A. - Report of the cavalry forces of the United States, etc.-Continued.

Rank. Number By what Condition

of men authority raised

MAINE.

Colonel: 1,200 War Department Mounted and

John Goddard equipped, but

unarmed.

MINNESOTA.

Companies.

Captains:

H. von Minden 95 War Department Mounted, armed,

and equipped.

--- West 85 ...do... Do.

--- Brackett 95 ...do... Do.

VERMONT.

Colonel: 966 War Department Mounted, armed,

L. B. Platt and equipped.

NEBRASKA

TERRITORY.

Companies (4) --- War Department Mounted and

equipped, but

not armed.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Companies (4) a --- War Department Mounted, armed,

and equipped.

COLORADO

TERRITORY.

Companies (2) ---

----------------

Armed,

equipped, and

partially

mounted.

a These companies to constitute one battalion of the regiment to be raised under the direction of Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island.

RECAPITULATION.

Regiments Companies

Armed, equipped, and mounted 30

-----

Partially armed, equipped, and 24

-----

mounted

Partially organized 3

-----

Number of independent companies, 42, 3 6

say

Total 60 6

Regiments and independent companies

authorized to be raised by the War

Department from which no information

has been received, viz:

California 1 5

Kentucky 2

-----

Maryland ---- 16

Missouri 7

-----

New Mexico 2

-----

Virginia 2

-----

Total 14 21

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General.