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768 Series I Volume XXXII-III Serial 59 - Forrest's Expedition Part III

Page 768 Chapter XLIV. KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., ALA., AND N. GA.

Abstract from return of the Army of Tennessee, General Joseph E. Jonston, C. S. Army, commanding, April 10, 1864; headquarters Dalton, Ga.

Present for

duty.

Command Officer Men. Effecti Aggrega Aggrega Pieces

. s. ve te te of

total present present artille

present . and ry.

. absent.

General 21 160 160 189 253 ......

headqua

rters

Hardee'

s army

corps:

Headqua 29 224 223 300 413 ......

rters

Infantr 1,843 17,462 16,941 22,914 34,498 ......

y

Artille 48 973 942 1,229 1,632 48

ry

Total 1,920 18,659 18,106 24,443 36,543 48

Hardee'

s corps

Hood's

army

corps:

Headqua 29 164 163 213 288 ......

rters

Infantr 1,495 17,493 7,067 21,792 34,562 ......

y

Artille 46 853 840 1,058 1,332 39

ry

Total 1,570 18,510 18,070 23,063 36,182 39

Hood's

corps

Cavalry

:

Wheeler 580 5,734 5,598 8,058 17,066 ......

's

corps @

Artille 12 284 275 344 460 18

ry

attache

d

Total 592 6,018 5,873 8,402 17,526 18

cavalry

Reserve 54 783 754 950 1,237 36

artille

ry

Enginee 17 403 401 456 601 ......

r

troops

1st 9 102 100 123 254 ......

Louisia

na

Infantr

y

(Regula

rs)

Total 26 505 501 579 855 ......

Grand 4,183 44,635 43,464 57,626 92,596 141

total

@ Martin's division joined by transfer (effective total, 1,716; total present, 2,328; aggregate present and absent, 6,477.) Deducting effective total Martin's division (7,716) and Grigsby's brigade (747) in rear recruiting horses, and Roddey's brigade, transferred to Mississippi (1,050) equals 3,513, which, deducted from 5,598, shows the effective total of cavalry in the army to be 2,085.

Armament and ammunition report of the Army of Tennessee, commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, for the week ending April 10, 1864.

Corps.

Hardee. Hood. Total.

Regiment in 80 54 134

command

Armament,

small-arms:

Caliber .54 3,070 6,778 9,848

Caliber .58 2,994 1,034 4,028

Caliber .577 8,105 5,608 13,713

Caliber .69 3,191 3,242 6,433

Caliber .70 79 79

..............

Total arms 17,360 16,741 34,101

Ammunition:

Rounds in 631,717 625,847 1,257,564

cartridge-

boxes of men

In reserve

wagons:

Caliber .54 130,839 252,680 383,519

Caliber .577 443,108 250,667 693,775


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