No. 2. Abstract from returns of the U. S. Forces under command of Major General George H. Thomas, for November 20, November 30, and December 10, 1864.

NOVEMBER 20.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters* 39 ..... 36

Fourth Army Corps+ 775 13,940 17,116

Twenty-third Army 455 9,903 12,103

Corps++

District of Tennessee# 792 19,141 24,739

District of the 193 6,228 7,902

Etowah||

Reserve Brigade* 29 891 1,198

Unassigned infantry$ 28 1,047 1,436

Unassigned artillery** 7 268 276

Signal Corps$ 11 63 74

Veteran Reserve Corps* 3 327 732

Total 2,332 51,808 65,615

Cavalry Corps (Wilson):

General headquarters* 11 365 447

First Division 171 3,206 4,241

(McCook)++

Second Division 162 4,258 5,074

(Long)++++

Fifth Division 111 2,786 4,035

(Hatch)##

Sixth Division 43 885 1,110

(Johnson)||||

Seventh Division 112 2,352 2,966

(Knipe)

Unattached$$ 123 2,738 4,274

Total 733 16,590 22,147

Grant total 3,065 68,398 87,762

Command. Aggregate Serviceable Pieces of

present and horses. artillery.

absent.

General headquarters* 53 ........ .......

Fourth Army Corps+ 29,012 ........ 30

Twenty-third Army 21,991 ........ ........

Corps++

District of Tennessee# 30,061 774 162

District of the 11,084 81 123

Etowah||

Reserve Brigade* 1,840 ........ ........

Unassigned infantry$ 1,744 ........ ........

Unassigned artillery** 320 110 9

Signal Corps$ 108 ........ ........

Veteran Reserve Corps* 1,096 ........ ........

Total 97,309 ........ ........

Cavalry Corps (Wilson):

General headquarters* 693 ........ ........

First Division 7,389 1,597 4

(McCook)++

Second Division 8,558 690 ........

(Long)++++

Fifth Division 5,934 ........ .........

(Hatch)##

Sixth Division 1,962 932 .........

(Johnson)||||

Seventh Division 4,366 ........ .........

(Knipe)

Unattached$$ 5,552 ........ .........

Total 34,454 ........ ........

Grant total 131,763 ........ ........

Present for duty - equipment.

Infantry. Cavalry.

Command. Officers Men. Officers Men

General headquarters* ..... ..... ...... .....

Fourth Army Corps+ 714 12,405 ...... .....

Twenty-third Army 443 9,380 ...... .....

Corps++

District of Tennessee# 716 17,018 ...... .....

District of the Etowah|| 163 5,332 ...... .....

Reserve Brigade* 29 891 ...... .....

Unassigned infantry$ 28 1,047 ...... .....

Unassigned infantry** ..... ..... ...... .....

Signal Corps$ ..... ..... ...... .....

Veteran Reserve Corps. ..... ..... ...... .....

Total. 2,093 46,073 ...... .....

Present for duty- equipped.

Artillery. Total.

Command. Officers Men. Officers Men

General headquarters* ..... ..... ..... .....

Fourth Army Corps+ 23 765 737 13,170

Twenty-third Army 12 523 455 9,903

Corps++

District of Tennessee# 56 2,266 772 19,284

District of the Etowah|| 47 1,494 210 6,826

Reserve Brigade* ..... ..... 29 891

Unassigned infantry$ ..... ..... 28 1,047

Unassigned infantry** 7 228 7 228

Signal Corps$ ..... ..... ..... .....

Veteran Reserve Corps. ..... ..... ..... .....

Total. 145 5,276 2,238 51,349

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*At Nashville, Tenn.

+At Pulaski, Tenn.

++Second and Third Division at Pulaski, Tenn.

#See abstract in detail, p.56.

||At Chattanooga, Tenn., and Bridgeport, Ala.

$At Chattanooga, Tenn.

**On steamer Stone River and at Chattanooga, Tenn.

++Second and Third Brigades at Louisville, Ky., dismounted, and the First Brigade (Croxton's) at Taylor's Springs, Ala.

++++At Louisville, Ky., dismounted.

##In the field.

||||There is no return of the division on file. The figures given are for Capron's brigade only.

$$Comprising the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Indiana and 15th Pennsylvania.

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