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SECOND DIVISION.

Colonel ISRAEL GARRARD.

First Brigade.

Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE G. MINER.

9th Michigan, Major Michael F. Gallagher.

7th Ohio, Major James McIntire.

Second Brigde.

Lieutenant Colonel THOMAS H. BUTLER.

14th Illinois, Major Francis M. Davidson.

5th Indiana, Major John Wolley.

65th Indiana (mounted infantry), Captain Walter G. Hodge.

9th Ohio (1st Battalion), Major William D. Hamilton.

Colvin's (Illinois) Battery, Captain John H. Colvin.

Abstract from returns of the Army of the Tennessee, Major General Wiliam T. Sherman, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General 14 6 20

headquarters

Fifteenth Army

Corps:

Headquarters 7 .. 7

First Division 213 3,598 4,735

Second 195 3,416 4,572

Division

Third Division 193 3,549 4,499

Fourth 200 3,482 4,351

Division

Detachments 89 1,458 1,914

Cavalry forces 106 2,339 2,857

Total 1,003 17,842 22,925

Fifteenth Army

Corps:

Sixteenth Army

Corps:

Headquarters 9 .. 9

First Division 264 4,209 5,217

Left Wing: a

Headquarters 6 .. 6

Second 191 4,318 5,656

Division

Fuller's 13 284 448

brigade

(detachment)

Detachments 46 1,038 1,186

Third Division 308 5,898 6,972

Fourth 138 2,578 3,080

Division

(detachment)

Cavalry 314 6,327 8,126

division

District of 114 2,358 3,480

Cairo

District of 213 5,022 6,889

Memphis

Total 1,616 32,032 41,069

Sixteenth Army

Corps

Seventeenth

Army Corps:

Headquarters 22 52 129

First Division 240 4,333 5,447

Third Division 234 4,491 5,750

Fourth 225 4,916 5,873

Division

Mississippi 41 719 958

Marine Brigade

Total 762 14,511 18,157

Seventeenth

Army Corps

U. S. Colored

Troops:

Haynes's 134 2,488 2,991

Bluff, Miss

Natchez, Miss 69 1,648 2,355

Vicksburg, 160 3,006 3,904

Miss

Total colored 363 7,142 9,250

troops

Grand total b 3,758 71,533 91,431

Grand total, 3,948 73,709 94,520

according to

monthly return

of the

department

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field Headquarters

present and

absent

General 22 .. .. Huntsville,

headquarters Ala

Fifteenth Army

Corps:

Headquarters 10 .. 14

First Division 7,286 .. 20

Second 7,189 .. 8

Division

Third Division 6,784 .. 14

Fourth 7,038 .. ..

Division

Detachments 2,303 .. ..

Cavalry forces 4,069 .. ..

Total 34,769 .. 60

Fifteenth Army

Corps:

Sixteenth Army

Corps:

Headquarters 9 .. ..

First Division 6,835 .. 14

Left Wing: a

Headquarters 6 .. ..

Second 9,541 .. 22

Division

Fuller's 656 .. ..

brigade

(detachment)

Detachments 1,548 .. ..

Third Division 8,205 .. 14

Fourth 3,759 .. 4

Division

(detachment)

Cavalry 9,925 .. 14

division

District of 3,997 9 9

Cairo

District of 7,775 61 14

Memphis

Total 52,256 70 91

Sixteenth Army

Corps

Seventeenth

Army Corps:

Headquarters 140 .. ..

First Division 7,489 2 16

Third Division 8,592 .. 16

Fourth 7,444 .. 16

Division

Mississippi 1,282 6 ..

Marine Brigade

Total 24,947 8 48

Seventeenth

Army Corps

U. S. Colored

Troops:

Haynes's 3,294 .. 6

Bluff, Miss

Natchez, Miss 2,494 .. ..

Vicksburg, 4,259 .. ..

Miss

Total colored 10,047 .. 6

troops

Grand total b 122,041 78 205

Grand total, 123,129 79 208

according to

monthly return

of the

department

aTroops at Athens, Ala., and Lynnville, Prospect, and Pulaski, Tenn.

#According to the most reliable returns on fire.


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