Abstract from return of the Army of Tennessee, General Joseph E. Johnston, C. S. Army, commanding, March 31, 1864; headquarters Dalton, Ga.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total present

General staff 15 --- ---

Hardee's corps:

Staff 13 --- ---

Cheatham's 562 4,127 3,971

division

Cleburne's 476 5,204 5,061

division

Walker's division 389 4,657 4,572

Bate's division 381 3,532 3,402

Total 1,821 17,520 17,006

Hood's corps:

Staff 20 --- ---

Hindman's 521 5,824 5,680

division

Stevenson's 496 6,229 6,075

division

Stewart's 440 5,343 5,213

division

Total 1,477 17,396 16,968

Battalion 17 400 397

engineer troops

1st Louisiana 8 107 105

Infantry

(Regulars)

Total infantry 3,338 35,423 34,476

Cavalry:

Wheeler's cavalry 459 4,507 4,415

corps

Escort army 6 161 161

headquarters

Escorts Hardee's 16 231 229

corps

Escorts Hood's 3 86 86

corps

Total cavalry 484 4,985 4,891

Artillery:

Hardee's corps 52 1,026 1,005

Hood's corps 48 854 824

Wheeler's corps 9 192 189

Reserve regiment 49 771 740

Total artillery 158 2,843 2,758

Grand total Army 3,980 43,251 42,125

of Tennessee a

Continuation:

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present. present and artillery.

absent.

General staff 15 15 ---

Hardee's corps:

Staff 13 14 ---

Cheatham's 5,457 8,489 ---

division

Cleburne's 6,646 9,785 ---

division

Walker's division 6,039 9,262 ---

Bate's division 4,476 6,971 ---

Total 22,631 34,521 ---

Hood's corps:

Staff 20 22 ---

Hindman's 7,190 12,032 ---

division

Stevenson's 7,677 10,990 ---

division

Stewart's 6,728 11,566 ---

division

Total 21,615 34,610 ---

Battalion 466 603 ---

engineer troops

1st Louisiana 128 256 ---

Infantry

(Regulars)

Total infantry 44,855 70,005 ---

Cavalry:

Wheeler's cavalry 6,161 10,639 ---

corps

Escort army 179 241 ---

headquarters

Escorts Hardee's 286 394 ---

corps

Escorts Hood's 169 228 ---

corps

Total cavalry 6,795 11,502 ---

Artillery:

Hardee's corps 1,253 1,657 45

Hood's corps 1,039 1,287 36

Wheeler's corps 234 279 10

Reserve regiment 937 1,223 36

Total artillery 3,463 4,446 127

Grand total Army 55,113 85,953 127

of Tennessee a

a Major-General Martin's division has recently returned from East Tennessee. No report has yet been received from the division. The effective total as mounted men of the cavalry with the army is 4,036, less the regiment of Moreland, left by Roddey in North Alabama, and Grigsby's brigade, recruiting near Oxford, Ala.

BRISTOL, TENN.,

March 31, 1864.

General R. E. LEE,

Orange Court-House:

The Ninth Army Corps is said to have left Knoxville, and gone via Cumberland Gap east. It is so reduced in numbers that its movements are scarcely worth reporting. I think it short 3,000.

J. LONGSTREET,

Lieutenant-General.