Abstract from return of the District of Western Kentucky, Brigadier General Solomon Meredith, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General 4 ... 4

headquarters

Paducah (Guppey) 51 1,325 1,827

Smithland (Gauen) 10 65 134

Columbus (Hicks) 26 641 940

Total 91 2,031 2,905

Continuation: Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General 4 ... ...

headquarters

Paducah (Guppey) 2,169 ... ...

Smithland (Gauen) 258 ... ...

Columbus (Hicks) 990 ... ...

Total 3,421 ... ...

Abstract from return of the Northern Department, Major General Joseph Hooker, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters 14 ... 14

Camp Chase, Ohio 20 713 1,033

(Richardson)

Camp Thomas, Ohio 3 39 60

(Caldwell)

Camp Dennison, Ohio 6 36 48

(Noyes)

Cincinnati, Ohio 22 262 432

(Willich)

Sandusky and 26 1,011 1,645

Johnson's Island

(Hill)

Camp Cleveland, Ohio 5 100 112

(Smith)

Gallipolis, Ohio 9 130 196

(Allen)

District of Indiana 70 1,856 2,738

(Hovey)

District of Illinois 132 2,481 4,169

(Cook)

District of Michigan 48 1,132 1,447

(Hill)

Draft and recruiting 11 202 253

rendezvous (Cutler)

Total 366 7,962 12,147

Continuation: Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General headquarters 14 ... ...

Camp Chase, Ohio 1,139 ... ...

(Richardson)

Camp Thomas, Ohio 82 ... ...

(Caldwell)

Camp Dennison, Ohio 53 ... ...

(Noyes)

Cincinnati, Ohio 472 ... ...

(Willich)

Sandusky and 1,961 7 3

Johnson's Island

(Hill)

Camp Cleveland, Ohio 116 ... 6

(Smith)

Gallipolis, Ohio 221 ... ...

(Allen)

District of Indiana 3,341 ... ...

(Hovey)

District of Illinois 5,779 ... ...

(Cook)

District of Michigan 1,627 ... ...

(Hill)

Draft and recruiting 288 ... ...

rendezvous (Cutler)

Total 15,093 7 9

SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, Numbers 23.
City Point, Va., February 1, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel F. T. Dent, aide-de-camp, will proceed as bearer of dispatches to the headquarters of Major General George Stoneman, commanding District of East Tennessee, and Major General George H. Thomas, commanding Department of the Cumberland. Upon the execution of this order Lieutenant-Colonel Dent will rejoin these headquarters.

By command of Lieutenant-General Grant:

T. S. BOWERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

EASTPORT, MISS., February 1, 1865. - 8 p. m.

(Received 12.15 a. m. 3rd.)

Major General H. W. HALLECK,

Chief of Staff:

Your telegram of 1 p. m. January 29 just received. Orders for A. J. Smith's corps and five divisions* of cavalry to report to General Canby

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* See foot-note, p. 614.

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