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Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of Henrico, Va., Brigadier General John H. Winter, C. S. Army, commanding, March 31, 1864; headquarters Richmond, Va.
Present for duty.
Command. Officers. Men. Effective
total.
City Guard Forces 24 536 535
Camp Lee 17 77 64
C. S. military 25 413 452
prisons, Danville, Va
Total a 66 1,026 1,051
Absent prisoner.
Command. Aggregate Aggregate Officers. Men.
present. present
and
absent.
City Guard Forces 631 901 7 59
Camp Lee 97 2,058 --- ---
C. S. military 538 699 3 18
prisons, Danville, Va
Total a 1,266 3,658 10 77
a Troops in the department same as those reported March 10, 1864.
Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Department of Richmond, Major General Arnold Elzey, C. S. Army, commanding, March 31, 1864; headquarters Richmond, Va.
Present for duty.
Command. Officers Men. Effective Aggregate
total. present.
General staff 9 --- --- 9
Richmond Defenses 90 1,510 1,655 1,895
Hunton's brigade 131 1,941 1,920 2,416
Cahffin's Bluff 20 333 424 472
Drewry's Bluff 12 315 385 416
2nd Maryland 20 281 281 360
Infantry
Barton's brigade 84 1,468 1,468 1,780
Total 357 5,848 6,133 7,339
Holcombe (South 15 190 188 279
Carolina) Legion
Cavalry.
42nd Virginia 17 208 205 295
Battalion Cavalry
1st Maryland Cavalry 16 309 309 350
Total 48 707 702 924
2nd Maryland 3 63 63 79
Artillery
Lightfoot's 9 290 315 343
battalion
Stark's battalion 8 199 196 226
Cooper's battery 4 91 91 105
Total 24 643 665 753
Grand total 438 7,198 7,500 9,025
Prisoners.
Command. Aggregate Pieces of Officers. Men.
present artillery
and
absent.
General staff 11 --- --- ---
Richmond Defenses 2,211 --- --- 249
Hunton's brigade 3,575 --- 32 ---
Cahffin's Bluff 557 --- --- ---
Drewry's Bluff 505 --- --- ---
2nd Maryland 467 --- 4 52
Infantry
Barton's brigade 3,164 --- 52 372
Total 10,479 --- 88 673
Holcombe (South 396 --- 1 8
Carolina) Legion
Cavalry.
42nd Virginia 667 --- 2 ---
Battalion Cavalry
1st Maryland Cavalry 597 --- 4 74
Total 1,660 --- 7 82
2nd Maryland 103 4 1 7
Artillery
Lightfoot's 389 14 --- ---
battalion
Stark's battalion 257 8 --- ---
Cooper's battery 124 4 --- ---
Total 873 30 1 7
Grand total 13,023 30 96 762
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