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Abstract from returns of the Department of the Tennessee, Major General James B. McPherson, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of April, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men Aggregate

present

General 19 15 34

headquarters

Fifteenth Army

Corps (Logan):

Headquarters 7 12 21

First Division 213 3,538 4,776

Second 178 3,441 4,202

Division

Third Division 134 2,939 3,921

Fourth 287 5,659 6,972

Division

Cavalry 22 583 721

Total 841 16,172 20,611

Fifteenth Army

Corps

Sixteenth Army

Corps:

Headquarters 10 .. 10

District of

West Tennessee

(Washburn):

Headquarters 3 .. 3

District of

Cairo

(Prince):

Headquarters 12 .. 12

Cairo, III. 17 417 614

(Colonel

Rinaker)

Columbus, Ky. 50 1,431 1,959

(Colonel

Lawrence)

Island Numbers 2 80 111

10 (Colonel

Ekings)

Paducah, Ky. 18 850 1,054

(Colonel

Hicks)

Total District 99 2,786 3,750

of Cairo

District of 278 6,106 8,052

Memphis

(Buckland)

Cavalry 145 4,462 5,784

division

(Grierson)

Total District 525 13,354 17,589

of West

Tennessee

Left Wing

(Dodge):

Headquarters 9 15 25

Second 261 6,358 7,764

Division

(Sweny)

Fourth 246 5,997 7,635

Division

(Veatch)

Total Left 516 12,370 15,421

Wing

Total 1,051 25,724 33,023

Sixteenth Army

Corps

Seventeenth

Army Corps:

Headquarters 12 62 114

Third Division 28 1,332 1,678

(Leggett)

Fourth 127 2,361 2,768

Division

(Crocker) a

District of

Vicksburg

(Slocum)

Headquarters 9 .. 9

First Division 147 3,475 4,207

(Dennis)

Maltby's 56 1,015 1,418

brigade

Colored troops 320 5,854 7,813

(Hawkins)

Cavalry 16 802 1,081

(Mumford)

Defenses of 115 2,978 3,897

Natchez, Miss

(Tuttle)

Mississippi 32 805 1,037

Marine Brigade

(Ellet)

Total District 659 14,929 19,462

of Vicksburg

Total 862 18,684 24,022

Seventeenth

Army Corps

Grant total 2,773 60,595 77,690

Department of

the Tennessee

b.

Grand total 3,004 63,422 80,360

according to

monthly return

of the

department

Pieces of

artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field Headquarter

present and s

absent.

General 51 .. .. Huntsville,

headquarters Ala.

Fifteenth Army

Corps (Logan):

Headquarters 21 .. .. Huntsville,

Ala.

First Division 7,016 .. 10 Woodville,

Ala.

Second Division 7,697 .. 12 Larkinsvill

e, Ala.

Third Division 6,890 .. 8 Huntsville,

Ala.

Fourth Division 8,250 .. 8 Scottsburgh

, Ala.

Cavalry 961 .. .. Hutsville,

Ala.

Total Fifteenth 30,825 .. 38

Army Corps

Sixteenth Army

Corps:

Headquarters 10 .. .. Memphis,

Tenn.

District of West

Tennessee

(Washburn):

Headquarters 3 .. Memphis,

Tenn.

District of

Cairo (Prince):

Headquarters 12 .. Cairo, III.

Cairo, III. 741 ..

(Colonel Rinaker)

Columbus, Ky. 2,428 ..

(Colonel

Lawrence)

Island Numbers 10 130 7 1

(Colonel Ekings)

Paducah, Ky. 1,309 .. ..

(Colonel Hicks)

Total District of 4,620 7 1

Cairo

District of 9,815 71 30 Memphis.

Memphis

(Buckland)

Cavalry division 8,602 .. 9 Do.

(Grierson)

Total District 23,040 78 40

of West Tennessee

Left Wing

(Dodge):

Headquarters 26 .. .. In the

field.

Second Division 9,605 .. 14 Do.

(Sweny)

Fourth Division 9,720 .. 16 Decatur,

(Veatch) Ala.

Total Left Wing 19,351 .. 30

Total Sixteenth 42,401 78 70

Army Corps

Seventeenth Army

Corps:

Headquarters 122 .. .. Cairo, III.

Third Division 6,448 .. 18 Do.

(Leggett)

Fourth Division 5,960 .. 24 Do.

(Crocker) a

District of

Vicksburg

(Slocum)

Headquarters 9 .. .. Vicksburg,

Miss.

First Division 5,848 .. 12 Do.

(Dennis)

Maltby's brigade 2,685 .. 12 Do.

Colored troops 8,351 .. 13 Do.

(Hawkins)

Cavalry (Mumford) 3,446 .. Do.

Defenses of 4,530 ..

Natchez, Miss

(Tuttle)

Mississippi 1,369 ..

Marine Brigade

(Ellet)

Total District of 26,238 .. 37

Vicksburg

Total Seventeenth 38,768 .. 79

Army Corps

Grant total 112,055 78 187

Department of the

Tennessee b.

Grand total 132,508 72 202

according to

monthly return

of the department

aThe Second Brigade reported in the District of Vicksburg with First Division, Seventeenth Army Corps.

bAccording to the most accurate returns and omitting troops absent in the Red River campaign.

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