II. All officers of boats violating this order will be arrested and placed in close confinement. The boats and cargoes, unless the property of the Government, will Be turned over to the quartermaster's department for benefit of the Government.

III. All officers of the army passing up and down the river are directed to report all violations of this order, together with the names of the boats place, and date, to the first military post on their route and to the commanding officer at the end of their route.

IV. The navy is respectfully requested to co-operate in the enforcement of this order.

By order of Major General U. S. Grant:

JNO. A. RAWLINS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Abstract from Return of the Department of the Tennessee, Major General U. S. Grant commanding, for the 20th January, 1863. (headquarters Young's Point, La).

[Incomplete.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

THIRTEENTH

ARMY CORPS.

Brigadier

General Geo.

W. MORGAN.

427 8,669 14,325 19,359

TOTAL.*

FIFTEENTH

ARMY CORPS.

Major-General

SHERMAN.

Eleventh

Division.

Brigadier-

General

STEELE

Infantry 317 5,652 8,937 11,725

Artillery 9 236 289 337

Cavalry 22 277 520 698

Total 348 6,165 9,746 12,760

Eleventh

Division.

Fifth

Division.

Brigadier-

General

STUART.

Infantry 269 6,056 7,586 10,269

Artillery 7 338 365 447

Cavalry 4 80 93 125

Total Fifth 280 6,474 8,044 10,841

Division

District of

Memphis.

Brigadier-

General

VEATCH.

Infantry 141 2,589 5,400 5,853

Artillery 3 54 80 84

Cavalry 35 592 748 1,028

Total 179 3,235 6,228 6,965

District of

Memphis

Total forces 807 15,874 24,018 30,566

Fifteenth

Army Corps

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavay Field.

present

and

absentlast

monthly

return.

THIRTEENTH

ARMY CORPS.

Brigadier

General Geo.

W. MORGAN.

19,589 6 18

TOTAL.*

FIFTEENTH

ARMY CORPS.

Major-General

SHERMAN.

Eleventh

Division.

Brigadier-

General

STEELE

Infantry ......... ......... .........

Artillery ......... ......... 16

Cavalry .......... ......... ........

Total ......... ......... 16

Eleventh

Division.

Fifth

Division.

Brigadier-

General

STUART.

Infantry .......... ........ .........

Artillery .......... ......... 16

Cavalry .......... ......... .........

Total Fifth .......... ......... 16

Division

District of

Memphis.

Brigadier-

General

VEATCH.

Infantry ......... ......... .........

Artillery ......... ......... .........

Cavalry .......... ......... .........

Total ........ ......... .........

District of

Memphis

Total forces ......... ......... 32

Fifteenth

Army Corps

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*Not reported in detail on original.

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