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Organization of Wilcox's Division.

Major General CADMUS M. WILCOX.

Lane's Brigade.

Brigadier General JAMES H. LANE.

7th North Carolina, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Davidson.

18th North Carolina, Lieutenant Colonel John W. McGill.

28th North Carolina, Major Samuel N. Stowe.

33rd North Carolina, Colonel Robert V. Cowan.

37th North Carolina, Colonel William M. Barbour.

McGowan's Brigade.

Brigadier General SAMUEL McGOWAN.

1st South Carolina, Colonel Charles W. McCreary.

1st South Carolina Rifles, Colonel G. McDuffie Miller.

12th South Carolina, Lieutenant Colonel Edwin F. Bookter.

13th South Carolina, Lieutenant Colonel William Lester.

14th South Carolina, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Croft.

Thomas' Brigade.

Brigadier General EDWARD L. THOMAS.

14th Georgia, Lieutenant Colonel Richard P. Lester.

35th Georgia, Major James T. McElvany.

45th Georgia, Captain Aurelius W. Gibson.

49th Georgia, Colonel John T. Jordan.

Scales' Brigade.

Brigadier General ALFRED M. SCALES.

13th North Carolina, Colonel Joseph H. Hyman.

16th North Carolina, Colonel William A. Stowe.

22nd North Carolina, Colonel Thomas S. Gallaway, jr.

34th North Carolina, Colonel William L. J. Lowrance.

38th North Carolina, Colonel John Ashford.

Strength of Heth's division, Third Army Corps, Major General Henry Heth commanding, for September 30, 1864.

Command. Aggregate Aggregate

present for present.

duty.

Division field and staff 6 6

Archer's brigade (Archer) 1,283 1,540

Davis's brigade (Davis) 927 1,022

MacRae's brigade (MacRae) 1,394 1,757

Total 3,610 4,375

Command. Aggregate Present

present and effective for

absent. the field.

Division field and staff 9 ---

Archer's brigade (Archer) 3,601 1,153

Davis's brigade (Davis) 2,869 1,072

MacRae's brigade (MacRae) 3,099 1,231

Total 9,578 3,456


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