Abstract from return of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina, Major General John G. Foster, U. S. Army, commanding, for July 31, 1863.

Station and Officers Men Aggregate Aggregate Pieces Remarks

command pre-sent present and

and artille-ry

absent

SEVENTH ARMY --- --- --- --- --- Southeastern

CORPS Virginia

[Naglee]

General 6 --- 6 7 ---

headquarters

Norfolk 30 713 897 1, 029 6

[Lieutenant Colonel

G. M. Guion]

Portsmouth 236 4, 6, 10, 447 26

and vicinity 841 308

[Getty]

Yorktown and 138 3, 4, 5, 200 28

vicinity 032 392

[Wistar]

TOTAL Seventh 410 8, 11, 16, 683 60

Army Corps* 586 603

EIGHTEENTH 35 --- 35 37 --- New

ARMY CORPS Berne,

[Palmer]. N. C.

General

headquarters

[department

and corps]

Defenses of 248 5, 6, 8, 661 --- Hdqrs.

New Berne 068 585 New

[Heckman] Berne,

N. C.

District of 43 772 982 1, 203 --- Hdqrs.

Beaufort Beaufort,

[Amory] N. C.

District of 83 1, 1, 2, 287 21 Hdqrs.

the Albemarie 294 800 Plymouth,

[Wessells] N. C.

District of 41 1, 1, 1, 594 6 Hdqrs.

the Pamlico 047 388 Washington, N. C.

[Lieutenant Colonel

O. Moulton].

55th 33 843 974 1, 007 --- New

Massachusetts Berne,

[Hallowell] N. C.

Detachment --- --- --- 10, 065 --- In

Eighteenth Depart-ment of

Army Corps the

South.

TOTAL 483 9, 11, 24, 854 27

Eighteenth 024 764

Army Corps+

GRAND TOTAL 893 17, 23, 41, 537 87

Department of 610 367

Virginia and

North

Carolina

RAPPAHANNOCK STATION, August 1, 1863-3 a. m.

Brigadier General G. K. Warren,

Chief Engineer, Army of the Potomac:

The Bridge at Kelly's Ford was completed by Lieutenant Mackenzie, Engineers, at 11. 30 last night. There was no opposition worth remark.

G. H. Mendell,

Captain of Engineers, Commanding Battalion.

HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION

August 1, 1863.

Major-General Meade:

I sent a brigade to cross this morning at Beverly Ford. The river is swimming, and I could not cross. The engineer give me no cooperation. I can cross in boats and drive away the rebs; after which, if the engineers are instructed to lay abridge, I can cross and hold the opposite bank. If I am to Advance, I would like to see some disposition shown to aid me. Everything seems to be awaiting orders.

JNO. Buford,
Brigadier-General of Volunteers.

---------------

*Does not account for troops at Camp Hamilton and Fort Monroe.

+Does not account for pieces of artillery in defenses of New Berne or District of Beaufort.

---------------