DREWY'S BLUFF.

Heavy Artillery. *

Major FRANCIS W. SMITH.

Johnston (Virginia) Artillery, Captain Branch J. Epes.

Neblett (Virginia) Artillery, Captain Wiley G. Coleman.

Southside (Virginia) Artillery, Captain John W. Drewry.

United (Virginia) Artillery, Captain Thomas Kevill.

CHAFFIN'S FARM.

Major A. W. STARK.

Mathews (Virginia) Artillery, Captain A. D. Armistead.

McComas (Virginia) Artillery, Captain David A. French.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Cape Fear, Major General William H. C. Whiting, C. S. Army, commanding, for the month of March, 1864; headquarters Wilmington, N. C.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total

present.

General staff 11 2 2

Post of Wilmington 12 --- ---

Martin's brigade 138 2,643 2,774

Engineer troops 3 47 74

Signal corps 1 36 36

Heavy artillery 115 2,330 2,829

Cavalry 27 357 386

Light artillery 32 797 820

Total 339 6,212 6,921

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Prisoners of

present. present and war.

absent.

General staff 13 14 1

Post of Wilmington 12 12 ---

Martin's brigade 3,110 4,002 4

Engineer troops 91 103 ---

Signal corps 38 51 ---

Heavy artillery 3,276 4,022 ---

Cavalry 436 572 ---

Light artillery 889 977 5

Total 7,865 9,756 10

Organization of troops in the Department of the Cape Fear, commanded by Major General William H. C. Whiting, C. S. Army, March 31, 1864.

Martin's Brigade.

Brigadier General JAMES G. MARTIN.

17th North Carolina, Colonel William F. Martin.

42nd North Carolina, Colonel John E. Brown.

50th North Carolina, Colonel George Wortham.

66th North Carolina, Colonel Alexander D. Moore

Cavalry.

7th Confederate (two companies).

3rd North Carolina (one company).

5th North Carolina (one company).

5th South Carolina (one companies).

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*Reported as infantry.

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