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973 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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Report of lumber sawed at the mills operated by the Construction Corps - Cont"d.

RECAPITULATION.

Description of lumber, &c.

Location of Plank. Timber. Boards. Scantling.

mill.

Feet. Feet. Feet. Feet.

Loudon 342,614 205,127 616,790 15,000

Lenior 351,967 29,408 581,537 60,746

Charleston 152,086 6,269 374,537 11,729

Chickamauga 267,013 ... 580,873 282,901

Chattanooga 191,321 14,577 380,965 41,288

Total 1,305,001 255,381 2,463,080 411,664

Location of Assorted. Total. Shingles.

mill.

Feet. Feet. Number.

Loudon 29,000 1,208,531 ...

Lenior 879,444 1,903,480 1,547,355

Charleston 135,000 679,621 ...

Chickamauga 149,886 1,208,673 ...

Chattanooga ... 628,151 ...

Total 1,193,330 5,628,456 1,547,355

Cost of labor in manufacturing the above amount of lumber, $163,104.90.

Exhibit relative to the volunteer forces of the U. S. Army.

Remaining as per exhibit of Since ordered March 27.

Department. White. Colored. Aggre- White. Colored.

gate.

East a 791 ... 791 490 ...

Middle a 1,169 ... 1,169 1,010 ...

Washington a 1,714 739 2,453 1,421 27

Ohio a 1,285 843 2,128 1,126 ...

Kentucky b ... 2,398 2,398 ... 2,398

Missouri c ... ... ... ... ...

Virginia e ... ... ... ... ...

North 870 806 1676 ... ...

Carolina f

South 1,991 781 2,772 250 ...

Carolina f

Georgia g 621 820 1,441 621 820

Mississippi 1,071 3,712 4,783 1,071 3,712

g

Alabama g 2,450 721 3,171 2,450 721

Tennessee g ... 4,208 4,208 ... 4,208

Arkansas f ... 2,908 2,908 ... ...

Florida f ... h 487 487 ... ...

Louisiana i 1,422 4,660 6,082 871 197

Texas i 3,681 7,134 10,815 3,681 1,142

California
j ... ... ... ... ...

Columbia
j

Total 17,065 30,217 47,282 12,991 13,225

mustered out. Will remain when musters out as ordered shall have been completed.

Department. Aggregate. White. Colored. Aggregate.

East a 490 301 ... 301

Middle a 1,010 159 ... 159

Washington a 1,448 293 712 1,005

Ohio a 1,126 159 ... 159

Kentucky b 2,398 ... ... ...

Missouri c ... ... d 843 843

Virginia e ... ... ... ...

North ... 870 806 1,676

Carolina f

South 250 1,741 781 2,522

Carolina f

Georgia g 1,441 ... ... ...

Mississippi g 4,783 ... ... ...

Alabama g 3,717 ... ... ...

Tennessee g 4,208 ... ... ...

Arkansas f ... ... 2,908 2,908

Florida f ... ... 815 815

Louisiana i 1,068 551 5,014 5,014

Texas i 4,823 ... 5,992 5,992

California
j ... 2,000 ... 2,000

Columbia
j

Total 26,216 6,074 17,320 23,394

a Musters out completed. The while troops remaining are of the Veteran Reserve corps and two and three years" men of Hancock's corps.

b Musters out completed.

c Musters out of number to be discharged. Statement of March 27 will be completed by June 10.

d Transferred from the Department of the Ohio.

e Completed.

f Completed so far as ordered.

g Musters out well advanced; will be completed, so far as now known, by June 5.

h Strength of 82nd U. S. Colored Troops, that regiment having been kept instead of 99th (strength 487) as per report of March 27.

i Musters out will be completed by June 5.

j Dropped on return of March 27 and taken on this, as it is believed circumstances have prevented the musters out.

THOMAS M. VINCENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

May 15, 1866.


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