Abstract from Return of the Department of the Tennessee, Major General U. S. Grant commanding, for December, 1862.

Present for duty.

Officers Men. Aggregate Aggregat

present. e

Command. present

and

absent.

RIGHT WING,

THIRTEENTH ARMY

CORPS.

(Headquarters north

side Tallahatchie

River, Miss.)

Major General

JAMES B. McPHERSON.

Staff 11 - 11 11

First Division.

(Headquarters Holly

Springs, Miss.)

Brigadier General

J. W. DENVER.

Staff 7 - 7 7

Infantry 229 4,372 5,118 6,685

Artillery 11 392 425 465

Total First Division 247 4,764 5,550 7,157

Third Division

(Headquarters

Tallahatchie River.)

Brigadier General

JOHN A. LOGAN.

Staff 3 - 3 3

Infantry 324 5,998 7,228 8,970

Artillery 14 491 524 602

Total Third Division 341 6,489 7,755 9,575

Fourth Division

Headquarters

Tallahatchie River,

or Waterford, Miss.)

Brigadier General

J. G. LAUMAN.

Staff 3 - 3 3

Infantry 299 5,791 6,625 8,193

Artillery 12 552 602 668

Total Fourth 314 6,343 7,230 8,864

Division

First Cavalry

Brigade

Colonel B. H.

GRIERSON

Staff 3 4 7 7

1st Cavalry Brigade 81 1,912 2,152 2,959

4th company Ohio 3 79 107 116

Independent Cavalry,

Captain J. S.

Foster.

Total cavalry 87 1,995 2,266 3,082

Total right wing, 1,000 19,591 22,812 28,689

Thirteenth Army

Corps

SIXTH DIVISION, LEFT

WING, ARMY OF THE

TENNESSEE.

(Headquarters La

Fayette, Tenn.)

Brigadier General

JOHN McARTHUR.

Staff 3 - 3 3

Infantry 273 4,731 5,652 7,339

Cavalry 2 57 64 69

Artillery 11 314 347 395

Total Sixth Division 289 5,102 6,066 7,806

Pieces of artillery.

Aggregat Heavy. Field.

e

present

and

Command. absent

last

monthly

return.

RIGHT WING,

THIRTEENTH ARMY

CORPS.

(Headquarters north

side Tallahatchie

River, Miss.)

Major General

JAMES B. McPHERSON.

Staff 11 - -

First Division.

(Headquarters Holly

Springs, Miss.)

Brigadier General

J. W. DENVER.

Staff 6 - -

Infantry 6,764 - -

Artillery 467 - 16

Total First Division 7,237 - 16

Third Division

(Headquarters

Tallahatchie River.)

Brigadier General

JOHN A. LOGAN.

Staff 3 - -

Infantry 9,027 - -

Artillery 553 4 20

Total Third Division 9,583 4 20

Fourth Division

Headquarters

Tallahatchie River,

or Waterford, Miss.)

Brigadier General

J. G. LAUMAN.

Staff 2 - -

Infantry 8,255 - -

Artillery 538 - 24

Total Fourth 8,795 - 24

Division

First Cavalry

Brigade

Colonel B. H.

GRIERSON

Staff - - -

1st Cavalry Brigade - - 7

4th company Ohio - - -

Independent Cavalry,

Captain J. S.

Foster.

Total cavalry 3,075 - 7

Total right wing,

Thirteenth Army 28,701 4 67

Corps

SIXTH DIVISION, LEFT

WING, ARMY OF THE

TENNESSEE.

(Headquarters La

Fayette, Tenn.)

Brigadier General

JOHN McARTHUR.

Staff 2 - -

Infantry 6,817 - -

Cavalry 69 - -

Artillery 399 - 16

Total Sixth Division 7,287 - 16