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ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Wheeling, Va., November 20, 1861.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington:

Inclosed find statement of volunteers for U. S. service, as required by telegram of yesterday from Secretary Cameron to Governor Peirpoint to be forwarded you. If details are insufficient, inform me wherein.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

HENRY J. SAMUELS,

Adjutant-General of Virginia.

[Inclosure.]

Virginia Volunteers in U. S. service.

Arm of Number Commandant. Complete Incomplete

service. of re- companies. companies.

giment.

Infantry 1st Colonel Joseph 9 a 1

Thoburn.

Do. 2nd Colonel John 10 ...

W. Moss

Do. 3rd Colonel David 10 ...

T. Hewes.

Do. 4th Colonel J. A. 9 1

J. Lightburn.

Do. 5th Colonel John 7 3

L. Zeigler.

Do. 6th Colonel Nathan 12 3

Wilkinson.

Do. 7th Colonel James 8 2

Evans.

Do. 8th Major John H. 2 8

Oley.

Do. 9th Lieutenant 1 9

Joseph C.

Wheeler.

Do. 10th Lieutenant 2 8

Colonel Starr.

Do. 11th Lieutenant 3 7

Colonel

Rathbone.

Do. 12th Thomas M. 2 8

Harris.

Cavalry 1st Colonel Henry 12 ...

Anisansel.

Do. 2nd Colonel 10 ...

William M.

Bolles.

Do. 3rd ... ... ...

Artillery ... Philip Daum. 1 ...

Do. ... Samuel Davey. 1 ...

Do. ... Jerome Foster. ... 1

Do. ... --- Hickman. ... 1

Do. ... Frank Buell. ... 1

Indepen-

dent com-

panies.

Scouts. ... John P. Baggs. 1 ...

Do. ... D. C. M. Shell. 1 ...

Continuation:

Arm of Number Number of Headquarters Remarks.

service. of re- rank and regiment.

giment. file.

Infantry 1st 920 Romney Regiment comp-

lete by to-

morrow.

Do. 2nd 900 Camp Elk- Regiment comp-

water. lete.

Do. 3rd 960 Clarksburg Companies scat-

tered and com-

plete.

Do. 4th 850 Point Nearly

Pleasant. complete.

Do. 5th 800 Ceredo. Six companies

with General

Rosecrans.

Do. 6th 1,340 Wheeling. Scattered on

Baltimore and

Ohio R. R. and

Northwestern

Virginia R. R.

Do. 7th 820 Romney. Nearly

complete.

Do. 8th 700 Charleston, Rifle regiment.

Kanawha

County.

Do. 9th 150 ... Cut up by Jen-

kins at Guyan-

dotte.

Do. 10th 400 Mason City

Do. 11th 600 Walker's

Station,

Northwestern

Va. R. R.

Do. 12th 400 ... Detachments not

concentrated.

Cavalry 1st 1,100 Clarksburg. With companies

detached.

Do. 2nd 808 Parkersburg. All.

Do. 3rd ... ... About eight or

nine incomplete

companies scat-

tered through

West Virginia

are intended to

form Third Mou-

nted Regiment.

Artillery ... 82 Romney. With General

Kelley.

Do. ... 156 Ceredo. No attachment

nor cannon.

Do. ... 120 Wheeling. Do.

Do. ... (b) Morgantown. Do.

Do. ... c 80 Camp Carlile Do.

Indepen-

dent com-

panies.

Scouts. ... 50 In the

woods, Wirt

and Calhoun

counties.

Do. ... 90 In the

woods, Hardy

County.

a Eighty men.

b Unknown.

c About.


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