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390 Series I Volume XLVI-III Serial 97 - Appomattox Campaign Part III

Page 390 N. AND SE. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

Abstract from return of the Department of Virginia, Major General Edward O. C. Ord, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of March, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Aggregat

e

present

General headquarters 26 - 26

Signal Corps (Norton) 13 104 117

First New York Engineers (Hall) 15 579 642

Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry 14 280 337

(Washburn)

First New York Mounted Rifles 35 689 789

(Sumner)

Cavalry Division (Mackenzie) 60 1,738 2,034

Twenty-fourth Army Corps 410 9,630 10,843

(Gibbon)

Twenty-fifth Army Corps 392 13,486 14,942

(Weitzel)

Defenses of Bermuda Hundred 160 3,684 4,443

(Hartsuff)

Acting Pontoniers (Michie) 4 96 110

Fifth Massachusetts Colored 38 931 1,050

Cavalry (Adams)

Separate Brigade (Carr) 49 1,174 1,359

District of Eastern Virginia 142 4,143 5,633

(Gordon)

Total 1,358 36,534 42,325

Pieces of artillery

Command. Aggregat Heavy. Field.

e

present

and

absent.

General headquarters 28 - -

Signal Corps (Norton) 152 - -

First New York Engineers (Hall) 824 - -

Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry 901 - -

(Washburn)

First New York Mounted Rifles 1,092 - -

(Sumner)

Cavalry Division (Mackenzie) 4,412 - -

Twenty-fourth Army Corps 44,109 - 54

(Gibbon)

Twenty-fifth Army Corps 32,180 - -

(Weitzel)

Defenses of Bermuda Hundred 7,135 - -

(Hartsuff)

Acting Pontoniers (Michie) 232 - -

Fifth Massachusetts Colored 1,216 - -

Cavalry (Adams)

Separate Brigade (Carr) 1,943 - -

District of Eastern Virginia 10,991 194 12

(Gordon)

Total 105,215 194 66

Abstract from return of the Middle Military Division, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, U. S. Army, temporarily commanding, for the month of March, 1865.*

Present for duty

Office Men. Aggrega Aggreg

rs. te ate

Command. present presen

t and

absent

General headquarters:

Staff 25 - 25 25

Infantry 13 93 307 465

Cavalry 27 266 357 987

Detachment of Signal Corps 7 96 103 148

Total 72 455 792 1,625

Department of Washington

(Augur):

Staff and infantry 288 8,593 11,343 13,604

Cavalry 78 2,022 2,874 4,347

Artillery 377 10,102 12,539 14,491

Detachment of Signal Corps 10 96 132 138

Total 753 20,813 26,888 32,580

Department of Pennsylvania

(Cadwalader):

Staff and infantry 104 1,203 1,686 2,802

Artillery 1 94 103 210

Detachment of Signal Corps 3 60 63 71

Total 108 1,357 1,852 3,083

Middle Department (Morris):

Staff and infantry 61 1,501 1,794 2,578

Cavalry 15 484 572 651

Artillery 28 710 931 1,865

Total 104 2,695 3,297 5,094

Department of West Virginia

(Hancock):

Staff and infantry 333 9,103 10,593 13,253

Cavalry 113 3,192 3,814 4,846

Artillery 47 2,710 3,180 4,347

Total 493 15,710 17,587 22,446

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Heavy. Field. Headquarters.

General headquarters: Winchester, Va.

Staff - -

Infantry - -

Cavalry - -

Detachment of Signal Corps - -

Total - -

Department of Washington Washington,

(Augur): D. C.

Staff and infantry - -

Cavalry - -

Artillery 1,113 436

Detachment of Signal Corps - -

Total 1,113 436

Department of Pennsylvania Philadelphia,

(Cadwalader): Pa.

Staff and infantry - -

Artillery 87 3

Detachment of Signal Corps - -

Total 87 3

Middle Department (Morris): Baltimore, Md.

Staff and infantry - -

Cavalry - -

Artillery - -

Total - -

Department of West Virginia Cumberland,

(Hancock): Md.

Staff and infantry - -

Cavalry - -

Artillery 33 67

Total 33 67

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*Major General Philip H. Sheridan, the proper commander of the division, temporarily absent in command of cavalry operating against Richmond.

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