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Page 450 N. C., VA., W. VA., MD., PA., ETC. Chapter XXXIX.

Wikinson's Brigade. *

Colonel NATHAN WILKINSON.

6th West Virginia, Major John. H. Showalter.

11th West Virginia, Major Van H. Bukey.

Fort Piano, New Creek.

15th West Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Morris.

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Abstract from return of troops in the Department of West Virginia, for June 30, 1863.

Present for

duty

Command Officers Men Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Pieces Headquarters

pre-sent pre-sent last of

and return artillery

absent

Scammon's 107 2, 2, 3, 2, 6 Camp

division:+ First 276 729 194 479 White,

Brigade W. Va.

[Hayes]++

Second 92 1, 2, 2, 2, 8 Fayetteville

Brigade 909 281 635 656 W. Va.

[White]

Averell's 179 3, 4, 5, 5, 10 Grafton

brigade 950 724 547 519 W. Va.

Campbell's brigade 69 1, 2, 2, 2, 7 New

854 093 318 328 Creek,

W. Va.

Mullingan's 92 1, 2, 2, 2, 7 Do.

brigade 682 057 396 396

Wilkinson's 62 1, 2, 2, 2, 4 Clarksburg,

brigade 860 034 187 156 W. Va.

Fort 28 649 --- --- --- --

Piano

[New

Creek]

TOTAL 629 14, 15, 18, 17, 42

180 918 277 534

Troops in the Department of Virginia, Major General John. A. Dix, U. S. Army, commanding, June 30, 1863.

FOURTH ARMY CORPS. $

Major General ERASMUS D. KEYES.

FIRST DIVISION.

Brigadier General RUFUS KING.

First Brigade #

Brigadier General HECTOR TYNDALE.

2nd Massachusetts Cavalry (battalion), Major Casper Crowninshield.

2nd New York Calvary (battalion), Major John. E. Naylor.

169th Pennsylvania, Colonel Lewis W. Smith.

8th New York Battery, Lieutenant Peter Morton.

Second Brigade.!

Colonel GEORGE E. CHURCH.

5th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachment).

11th Rhode Island, Lieutenant Colonel J. Talbot Pitman.

1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery E, Captain Thomas G. Orwig.

2nd Wisconsin Battery, Captain Charles Beger.

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* Formerly Sixth Brigade, First Division, Eighth Army Corps.

+ Formerly Third Division, Eighth Army Corps.

++ Return dated June 23.

$ With exceptions noted, this command is reported as at White House.

# At Gloucester Point, Tyndale assumed command June 17. The 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry on detached service, and detachment of 12th Illinois Cavalry, formerly in this command, sent to Washington, D. C.

! At Williamsburg.

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