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Abstract from return of the Department of the Missouri, &c.-Continued.

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District of Rolla, Brigadier

General Thomas A. Davies:

Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 9 --- 9 10

Troops in district 43 888 1,345 1,709

Total District of Rolla 52 888 1,354 1,719

District of Southwestern

Missouri, Colonel William F.

Cloud:

Staff (Springfield, Mo.) 7 --- 7 7

Volunteer force 64 1,218 1,889 2,510

Total force Missouri State 66 1,160 1,624 1,914

Militia

Total District of Southwestern 137 2,378 3,520 4,431

Missouri

Army of the Frontier, Major

General J. M. Schofield:

Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 9 --- 9 9

First Division, Colonel 123 2,284 3,042 3,866

William Weer (Carrollton,

Ark.,&c.)

Second Division, Colonel 122 2,658 3,314 4,033

Dudley Wickersham (Elk Creek,

Mo.)

Third Division, Colonel 108 2,184 2,987 4,072

Washington F. Geiger (near

Rolla, Mo.)

Cavalry detachment (Rolla, 10 264 385 418

Mo.)

Total Army of the Frontier 372 7,385 9,737 12,398

Central District of Missouri,

Brigadier General Egbert B.

Brown:

Staff (Jefferson City, Mo.) 5 --- 5 6

Troops in district 70 1,374 1,732 2,153

Total Central District of 75 1,374 1,737 2,159

Missouri

Northwestern District of 8 95 133 703

Missouri, Colonel Chester

Harding, jr. (Saint Joseph,

Mo.)

District of Northeastern

Missouri, Brigadier General

Thomas J. McKean:

Staff (Palmyra, Mo.) 9 3 12 12

Troops in district 25 650 860 966

Total District of Northeastern 34 653 872 978

Missouri

Alton, Ill., Colonel Jesse 32 368 536 564

Hildebrand

District of Kansas, Brigadier

General James G. Blunt:

Staff (Fort Leavenworth, 24 --- 24 24

Kans.)

Fort Leavenworth, Lieutenant 16 291 425 607

Colonel John T. Burris

Fort Scott, Major Benjamin S. 19 360 525 656

Henning

Fort Larned, Lieutenant 2 72 99 105

William West

Fort Riley, Captain John E. 4 71 123 193

Stewart

Paola, Kans., Colonel Charles 6 79 102 108

W. Adams

Near Fort Kearny, Lieutenant 13 267 357 382

Colonel George Baldey

Near Fort Scott, Lieutenant 18 423 525 627

Colonel James M. Williams

Total District of Kansas 102 1,563 2,180 2,702

District of Colorado, Colonel 53 1,061 1,537 1,778

John M. Chivington

District of Nebraska

Territory, Brigadier General

James Craig:

Staff (Omaha City, Nebr.) 6 --- 6 7

Troops in Territory 45 1,244 1,555 1,786

Total District of Nebraska 51 1,244 1,561 1,793

District of Western Arkansas 113 2,634 3,269 4,973

and Indian Territory, Colonel

W. A. Phillips (Pomeroy, Ark.)

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District of Rolla, Brigadier General

Thomas A. Davies:

Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 10 --- ---

Troops in district 2,236 --- 4

Total District of Rolla 2,246 --- 4

District of Southwestern Missouri,

Colonel William F. Cloud:

Staff (Springfield, Mo.) --- --- ---

Volunteer force --- --- 14

Total force Missouri State Militia --- --- ---

Total District of Southwestern --- --- 14

Missouri

Army of the Frontier, Major General

J. M. Schofield:

Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 9 --- ---

First Division, Colonel William 3,970 --- 14

Weer (Carrollton, Ark.,&c.)

Second Division, Colonel Dudley 4,172 2 18

Wickersham (Elk Creek, Mo.)

Third Division, Colonel Washington 4,166 --- 6

F. Geiger (near Rolla, Mo.)

Cavalry detachment (Rolla, Mo.) 427 --- ---

Total Army of the Frontier 12,744 2 38

Central District of Missouri,

Brigadier General Egbert B. Brown:

Staff (Jefferson City, Mo.) --- --- ---

Troops in district --- --- ---

Total Central District of Missouri --- --- ---

Northwestern District of Missouri, 693 --- ---

Colonel Chester Harding, jr. (Saint

Joseph, Mo.)

District of Northeastern Missouri,

Brigadier General Thomas J. McKean:

Staff (Palmyra, Mo.) 12 --- ---

Troops in district 968 --- ---

Total District of Northeastern 980 --- ---

Missouri

Alton, Ill., Colonel Jesse 561 --- ---

Hildebrand

District of Kansas, Brigadier

General James G. Blunt:

Staff (Fort Leavenworth, Kans.) 24 --- ---

Fort Leavenworth, Lieutenant Colonel 627 7 6

John T. Burris

Fort Scott, Major Benjamin S. 663 --- ---

Henning

Fort Larned, Lieutenant William 107 --- 2

West

Fort Riley, Captain John E. Stewart 193 --- ---

Paola, Kans., Colonel Charles W. 107 --- ---

Adams

Near Fort Kearny, Lieutenant Colonel 409 --- ---

George Baldey

Near Fort Scott, Lieutenant Colonel --- --- ---

James M. Williams

Total District of Kansas 2,130 7 8

District of Colorado, Colonel John 1,778 --- 10

M. Chivington

District of Nebraska Territory,

Brigadier General James Craig:

Staff (Omaha City, Nebr.) 7 --- ---

Troops in Territory 1,608 --- ---

Total District of Nebraska 1,615 --- ---

District of Western Arkansas and --- --- 6

Indian Territory, Colonel W. A.

Phillips (Pomeroy, Ark.)


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