[Inclosure.]

Return of Casualties in the Third Cavalry Division, October 9-22, 1863.

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers Enlisted Officers. Enlisted

men. men.

First Brigade.

2nd New York. ... 2 ... 8

5th New York. ... 1 ... 14

18th ... 1 2 2

Pennsylvania.

1st West ... 2 ... 3

Virginia.

Total First ... 6 2 27

Brigade.

Second Brigade.

1st Michigan. ... 1 1 8

5th Michigan. ... 6 1 18

6th Michigan. ... 1 ... 6

7th Michigan. ... ... ... 8

1st Vermont. .. 1 ... 6

Total Second ... 9 2 41

Brigade.

1st Ohio. .. ... ... 1

Grand total. ... 15 4 69

Captured or missing.

Command. Officers. Enlisted Aggregate.

men.

First Brigade.

2nd New York. 4 64 78

5th New York. 1 34 50

18th Pennsylvania. 4 54 63

1st West Virginia. ... 27 32

Total First 9 179 223

Brigade.

Second Brigade.

1st Michigan. ... 8 18

5th Michigan. 4 75 99

6th Michigan. ... 23 30

7th Michigan. ... 21 29

1st Vermont. 4 27 38

Total Second 8 154 214

Brigade.

1st Ohio. ... 3 4

Grand total. 17 336 441

Numbers 88. Report of Brigadier General Henry E. Davies, jr., commanding First Brigade.

CAMP NEAR GAINESVILLE, VA.,

Wednesday, October 21, 1863.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to forward the following report of the movements and engagements of my brigade from October 9 to the press time:

On the 9th day of October, my brigade was picketing on a line extending from Russell's Ford, on robertson's River, to Griffinsburg, on the Sperryville pike, near Hazel River, connecting on the left with the pickets of the Second Brigade of this division, on Robertson's River, and on the right with the pickets of the Third Corps, on the Sperryville pike. I had two regiments on the picket line; the other two regiments of my brigade, with Elder's battery, were held in reserve at my camp at Brown's Store, near James City.

On the morning of the 10th, at daylight, the enemy's cavalry in force crossed Robertson's River at Russell's Ford and attacked the Fifth New York Cavalry, picketing at that place. They fell back slowly toward James City, fighting along the road, and giving me ample time to make the necessary dispositions for defending my position, and threw out a heavy line of skirmishers, chiefly from the Fifth New York Cavalry.

The enemy advanced a large column along the James City road until they reached a point commanded by our artillery, which opened