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Page 472 OPERATIONS IN N. C., VA.,W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter XLI.

Abstract from return of the troops in the Department of the East, Major General John A. Dix, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men.

Department headquarters 87 ---

Headquarters U. S. troops in city and 7 ---

harbor of New York, Brigadier General G.

J. Stannard.

Fort Hamilton, Colonel H. Day, U. S. 11 179

Army.

Fort La Fayette, Lieutenant Colonel M. 5 69

Burke.

Fort Richmond, Colonel E. G. Marshall. 24 593

Fort at Sandy Hook, Lieutenant Colonel --- ---

E. Steen a

Fort Schuyler, Bvt. Brigadier General 11 251

H. Brown.

Fort Wood, Colonel c. S. Merchant. 7 79

Fort Columbus, Colonel G. Loomis, U. S. 16 305

Army.

David's Island, Surg. W. Webster b --- ---

Riker's Island, Brigadier General N. J. 6 1

Jackson.

Fort Ontario, Captain Charles H. Lewis. --- 98

Fort Warren, Colonel Justin Dimick. 22 590

Fort Independence, Lieutenant Colonel 9 204

De L. Floyd-Jones

Forts Preble and Scammel, Major G. L. 4 107

Andrews.

Fort Trumbull, Colonel W. Gates, U. S. 1 395

Army.

Fort Niagara, N. Y., Ord. Sergt. Louis --- 1

Leffman

New Bedford Harbor defenses, Captain J. 3 72

A. P. Allen.

Fort Adams, Colonel O. L. Shepherd. 1 94

Portsmouth Grove, R. I., Captain C. 3 63

Blanding.

Fort Constitution, N. H., Captain 5 122

Charles H. Long.

Fort McClary, Me., Captain I. McL. 4 135

Barton.

Fort Knox, Me., Lieutenant T. H. 2 20

Palmer.

Madison Barracks, N. Y., Ord Sergt. W. --- 1

Gaines.

Fort at Eastern Point, Mass., Captain 5 136

Thomas Herbert.

Fort Pickering, Captain J. M. 5 128

Richardson.

Fort Porter, Colonel G. S. Jennings a --- ---

Grant total, Department of the East c 238 3,643

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present. present artillery

and

absent.

Department headquarters 87 87 ---

Headquarters U. S. troops in 7 7 ---

city and harbor of New

York, Brigadier General G.

J. Stannard.

Fort Hamilton, Colonel H. 296 400 53

Day, U. S. Army.

Fort La Fayette, Lieutenant 106 168 65

Colonel M. Burke.

Fort Richmond, Colonel E. 782 1,879 200

G. Marshall.

Fort at Sandy Hook, --- --- 34

Lieutenant Colonel E.

Steen a

Fort Schuyler, Bvt. 1,832 1,907 124

Brigadier General H.

Brown.

Fort Wood, Colonel c. S. 111 210 55

Merchant.

Fort Columbus, Colonel G. 478 617 106

Loomis, U. S. Army.

David's Island, Surg. W. --- --- ---

Webster b

Riker's Island, Brigadier 7 7 ---

General N. J. Jackson.

Fort Ontario, Captain 118 119 17

Charles H. Lewis.

Fort Warren, Colonel Justin 721 763 101

Dimick.

Fort Independence, 288 296 56

Lieutenant Colonel De L.

Floyd-Jones

Forts Preble and 143 156 48

Scammel, Major G. L.

Andrews.

Fort Trumbull, Colonel W. 487 542 62

Gates, U. S. Army.

Fort Niagara, N. Y., Ord. 1 1 ---

Sergt. Louis Leffman

New Bedford Harbor 103 144 19

defenses, Captain J. A. P.

Allen.

Fort Adams, Colonel O. L. 136 170 200

Shepherd.

Portsmouth Grove, R. I., 76 81 ---

Captain C. Blanding.

Fort Constitution, N. H., 143 150 19

Captain Charles H. Long.

Fort McClary, Me., Captain 143 147 4

I. McL. Barton.

Fort Knox, Me., Lieutenant 24 26 ---

T. H. Palmer.

Madison Barracks, N. Y., 1 1 ---

Ord Sergt. W. Gaines.

Fort at Eastern Point, Mass. 151 151 ---

, Captain Thomas Herbert.

Fort Pickering, Captain J. 147 148 ---

M. Richardson.

Fort Porter, Colonel G. S. --- --- 15

Jennings a

Grant total, Department of 6,388 8,177 1,188

the East c

a Attached troops.

b Detachments Invalid Corps.

c Attached troops not added in total on original return, and not accounted for here.

Abstract from return of the Department of Washington, Major General Christopher C. Augur, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of January, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters a 23 20 44

Artillery camp of 44 1,079 1,371

instruction

District of Washington 135 2,908 4,426

Defenses north of the 273 7,599 9,360

Potomac

Provisional brigades 4 10 14

Defenses south of the 233 6,754 8,353

Potomac

Tyler's division 187 3,469 5,021

District of Alexandria 66 947 1,583

Camp Convalescent, &c. 40 684 4,199

Fort Washington, Md. 8 149 207

Glymont Landing, Md. 4 79 144

Government Farms, Va. 5 91 105

Mason's Island, D. C. 19 698 870

Cavalry division b 121 2,664 4,084

Total 1,162 27,151 39,727

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General headquarters a 47 --- ---

Artillery camp of 1,536 --- 52

instruction

District of Washington 5,249 --- ---

Defenses north of the 10,257 334 97

Potomac

Provisional brigades 14 --- ---

Defenses south of the 9,461 385 82

Potomac

Tyler's division 6,467 --- 6

District of Alexandria 1,864 --- 6

Camp Convalescent, &c. 4,407 --- ---

Fort Washington, Md. 218 70 3

Glymont Landing, Md. 170 --- ---

Government Farms, Va. 130 --- ---

Mason's Island, D. C. 935 --- ---

Cavalry division b 4,209 --- ---

Total 44,964 789 246

a Includes Brigadier-General Abercrombie and Weber and staffs, and band of Seventeenth U. S. Infantry.

b Dismounted men from Army of the Potomac, &c., awaiting remounts.


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