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240 Series I Volume XXIX-II Serial 49 - Bristoe, Mine Run Part II

Page 240 OPERATIONS IN N. C.,VA.,W. VA.,MD.,AND PA. Chapter XLI.

Abstract from return of the Department of West Virginia, Brigadier General Benjamin F. Kelley, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of September, 1863.

Present for duty

Command Officers Men Aggregate Aggregat

present e

present

for duty

General 6 . . . . . 6 6

headquarters . . . . .

Third Division 200 4,583 5,580 6,555

(Scammon)

Lockwood's 210 4,240 5,070 6,204

division

Averell's 166 3,830 4,649 5,387

brigade

Campbell's 53 1,601 1,827 2,119

brigade

Mulligan's 68 1,532 1,827 2,354

brigade

Pierce's brigade 94 2,203 2,779 3,444

Wilkinson's 103 2,750 2,967 3,233

brigade

Detachments

Green Spring 22 587 689 691

Run, W. Va

New Creek, W. 8 185 201 201

Va.

Romney, W. Va. 23 458 560 780

Sir John's Run, 27 333 452 1,062

W. Va.

Total 980 22,305 26,607 31,826

Pieces of artillery

Command Heavy Field Remarks

General . . . . . . . . . .

headquarters . . . . . . .

Third Division . . . . . 14 Charleston, W. Va.

(Scammon) . . . .

Lockwood's 32 24 Harper's Ferry, W.

division Va

Averell's brigade . . . . . 9 Beverly, W. Va.

. . . .

Campbell's brigade . . . . . 7 Romney, W. Va.

. . . .

Mulligan's brigade . . . . . 7 Petersburg, W. Va.

. . . .

Pierce's brigade . . . . . 12 Martinsburg, W. Va.

. . . .

Wilkinson's . . . . . 5 Clarksburg, W. Va.

brigade . . . .

Detachments

Green Spring Run, . . . . . . . . . .

W. Va . . . . . . . . .

New Creek, W. Va. . . . . . 6

. . . .

Romney, W. Va. . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . .

Sir John's Run, W. . . . . . . . . . .

Va. . . . . . . . . .

Total 32 84

Abstract from return of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Major General John G. Foster, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of September, 1863.

Present for duty

Command Officers Men Aggregate

present

General 32 46 92

headquarters

Fort Monroe, Va 23 590 850

Portsmouth, Va. 224 5,209 7,061

(Getty)

Portsmouth and 48 1,063 1,426

Norfolk, Va.

(Potter)

Sub-District of 109 1,807 3,734

Yorktown (Wistar)

District of North 408 7,418 10,959

Carolina (Peck)

Total 844 16,133 24,122

Pieces of artillery

Command Aggregate Heavy Field

present and

absent

General 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

headquarters . . . . . . . . . . .

Fort Monroe, Va 1,163 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

Portsmouth, Va. 11,575 . . . . . . . 24

(Getty) . . . . . .

Portsmouth and 1,721 . . . . . . . 6

Norfolk, Va. . . . . . . .

(Potter)

Sub-District of 5,106 . . . . . . . 30

Yorktown (Wistar) . . . . . .

District of North 14,719 135 114

Carolina (Peck)

Total 34,379 135 174

Abstract from return of the Department of the East, Major General John A. Dix, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of September, 1863.

Present for duty

Command Officers Men Aggregate

present

General 78 . . . . . . . 89

headquarters . . . . . .

City and harbor of 387 4,002 4,706

New York (E. R. S.

Canby)

Fort Ontario, N. Y. 1 89 96

(Captain C. H.

Lewis)

Fort Niagara, N. . . . . . . 1 1

Y . . . .

Fort Trumbull, 3 96 192

Conn. (W. Gates)

Fort Adams, R. I. 3 67 141

(O. L. Shepherd)

Portsmouth Grove, 3 66 82

R. I. (Captain

C. Blanding)

Fort Independence, 10 317 461

Mass, (D. L.

Floyd-Jones)

Fort Warren, Mass. 17 463 599

(Justin Dimick)

Fort at Clark's 4 90 110

Point, Mass.

(Captain J. A. P.

Allen)

Fort Constitution, 7 261 285

N. H. (Captain C.

H. Long)

Fort Knox, Me. 1 25 52

(Lieutenant T. H.

Palmer)

Fort Preble, Me. 4 77 117

(G. L. Andrews)

Total 518 5,554 6,931

Pieces of artillery

Command Aggregate Heavy Field

present and

absent

General 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . .

City and harbor of 8,304 327 . . . . . . .

New York (E. R. S. . . . . . .

Canby)

Fort Ontario, N. Y. 110 17 . . . . . . .

(Captain C. H. . . . . . .

Lewis)

Fort Niagara, N. 1 16 4

Y

Fort Trumbull, 209 58 . . . . . . .

Conn. (W. Gates) . . . . . .

Fort Adams, R. I. 176 200 . . . . . . .

(O. L. Shepherd) . . . . . .

Portsmouth Grove, 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

R. I. (Captain . . . . . . . . . . . .

C. Blanding)

Fort Independence, 477 56 . . . . . . .

Mass, (D. L. . . . . . .

Floyd-Jones)

Fort Warren, Mass. 756 92 . . . . . . .

(Justin Dimick) . . . . . . .

Fort at Clark's 148 19 . . . . . . .

Point, Mass. . . . . . .

(Captain J. A. P.

Allen)

Fort Constitution, 287 27 . . . . . . .

N. H. (Captain C. . . . . . .

H. Long)

Fort Knox, Me. 58 20 4

(Lieutenant T. H.

Palmer)

Fort Preble, Me. 127 44 . . . . . . .

(G. L. Andrews) . . . . .

Total 10,827 876 8


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