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628 Series I Volume XXXIV-IV Serial 64 - Red River Campaign Part IV

Page 628 Chapter XLVI. LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.

Abstract from returns of the Department of the Northwest, Major General John Pope, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of June, 1864.

Present for

duty.

Command Officer Men. Aggrega Aggrega Pieces Headqua

. s. te te of rters.

present present field

. and artille

absent. ry.

Headqua 17 7 24 24 ....... Milwauk

rters ee,

Wis.

Distric

t of

Iowa:

Northwe 130 2,928 3,427 4,203 8 Swan

stern Lake

Indian Outlet,

expedit Dak.

ion Ter.

Garriso 21 397 444 618 ....... Davenpo

ns, &c rt,

Iowa.

Distric 57 1,535 1,859 1,967 18 Saint

t of Paul,

Minneso Minn.

ta

Distric 10 73 188 294 ....... Milwauk

t of ee,

Wiscons Wis.

in

Grand 235 4,940 5,942 7,106 26

total

Grand 178 3,505 4,213 5,159 31

total

accordi

ng to

monthly

return

of the

departm

ent.

Troops in the Department of the Northwest, Major General John Pope, U. S. Army, commanding, June 30, 1864.

DISTRICT OF IOWA.

NORTHWESTERN INDIAN EXPEDITION.*

Brigadier General ALFRED SULLY.+

8th Minnesota, Colonel Minor T. Thomas.

30th Wisconsin (four companies), Colonel Daniel J. Dill.

Dakota Cavalry (two companies), Captain Nelson Miner.

6th Iowa Cavalry (eleven companies), Lieutenant Colonel Samuel M. Pollock.

7th Iowa Cavalry (three companies), Lieutenant Colonel John Pattee.

2nd Minnesota Cavalry (six companies), Colonel Robert N. McLaren.

Minnesota Cavalry Battalion (four companies), Major Alfred B. Brackett. Indian Scouts, Captain Christian Stufft.

3rd Minnesota Battery (two sections), Captain John Jones.

FARM ISLAND, DAK. TER.

Lieutenant Colonel EDWARD M. BARTLETT.

30th Wisconsin, Companies D and F, Lieutenant Colonel Edward M. Bartlett.

7th Iowa Cavalry, Companies K, L, and M, Captain Bradley Mahana.

FORT RANDALL, DAK, TER.

Major THOMAS H. SHEPHARD.

6th Iowa Cavalry, Company K, Captain John Logan.

DAVENPORT, IOWA.

U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps (two companies), Captain George E. Judd.

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*Encamped at Swan Lake Outlet, Dak. Ter.

+Major Edward P. Ten. Brock in charge of district headquarters at Davenport, Iowa.

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