Numbers 137. Field return of the Army of the Mississippi after the battle of Shiloh (April 10, 1862).

PRESENT.

For duty. Sick.

Command. Officers. Enlisted Officers. Enlisted

men. men.

INFANTRY.

First Corps. 461 7,198 93 1,828

Second Corps. 590 8,453 277 4,748

Third Corps. 425 4,305 144 2,301

Reserve Corps. 379 4,334 94 1,475

Total infantry. 1,855 24,692 608 9,752

ARTILLERY.

First Corps. 18 386 1 99

Second Corps. 19 487 210 1

Third Corps. 8 272 3 60

Reserve Corps. 25 489 1 44

Total artillery. 70 1,634 9 413

Cavalry. 259 3,584 42 1,507

Grand total. 2,184 29,910 659 11,672

CONTINUATION:

PRESENT.

Extra duty. In arrest.

Command. Officers. Enlisted Officers. Enlisted

men. men.

INFANTRY.

First Corps. 2 378 4 10

Second Corps. 23 628 5 35

Third Corps. 9 559 2 1

Reserve Corps. 10 491 2 7

Total infantry. 54 2,056 13 53

ARTILLERY.

First Corps.

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Second Corps. 1 15

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1

Third Corps.

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12 1

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Reserve Corps.

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15

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Total artillery. 1 43 1 1

Cavalry. 5 248 2 1

Grand total. 60 2,247 15 55

CONTINUATION:

PRESENT.

Command. Effective Total. Aggregate.

total.

INFANTRY.

First Corps. 7,582 9,414 9,974

Second Corps. 9,118 13,866 14,761

Third Corps. 4,865 7,166 7,746

Reserve Corps. 5,232 6,707 7,192

Total infantry. 26,697 37,153 39,673

ARTILLERY.

First Corps. 390 489 504

Second Corps. 504 714 738

Third Corps. 284 344 356

Reserve Corps. 504 548 574

Total artillery. 1,682 2,095 2,172

Cavalry. 3,833 5,340 5,648

Grand total. 32,212 44,588 47,493

CONTINUATION:

ABSENT.

Detached duty. With leave.

Command. Officers. Enlisted Officers. Enlisted

men. men.

INFANTRY.

First Corps. 34 274 122 1,224

Second Corps. 46 455 80 1,440

Third Corps. 27 227 56 959

Reserve Corps. 26 238 90 1,455

Total infantry. 129 1,194 348 5,078

ARTILLERY.

First Corps. 6 2 2 39

Second Corps. 1 5

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13

Third Corps.

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1 1 7

Reserve Corps. 1 10 1 34

Total artillery. 8 18 4 83

Cavalry. 33 527 48 691

Grand total. 170 1,739 400 5,852

CONTINUATION:

ABSENT.

Without leave. Sick.

Command. Officers. Enlisted Officers. Enlisted

men. men.

INFANTRY.

First Corps. 18 544 86 1,426

Second Corps. 9 370 67 1,065

Third Corps. 5 820 47 1,303

Reserve Corps. 5 702 110 1,887

Total infantry. 37 2,436 310 5,681

ARTILLERY.

First Corps.

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20 5 58

Second Corps.

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3 2 70

Third Corps.

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5 47

Reserve Corps.

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46 3 65

Total artillery.

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69 15 240

Cavalry. 3 155 17 228

Grand total. 40 2,660 342 6,149

CONTINUATION:

PRESENT AND ABSENT.

Command. Total. Aggregate.

INFANTRY.

First Corps. 12,855 13,671

Second Corps. 17,196 18,293

Third Corps. 10,475 11,190

Reserve Corps. 10,989 11,705

Total infantry. 51,515 54,859

ARTILLERY.

First Corps. 608 636

Second Corps. 805 832

Third Corps. 399 417

Reserve Corps. 703 734

Total artillery. 2,515 2,619

Cavalry. 6,931 7,022

Grand total. 60,961 64,500

NOTE.-The difference in aggregate and totals between this and the preceding return is accounted for thus: First, by killed, wounded, and missing in battle, and the arrival of Carroll's brigade and a portion of the cavalry, heretofore detached.

Respectfully submitted and forwarded.

[JUNE 30, 1862.]

BRAXTON BRAGG,

General, Commanding.