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380 Series I Volume XLI-IV Serial 86 - Price's Missouri Expedition Part IV

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Abstract from return of the Department of New Mexico, Brigadier General James H. Carleton, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of October, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General 30 .............. 30

headquarters..

Albuquerque.. 1 46 55

Fort Bascom.. 4 115 128

Fort Craig.. 4 89 107

Los Pinos.. 1 48 53

Fort Marcy.. 1 49 59

Fort McRae.. .............. 43 44

Fort Stanton.. 1 59 72

Fort Sumner.. 6 174 224

Fort Union.. 7 150 190

Fort Depot.. 1 9 10

Fort Whipple.. .............. 24 31

Fort Wingate.. 5 178 201

En route.. 9 325 334

In the field.. 4 140 146

District of

Arizona:

Headquarters 8 173 201

(Franklin,

Tex.)..

Fort Bowie.. 2 61 68

Fort 2 93 125

Cummings..

Fort Goodwin.. 4 239 307

Las Cruces.. 6 110 135

Tubac.. 3 77 98

Grand total.. 99 2,202 2,618

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General 32 .............. ..............

headquarters..

Albuquerque.. 62 .............. 4

Fort Bascom.. 136 .............. ..............

Fort Craig.. 249 4 13

Los Pinos.. 54 .............. ..............

Fort Marcy.. 65 .............. ..............

Fort McRae.. 91 .............. ..............

Fort Stanton.. 101 .............. ..............

Fort Sumner.. 402 .............. ..............

Fort Union.. 561 4 4

Fort Depot.. 10 .............. ..............

Fort Whipple.. 38 .............. ..............

Fort Wingate.. 245 .............. ..............

En route.. 337 .............. ..............

In the field.. 297 .............. 2

District of

Arizona:

Headquarters 248 .............. ..............

(Franklin,

Tex.)..

Fort Bowie.. 77 .............. 2

Fort 129 .............. ..............

Cummings..

Fort Goodwin.. 375 .............. ..............

Las Cruces.. 191 .............. 2

Tubac.. 100 .............. ..............

Grand total.. 3,800 8 27

Organization of troops in the Department of New Mexico, Brigadier General James H. Carleton, U. S. Army, commanding, October 31, 1864.

Albuquerque.

3rd U. S. Artillery, Battery A, Lieutenant John B. Shinn.

Fort Bascom.

1st New Mexico Cavalry, Companies I and M, Lieutenant Colonel Francisco P. Abreu.

Fort Craig.

Lieutenant Colonel CLARENCE E. BENNETT.

1st California, Company B, Captain Daniel B. Haskell.

1st New Mexico, Company E, Lieutenant Hezekiah C. Harrison.

1st California Cavalry, Company H, Lieutenant Alexander B. Johnston.

Fort Marcy.

Captain DAVID H. BROTHERTON.

1st New Mexico, Company B, Captain Henry W. Laurer.

5th United States, Company K, Captain David H. Brotherton.

Fort McRae.

1st New Mexico, Company D, Major Edward B. Willis.


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