Abstract from returns of the Department of Arkansas, Major General Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of February, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters 20 120 157

First (or Cavalry) 120 3,879 5,049

Division (Carr*).

Second Division 125 3,106 3,980

(Kimball).

Third Division 118 2,531 3,278

(Salomon).

Cavalry Brigade 37 570 1,016

(Clayton).

District of Eastern 101 2,156 2,824

Arkansas (Buford).

District of

Northeastern 18 635 1,079

Arkansas

(Livingston).

District of the 241 5,849 8,221

Frontier (Thayer).

Cavalry not 37 931 1,100

brigaded+.

Detachments. 15 316 435

Grand total. 832 20,093 27,139

Grand total

accordiong to 837 21,379 27,688

department return.

CONTINUATION:

Pieces of

artillery.

Aggregate

Command. present Heavy. Field. Headquarters.

and

absent.

General 186

-----

-----

Little Rock,

headquarters. Ark.

First (or

Cavalry) Division 6,473

-----

-----

Do.

(Carr*).

Second Division 7,555

-----

18 Do.

(Kimball).

Third Division 5,020

-----

-----

Do.

(Salomon).

Cavalry Brigade 1,202

-----

11 Pine Bluff,

(Clayton). Ark.

District of

Eastern Arkansas 3,333 7 3 Helena, Ark.

(Buford).

District of

Northeastern 1,356

-----

2 Batesville,

Arkansas Ark.

(Livingston).

District of the

Frontier 10,975

-----

24 Fort Smith.

(Thayer).

Cavalry not 1,300

-----

-----

Little Rock.

brigaded+.

Detachments. 535

-----

-----

Do.

Grand total. 37,935 7 58

Grand total

accordiong to 38,397 7 55

department

return.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Missouri, Major General W. S. Rosecrns, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of February, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters 19

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19

Benton Barracks++. 144 3,333 4,787

Schofield Barracks 5 111 127

(Clifford).

District of Central 111 3,127 3,762

Missouri (Brown).

District of North 27 587 743

Missouri (Guitar).

District of Rolla 51 986 1,365

(Epstein).

District of Saint 114 3,559 4,876

Louis (Fisk).

District of

Southwest Missouri 66 1,705 2,150

(Sanborn).

Alton, Ill.@ 17 418 551

Enrolled Missouri 123 2,063 2,356

Militia#.

Grand total. 677 15,889 20,736

Recapitulation:

General and staff 51

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51

officers.

Infantry. 135 3,346 5,183

Cavalry. 351 9,646 12,193

Artillery. 17 834 953

Enrolled Militia. 123 2,063 2,356

Total. 677 15,889 20,736

CONTINUATION:

Pieces of

artillery.

Aggrega-

Command. te pre- Heavy. Field. Headquar-

sent and ters.

absent.

General headquarters 19

------

------

Saint

Louis, Mo.

Benton Barracks++. 5,198

------

------

Schofield Barracks 188

------

------

(Clifford).

District of Central 4,571

------

6 Warrensburg

Missouri (Brown). Mo.

District of North 931

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------

Macon, Mo.

Missouri (Guitar).

District of Rolla 1,644 4 8 Rolla, Mo.

(Epstein).

District of Saint 5,786 10 4 Saint

Louis (Fisk). Louis, Mo.

District of Springfield

Southwest Missouri 3,222

------

4 Mo.

(Sanborn).

Alton, Ill.@ 695

------

------

Enrolled Missouri 3,394

------

------

Militia#.

Grand total. 25,648 14 22

Recapitulation:

General and staff 52

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------

officers.

Infantry. 5,876

------

------

Cavalry. 15,149

------

12

Artillery. 1,177 14 10

Enrolled Militia. 3,394

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------

Total. 25,648 14 22

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*Carr relieved Davidson in command February 13.

+Exclusive of escort at department headquarters and cavalry reported (at Dardanelle) in District of the Frontier.

++Colonel Bonneville commanding post, General Davidson commanding cavalry depot, and General Pile commanding colored troops.

@Transferred from Northern Department, February 15.

#Not on department return.

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