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Numbers 8. Abstract from returns of the Army of the Potomac, June 10-July 31,

1863 JUNE

10, 1863.

Present for duty

Command Officers Men Aggregate

present

General 56 --- 56

headquarters

Provost-guard 107 1, 720 2, 096

[Patrick]

Engineer Brigade 57 1, 383 1, 706

[Benham]

Guards and 2 46 55

orderlies

[Ingalls]

Signal Corps 7 29 40

[Norton]

First Army Corps 772 11, 340 14, 603

[Reynolds]

Second Army Corps 874 11, 361 14, 058

[Couch]

Third Army Corps 700 11, 808 13, 967

[Sickles]

Fifth Army Corps 630 10, 136 12, 623

[Meade]

Sixth Army Corps 979 15, 408 18, 774

[Sedgwick]

Eleventh Army 527 10, 177 12, 867

Corps [Howard]

Twelfth Army 439 7, 925 9, 904

Corps [Slocum]

Cavalry Corps+ 566 9, 626 12, 162

[Pleasonton]

Artillery Reserve 106 2, 864 3, 189

[Tyler]

Total 5, 822 93, 913 116, 100

*Or actually available for the line of battle at the date of the regimental reports.

+From returns for May 31, the latest received when above return was prepared. But see p. 906.

JUNE 20, 1863.

Command Officers Men Aggregate

present

General 52 --- 52

headquarters

Provost-guard 106 1, 659 2, 038

[Patrick]

Engineer Brigade 35 731 864

[Benham]

Guards and 2 48 56

orderlies

[Ingalls]

Signal Corps 5 29 38

[Norton]

First Army Corps 718 9, 175 11, 719

[Reynolds]

Second Army Corps 856 10, 519 12, 744

[Hancock]

Third Army Corps 803 11, 849 13, 984

[Birney]

Fifth Army Corps 615 9, 688 11, 868

[Meade]

Sixth Army Corps 994 14, 430 17, 418

[Sedgwick]

Eleventh Army 585 9, 949 12, 063

Corps [Howard]

Twelfth Army 520 8, 188 9, 961

Corps [Slocum]

Cavalry Corps* 566 9, 626 12, 162

[Pleasonton]

Artillery Reserve 118 3, 108 3, 466

[Tyler]

Total 5, 975 88, 999 108, 433

*Taken from return for May 31, the last received, and does not account for Tidball's Brigade of horse artillery.

JUNE 30, 1863

Command Officers Men Aggregate

present

General 50 --- 50

headquarters

Provost-guard 84 1, 445 1, 787

[Patrick]

Engineer Brigade 40 906 1, 131

[Benham]

Guards and 2 47 57

orderlies

[Ingalls]

Signal Corps 6 --- 6

[Norton]

First Army Corps 759 9, 596 12, 157

[Reynolds]

Second Army Corps 968 12, 088 14, 373

[Hancock]

Third Army Corps 831 11, 799 13, 881

[Sickles]

Fifth Army Corps 837 12, 374 15, 102

[Sykes]

Sixth Army Corps 1, 031 14, 679 17, 625

[Sedgwick]

Eleventh Army 603 9, 973 12, 096

Corps [Howard]

Twelfth Army 541 8, 056 9, 816

Corps [Slocum]

Cavalry Corps* 773 14, 200 17, 104

[Pleasonton]

Artillery Reserve 104 2, 464 2, 745

[Tyler]

Total 6, 629 97, 627 117, 930

*From monthly return of the corps. The "present for duty equipped"

not reported in original. +The original reports 150 guns in Artillery Reserve, and a grand total of 402; but return of the Artillery Reserve gives only 110 guns.

Present for duty equipped*

Infantry Cavalry Artillery

Command Officers Men Officers Men Officers Men Pieceof

artillery

General --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

headquarters

Provost-guard --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

[Patrick]

Engineer --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Brigade

[Benham]

Guards and --- --- 2 50 --- --- ---

orderlies

[Ingalls]

Signal Corps --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

[Norton]

First Army 723 10, 540 --- --- 21 599 28

Corps

[Reynolds]

Second Army 728 9, 096 2 82 12 544 24

Corps [Couch]

Third Army 592 9, 129 --- --- 15 664 30

Corps

[Sickles]

Fifth Army 592 9, 229 --- --- 23 896 42

Corps [Meade]

Sixth Army 1, 034 14, 238 5 120 29 988 48

Corps

[Sedgwick]

Eleventh Army 482 9, 294 4 43 16 694 24

Corps [Howard]

Twelfth Army 417 7, 752 --- --- 16 570 32

Corps [Slocum]

Cavalry Corps+ --- --- --- --- --- --- 22

[Pleasonton]

Artillery 21 325 --- --- 85 2, 539 160

Reserve

[Tyler]

Total 4, 589 69, 603 13 295 217 7, 494 410

*Or actually available for the line of battle at the date of the regimental reports.

+From returns for May 31, the latest received when above return was prepared. But see p. 906.

JUNE 20, 1863

Command Officers Men Officers Men Officers Men Pieceof

artillery

General --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

headquarters

Provost-guard --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

[Patrick]

Engineer --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Brigade

[Benham]

Guards and --- --- 2 52 --- --- ---

orderlies

[Ingalls]

Signal Corps --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

[Norton]

First Army 650 8, 317 --- --- 20 593 28

Corps

[Reynolds]

Second Army 819 9, 631 3 79 13 538 24

Corps

[Hancock]

Third Army 750 10, 504 --- --- 17 651 30

Corps [Birney]

Fifth Army 538 8, 582 --- --- --- --- 26

Corps [Meade]

Sixth Army 953 13, 102 5 119 30 1, 008 48

Corps

[Sedgwick]

Eleventh Army 542 9, 078 4 55 15 630 26

Corps [Howard]

Twelfth Army 496 7, 802 --- --- 11 377 20

Corps [Slocum]

Cavalry Corps* --- --- --- --- --- --- 22

[Pleasonton]

Artillery 22 321 --- --- 96 2, 787 145

Reserve

[Tyler]

Total 4, 770 67, 337 14 305 202 6, 584 369

JUNE 30, 1863

Command Officers Men Officers Men Officers Men Piece

of

artillery

General --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

headquarters

Provost-guard --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

[Patrick]

Engineer --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

Brigade

[Benham]

Guards and --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

orderlies

[Ingalls]

Signal Corps --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

[Norton]

First Army 687 8, 716 --- --- 21 598 28

Corps

[Reynolds]

Second Army 927 11, 436 3 79 14 537 24

Corps

[Hancock]

Third Army 796 10, 451 --- --- 19 658 30

Corps

[Sickles]

Fifth Army 797 11, 157 --- --- 8 547 26

Corps [Sykes]

Sixth Army 986 13, 530 5 119 33 1, 006 48

Corps

[Sedgwick]

Eleventh Army 549 8, 648 6 46 13 629 26

Corps [Howard]

Twelfth Army 521 7, 672 --- --- 12 384 20

Corps [Slocum]

Cavalry Corps* --- --- --- --- --- --- 50

[Pleasonton]

Artillery 23 312 --- --- 72 2, 139 +110

Reserve

[Tyler]

Total 5, 286 71, 922 14 244 194 6, 498 362

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*From monthly return of the corps. The "present for duty equipped"

not reported in original. +The original reports 150 guns in Artillery Reserve, and a grand total of 402; but return of the Artillery Reserve gives only 110 guns.

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