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Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Second Division, Smith's corps, Army of Tennessee, Major General John P. McCown commanding, for January 31, 1863; headquarters Shelbyville, Tenn.
Present for duty
Command Office Men Effecti Aggrega Aggrega Aggre-
rs ve te te gate
total present present last
present and return
absent
First 88 969 1,097 1,370 2,279 2,245
Brigade,
Brigadier
General
M. D. Ector
Second 71 1,005 1,087 1,314 2,388 2,327
Brigade,
Colonel
Robert
B. Vance
Third 122 1,115 1,227 1,511 2,605 2,606
Brigade,
Brigadier
General
Evander
McNair
Douglas' 3 84 89 94 103 98
battery,
Captain
J. P.
Douglas
Eufaula 3 133 133 138 173 173
Battery,
Lieutenant
W. A.
McDuffie
Humphreys' 4 103 103 123 130 130
battery,
Captain
J. T.
Humphreys
Squadron 6 97 97 114 256 263
of
cavalry,
Captain
L. T. Hardy
Total 297 3,506 3,833 4,664 7,934 7,842
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS WITHERS' DIVISION,
No. 11. Shelbyville, Tenn., February 1, 1863.I. Colonel W. F. Tucker, Forty-first Mississippi Regiment, having returned to duty, will assume command of Chalmers' brigade as senior officer.*
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By command of Brigadier-General Anderson:
D. E. HUGER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
TULLAHOMA, TENN., February 2, 1863.
Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON,
Secretary of War, Richmond:
I have just read the report of furloughs and discharges at Atlanta- from General Bragg's troops alone 66 discharges and 1,482 furloughs in three months preceding January 14-and respectfully repeat my recommendation, that Article IV, General Orders, No. 72, be revoked, because it is draining the army.
J. E. JOHNSTON.
TULLAHOMA, TENN., February 2, 1863.
General S. COOPER, Richmond:
At General Heth's suggestion, Pegram, who can find no forage, is ordered to Kentucky.
J. E. JOHNSTON.
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. POLK'S CORPS, ARMY OF TENN.,
No. 5. Shelbyville, February 2, 1863.The lieutenant-general commanding assumes command.
By command of Lieutenant-General [L.] Polk.
THOMAS M. JACK,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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*Brigadier-General Chalmers being on sick leave.
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