Heavy Artillery.

Fort Caswell, Colonel T. M. Jones.

Fort Fisher, Colonel William Lamb.

Forts Holmes and Pender, Colonel John J. Hedrick.

Wilmington, Colonel George A. Cunningham.

Light Artillery.

3rd North Carolina Battalion, Company A, Captain Andrew J. Ellis.

3rd North Carolina Battalion, Company B, Captain William Badham, jr.

13th North Carolina Battalion, Battery D, Captain Zachariah T. Adams.

Southerland's (North Carolina) battery, Captain Thomas J. Southerland.

Staunton Hill (Virginia) Battery, Captain Andrew B. Paris.

Webb's (North Carolina) battery, Captain Lewis H. Webb.

Young's (Virginia) battery, Captain Edward R. Young.

Abstract from return of the Army and Department of Western Virginia, Major General John C. Breckinridge, C. S. Army, commanding, for the month of March, 1864; headquarters Dublin, Pulaski County, Va. *

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total

present.

General staff 18 --- ---

Echol's brigade 91 1,257 1,257

McCausland's brigade 81 1,388 1,388

45th Virginia 36 571 571

Harth's company engineer 2 48 48

troops

Total infantry 210 3,264 3,264

W. J. Jackson's cavalry 78 623 623

brigade

14th Virginia Cavalry 31 448 448

16th Virginia Cavalry 23 181 181

17th Virginia Cavalry 31 278 278

22nd Virginia Cavalry 22 263 263

37th Battalion Virginia 4 58 58

Cavalry, Company H

Total cavalry 189 1,851 1,851

Chapman's (Virginia) battery 3 104 104

Bryan's (Virginia) battery 3 129 129

Burroughs' (Tennessee) 2 37 37

battery

McClung's (Tennessee) 3 42 42

battery

Lurty's (Virginia) battery 4 62 62

Botetourt (Virginia) Horse 5 104 104

Artillery

Jackson's (Virginia) Horse 6 74 74

Artillery

Total Artillery 26 552 552

Grand total 443 5,667 5,667

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present. present artillery.

and

absent.

General staff 18 18 ---

Echol's brigade 1,481 2,343 ---

McCausland's brigade 1,624 2,226 ---

45th Virginia 674 954 ---

Harth's company engineer 51 71 ---

troops

Total infantry 3,830 5,594 ---

W. J. Jackson's cavalry 778 1,617 ---

brigade

14th Virginia Cavalry 543 810 ---

16th Virginia Cavalry 210 750 ---

17th Virginia Cavalry 356 587 ---

22nd Virginia Cavalry 322 747 ---

37th Battalion Virginia 69 108 ---

Cavalry, Company H

Total cavalry 2,278 4,619 ---

Chapman's (Virginia) battery 119 158 6

Bryan's (Virginia) battery 141 157 6

Burroughs' (Tennessee) 40 86 ---

battery

McClung's (Tennessee) 47 58 ---

battery

Lurty's (Virginia) battery 66 95 ---

Botetourt (Virginia) Horse 116 152 6

Artillery

Jackson's (Virginia) Horse 82 90 ---

Artillery

Total Artillery 611 796 18

Grand total 6,737 11,027 18

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*Major General S. Jones and personal staff relieved from duty and Major-General Breckinridge and personal staff assigned to duty in this department by Special Orders, Numbers 46, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, current series, and Lieutenant Schley assigned by Special Orders, Numbers 58, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, current series.

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