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days' scout and pursuit through the swamps. Captain Moore nearly succeeded in capturing Captain Porter also, who escaped in a skiff across the Forked Deer River, with Moore in hot pursuit.
ASBOTH.
Abstract from return of the Department of the Tennessee, major General Ulysses S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding, for April 30, 1863. *
Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate
present.
Army headquarters ---- ---- ----
Engineer troops 26 533 602
Thirteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters 29 310 402
NINTH DIVISION 249 3,894 4,634
Tenth DIVISION 253 3,873 4,574
Twelfth DIVISION 276 4,808 5,483
District of Eastern 12
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12
Arkansas
Thirteenth DIVISION 157 3,019 4,329
SECOND Cavalry DIVISION 94 1,712 2,323
Fourteenth DIVISION 209 3,795 4,662
Total Thirteenth Army 1,279 21,411 26,419
Corps
Fifteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters 13
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13
First DIVISION 348 5,424 7,029
SECOND DIVISION 320 5,597 7,083
THIRD DIVISION+ 308 5,043 6,294
Total Fifteenth Army 989 16,064 20,419
Corps
SEVENTEENTH Army Corps
Headquarters 12 64 89
THIRD DIVISION 362 6,136 7,076
Sixth DIVISION 244 3,959 4,582
Seventh DIVISION 290 4,781 5,735
Total Seventh Army Corps. 908 14,940 17,482
Grand total operating 2,730 44,422 53,596
against Vicksburg.
Sixteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters 9
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9
Engineer troops (Bissell)
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398
First DIVISION 416 7,147 8,928
SECOND DIVISION, or 537 10,236 13,216
District of Corinth. ++
THIRD DIVISION, or 82 1,046 1,900
District of Jackson. ++
Fourth DIVISION 324 5,840 7,010
Sixth DIVISION, or 335 6,717 8,613
District of Columbus.
First Cavalry DIVISION 153 2,827 3,873
District of Memphis 297 4,868 7,614
Total SIXTEENTH Army 2,153 39,041 51,561
Corps.
Grand total Department of 5,355 91,989 116,483
the Tennessee.
Pieces of
artillery
Command. Aggregate Heavy Field Headquarte
present rs.
and absent
Army headquarters
-----
--- ---- Not
reported.
Engineer troops 787 --- ---- In the
field.
Thirteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters 588 --- --- In the
field.
NINTH DIVISION 7,141 --- 12 Near Grand
Gulf.
Tenth DIVISION 7,296 --- 12 In the
field.
Twelfth DIVISION 6,867 --- --- Do.
District of Eastern 12 --- --- Helena,
Arkansas Ark.
Thirteenth DIVISION 5,231 --- 6 Do.
SECOND Cavalry DIVISION 2,678 --- 12 Do.
Fourteenth DIVISION 6,224 6 6 In the
field.
Total Thirteenth Army 36,037 6 48
Corps
Fifteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters 15 --- --- In the
field.
First DIVISION 10,528 --- 10 Milliken's
Bend, La.
SECOND DIVISION 9,749 --- 20 Young's
Point, La.
THIRD DIVISION+ 7,549 --- 8
Total Fifteenth Army 27,841 --- 38
Corps
SEVENTEENTH Army Corps
Headquarters 111 --- --- In the
field.
THIRD DIVISION 9,160 --- 24
Sixth DIVISION 5,829 --- 16
Seventh DIVISION 8,054 --- 20
Total Seventh Army 23,154 --- 60
Corps.
Grand total operating 73,674 --- 122
against Vicksburg.
Sixteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters 9 --- --- Memphis,
Tenn.
Engineer troops 462 --- --- Grand
(Bissell) Junc.,
Tenn.
First DIVISION 11,255 --- 26 La Grange,
Tenn.
SECOND DIVISION, or 15,356 25 30 Corinth,
District of Corinth. ++ MISS.
THIRD DIVISION, or 3,020 --- 7 Jackson,
District of Jackson. ++ Tenn.
Fourth DIVISION 8,350 --- 22 Memphis,
Tenn.
Sixth DIVISION, or 10,149 --- --- Columbus,
District of Columbus. Ky.
First Cavalry DIVISION 4,628 --- --- Memphis,
Tenn.
District of Memphis 8,691 24 6 Do.
Total SIXTEENTH Army 61,950 49 91
Corps.
Grand total Department 149,769 55 237
of the Tennessee.
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*Compiled from the subordinate returns.
+Formerly known as the Eighth DIVISION, Army of the Tennessee.
++Embraced in the "left wing SIXTEENTH Army Corps," Major General Richard J. Oglesby commanding.
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