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Abstract from field return of the Army of Northern Virginia, &c. -Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent.

Cavalry Corps,

Major General J.

E. B. Stuart:

Staff 13 --- 13 15

Hampton's division 237 3,133 3,878 7,784

Fitzhugh Lee's 86 1,345 1,566 7,978

division a

Total 336 4,478 5,467 15,777

Artillery, Brigadier

General W. N.

Pendleton:

First Army Corps 15 363 424 586

Second Army Corps 86 1,349 1,720 2,621

Third Army Corps 88 1,987 2,349 3,342

Cavalry Corps 18 367 414 607

Total 207 4,066 4,907 7,156

Unattached

commands:

Valley District 63 736 906 2,066

Maryland Line 45 761 889 1,305

Provost guard 20 237 334 523

Battalion scouts, 12 200 247 345

guides, and

couriers

Total 140 1,934 2,376 4,239

Grand total 3,430 43,975 55,090 98,572

a Only Winchester's brigade present; Chambliss' and Lomax's absent.

Organization of the artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia, Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, C. S. Army, commanding, March 19, 1864. *

FIRST CORPS.

Brigadier General E. PORTER ALEXANDER.

Cabell's Battalion.

Colonel HENRY C. CABELL.

Major S. P. HAMILTON.

Manly's (North Carolina) battery.

Pulaski (Georgia) Artillery.

Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers, 1st Company.

Troup (Georgia) Artillery.

Huger's Battalion. +

Lieutenant Colonel FRANK HUGER.

Major TYLER C. JORDAN.

Ashland (Virginia) Artillery.

Bedford (Virginia) Artillery.

Brooks (South Virginia) Artillery.

Madison (Louisiana) Artillery.

Parker's (Virginia) battery.

Taylor's (Virginia) battery.

Haskell's Battalion.

Major JOHN C. HASKELL.

Major JAMES REILLY.

Branch (North Carolina) Artillery.

Nelson (Virginia) Artillery.

Palmetto (South Carolina) Light Battery.

Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery.

Jones' Battalion. ++

Colonel HILARY P. JONES.

Major JOHN P. W. READ.

Blount's (Virginia) battery.

Fauquier (Virginia) Artillery.

Hampden (Virginia) Artillery.

Richmond Fayette (Virginia) Artillery.

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* As indicated by Special Orders, Numbers 77, headquarters Army of Northern Virginia, of this date, which assigned the field officers as above.

+ Formerly Alexander's battalion, and serving that at this date in East Tennessee.

++Formerly Dearing's battalion.

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