NEW YORK, October 31, 1864.

PROVOST-MARSHAL, Bufalo:

I cannot send you any troops. The Veteran Reserve Corps and the militia must take care of the raiders should they make their appearance at Buffalo.

JOHN A. DIX,

Major-General.

Abstract from return of the Middle Military Division, Major General Philip H. Sheridan, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of October, 1864.

Present for duty Pieces of artillery

Command Offic Men Aggre- Aggrega Hea Fie Head-

ers gate te vy ld quar-

pre- present ters

sent and

absent

General 24 66 147 282 - - In the

headquar- field.

ters

Department 358 9,923 13,244 16,101 - - Washing

of ton, D. C

Washington .

[Augur]:

Staff and

infantry

Cavalry 100 3,619 5,895 7,021 - -

Artillery 287 8,160 10,252 11,794 736 271

Detachment 6 61 67 78 - -

of Signal

Corps

Total 751 21,763 29,458 34,494 736 271

Department 92 775 1,141 2,456 - 67 Chamber

of the sburg

Susque-

hanna

[Couch]:

Staff and

infantry

Cavalry 3 63 66 180 - -

Artillery 2 139 146 204 - 6

Detachment 4 54 58 70 - -

of Signal

Corps

Total 101 1,031 1,411 2,910 - 73

Middle 52 1,270 1,647 2,539 - - Baltimo

Department re, Md.

[Wallace]:

Staff and

infantry

Cavalry 20 309 375 656 - -

Artillery 8 209 285 320 6 -

Total 80 1,788 2,307 3,515 6 -

Department 481 11,705 13,524 21,669 - -

of West

Virginia

[Crook]:

Staff and

infantry

Cavalry 227 6,064 7,573 15,280 - -

Artillery 94 3,213 3,837 5,182 - -

Total 802 21,032 24,934 42,131 - -

Sixth Army 432 11,306 15,140 29,404 - - In the

Corps field

[Wright]:

Staff and

infantry

Artillery 15 479 555 726 - 24

Total 447 11,785 15,695 30,130 - 24

Detachment 407 9,179 10,986 22,006 - - In the

Nineteenth field

Army Corps

[Emory]:

Staff and

infantry

Artillery 10 383 401 504 - 19

Total 417 9,562 11,387 22,510 - 19

Cavalry 262 6,816 9,126 20,655 - - In the

forces field

[Torbert]:

Staff and

cavalry

Artillery 23 474 578 776 - 24

Total 285 7,290 9,704 21,431 - 24

Grand 2,907 74,317 95,043 157,903 742 411

total