I respectfully ask that you will direct the commander of the guard vessel not to take from transient steamers arriving here with troops or supplies for the army their original orders, but to keep copies, if you require them.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,

JOHN A. DIX,

Major-General.

Abstract from Tri-monthly Return of the Department of Virginia (Seventh Army Corps), Major General John A. Dix commanding, for February 28, 1863 (headquarters Fort Monroe, Va.).

Present for duty.

Command. Office Men. Aggreg Aggreg Aggreg Pieces

r. ate ate ate of

presen presen last field

t. t and return artill

absent . ery.

.

Headquarters

Fort

Monroe.-

Major 17 ... 17 18 18 ...

General

John A. Dix

Fort

Monroe.-

Colonel S.

M. Alford:

Infantry 27 629 811 830 831 ...

Attached ... ... 28 28 25 ...

garrison

Total 27 629 839 858 856 ...

Camp

Hamilton.-

Colonel

Anthony

Conk:

Infantry 34 662 750 784 786 ...

Cavalry 3 75 79 87 87 ...

Artillery 12 324 373 388 364 ...

Total 49 1,061 1,202 1,259 1,237 ...

Norfolk.-

Brigadier

General E.

L. Viele:

Infantry 134 2,402 2,981 3,311 3,418 ...

Cavalry 2 37 56 80 81 ...

Artillery 4 139 154 190 187 6

Total 140 2,578 3,191 3,581 3,686 6

Suffolk.-

Major

General J.

J. Peck:

Infantry 380 7,157 8,619 9,689 9,874 ...

Cavalry 70 1,530 2,058 2,274 2,297 4

Artillery 27 818 950 1,336 1,345 30

Total 477 9,505 11,627 13,299 13,516 34

Yorktown.-

Major

General E.

D. Keyes:

Infantry 191 2,872 3,568 4,207 3,356 ...

Cavalry 48 1,014 1,244 1,421 1,141 ...

Artillery 18 372 455 627 637 28

Total 252 4,258 5,255 6,255 5,134 28

Point

Lookout,

Md.- Major

J. C. Brown:

Infantry 6 150 182 197 197 ...

Newport

News.- Major

General

William F.

Smith:

Infantry 870 14,406 17,820 25,143 25,431 ...

Artillery 23 739 836 947 950 38

Total 893 15,145 18,656 26,090 26,381 38

Grand total 1,861 33,326 40,981 51,557 51,025 106

Present for duty.

Infantry. Cavalry. Artillery.

Command. Offic Men. Offic Men. Off Men.

er. er. ice

r.

Headquart

ers Fort

Monroe.-

Major ... ... ... ... ... ...

General

John A.

Dix

Fort

Monroe.-

Colonel

S. M.

Alford:

Infantry 27 629 ... ... ... ...

Attached ... ... ... ... ... ...

garrison

Total 27 629 ... ... ... ..

Camp

Hamilton.

- Colonel

Anthony

Conk:

Infantry 35 689 ... ... ... ...

Cavalry ... ... 3 75 ... ...

Artillery ... ... ... ... 13 327

Total 35 689 3 75 13 327

Norfolk.-

Brigadier

General

E. L.

Viele:

Infantry 126 2,569 ... ... ... ...

Cavalry ... ... 2 37 ... ...

Artillery ... ... ... ... 4 138

Total 126 2,569 2 37 4 138

Suffolk.-

Major

General

J. J.

Peck:

Infantry 380 7,157 ... ... ... ...

Cavalry ... ... 70 1,530 ... ...

Artillery ... ... ... ... 27 847

Total 380 7,157 70 1,530 27 847

Yorktown.

- Major

General

E. D.

Keyes:

Infantry 191 2,872 ... ... ... ...

Cavalry ... ... 48 1,014 ... ...

Artillery ... ... ... ... 13 372

Total 191 2,872 48 1,014 13 372

Point

Lookout,

Md.-

Major J.

C. Brown:

Infantry 6 150 ... ... ... ...

Newport

News.-

Major

General

William

F. Smith:

Infantry 828 14,322 ... ... ... ...

Artillery ... ... ... ... 18 729

Total 828 14,322 ... ... 18 729

Grand 1,593 28,388 123 2,656 75 2,413

total