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1237 Series I Volume XLII-III Serial 89 - Richmond-Fort Fisher Part III

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Strength of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee commanding, November 30, 1864, as shown by inspection reports.

Troops. Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Effective Pieces

present present. present present. of

for and artillery.

duty. absent.

First Army

Corps

(Longstreet):

Pickett's 6,645 8,034 12,124 7,159 --

division

Field's 4,978 5,977 11,838 4,780 --

division

Kershaw's 3,730 4,470 10,881 3,532 --

division

Total 15,353 18,481 34,843 15,471 --

Second Army

Corps - Army

District

(Early):

Staff 13 13 -- -- --

Breckinridge's 1,978 2,388 1,616 --

division 6, January

Rode's 2,857 3,688 12,454 2,715 --

division

Early's 2,493 3,053 8,268 2,479 --

division

Gordon's 2,856 3,424 13,586 2,598 --

division

Total 10,197 12,566 40,957 9,408 --

Third Army

Corps (Hill):

Mahone's 5,097 6,115 12,856 5,009 --

division

Heth's 5,185 5,832 12,521 5,136 --

division

Wilcox's 6,159 6,995 12,063 6,098 --

division

Total 16,441 18,942 37,440 16,243 --

Anderson's

corps

(Anderson):

Hoke's 5,629 6,272 12,026 5,658 --

division

Total 12,711 14,364 25,357 12,523 --

Cavalry Corps

(Hampton):

Staff 13 13 15 13 --

W. H. F. Lee's 3,555 4,196 6,395 2,983 --

division

Butler's 635 916 2,760 373 --

brigade

Young's 646 836 2,676 624 --

brigade

Dearing's 1,059 1,362 2,470 802 --

brigade

Horse 200 217 289 204 8

Artillery

Total 6,108 7,540 14,605 4,999 8

First Military 1,719 1,987 3,454 1,866 --

Districts,

Department of

North Carolina

and Southern

Virginia

(Wise).

Grand total 62,529 73,880 156,656 60,510 8

Guns in the Horse Artillery only accounted for.

Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, November 30, 1864.*

FIRST ARMY CORPS.

Lieutenant General JAMES LONGSTREET.

PICKETT'S DIVISION.

Major General GEORGE E. PICKETT.

Steuart's Brigade.

Brigadier General GEORGE H. STEUART.

9th Virginia, Colonel James J. Phillips.

14th Virginia, Colonel William White.

38th Virginia, Colonel George K. Griggs.

53rd Virginia, Colonel William R. Aylett.

57th Virginia, Colonel Clement R. Fontaine.

Hunton's Brigade.

Brigadier General EPPA HUNTON.

8th Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Berkeley.

18th Virginia, Colonel Henry A. Carrington.

19th Virginia, Colonel Henry Gantt.

28th Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Wingfield.

56th Virginia, Colonel William E. Green.

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* Compiled from inspection reports when not otherwise indicated.

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