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Page 386 N. AND SE. VA., N.C., W. WA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

Abstract from return of the Army of Northern Virginia, &c.-Continued.

JANUARY 31, 1865.-Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men Effective

total

present.

Valley District

(Early):

Staff 18 ......... .......

Wharton's division 84 1,112 1,112

Artillery 53 775 775

Total Valley District 155 1,887 1,887

a

Artillery Reserve, &c.

(Pendleton):

Staff 8 8 8

First Corps artillery 81 2,104 2,104

Third Corps artillery 100 1,873 1,873

Anderson's artillery 56 896 896

Total Artillery 245 4,881 4,881

Reserve, &c.

Defenses Richmond and 115 1,438 1,438

Danville Railroad

(Walker)

Provost guard 21 199 199

(Bridgford)

Grand total 3,944 53,443 53,335

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present present and artillery.

absent

Valley District

(Early):

Staff 18 22 .........

Wharton's division 1,581 4,686 .........

Artillery 1,012 2,576 32

Total Valley District 2,611 7,284 32

a

Artillery Reserve, &c.

(Pendleton):

Staff 16 16 .........

First Corps artillery 2,413 3,254 ........

Third Corps artillery 2,245 3,346 .........

Anderson's artillery 1,128 1,637 .........

Total Artillery 5,802 8,253 .........

Reserve, &c.

Defenses Richmond and 1,886 3,366 ..........

Danville Railroad

(Walker)

Provost guard 302 374 .........

(Bridgford)

Grand total 69,659 141,613 32

a Cavalry not reported.

FEBRUARY 10, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men Aggregate Aggrega-

present te

present

and

absent

Staff 14 ....... 14 18

Pickett's division 336 4,773 6,520 9,487

Field's division 367 4,453 5,797 11,563

Kershaw's division 258 3,083 4,178 9,211

Gary's cavalry 60 1,112 1,584 3,595

brigade

Total First Army 1,035 13,421 18,093 33,874

Corps

Second Army Corps

(Gordon):

Rodes' division 208 2,929 4,445 12,232

Gordon's division 179 2,281 3,372 13,513

Early's division 140 2,151 2,991 8,027

Total Second Army 527 7,361 10,808 33,772

Corps

Third Army Corps

(A. P. Hill):

Staff 18 ....... 18 20

Mahone's division 317 3,890 5,489 12,431

Heth's division 331 4,190 5,543 11,966

Wilcox's division 350 5,445 6,822 11,550

Total Third Army 1,016 13,525 17,872 35,967

Corps

Early's command:

Staff 18 ....... 18 20

Wharton's division 82 1,076 1,528 6,924

Long's artillery 27 390 469 940

Total Early's 127 1,466 2,015 7,884

command

In hands of enemy.

Command. Aggregate Officers Men

present

last

return.

Staff 14 ....... .....

Pickett's division 6,365 115 666

Field's division 5,721 73 1,312

Kershaw's division 4,175 100 1,635

Gary's cavalry 1,754 20 335

brigade

Total First Army 18,029 308 3,948

Corps

Second Army Corps

(Gordon):

Rodes' division 4,344 181 3,642

Gordon's division 3,470 357 4,137

Early's division 3,177 166 2,282

Total Second Army 10,991 704 10,061

Corps

Third Army Corps

(A. P. Hill):

Staff 18 ........ .....

Mahone's division 5,913 117 1,867

Heth's division 5,647 204 2,352

Wilcox's division 6,860 93 1,774

Total Third Army 18,438 414 5,903

Corps

Early's command:

Staff 18 2 ......

Wharton's division 1,581 104 1,549

Long's artillery 492 3 99

Total Early's 2,091 109 1,648

command


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