Abstract from return of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, Lieutenant General Richard Taylor commanding, for November 20, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total present.

General staff 17 --- ---

District of the

Gulf a (Maury):

General staff 13 --- ---

Liddell's 218 2,007 2,007

command

Thomas' command 18 161 161

Fuller's command 41 349 349

Burnet's command 54 702 702

Detached command 4 126 126

Post of Mobile 52 381 381

(Taylor)

Total 400 3,726 3,726

District of 193 1,714 1,714

Norhern Alabama

b (Roddey)

District of 252 1,657 1,657

Central Alabama

c (Adams)

District of

Mississippi and

East Louisiana d

(Gardner):

General staff 9 --- ---

Northern Sub- 89 589 589

District

Central Sub- 126 503 503

District

District of 224 1,176 1,176

Southwest

Mississippi and

East Louisiana

Posts 86 389 389

Mabry's brigade 69 668 668

e

Total 603 3,325 3,325

Forrest's ca- --- --- ---

valry command f

Grand total 1,465 10,422 10,422

Continuation:

Command. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present and

absent.

General staff 17 17

District of the

Gulf a (Maury):

General staff 13 13

Liddell's 3,432 7,281

command

Thomas' command 329 866

Fuller's command 564 1,695

Burnet's command 967 1,637

Detached command 234 525

Post of Mobile 671 1,208

(Taylor)

Total 6,210 13,225

District of 2,417 4,609

Norhern Alabama

b (Roddey)

District of 2,188 3,881

Central Alabama

c (Adams)

District of

Mississippi and

East Louisiana d

(Gardner):

General staff 9 9

Northern Sub- 853 1,706

District

Central Sub- 776 2,256

District

District of 1,652 3,468

Southwest

Mississippi and

East Louisiana

Posts 579 769

Mabry's brigade 1,055 2,643

e

Total 4,924 10,851

Forrest's ca- --- ---

valry command f

Grand total 15,756 32,583

a November 10. McCulloch's brigade in Florida not reported. Its last return was 774 effective total.

b November 1.

c October 31.

d November 15.

e Temporarily detached, but is now under orders to report to General Gardner. Not being on his return the last report to these headquarters is given, showing strength October 1. It is now stationed at Corinth, Miss.

f Transferred to Army of Tennessee.

Troops in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, C. S. Army, commanding, November 20, 1864.

DISTRICT OF THE GULF.

Major General DARNEY H. MAURY.

Baker's Brigade.

Brigadier General ALPHEUS BAKER.

37th Alabama,

40th Alabama,
Colonel John H. Higley.

42nd Alabama,

54th Alabama, Captain Charles C. McCall.

22nd Louisiana, ---.

Thomas' Brigade.

Brigadier General BRYAN M. THOMAS.

1st Alabama Reserves, Colonel Daniel E. Huger.