Abstract from Return of Troops in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, commanded by General G. T. Beauregard, June 3, 1863.

Present for duty

Commanding Troops Total Total Total

officer effective effective effective

infantry cavalry artillery

Brigadier First 2,552 1,162 3,279

General Military

R. S. District of

Ripley South

Carolina

Brigadier Second 484 713 284

General Military

J. Hagood District of

South

Carolina

Brigadier Third 529 1,494 579

General Military

W. S. District of

Walker South

Carolina

Brigadier District of 1,830 1,768 2,189

General Georgia

H. W.

Mercer

Brigadier District of 788 452 280

General Middle

Howell Florida

Cobb

Brigadier District of 222 441 140

General East

Joseph Florida

Finegan

Colonel Siege train ........... ........... 271

A. J.

Gonzales

Grand ........... 6,405 6,030 7,022

total

Commanding Troops Aggregate Aggregate

officer present present and

absent

Brigadier First Military 7,978 9,889

General R. District of South

S. Ripley Carolina

Brigadier Second Military 1,595 2,064

General J. District of South

Hagood Carolina

Brigadier Third Military 2,916 3,528

General W. District of South

S. Walker Carolina

Brigadier District of 6,647 8,238

General H. Georgia

W. Mercer

Brigadier District of 1,701 2,128

General Middle Florida

Howell Cobb

Brigadier District of East 916 1,244

General Florida

Joseph

Finegan

Colonel A. Siege train 287 342

J. Gonzales

Grand total ........... 22,040 27,433

NOTE.-Heavy artillery included with light artillery in the First Military District of South Carolina and the District of Georgia, and much of the infantry force in these two districts used in batteries as heavy artillery.

RECAPITULATION OF EFFECTIVE.

First Military ........................................... 6,993

Second Military District ................................. 1,481

Third Military District ................................... 2,602

District of Georgia ...................................... 5,787

District of Middle Florida ............................... 1,520

District of East Florida ................................. 803

Siege train .............................................. 271

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Total effectives ......................................... 19,457

NOTE FROM ORIGINAL RETURN.-Eight companies of infantry, General Ripley's command, Schulz's battery light artillery, Second Military District, and section siege train, Charleston, sent to Third Military District to repel Federal raid on Combahee, June 2, 1863.

SECESSIONVILLE, June 4, 1863.

Captain NANCE, Assistant Adjutant-General:

From an observation of Cole's Island I learn that there are about 200 men on that island. No change to report.

CHARLES H. SIMONTON,

Colonel, Commanding.

HDQRS. FIRST SUB-DIVISION FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT,
Secessionville, June 5, 1863.

Captain W. F. NANCE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that I have visited the bridge now being built between James and Morris Islands. The work is going