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1236 Series I Volume XLII-III Serial 89 - Richmond-Fort Fisher Part III

Page 1236 Chapter LIV. OPERATIONS IN SE. VA. AND N. C.

Abstract from monthly return of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee commanding, for November 30, 1864.

Present for

duty.

Command Officers Men Effective Aggregate Aggregate Horses Guns

total present present

present and

absent

First

Army

Corps

(Longstreet):

Staff 15 -- -- 15 17 -- --

Pickett's 446 6,176 6,176 7,954 12,052 -- --

division

Field's 453 4,548 4,548 6,053 11,837 -- --

division

Hoke's 419 5,273 5,273 6,299 12,022 -- --

division

a

Kershaw's 324 3,414 3,414 4,482 10,886 -- --

division

Total 1,657 19,411 19,411 24,803 46,814 -- --

Anderson's

corps:

Johnson's 541 6,504 6,504 8,097 13,299 -- --

division

Second

Army

Corps

(Early):

Staff 17 -- -- 17 21 -- --

Early's 146 2,345 2,345 2,980 8,334 -- --

division

Rode's 212 2,789 2,789 3,908 12,702 -- --

division

Gordon's 216 2,662 2,662 3,454 13,764 -- --

division

Wharton's 123 1,859 1,859 2,471 6,687 -- --

division

Lomax's 255 1,846 1,846 2,421 9,351 -- 2

cavalry

division

Fitz 69 1,455 1,455 1,756 3,618 -- --

Lee's

cavalry

division

b

Total 1,038 12,956 12,956 17,007 54,477 -- 2

Third

Army

Corps

(Hill):

Staff 20 -- -- 20 20 -- --

Heth's 402 4,957 4,957 6,009 12,750 -- --

division

Wilcox's 428 5,742 5,742 7,072 12,051 -- --

division

Mahone's 427 4,844 4,844 6,203 12,954 -- --

division

Total 1,277 15,543 15,543 19,304 37,775 -- --

First 219 2,305 2,305 2,871 4,603 49 8

Military

District

(Wise)

Provost 21 219 219 290 366 -- --

Guard

(Bridgford)

Cavalry

Corps

(Hampton):

Staff 13 -- -- 13 15 -- --

Hampton's 102 1,506 1,506 2,194 5,030 -- --

division

c

W. H. F. 163 3,605 3,605 4,420 6,146 -- --

Lee's

division

d

Dearing's 60 995 995 1,364 2,283 -- --

brigade

e

Horse 3 102 102 112 138 -- --

artillery f

Total 341 6,208 6,208 8,103 13,612 -- --

Artillery

Reserve,

&c.

(Pendleton):

Staff 7 8 8 15 18 -- --

First 104 2,188 2,188 2,512 3,271 754 92

Army

Corps

Second 60 923 923 1,179 2,443 317 24

Army

Corps

Third 133 2,057 2,057 2,481 3,470 652 96

Army

Corps

Fourth 59 968 968 1,186 1,666 532 51

Army

Corps

Total 363 6,144 6,144 7,373 10,868 2,255 263

Grand 5,457 69,290 69,290 87,848 181,814 2,304 273

total

a Hoke's division temporarily serving with First Corps

b Second Brigade not reported - on raid.

c 705 dismounted men.

d 453 dismounted men.

e 127 dismounted men.

f 13 dismounted men.


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