

to monthly return of

the department.

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* Reported In Seventeenth Army Corps.

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