Consolidated abstract from returns of the U. S. Army on or about December 31, 1862.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men.

Department of the 3,342 61,621

Cumberland a

(Rosecrans)

Department of the 127 2,548

East (Wool)

Department of the 1,471 29,782

Gulf (Banks)

Middle Department 528 11,656

(Schenck)

Department of the 2,264 43,602

Missouri (Curtis)

Department of New 111 2,275

Mexico (Carleton)

Department of North 821 17,642

Carolina (Foster)

Department of the 241 5,286

Northwest (Pope)

Department of the 2,784 57,045

Ohio (H. G. Wright)

Department of the 239 4,138

Pacific (George

Wright)

Department (or Army) 7,984 148,787

of the Potomac

(Burnside)

Department of the 447 10,428

South (Brannan)

Department of the 2,330 44,262

Tennessee (Grant)

Department of 945 18,759

Virginia (Dix)

Defenses of Washing- 2,153 46,911

ton (Heintzelman)

District of West 1,061 24,368

Virginia b (Cox)

Total 26,848 529,110

Continuation:

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Date of

present. present and return.

absent.

Department of the 74,555 119,175 December

Cumberland a 31, 1862.

(Rosecrans)

Department of the 3,473 4,019 Jan. 31,

East (Wool) 1863.

Department of the 36,508 42,074 December

Gulf (Banks) 31, 1862.

Middle Department 13,332 15,391 Do.

(Schenck)

Department of the 59,162 75,082 Do.

Missouri (Curtis)

Department of New 3,011 3,638 Do.

Mexico (Carleton)

Department of North 21,917 27,385 Do.

Carolina (Foster)

Department of the 6, 182 8,934 Do.

Northwest (Pope)

Department of the 70, 183 86,652 Do.

Ohio (H. G. Wright)

Department of the 5,721 6,082 Do.

Pacific (George

Wright)

Department (or Army) 185,386 267,379 Do.

of the Potomac

(Burnside)

Department of the 13,370 14,464 Do.

South (Brannan)

Department of the 53,540 67,479 Do.

Tennessee (Grant)

Department of 22,787 25,898 Do.

Virginia (Dix)

Defenses of Washing- 66,603 71,865 Do.

ton (Heintzelman)

District of West 28,433 33,074 Do.

Virginia b (Cox)

Total 664,163 868,591

a Less post forces at Bowling Green, Ky., also reported in the Department of the Ohio. These troops had 111 officers and 1,721 men for duty; 2,170 aggregate present, and 4,227 aggregate present and absent.

b Ewing's brigade (about 2,600 strong) left this district December 28, 1862, en route to the Department of the Tennessee (Grant). It is not borne on any returns for December, 1862.

Principal officials of the War Department and its bureaus from April 1 to December 31, 1862.

[Compiled from official records.]

SECRETARY OF WAR.

Edwin M. Stanton.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR.

Thomas A. Scott.*

Peter H. Watson.

John Tucker.

Christopher P. Wolcott, June 12, 1862.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL.

Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas.

JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL.

Colonel Joseph Holt, September 3, 1862.

INSPECTOR-GENERAL (SENIOR).

Colonel Randolph B. Marcy.

QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL.

Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs.

COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF SUBSISTENCE.

Colonel Joseph P. Taylor.

SURGEON-GENERAL.

Colonel Clement A. Finley, retired April 14, 1862.

Brigadier General William A. Hammond.

PAYMASTER-GENERAL.

Colonel Benjamin F. Larned, died September 6, 1862.

Major Cary H. Fry (acting July 15 to December 10, 1862).

Colonel Timothy P. Andrews, December 11, 1862.

CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.

Colonel Joseph G. Totten.

CHIEF OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS.

Colonel Stephen H. Long.

CHIEF OF ORDNANCE.

Brigadier General James W. Ripley.

SIGNAL OFFICER.

Major Albert J. Myer.

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* The date this official retired from office is not found of record in the War Department.

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