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1244 Series I Volume XLII-II Serial 88 - Richmond-Fort Fisher Part II

Page 1244 OPERATIONS IN SE. VA. AND N. C. Chapter LIV.

Strength of the forces of infantry and artillery stationed near Petersburg, Va., General G. T. Beauregard commanding, September 10, 1864, as shown by inspection reports.

Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Present Pieces

Troops. present present. present effective of

for duty. and for the artillery.

absent. field.

John-

son's

division

(John-son):

Staff. 4 4 5 .......... .........

Gracie's 1,068 1,485 2,940 1,072 ........

(Alaba-ma)

brigade

(Gracie)

Ransom's 1,722 2,272 3,762 1,575 ........

(North

Caroli-na)

brigade

(McAfee)

Elliot-t's 854 1,533 3,021 815 ........

(South

Caroli-na)

brigade

(McMas-ter)

Wise's 701 1,182 2,893 832 ........

(Virgi-nia)

brigade

(Goode)

Total. 4,349 6,476 12,585 4,294 ........

Hoke's

division

(Hoke):

Staff 18 18 21 18 ........

Cling-man's 824 1,120 3,021 1,121 ........

brigade

(Cling-man)

Martin's 1,170 1,630 2,808 1,630 ........

brigade

(Zachry)

Colquitt's 1,459 1,787 2,826 1,459 ........

brigade

(Colquitt).

Hagood's 826 1,310 3,884 1,310 ........

brigade

(Hagood)

Total. 4,297 5,865 12,560 5,538 ........

Artil-lery

(Jones):

Staff. 5 5 5 5 ........

Read's 296 339 487 296 16

batta-lion a

Moseley's batta-lion b 301 346 504 301 14

Coit's 206 247 391 206 11

batta-lion c

Boggs' 159 193 248 159 8

batta-lion d

Total. 967 1,130 1,655 967 49

Grand 9,613 13,471 26,780 10,799 49

total.

aComprises Blount's, Macon's, Marshall's, and Sullivan's companies.

bComprises Cumming's, Miller's, Staten's, and Young's companies.

cComprises Bradford's, Pegram's, and Wright's companies.

dComprises Martin's and Sturdivant's companies.

Abstract from return of the First Military District, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia, Brigadier General Henry A. Wise commanding, for September 10, 1864.

Present for duty.

Effective Aggregate

Command. Officers. Men. total present.

present.

Staff. 4 10 10 14

Holcombe 25 413 436 496

Legion

C. S. 9 32 35 50

Zouave

Battalion

18th 13 198 206 223

Georgia

Battalion

Virginia 11 135 176 199

Reserves

Do 19 324 356 388

Do 23 262 295 342

Do 12 58 64 105

Do 11 135 144 171

Hood's .......... ......... ........... ..........

battalion

operatives

Hobson's 4 35 35 47

company

second-class

militia

44th 11 167 172 200

Virginia

Battalion

Virginia .......... .......... ........... ..........

Reserves

Total 138 1,759 1,919 2,221

infantry

Section 1 38 41 47

Bradford's

battery

Section 3 28 30 34

Company H,

62nd

Georgia

Total 4 66 71 81

light

artillery

Prisoners of war.

Aggregate Pieces of

Command. present and field Officers. Men.

absent. artillery.

Staff. 15 ........... ........... ..........

Holcombe 644 ........... 10 71

Legion.

C. S. 73 ........... ........... ..........

Zouave

Battalion

18th 296 ........... ........... ..........

Georgia

Battalion

Virginia 378 ........... ........... 3

Reserves

Do 988 ........... ........... ..........

Do 419 ........... ........... ..........

Do 320 ........... ........... ..........

Do 284 ........... ........... ..........

Hood's 167 ........... ........... ..........

battalion

operatives

Hobson's 49 ........... .......... ..........

company

second-class

militia

44th 288 ........... 1 6

Virginia

Battalion

Virginia ........... ........... .......... ..........

Reserves

Total 3,906 ........... 11 80

infantry

Section 48 2 .......... ..........

Bradford's

battery

Section 131 3 .......... ..........

Company H,

62nd

Georgia

Total 179 5 ........... ..........

light

artillery


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