Abstract from returns of the Department of the Gulf, &c.-Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Defenses of New Orleans

(Reynolds):

New Orleans and vicinity* 389 9,334 11,331

Ship Island, Miss. 19 309 451

Total Defenses of New Orleans 408 9,643 11,782

District of Baton Rouge 234 5,317 6,382

(Cooke)

District of La Fourch (Day) 68 1,579 2,057

Port Hudson, La. (Ullmann):

Corps d'Afrique 190 2,815 3,880

Second Brigade, Cavalry 18 424 621

Division (Fonda)

Total Port Hudson 208 3,239 4,501

District of Key West and 39 820 1,460

Tortugas (Woodbury)

District of West Florida, 79 1,729 2,142

(Asboth)

Grand total 2,917 60,161 75,254

Grand total according to the 2,551 53,026 66,637

department return for the

month of April.#

Pieces of artillery

Command. Aggregate Heav Fie Headquar

present y ld ters.

and

absent.

Defenses of New Orleans

(Reynolds):

New Orleans and vicinity* 13,607 4 6

Ship Island, Miss. 565 - -

Total Defenses of New Orleans 14,172 4 6

District of Baton Rouge 8,570 - 10

(Cooke)

District of La Fourch (Day) 2,584 - 4

Port Hudson, La. (Ullmann):

Corps d'Afrique 5,434 - 8

Second Brigade, Cavalry 821 - -

Division (Fonda)

Total Port Hudson 6,255 - 8

District of Key West and 2,100 - - Key

Tortugas (Woodbury) West,

Fla.

District of West Florida, 2,401 127 6 Barancas

(Asboth), Fla.

Grand total 110,963 131 136

Grand total according to the 103,935 139 108

department return for the

month of April.#

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

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters## 16 - 16

First (or Cavalry) Division@ 121 3,808 4,919

(Carr)

Second Division (West) 25 488 \\780

Third Division (Salomon) 139 3,475 4,352

Frontier Division \\(Thayer) 155 4,149 5,110

Cavalry Brigade (Clayton) 28 471 811

Cavalry not brigaded 52 1,388 1,722

District of Eastern Arkansas 103 2,151 2,820

(Buford)

District of Northeastern 49 905 1,662

Arkansas (Livingston).

District of the Frontier 134 3,459 4,459

(Judson)

Grand total 822 20,294 26,651

Total according to monthly 782 19,871 25,936

return.

Total according to tri- 774 18,203 25,087

monthly return for April 30.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Heavy. He Fiel Headquarte

av d. rs.

y

General headquarters## 19 - - In the

field.

First (or Cavalry) Division@ 6,364 - Do.

(Carr) -

Second Division (West) 5,936 12 Little

- Rock

Third Division (Salomon) 7,360 12 In the

- field

Frontier Division \\(Thayer) 7,760 10 Do.

-

Cavalry Brigade (Clayton) 1,060 - 10 Pine

Bluff.

Cavalry not brigaded 2,139 - -

District of Eastern Arkansas 3,297 3 Helena.

(Buford) 7

District of Northeastern 1,996 2 Jacksonpor

Arkansas (Livingston). - t.

District of the Frontier 6,024 15 Fort

(Judson) - Smith.

Grand total 41,955 64

7

Total according to monthly 39,591 70

return. 7

Total according to tri- 36,663 - 36

monthly return for April 30.

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*Including the city and troops at Algiers, Bayou Saint John, Bonnet Carre, Camps Chalmette and Parapet, Carrollton, Forts Banks, Jackson, Macomb, Pike, Saint Philip, and Stevens, and Greenville Station, Jefferson City, Kennersville, Lake End, Lakeport, Pass Manchac, and Proctorville.

#Among other discrepancies, does not account for detachment of Army of the Tennessee.

##Escort not accounted for.

@As reported March 31. Headquarters and First and Third Brigades in the field; remainder at Little Rock.

\\One hundred and eighty-seven officers and 4,219 men absent within the department.

&The staff and Third Brigade, as reported April 20.

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