HEADQUARTERS JACKSON'S CAVALRY DIVISION,

Montevallo, May 10, 1864.

Major WILLIAM ELLIOTT,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Demopolis, Ala.:

MAJOR: I find from actual inspection this morning eighty-three horses of Armstrong's brigade and sixty-three horses of Ross' brigade unable to travel with the command. I send them under an officer, Captain P. B. Wood, in the direction of Carthage to pasture and recruit. The officer is directed to report to you by letter as soon as he finds a suitable location. The dismounted men of Ross' brigade are ordered to Selma, and will leave on the train to-day. They will there report to the commandant of the post. They number sixty, and are under Lieutenant M. M. Scroggin, Company E, Ninth Texas Regiment. The dismounted men to Armstrong's brigade (number unknown) were left at Tuscaloosa, and on yesterday, by letter, were ordered to proceed to Selma.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. H. JACKSON,

Brigadier-General.

Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, Major General Stephen D. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, for May 10, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Total Aggrega

. effectiv te

e. present

.

General staff. 10 ... ... 10

Loring's division: ... ... ... ...

Infantry. 391 4,283 4,218 5,282

Artillery. 19 452 434 516

French's division: ... ... ... ...

Infantry. 248 2,072 2,048 2,655

Artillery. 11 161 151 185

Sears' brigade: ... ... ... ...

Infantry. 120 1,713 1,694 2,110

Artillery. 4 84 82 96

Withers' command. 125 869 862 1,165

Engineer troops. 16 111 111 143

Paroled and exchanged 43 305 292 381

prisoners.

Post of Columbus, 15 151 150 179

Miss.

Total. 992 10,201 10,042 12,712

Cavalry: ... ... ... ...

Staff. 15 ... ... 15

Jackson's division. 227 2,529 2,517 3,345

Ferguson's brigade. 142 1,579 1,575 1,949

Adams' command. 114 1,185 1,176 1,572

Ninth Alabama 33 322 322 420

Regiment.

General Lee's escort. 2 79 77 90

General Polk's escort. 4 49 49 60

Total. 537 5,743 5,716 7,451

Grand total. 1,539 15,944 15,758 20,173

Command. Aggregat Aggregat Remarks.

e e last

present return.

and

absent.

General staff. 11 11

Loring's division: ... ...

Infantry. 9,324 10,273

Artillery. 776 776
The Fortieth

Mississippi

Regiment is not

included in this

report. It is

reported by

General Withers.

French's division: ... ...

Infantry. 4,870 4,870

Artillery. 274 274

Sears' brigade: ... ...

Infantry. 3,915 3,915

Artillery. 105 105

Withers' command. 1,793 1,563 Withers' command

includes the

posts of

Demopolis, Selma,

and Cahaba.

Engineer troops. 184 185

Paroled and exchanged 720 698

prisoners.

Post of Columbus, 587 587

Miss.

Total. 22,548 23,332

Cavalry: ... ...

Staff. 15 ...

Jackson's division. 5,304 5,291

Ferguson's brigade. 3,827 3,816

Adams' command. 3,049 ...

Ninth Alabama 700 ...

Regiment.

General Lee's escort. 127 127

General Polk's escort. 95 95
No report has

ever been

received from

General Forrest.

The artillery of

Jackson's

division and

Ferguson's

brigade is

included in the

cavalry reports.

Total. 13,117 9,329

Grand total. 35,676 32,672