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229 Series I Volume XX-I Serial 29 - Murfreesborough Part I

Page 229 Chapter XXXII. THE STONE'S RIVER CAMPAIGN.

List of animals and means of transportation and other property from the enemy and picked up on the battle-field from January 1 to January 16, 1863, as per reports of division quartermaster.

Command. Wagons. Ambulan Mules. Horses. Total

ces. number of

animals.

RIGHT WING.

Second Division --- --- 20 50 70

Third Division --- --- --- 4 4

CENTER.

Fifth Division 9 --- 18 15 33

LEFT WING.

First Division 1 1 17 7 24

Third Division --- 1 2 6 8

DETACHED.

10th Ohio 3 --- 14 1 15

Captain Boyd, --- --- --- 6 6

assistant

quartermaster

First Brigade 4 --- 4 --- 4

Pioneers

Chief of army 1 --- 143 103 246

police

Capt. C. T. Wing, --- --- --- --- ---

assistant

quartermaster

Lieut. Col. J. W. --- --- 5 4 9

Taylor,

quartermaster

Total 18 2 223 196 419

Command. Harness, Number of Pounds of Bushels of

single hides. cotton. bran.

sets.

RIGHT WING.

Second Division --- --- --- ---

Third Division --- --- --- ---

CENTER.

Fifth Division 12 --- --- ---

LEFT WING.

First Division --- --- --- ---

Third Division --- --- --- ---

DETACHED.

10th Ohio 19 --- --- ---

Captain Boyd, --- --- --- ---

assistant

quartermaster

First Brigade 21 --- --- ---

Pioneers

Chief of army 2 --- --- ---

police

Capt. C. T. Wing, --- --- 8,680 3,500

assistant

quartermaster

Lieut. Col. J. W. --- 1,069 --- ---

Taylor,

quartermaster

Total 54 1,069 8,680 3,500


No. 7. Report of Capt. William M. Wiles, Forty-forth Indiana Infantry, provost-marshal-general, of prisoners captured.


HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, OFFICE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL, Murfreesborough, Tenn., February 9, 1863.

GENERAL: I have the honor herewith to forward a complete report of Confederate prisoners captured by the army under your command at the late battle of Stone's River, showing the number of regiments and other organizations represented, the number of the same from each State, the number of officers and enlisted men captured from each regiment or organization, the entire number of officers and enlisted men captured, and to what arm of the service they belong. The total number of prisoners captured is shown to be 3,694.*

Taking into account the number and character of the organization, and using the lowest possible estimate of the strength of each, it can be shown, beyond controversy, that the enemy's force exceeded our own by at least one-third. Complete reports of the number captured by the enemy from our own forces have not yet been received. From the best information received up to the present time, the number will not exceed 2,800, and in all probability the estimate is too large.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WM. M. WILES,

Captain and Provost-Marshal-General.

Major-General W. S. ROSECRANS,

Commanding Department of the Cumberland.

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*An earlier report (January 12, 1863) from this officer gave 126 officers and 3,071 men captured; total, 3,197.

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