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First Brigade, Third Division, commanded by Colonel Henry C. Bolinger, Seventh Pennsylvania Reserves.

April 29.- Marched from Bristoe Station to Warrenton Junction, Va., and encamped for the night.

April 30.- Marched to near Culpeper Court- House.

Third Brigade, Third Division, commanded by Colonel Joseph W. Fisher, Fifth Pennsylvania Reserves.

April 29.- Marched from Manassas Junction, Va., to Warrenton Junction.

April 30.- Marched from thence to near Culpeper Court- House. The Eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves temporarily assigned to Third Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, Special Orders, No.

107, headquarters Fifth Army Corps, April 25, 1864, by order of Major- General Warren.

SIXTH ARMY CORPS.

In camp near Welford's Ford, Va., throughout the month.

Abstract from tri- monthly return of the Army of the Potomac, Major General George G. Meade, U. S. Army, commanding, for April 30, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men.

Commanding general and staff 43 .....

Provost guard (Patrick) 69 1,057

Engineer Brigade (Bengam) 45 1,919

Engineer Battalion (Mendell) 5 309

Guards and orderties (Ingalls) 2 59

Artillery (Hunt) 141 4,446

Signal corps (Fisher) 14 207

Second Army Corps (Hancock) 1,345 27,330

Second Army Corps (Warren) 1,267 24,740

Sixth Army Corps (Sedgwick) 1,062 22,986

Cavalry Corps (Sheridan) 616 15,209

Total 4,609 98,260

Command. Aggregat Aggrega Pieces

e te of

present. present field

and artille

absent. ry.

Commanding general and staff 43 46 ....

Provost guard (Patrick) 1,513 2,264 ....

Engineer Brigade (Bengam) 2,413 2,557 ...

Engineer Battalion (Mendell) 354 428 ....

Guards and orderties (Ingalls) 91 98 .....

Artillery (Hunt) 5,722 6,475 92

Signal corps (Fisher) 233 296 ...

Second Army Corps (Hancock) 35,474 46,584 54

Second Army Corps (Warren) 32,341 41,675 48

Sixth Army Corps (Sedgwick) 28,449 35,302 48

Cavalry Corps (Sheridan) 20,838 30,032 32

Total 127,471 165,757 274

Present for duty equipped.

Infantry. Cavalry.

Command. Offic Men. Off Men.

ers. ice

rs.

Commanding general and staff .... .. ... ...

Provost guard (Patrick) 52 737 18 311

Engineer Brigade (Bengam) .... .. ... ...

Engineer Battalion (Mendell) .... ... ... ...

Guards and orderties (Ingalls) .... ... 2 59

Artillery (Hunt) 59 2,391 ... ...

Signal corps (Fisher) .... ... ... ...

Second Army Corps (Hancock) 1,276 25,405 ... ...

Second Army Corps (Warren) 1,227 22,898 ... ...

Sixth Army Corps (Sedgwick) 1,003 21,581 2 48

Cavalry Corps (Sheridan) .... ... 585 11,839

Total 3,617 73,012 607 12,257

Artillery. Total.

Command. Off Men. Offic Men.

ice ers.

rs.

Commanding general and staff ... .. .. ..

.

Provost guard (Patrick) ... .. 70 1,048

.

Engineer Brigade (Bengam) ... .. .. ..

.

Engineer Battalion (Mendell) ... .. .. ..

.

Guards and orderties (Ingalls) ... .. 2 59

.

Artillery (Hunt) 64 2,052 123 4,443

Signal corps (Fisher) ... ... ... ..

Second Army Corps (Hancock) 50 1,602 1,326 27,007

Second Army Corps (Warren) 45 1,525 1,272 24,423

Sixth Army Corps (Sedgwick) 43 1,536 1,048 23,165

Cavalry Corps (Sheridan) 24 839 609 12,678

Total 226 7,554 4,450 92,823


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