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238 Series I Volume XI-III Serial 14 - Peninsular Campaign Part III

Page 238 THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN, VA. Chapter XXIII.

Abstract from Return of the Army of the Potomac, Major General George B. McClellan, U. S. Army, commanding, for June 20, 1862.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Present

for duty

equipped.

General staff 46 --- ---

U. S. Engineers (Duane) 4 190 194

Engineer Brigade 58 1,259 1,317

(Woodbury)

Division of cavalry 90 2,048 2,087

(Cooke)

Escort to headquarters 4 101 102

(McIntyre)

Provost guard (A. Porter) 53 927 972

Total 255 4,525 4,672

Second Army Corps

(Sumner's):

General staff 11 --- ---

First Division 386 7,685 8,145

(Richardson's)

Second Division 380 8,764 8,681

(Sedgewick's)

Artillery (Barlett) 14 341 355

Total 791 16,790 17,181

Third Army Corps

(Heintzelman's):

General staff 11 --- ---

Cavalry (Averell) 28 723 751

Reserve Artillery (De 14 364 378

Russy)

Second Division (Hooker's) 356 8,986 8,314

Third Division (Kearny's) 364 7,964 8,323

Total 773 18,037 18,428

Fourth Army Corps

(Keyes'):

General staff 7 --- 7

Cavalry (Gregg) 24 619 643

First Division (Couch's) 375 7,939 8,314

Second Division (Casey's) 248 5,042 5,248

Reserve Artillery (West) 15 341 356

Total 669 13,941 14,568

Fifth Provisional Army

Corps (Fitz John

Porter's):

General staff 3 --- ---

Division (Morell's) 493 10,940 12,011

Division (Sykes') 298 5,477 5,745

Artillery Reserve (Hunt) 85 2,023 2,108

Cavalry (Farnsworth) 42 629 671

Total 891 19,069 20,535

Sixth Provisional Army

Corps (Franklin's):

General staff 10 --- 10

Division (Slocum's) 393 8,853 9,246

Division (W. F. Smith's) 401 8,907 9,308

Cavalry (McReynolds) 44 797 841

Total 848 18,557 19,405

Advance guard (Stoneman) 5 59 62

Quartermaster's guard 51 1,050 1,093

(Ingalls)

Fort Monroe, Va. (Dix) 453 8,824 9,246

Division (McCall's) 382 9,132 9,501

Total 891 19,065 19,902

Grand total* 5,118 109,984 114,691

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Field

present. present pieces of

and artillery.

absent.

General staff 46 57 ---

U. S. Engineers (Duane) 253 288 ---

Engineer Brigade 1,462 1,659 ---

(Woodbury)

Division of cavalry 2,336 2,765 ---

(Cooke)

Escort to headquarters 111 144 ---

(McIntyre)

Provost guard (A. Porter) 1,095 1,330 ---

Total 5,303 6,243 ---

Second Army Corps

(Sumner's):

General staff 11 11 ---

First Division 8,752 10,743 16

(Richardson's)

Second Division 9,736 11,521 12

(Sedgewick's)

Artillery (Barlett) 380 430 18

Total 18,869 22,705 46

Third Army Corps

(Heintzelman's):

General staff 11 12 ---

Cavalry (Averell) 799 871 ---

Reserve Artillery (De 422 449 18

Russy)

Second Division (Hooker's) 11,097 13,091 10

Third Division (Kearny's) 9,337 13,051 12

Total 21,666 27,474 40

Fourth Army Corps

(Keyes'):

General staff 8 10 ---

Cavalry (Gregg) 701 798 ---

First Division (Couch's) 9,359 11,906 7

Second Division (Casey's) 6,680 11,134 9

Reserve Artillery (West) 403 481 20

Total 17,151 24,329 36

Fifth Provisional Army

Corps (Fitz John

Porter's):

General staff 3 3 ---

Division (Morell's) 12,626 14,798 24

Division (Sykes') 6,441 7,950 ---

Artillery Reserve (Hunt) 2,320 2,763 108

Cavalry (Farnsworth) 720 819 ---

Total 22,110 26,333 132

Sixth Provisional Army

Corps (Franklin's):

General staff 10 10 ---

Division (Slocum's) 9,841 11,077 18

Division (W. F. Smith's) 10,330 12,843 22

Cavalry (McReynolds) 871 981 ---

Total 21,052 24,911 40

Advance guard (Stoneman) 86 94 ---

Quartermaster's guard 1,213 1,461 ---

(Ingalls)

Fort Monroe, Va. (Dix) 10,101 11,025 ---

Division (McCall's) 9,776 12,263 22

Total 21,176 24,843 22

Grand total* 127,327 156,838 316

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*See also Series I, Vol. V, p. 13.

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