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

Page 453 Chapter XXXVI. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. -UNION.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Tennessee, &c., for June 30, 1863-Cont'd.

Present for duty.

Aggregat Aggregat

e e

Command. Officers Men. present present

and

absent.

Fifteenth Army Corps

(Sherman):

Staff 17 --- 17 19

First DIVISION

(Steele) 322 5,008 7,925 9,925

SECOND DIVISION

(Blair) 287 4,361 6,110 9,145

THIRD DIVISION

(Tuttle) 240 3,875 5,163 7,223

Cavalry 25 509 671 804

Total Fifteenth Army

Corps. 891 13,753 19,328 27,116

Sixteenth Army Corps

(Hurlbut):

Staff 12 --- 12 13

Engineer troops 13 371 415 475

District of Columbus*

(Asboth):

Staff 18 --- 18 18

Infantry 151 2,953 3,776 4,274

Cavalry 31 816 1,053 1,333

Artillery 4 156 175 187

District of Memphis

(Veatch):

Staff 2 --- 2 2

Infantry 331 6,717 8,444 10,265

Cavalry 32 679 948 1,312

Artillery 30 634 736 795

Left Wing (Oglesby):

Staff (including

district) 10 --- 10 11

District of Corinth

(Dodge) --- --- --- ---

Infantry 385 6,771 8,607 10,061

Cavalry 92 1,894 2,414 2,838

Artillery 23 707 844 889

THIRD DIVISION# --- --- --- ---

Infantry 139 2,716 3,383 4,105

Artillery 8 207 224 241

Cavalry DIVISION##

(Mizner) 192 3,360 4,536 5,746

Total in Kentucky,

Tennessee, and North 1,473 27,981 35,597 42,565

Mississippi.

Vicksburg detachment

(Washburn):

Staff 5 --- 5 6

First DIVISION (W.

Sooy Smith) 347 5,956 7,581 9,111

THIRD DIVISION

(Kimball) 238 4,616 6,150 8,241

Fourth DIVISION

(Lauman) 274 4,523 6,322 8,150

Total SIXTEENTH Army

Corps, operating 864 15,095 20,058 25,508

against Vicksburg.

SEVENTEENTH Army

Corps (McPherson):

Staff and escort 11 43 88 107

THIRD DIVISION

(Logan) 294 4,877 6,249 9,040

Sixth DIVISION

(McArthur) 255 4,146 5,307 6,943

Seventh DIVISION (J.

E. Smith) 238 3,794 5,014 7,703

Total. 799 12,860 16,658 23,793

Herron's DIVISION@ 231 3,780 5,190 6,093

District of Northeast

Louisiana (Dennis). 91 1,149 2,736 3,483

U. S. Colored

Troops// (Shepard) 106 2,468 3,730 4,250

Total 428 7,397 11,656 13,826

Grand total

Department of the 6,093 103,111 138,052 181,089

Tennessee

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Heavy. Field. Headqua

rters.

Fifteenth Army Corps

(Sherman):

Staff --- --- Near

Vicksbu

rg,

MISS.

First DIVISION

(Steele) --- 16 Do.

SECOND DIVISION

(Blair) 5 23 Do.

THIRD DIVISION

(Tuttle) --- 10 Do.

Cavalry 5 49 Do.

Total Fifteenth Army

Corps

Sixteenth Army Corps

(Hurlbut):

Staff --- --- Memphis

, Tenn.

Engineer troops --- --- Pocahon

tas,

Tenn.

District of Columbus*

(Asboth):

Staff --- --- Columbu

s, Ky.

Infantry --- ---

Cavalry --- ---

Artillery 31 9

District of Memphis

(Veatch):

Staff --- --- Memphis

, Tenn.

Infantry --- --- Do

Cavalry --- --- Do.

Artillery 24 12 Do.

Left Wing (Oglesby):

Staff (including

district) --- --- La

Grange,

Tenn.

District of Corinth

(Dodge) --- --- Corinth

, MISS.

Infantry --- ---

Cavalry --- ---

Artillery 25 21

THIRD DIVISION# La

--- --- Grange,

Tenn.

Infantry --- ---

Artillery --- 10

Cavalry DIVISION##

(Mizner) --- --- Germant

own,

Tenn.

Total in Kentucky,

Tennessee, and North 80 52

Mississippi.

Vicksburg detachment

(Washburn):

Staff --- ---

Snyder'

s

Bluff,

MISS.

First DIVISION (W.

Sooy Smith) --- 16 Do.

THIRD DIVISION

(Kimball) --- 6 Do.

Fourth DIVISION

(Lauman) --- 22 In the

field.

Total SIXTEENTH Army

Corps, operating --- 44

against Vicksburg.

SEVENTEENTH Army

Corps (McPherson):

Staff and escort --- --- near

Vicksbu

rg,

MISS.

THIRD DIVISION

(Logan) --- 20 Do.

Sixth DIVISION

(McArthur) --- 16 Do.

Seventh DIVISION (J.

E. Smith) --- 16 Do.

Total. --- 52

Herron's DIVISION@ 3 18 Do.

District of Northeast Young's

Louisiana (Dennis). --- --- Point,

La.

U. S. Colored

Troops// (Shepard) --- --

Total 3 18

Grand total

Department of the 93 299

Tennessee

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*For distribution of troops in this district, see Series I, VOL. XXIII, Part II, PAGE 489.

#Only the THIRD Brigade accounted for; the others engaged in operations against Vicksburg.

##The First, SECOND, and Fourth Brigades. The THIRD Brigade accounted for in the District of Corinth.

@From Department of the Missouri.

//At Milliken's Bend and Goodrich's Landing.

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