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of Sunflower and Bolivar lying north of a line drawn from the southwest corner of Tallahatchie County to the town of Prentiss, on the Mississippi River.

All cavalry commands north of this boundary line will report to Major-General Lee.

Brigadier-General Ferguson's brigade will report to Major-General Lee as soon as the exigencies of the service will permit.

By command of Lieutenant-General Polk:

THOS. M. JACK,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. CAVALRY IN MISSISSIPPI,


Numbers 3. Grenada, January 11, 1864.

The headquarters of this command are hereby transferred to Jackson Miss., and all communicationas intended for the different staff departments will in future be addressed to that point.

By command of Major General S. D. Lee:

G. W. HOLT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

Statement of the number, caliber, and position of the guns in the Department of the Gulf, January 1, 1864.

Statement of the number, caliber, and position of the guns in the Department of the Gulf, January 11, 1864.

Position 10-inch 10-inch 10-inch 8-inch 8-inch

columbiad sea- siege colubiads Blakely

s coast north rifles

mortars

Fort 5 3 ....... 1 2

Morgan

Fort 3 ....... ....... ....... .......

Gaines

Fort ........ ....... ........ 2 .......

Powell

Battery 6 ....... ........ ......... ......

McIntosh

Battery 4 ........ ........ ........ .......

Giadden

Battery 3 ....... ........ ........ .......

Missouri

Battery ........ ........ ....... 1 ......

Tracy

Battery 2 ........ ....... ........ .......

Huger

Redoubt ......... ........ ........ ........ ........


Numbers 1. .

Redoubt ......... ....... ....... ........ ........


Numbers 2.

Redoubt ........ ....... ....... ....... ........


Numbers 3.

Redoubt ......... ....... ........ ........ ........


Numbers 4.

Redobut ......... ....... ....... ........ .......


Numbers 5.

Redoubt ........ ........ ....... ........ ......


Numbers 6.

Redoubt ........ ....... ....... 1 ......


Numbers 7.

Redoubt ....... ....... ...... ....... ......


Numbers 8.

Redoubt ....... ....... ....... ........ .......


Numbers 9.

Redoubt ........ ....... ...... 1 .......

Numbers

10.

Redoubt ........ ........ ........ 2 .......

Numbers

11.

Redoubt ........ ........ ........ 2 .......

Numbers

12.

Redoubt ....... ....... ....... ....... .......

Numbers

13.

Redoubt ......... ........ ....... ........ .......

Numbers

14.

Redoubt ........ ........ ....... ......... ........

Numbers

15.

Redoubt ........ ....... ....... ......... .......

Numbers

16.

Selden's ........ ....... ....... ........ .......

battery

Ward's ........ ...... ....... ........ .......

battery

Winston's ........ ....... ....... ......... ......

battery

Tobin's ........ ...... ....... ....... ......

battery

Clanton's ........ ....... ........ ........ .....

battery

Tarrant's ........ ....... ........ ........ .......

battery

Assigned 23 3 ...... 10 2

Unassigned ....... ....... 2 1 ......

Grand 23 3 2 11 2

total

Position 8-inch 8-inch 7-inch 7-inch 42-pdr.

sea-coast siege Brooke rifles, guns,

howitzers mortars rifles old, 42 smooth

pdrs,

banded

double

Fort ....... ...... ....... ....... .....

Morgan

Fort ........ 2 ...... ....... ......

Gaines

Fort ....... ....... ....... ........ .......

Powell

Battery ........ ....... ...... ....... .......

McIntosh

Battery ....... ....... 1 ........ ......

Giadden

Battery ....... ....... ...... 1 ......

Missouri

Battery 1 ...... ..... 2 ......

Tracy

Battery ....... ...... ...... ....... 2

Huger

Redoubt ........ ....... ...... ....... .....


Numbers 1.

Redoubt ........ ........ ...... ....... .......


Numbers 2.

Redoubt ....... ...... ...... ....... ......


Numbers 3.

Redoubt ....... ...... ...... ...... ......


Numbers 4.

Redoubt ....... ....... ....... ....... .......


Numbers 5.

Redoubt ........ ....... ..... ........ ......


Numbers 6.

Redoubt ......... ....... ....... ........ .....


Numbers 7.

Redoubt ........ ....... ....... ......... ......


Numbers 8.

Redoubt ........ ....... ....... ........ .......


Numbers 9.

Redoubt 2 ...... ...... ....... .......

Numbers

10.

Redoubt ........ ....... ....... ...... 1

Numbers

11.

Redoubt ....... ....... ....... ........ ......

Numbers

12.

Redoubt ....... ....... ...... ........ .....

Numbers

13.

Redoubt ....... ....... ...... ........ ......

Numbers

14.

Redoubt ....... ....... ...... ......... .......

Numbers

15.

Redoubt ....... ...... ...... ...... ......

Numbers

16.

Selden's ........ ...... ...... ....... ......

battery

Ward's ....... ....... ....... ....... ......

battery

Winston's ....... ....... ....... ....... ......

battery

Tobin's ...... ...... ....... ...... ......

battery

Clanton's ....... ....... ........ ........ ......

battery

Tarrant's ......... ....... ....... ....... ......

battery

Assigned 3 2 1 3 3

Unassigned ....... ...... ....... 2 .......

Grand 2 1 5 5 3

total

Position 6.4-inch 6.4- 6.4- 32-pdr 32-pdr 5.82-

rifles, inch inch, guns, siege inch

old 32- rifles, rifles smooth howitze rifles

pounders 10-inch old, rs, 8-

, banded columbi 32- inch

ad pdrs, columb

pattern not iad

banded patter

n

Fort 2 ...... 5 16 ...... 1

Morgan

Fort ...... ...... 7 5 ...... .....

Gaines

Fort ....... 1 ....... ...... ..... .....

Powell

Battery 1 ...... ....... ...... ..... .....

McIntosh

Battery ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... .....

Giadden

Battery ....... ..... ...... ..... ..... ....

Missouri

Battery ...... ...... ...... ...... 1 .....

Tracy

Battery 2 .... ...... ...... ...... .....

Huger

Redoubt ...... ....... .... ...... ..... ....

Numbers

1.

Redoubt ....... ....... ....... ...... ...... .....

Numbers

2.

Redoubt ...... ..... ...... .... ...... .....

Numbers

3.

Redoubt ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....

Numbers

4.

Redobut ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ....

Numbers

5.

Redoubt 3 ...... ....... ...... ...... .....

Numbers

6.

Redoubt 1 ...... ..... ...... ..... .....

Numbers

7.

Redoubt ...... ...... ....... 1 ....... ......

Numbers

8.

Redoubt ...... ...... ...... 2 ...... .....

Numbers

9.

Redoubt ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....

Numbers

10.

Redoubt ...... ....... ....... ...... ..... .....

Numbers

11.

Redoubt 1 ..... ...... ....... ..... ....

Numbers

12.

Redoubt 1 ..... ..... ..... ...... .....

Numbers

13.

Redoubt 2 ...... ...... 1 ...... .....

Numbers

14.

Redoubt ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ......

Numbers

15.

Redoubt ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....

Numbers

16.

Selden's ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....

battery

Ward's ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... .....

battery

Winston' ....... ...... ...... ...... ..... ......

s

battery

Tobin's ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... .....

battery

Clanton' ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... .....

s

battery

Tarrant' ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... .....

s

battery

Assigned 11 1 12 26 ...... 1

Unassign 3 ..... 9 9 2 .....

ed

Grand 14 1 21 35 2 1

total


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