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263 Series I Volume XXII-II Serial 33 - Little Rock Part II

Page 263 Chapter XXXIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. - UNION.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Missouri, Major General Samuel R. Curtis commanding, for April 30, 1863; headquarters Saint Louis, Mo.

Present for duty.

Command. Offic Men Aggregat Aggrega

ers e te

present present

and

absent.

Department staff (Saint 16 - 17 18

Louis, Mo.)

District of Saint Louis,

Brigadier General J. W.

Davidson:

Staff (Saint Louis, Mo.) 9 - 9 9

Benton Barracks, Colonel 110 2,767 4,067 4,989

B. L. E. Bonneville.

Pilot Knob, Mo., Colonel 104 1,557 2,128 3,526

John G. Clark

Post of Saint Louis, 63 1,005 1,855 2,103

Colonel Robert R.

Livingston

Arcadia, Mo., Lieutenant 51 869 1,336 1,442

Colonel Robert Carrick

Patterson, Mo., Colonel 26 445 559 722

Edwin Smart

Barnesville, Mo., Colonel 21 137 227 265

Joseph W. Bell.

Centreville, Mo., Captain 2 31 38 48

Adam Sachs

Jackson, Mo. (commander 3 95 119 143

not given)

New Madrid, Mo., Colonel 30 664 806 856

D. Henry Hughes

Cape Girardeau, 55 1,035 1,433 1,817

Lieutenant Colonel

Henry Pomeroy

Bloomfield, Mo., Colonel 44 1,062 1,233 1,687

John McNeil

Pacific City, Mo., 18 476 515 572

Colonel William P.

Robinson

Total District of Saint 536 10,143 14,325 18,179

Louis

Central District of

Missouri, Brigadier

General Egbert B. Brown:

Staff (Jefferson City, 4 - 4 6

Mo.)

Troops in district 79 1,385 1,716 2,116

Total Central District of 83 1,385 1,720 2,122

Missouri

District of Rolla, Mo.,

Brigadier General T. A.

Davies:

Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 9 - 9 10

Troops in district 32 620 1,020 1,262

Total District of Rolla 41 620 1,029 1,272

Army of the Frontier,

Brigadier General F. J.

Herron:

Staff 15 - 15 15

First Division, Colonel 111 2,016 2,633 3,488

William Weer

Second Division, 124 2,458 2,921 4,315

Brigadier General

William Vandever (Pilot

Knob, Mo.)

Third Division, Brigadier 83 1,602 2,258 3,844

General William W. Orme

(Lake Spring, Mo.)

Detachment under Major 10 243 379 427

Charles Banzhaf

Total Army of the 343 6,319 8,206 12,089

Frontier

District of Southwestern

Missouri, Colonel

William F. Cloud:

Staff (Springfield, Mo.) 9 - 9 9

Springfield Post, Colonel 57 921 1,533 1,996

John Edwards

(Springfield, Mo.)

First Brigade, Arkansas 60 1,123 1,409 1,928

volunteers, Colonel M.

La Rue Harrison (Camp on

Flat Creek, Mo.).

Newtonia, Lieutenant 11 307 470 710

Colonel Thomas T.

Crittenden

Cassville, Mo., David 12 271 384 515

McKee

Other points 51 759 994 1,229

Total District of 200 3,381 4,799 6,387

Southwestern Missouri

Northwestern Missouri, 11 402 490 937

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 41 1,101 1,327 1,522

Total District of 50 1,104 1,339 1,534

Northeastern Missouri

Alton, Ill., Colonel 32 375 506 565

William B. Mason.

Pieces of

artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field.

last

return.

Department staff (Saint 18 - -

Louis, Mo.)

District of Saint Louis,

Brigadier General J. W.

Davidson:

Staff (Saint Louis, Mo.) 10 - -

Benton Barracks, Colonel 5,622 - -

B. L. E. Bonneville.

Pilot Knob, Mo., Colonel 2,982 - -

John G. Clark

Post of Saint Louis, 1,632 - -

Colonel Robert R.

Livingston

Arcadia, Mo., Lieutenant 1,424 - -

Colonel Robert Carrick

Patterson, Mo., Colonel 722 - -

Edwin Smart

Barnesville, Mo., Colonel 323 - -

Joseph W. Bell.

Centreville, Mo., Captain 31 - -

Adam Sachs

Jackson, Mo. (commander 143 - -

not given)

New Madrid, Mo., Colonel 859 - -

D. Henry Hughes

Cape Girardeau, 1,844 - -

Lieutenant Colonel

Henry Pomeroy

Bloomfield, Mo., Colonel 1,544 - 2

John McNeil

Pacific City, Mo., 574 - -

Colonel William P.

Robinson

Total District of Saint 17,710 - 2

Louis

Central District of

Missouri, Brigadier

General Egbert B. Brown:

Staff (Jefferson City, 6 - -

Mo.)

Troops in district 2,153 - 6

Total Central District of 2,159 - 6

Missouri

District of Rolla, Mo., -

Brigadier General T. A.

Davies:

Staff (Rolla, Mo.) 10 - -

Troops in district 1,193 - -

Total District of Rolla 1,203 - -

Army of the Frontier,

Brigadier General F. J.

Herron:

Staff 9 - -

First Division, Colonel 3,488 - 10

William Weer

Second Division, 4,031 - 20

Brigadier General

William Vandever (Pilot

Knob, Mo.)

Third Division, Brigadier 3,914 - -

General William W. Orme

(Lake Spring, Mo.)

Detachment under Major 347 - -

Charles Banzhaf

Total Army of the 11,789 - 30

Frontier

District of Southwestern

Missouri, Colonel

William F. Cloud:

Staff (Springfield, Mo.) 7 - -

Springfield Post, Colonel 1,971 - 12

John Edwards

(Springfield, Mo.)

First Brigade, Arkansas 1,911 - -

volunteers, Colonel M.

La Rue Harrison (Camp on

Flat Creek, Mo.).

Newtonia, Lieutenant 696 - 2

Colonel Thomas T.

Crittenden

Cassville, Mo., David 506 - -

McKee

Other points 1,252 - -

Total District of 6,343 - 14

Southwestern Missouri

Northwestern Missouri, 900 - -

Colonel Chester Harding,

jr., (Saint Joseph, Mo.)

District of Northeastern

Missouri, Brigadier

General Thomas J.

McKean:

Staff (Palmyra, Mo.) 12 - -

Troops in district 1,505 - 2

Total District of 1,517 - 2

Northeastern Missouri

Alton, Ill., Colonel 564 - -

William B. Mason.


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