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546 Series I Volume XLIX-II Serial 104 - Mobile Bay Campaign Part II

Page 546 KY.,S.W.VA.,TENN., N. & C.GA.,MISS.,ALA., & W.FLA.

Smithland, Ky.

13th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery (four companies), Lieutenant Colonel Jacob T. Foster.

Columbus, Ky.

Colonel STEPHEN G. HICKS.

4th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Major William N. Lansing.

NEWPORT BARRACKS, KY.

Colonel SIDNEY BURBANK.

2nd United States, Colonel Sidney Burbank.

13th United States, Lieutenant Colonel George L. Andrews.

General mounted service.

NEW ALBANY, IND.

Captain JOHN P. REYNOLDS.

45th Company U. S. Vetern Reserve Corps (2nd Battalion),
Lieutenant

158th Company U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps (2nd Battalion),
John P.

Beach.

73 Company U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps (2nd Battalion), Captain John P. Reynolds.

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

Present for duty.

Command. Office Men Aggregate

rs present

General headquarters 14 --- 14

Camp Chase, Ohio (Richardson) 20 627 959

Camp Thomas, Ohio (Van Voast) 4 83 114

Camp Denninson, Ohio (Warner) 5 33 43

Cincinnati, Ohio (Willich) 24 313 495

Sandusky and Johnson's Island, 38 1,174 1,785

Ohio (C. W. Hill)

Gallipolis, Ohio (Allen) 9 124 185

District of Indiana (Hovey) 88 2,368 3,289

District of Illinois (Cook) 186 4,246 5,865

District of Michigan (B. H. 38 952 1,276

Hill)

Draft and recruiting 24 265 373

rendezvous (Cutler)

Total 450 10,185 14,398

Pieces of

artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field

present and

absent

General headquarters 14 --- ---

Camp Chase, Ohio (Richardson) 1,019 --- ---

Camp Thomas, Ohio (Van Voast) 128 --- ---

Camp Denninson, Ohio (Warner) 48 --- ---

Cincinnati, Ohio (Willich) 552 --- ---

Sandusky and Johnson's Island, 1,986 17 3

Ohio (C. W. Hill)

Gallipolis, Ohio (Allen) 209 --- ---

District of Indiana (Hovey) 3,289 --- ---

District of Illinois (Cook) 7,355 --- ---

District of Michigan (B. H. 1,553 --- ---

Hill)

Draft and recruiting rendezvous 492 --- ---

(Cutler)

Total 17,058 17 3

Organization of troops in the Northern Department, commanded by Major General Joseph Hooker, U. S. Army, April 30, 1865.

CAMP CHASE, OHIO.

Bvt. Brigadier General WILLIAM P. RICHARDSON.

88th Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel Edwin L. Webber.

CAMP THOMAS, OHIO.

Major JAMES VAN VOAST.

18th United States (detachment), Major James Van Voast.


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