568 Series I Volume XXIV-III Serial 38 - Vicksburg Part III
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Abstract from returns of the Department of the Tennessee, &c. -Continued.
Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate
present.
Fifteenth Army
Corps
(Sherman):
Staff 15 - 15
First DIVISION 297 4,363 9,555
(Dennis)
SECOND 272 4,337 5,655
DIVISION +
(Lightburn).
THIRD DIVISION 218 3,419 5,074
(Tuttle)
Fourth 338 5,796 7,642
DIVISION++
(Ewing)
Cavalry 83 1,174 1,768
Brigade&
(Stephens).
Total 1,223 19,089 26,573
Fifteenth Army
Corps.
Sixteenth Army 13 - 13
Corps
(Hurlbut):
Staff
District of 406 8,007 10,498
Memphis
(Veatch)
Sixth DIVISION 213 3,918 5,511
(Asboth)
Left Wing - - -
(Dodge)
Staff 5 - 5
SECOND 411 7,192 9,133
DIVISION
(Dodge)
THIRD Brigade, 147 3,148 3,948
THIRD
DIVISION.
Cavalry 299 4,837 6,422
DIVISION
(Mizner)
District of - - -
Eastern
Arkansas
(Prentiss).
Staff 8 - 8
Thirteenth 169 2,838 4,400
DIVISION
(Salomon).
Kimball's 233 3,930 6,148
DIVISION
Total 1,894 33,870 46,086
SIXTEENTH Army
Corps.
SEVENTEENTH
Army Corps
(McPherson):
Staff and 10 35 83
escort
THIRD DIVISION 300 4,753 6,572
(Stevenson)
Sixth DIVISION 253 3,706 5,124
(Chambers.)
Seventh 226 3,507 4,888
DIVISION (John
E. Smith).
Total 789 12,001 16,667
SEVENTEENTH
Army Corps.
Post of 58 1,068 1,883
Vicksburg**
(John E.
Smith).
District of
Northeastern
Louisiana
(Shepard):
Milliken's 80 1,362 2,287
Bend
(Scofield)
Goodrich's 32 1,041 1,247
Landing
(Crandall).
Total 112 2,403 3,534
Herron's 198 3,707 5,556
DIVISION++
(Herron)
Grand total 5,767 95,359 132,765
Department of
the Tennessee.
Pieces of artillery.
Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field. Headquarte
present and rs.
absent.
Fifteenth 17 - - Big Black
Army Corps River,
(Sherman): MISS.
Staff
First 9,555 - 16 Do.
DIVISION*
(Dennis)
SECOND 8,914 - 16 Do.
DIVISION+
(Lightburn
).
THIRD 7,004 - 10 Bear
DIVISION Creek,
(Tuttle) MISS.
Fourth 8,896 - 16 Messinger'
DIVISION s Ford,
++ (Ewing) MISS.
Cavalry 2,362 - - Big Black
Brigade& River,
(Stephens) MISS.
.
Total 36,748 - 58
Fifteenth
Army
Corps.
Sixteenth
Army Corps
(Hurlbut):
Staff 14 - - Memphis,
Tenn.
District 13,022 24 22 Do.
of Memphis
(Veatch)
Sixth 6,921 31 17 Columbus,
DIVISION Ky.
(Asboth)
Left Wing - - - Corinth,
(Dodge) MISS.
Staff 5 - - Do.
SECOND 11,004 25 27 Do.
DIVISION
(Dodge)
THIRD 4,415 - 10 La Grange,
Brigade, Tenn.
THIRD
DIVISION.
Cavalry 8,032 - 12 Do.
DIVISION
(Mizner)
District - - - Helena,
of Eastern Ark.
Arkansas
(Prentiss)
.
Staff 8 - - Do.
Thirteenth 6,294 - 21 Do.
DIVISION
(Salomon).
Kimball's 8,137 - 6 Do.
DIVISION
Total 57,852 80 115
SIXTEENTH
Army
Corps.
SEVENTEENT
H
Army Corps
(McPherson
):
Staff and 106 - - Vicksburg,
escort MISS.
THIRD 9,407 - 28 Do.
DIVISION
(Stevenson
)
Sixth 6,825 - 16 Do.
DIVISION
(Chambers.
)
Seventh 7,411 - 14 Do.
DIVISION
(John E.
Smith).
Total 23,749 - 58
SEVENTEENT
H Army
Corps.
Post of 2,020 - - Do.
Vicksburg*
* (John E.
Smith).
District
of
Northeaste
rn
Louisiana
(Shepard):
Milliken's 2,708 - - Goodrich's
Bend Landing,
(Scofield) La.
Goodrich's 1,366 - -
Landing
(Crandall)
.
Total 4,074 - -
Herron's 6,844 - 18 Port
DIVISION++ Hudson,
(Herron) La.
Grand 177,749 80 310
total
Department
of the
Tennessee
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*Thayer assigned July 27, vice Steele. Dennis assigned July 28.
+Blair absent on leave since July 26.
++formerly First DIVISION, SIXTEENTH Army Corps. Transferred July 28. Ewing assigned, vice W. Sooy Smith, July 20.
& Bussey's brigade, Thirteenth Army Corps. Stephens assumed command July 31.
Stevenson commanding since July 22, Logan being absent under orders from Grant.
The First Brigade at Lake Providence and the SECOND at Natchez; Chambers commanding since July 30, vice McArthur, absent on leave.
**Smith assigned to command July 21, vice Logan.
++Transferred from Vicksburg to Port Hudson July 24 and 25.
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