they allege. Your petitioners do not wish to engage in anything unlawful or without proper authority, or having the semblance of disloyalty. They therefore pray that such steps may be taken by the military authorities as will effectually put a stop to such unlawful proceedings or to further bloodshed; and, as in duty bound, they will ever pray, &c.

JOHN P. CARTY.

R. P. VICARY.

JAMES HARTSOCK.

JAMES BAKER.

L. D. VAUGHAN.

JAMES B. MONK.

[And 67 others.]

[Inclosure No. 2.]

WISE COUNTY, VA., January -, 1865.

Colonel B. E. CAUDILLO:

DEAR SIR: I drop you a line, informing you that my house has been pillaged and my family abused by Lieutenant A. J. Ciphers, James C. Talbert, William H. Horn, and S. P. Porter, of Prentice's command. They, in open daylight, came to my house, there being no person but my wife at the house; endeavored to take some of my bed clothes; my wife caught hold of them; they jerked her down and around, abusing her person, and in spite of her succeeded in taking off some few articles of my own manufacture. I therefore pray you that such men may be apprehended and held accountable for their conduct. This is the second time some of the same party have pillaged my house. You will please, if in your power, have something done with the party, or forward for me to the proper authorities. If we can get no protection from some source, we will be ruined by those thieves of Prentice's.

Yours, truly,

JOHN BURTON.

Abstract from return of Stevenson's division, Lee's corps, Brigadier General Edmund W. Pettus, C. S. Army, commanding, for January 19, 1865.

Command. Effecti Total Aggrega

ve present te

total. present

General headquarters --- --- 5

Pettus' brigade (Dedman):

Headquarters --- --- 3

20th Alabama 241 305 334

23rd Alabama 155 202 220

30th Alabama 186 256 275

31st Alabama 132 180 200

46th Alabama 116 174 190

Cumming's brigade (Henderson):

Headquarters --- --- 2

34th Georgia 171 219 238

36th and 56th Georgia 171 232 253

39th Georgia 134 177 197

Palmer's brigade (Palmer)

Headquarters --- --- 4

58th North Carolina 263 310 334

60th North Carolina and 63rd 275 340 379

Virginia

3rd, 18th, 23rd, 26th, 32nd, and 45th 306 471 571

Tennessee

54th Virginia 181 212 235

Total 2,331 3,078 3,440