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Page 1308 LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. Chapter LX.

Abstract from return of the Military Division of West Mississippi, &c. -Continued.

Present for duty.

Command Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

District of Key West

and Tortugas

(Newton):

Staff 5 --- 5

Infantry 58 1,057 2,160

Cavalry 3 150 224

Total 66 1,207 2,389

Engineer Brigade

(Bailey):

Staff 2 --- 2

Infantry 34 1,008 1,192

Total 36 1,008 1,194

First Division, U.

S. Colored Troops

(Hawkins):

Staff 4 --- 4

Infantry 197 4,513 4,997

Total 201 4,513 5,001

Grand total 3,709 91,572 112,943

Pieces of artillery.

Command Aggregate Hea Fie Headquarters.

present vy. ld.

and absent

District of Key West Key West, Fla.

and Tortugas

(Newton):

Staff 5 - -

Infantry 2,813 - -

Cavalry 446 - -

Total 3,264 - -

Engineer Brigade In the field,

(Bailey): Ala.

Staff 2 - -

Infantry 1,303 - -

Total 1,305 - -

First Division, U. Blakely, Ala.

S. Colored Troops

(Hawkins):

Staff 4 - -

Infantry 5,921 - -

Total 5,925 - -

Grand total 145,269 - -

Abstract from return of the Military Division of the Missouri, Major General John Pope, U. S. Army, commanding for the month of March, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters 15 13 28

Department of the Northwest

(Curtis):

Staff 43 29 79

Infantry 31 1,044 1,550

Cavalry 83 2,476 3,526

Artillery 3 140 177

Orderly sergeant and hospital --- --- 5

stewards.

Total 160 3,689 5,337

Department of Arkansas

(Reynolds): *

Staff 38 --- 39

Infantry 424 11,866 15,186

Cavalry 245 5,997 8,140

Artillery 39 1,374 1,561

Total 746 19,237 24,926

Department of the Missouri

(Dodge):

Staff 83 --- 83

Infantry 160 5,207 6,367

Cavalry 401 10,922 13,954

Artillery 21 919 1,109

Signal Corps 1 33 34

Total 668 17,081 21,547

Grand total 1,587 40,020 51,838

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggrega Heav Fie Headquart

te y. ld. ers.

present

and

absent

General headquarters 28 - - Saint

Louis,

Mo.

Department of the Northwest Milwaukee

(Curtis):, Wis.

Staff 83 - -

Infantry 1,643 - -

Cavalry 3,897 - -

Artillery 177 - 28

Orderly sergeant and hospital 5 - -

stewards.

Total 5,805 - 28

Department of Arkansas Little

(Reynolds): * Rock,

Ark.

Staff 39 - -

Infantry 19,340 - -

Cavalry 10,028 - -

Artillery 1,820 - 79

Total 31,227 - 79

Department of the Missouri Saint

(Dodge): Louis,

Mo.

Staff 89 - -

Infantry 8,015 15 -

Cavalry 19,262 12 29

Artillery 1,264 6 69

Signal Corps 52 - -

Total 28,682 33 98

Grand total 65,742 33 205

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*Also reported with Military Division of West Mississippi; see p. 1307.

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