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Abstract from return of the Department of the East, Major General John A. Dix,* U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of April, 1865.

Present for duty. Pieces of artil.

Offi Men. Aggre Aggreg Heav Fiel

cers gate ate y. d.

Command. prese presen

nt. t and

absent

General headquarters 125 - 125 125 - -

City and Harbor of 38 1,021 1,734 2,310 - -

New York (Hunt)

Boston Harbor and

Massachusetts Sea- 36 1,372 1,734 1,824 330 -

coast Defenses

(Huston)

Portsmouth Harbor

and Maine Sea-coast 19 635 721 911 - -

Defenses (Dawson)

Military Districts

of Northern and 95 2,458 3,341 4,725 - -

Western New York

(Robinson)

Other forts 20 824 1,094 1,186 - -

Total 333 6,310 8,488 11,081 - -

Organization of troops in the Department of the East, Major General John A. Dix, U. S. Army, commanding, April 30, 1865.

CITY AND HARBOR OF NEW YORK.

Brigadier General LEWIS C. HUNT.

Fort Columbus.

Major MILTON COGSWELL.

2nd United States, Company G, Bvt. Major George H. McLoughlin.

2nd United States, Company I, Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph S. Conrad.

2nd United States, Company K, Captain Adolph W. Kroutinger.

New York Light Artillery, 20th Battery, Captain B. Franklin Ryer.

Permanent Party, Company A, Captain La Rhett L. Livingston.

General Service Recruits, invalids, musicians, &c.

Fort Hamilton.

Major DICKINSON WOODRUFF.

12th United States (detachment).
Bvt. Major James Jackson.

12th United States, Invalid Company A,

17th United States (detachment), Captain Edward Collins.

Fort Lafayette.

Lieutenant Colonel MARTIN BURKE.

17th United States (battalion), Bvt. Major James F. Grimes.

Fort Richmond.

Captain DAVID P. HANCOCK.

7th United States, Company A, Captain David P. Hancock.

7th United States, Company B, Lieutenant Frederick E. Grossman.

5th U. S. Artillery, Battery H, Lieutenant W. Butler Beck.

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*Major General John J. Peck, U. S. Army, second in command.

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