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371 Series I Volume XXIV-III Serial 38 - Vicksburg Part III

Page 371 Chapter XXXVI. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - UNION.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Tennessee, &c.,- Continued.

Present for

duty

Command. Officers Men Aggregate

present

Sixteenth Army Corps ----

-----

-----

(Hurlbut)

Staff 9

-----

9

Engineer troops 16 388 432

First DIVISION (W. 390 7,282 8,796

Sooy Smith)

THIRD DIVISION* 324 5,507 7,140

(Kimball)

Fourth DIVISION 338 5,943 6,966

(Lauman)

Cavalry DIVISION# 69 997 1,481

(Washburn)

District of Corinth+ 433 7,732 10,086

(Dodge)

District of Memphis & 321 6,029 7,829

(Veatch)

District of Columbus 336 6,717 8,611

@ (Asboth)

Total SIXTEENTH Army 2,236 40,595 51,350

Corps

SEVENTEENTH Army ----

-----

-----

Corps (McPherson)

Staff and escort. 11 65 86

THIRD DIVISION 325 5,294 6,611

(Logan)

Sixth DIVISION 246 4,225 5,141

(McArthur)

Seventh DIVISION 257 3,967 5,048

(Quinby)

Total SEVENTEENTH 839 13,551 16,886

Army Corps.

Grand total 5,122 86,204 110,281

Grand total according 5,467 94,206 120,128

to tri-monthly

department return

May 31.

Grand total according 5,766 99,300 130,654

to monthly return of

department for May

31.

Pieces of

artillery

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field Headquart

present and ers

absent.

Sixteenth Army Corps

-----

---- ---- Memphis,

(Hurlbut) Tenn.

Staff 9 ---- ---- Do.

Engineer troops 489 ---- ---- Grand

Junction

First DIVISION (W. 11,862 ---- 26 La

Sooy Smith) Grange,

Tenn.

THIRD DIVISION* 9,040 ---- ---- Jackson,

(Kimball) Tenn.

Fourth DIVISION 8,859 ---- 22 Near

(Lauman) Vicksburg

, MISS.,

Cavalry DIVISION# 4,670 ---- ---- Memphis,

(Washburn) Tenn.

District of Corinth+ 11,980 25 22 Corinth,

(Dodge) MISS.,

District of Memphis & 10,218 24 4 Memphis,

(Veatch) Tenn.,

District of Columbus 10,139 39 13 Columbus,

@ (Asboth) Ky.,

Total SIXTEENTH Army 67,266 88 87

Corps

SEVENTEENTH Army

-----

---- ---- Near,

Corps (McPherson) Vicksburg

, MISS.,

Staff and escort. 110 ---- ---- Do.

THIRD DIVISION 9,981 ---- 20 Do.

(Logan)

Sixth DIVISION 6,979 ---- 16 Do.

(McArthur)

Seventh DIVISION 7,971 ---- 20 Do.

(Quinby)

Total SEVENTEENTH 25,041 ---- 56

Army Corps.

Grand total 154,420 88 224

Grand total according 161,293 ---- 135

to tri-monthly

department return

May 31.

Grand total according 169,642 30 176

to monthly return of

department for May

31.


HDQRS. FOURTH DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Near Vicksburg, MISS., June 1, 1863.

Colonel CYRUS HALL, Commanding SECOND Brigade:

COLONEL: The general directs that the prisoners you sent us who came from Vicksburg be sent back into the city, and that the advanced guard be instructed not to pass any one out unless they deliver themselves prisoners of war; in other words, General Pemberton's passes are not good, or those of any rebel general.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. H. F. RANDALL,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

JACKSON, June 1, 1863.

Major-General HURLBUT:

General Dodge will send out to-night, toward Pocahontas, one regiment of infantry and a section of artillery to Tuscumbia Bridge, where

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*The First and SECOND Brigades en route to join army operating against Vicksburg.

#The First (Grierson's) Brigade on detached service; the THIRD Brigade accounted for in the District of Corinth.

+Or SECOND DIVISION.

&Or FIFTH DIVISION.

@Or Sixth DIVISION.

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