Abstract from Return of Department Numbers 2, &c.-Continued.

RETURN FOR JULY 10, 1863, HEADQUARTERS AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-Cont'd.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total present

Hardee's

corps:

Infantry 1,170 12,645 12,459

Artillery 25 649 638

Cavalry 10 119 119

Total 1,214 13,413 13,216

Jackson's 111 1,400 1,377

brigade

Cavalry:

Wheeler's 426 4,495 4,460

corps cavalry

Wheeler's 12 284 278

corps,

artillery

Forrest's 285 3,364 3,314

corps, cavalry

Forrest's 8 136 133

corps,

artillery

Total* 731 8,279 8,185

Artillery

Reserve:

Artillery 21 438

455

Infantry, 19 200 192

attacked

Total 40 655 630

Total Army of 3,509 38,908 38,313

Tennessee

District of

Northern

Alabama:

Cavalry 108 1,576 1,566

Artillery 2 59 58

Total 110 1,635 1,624

Atlanta, Ga. 9 79 78

(provost

battalion)

Grand total 3,628 40,622 40,015

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate

present present and present and

absent absent last

report

Hardee's

corps:

Infantry 16,405 24,736 24,932

Artillery 768 876 835

Cavalry 159 205 251

Total 17,332 25,817 26,018

Jackson's 2,053 2,591 3,189

brigade

Cavalry:

Wheeler's 5,933 15,334 15,408

corps cavalry

Wheeler's 321 382 382

corps,

artillery

Forrest's 4,569 6,527 6,527

corps, cavalry

Forrest's 151 206 208

corps,

artillery

Total* 10,974 22,449 22,525

Artillery

Reserve:

Artillery 526 567 567

Infantry, 257 364 377

attacked

Total 783 931 944

Total Army of 49,876 79,147 80,231

Tennessee

District of

Northern

Alabama:

Cavalry 1,966 3,341 3,341

Artillery 76 134 134

Total 2,042 3,475 3,475

Atlanta, Ga. 204 226 ..

(provost

battalion)

Grand total 52,122 82,848 83,706

Numbers 91. Report of Major General P. R. Cleburne, C. S. Army, commanding division, Hardee's corps.

HDQRS. CLEBURNE'S DIVISION, ARMY OF TENNESSEE, Tyner's Station, Tenn., August 3, 1863.

COLONEL: On June 24 last, I was stationed at Wartrace, Tenn., with two brigades of my division. Polk's brigade was at Tullahoma, 15 miles south of Wartrace, and Liddell's brigade was at Bellbuckle, a village 5 miles north of Wartrace. A range of hills dividing the headwaters of Duck River from the headwaters of Stone's river separated our positions from those of the enemy. There were several gaps or good roads through these hills, two of which led directly on Liddell's position at Bellbruckle, viz, Railroad Gap, via New Fosterville, and Liberty Gap. Both of these gaps Liddell was ordered to picket. The former was 4 and the latter 3 miles from Bellbuckle. Two other gaps (Dismal Hollow and Hoover's) gave ingress to the country immediately on the right of Liddell's position; these were held by some cavalry of Wheeler's division.

On the evening of June 24, I had information from the corps com-

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*Morgan's cavalry division on detached service. The totals of Wheeler's corps so reported are, officers, 386; men, 4,904; but Morgan's strength is not indicated.

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