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1274 Series I Volume XLVI-II Serial 96 - Appomattox Campaign Part II

Page 1274 N. AND SE. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

FITZHUGH LEE'S DIVISION.*

Wiskham's Brigade.

Colonel THOMAS T. MUNFORD.

1st Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Morgan.

2nd Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel Cary Breckinridge.

3rd Virginia, Colonel Thomas H. Owen.

4th Virginia, Major Charles Old.

Payne's Brigade.

Brigadier General WILLIAM H. PAYNE.

5th Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Allen.

6th Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel T. Richards.

8th Virginia, Major Thomas P. Bowen.

36th Virginia, Major James W. Sweeney.

Gary's Brigade.

Brigadier General MARTIN W. GARY.

7th Georgia, Captain William H. Burroughs.

7th South Carolina, Colonel Alexander C. Haskell.

Hampton Legion, Colonel Thomas M. Logan.

24th Virginia, Colonel William T. Robins.

Surry (Virginia) Light Artillery, Captain James DeWitt Hankins.

Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of Richmond Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell, C. S. Army, commanding, for February 28, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men Effective Aggregate

total present

present

General staff 11 ....... ...... 11

George W. C. 137 2,404 2,682 3,003

Lee's

division.

Moore's 115 995 1,168 1,470

brigade

Total 252 3,399 3,850 4,473

Artillery 25 439 498 585

defenses

Ninth Georgia 13 328 344 362

Artillery

Battalion

Total 38 767 842 947

Grand total 301 4,166 4,692 5,431

Command. Aggregate Pieces field

present and artillery.

absent.

General staff 11 ...........

George W. C. 4,003 17

Lee's

division.

Moore's 3,397 ........

brigade

Total 8,283 17

Artillery 789 ........

defenses

Ninth Georgia 582 .........

Artillery

Battalion

Total 1,371 .........

Grand total 9,665 17

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*From inspection report of March 1.

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