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Page 865 Chapter XXX. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.- CONFEDERATE.

Abstract from Return of the Department of North Carolina, commanded by Major General S. G. French, for January, 1863.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Brigadier 95 1.465 1.741

General R. E.

Colston,

forces at

Petersburg,

Va.

Brigadier 444 7.270 8.509

General J. J.

Pettigrew,

French's

division, at

Magnolia, N.

C.

Brigadier 650 8.951 11.719

General W. H.

C. Whiting,

district of

the Cape Fear.

Brigadier 167 1.840 2.269

General N. G.

Evans, one

brigade, at

Kinston, N. C.

Brigadier 176 2.969 3.656

General J.

Daniel, one

brigade, at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Brigadier 121 1.750 2.094

General J. R.

Davis, one

brigade, at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Major J. C. 11 318 362

Haskell, four

batteries, at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Captain J. B. 4 91 96

Starr, one

light battery,

at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Colonel J. A. 27 415 455

J. Bradford,

post of

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Colonel J. A. 14 237 295

J. Bradford,

four artillery

companies, at

Goldsborough

and near New

Berne.

Colonel 30 603 828

George C.

Gibbs, one

regiment, at

Weldon, N. C.

Captain W. J. 2 48 53

Dabney, one

heavy battery,

at Weldon, N.

C.

Colonel 46 754 925

William F.

Martin, one

regiment and

one battery,

at Hamilton,

N. C.

Brigadier ... ... ...

General B. H.

Robertson,

three

regiments

cavalry, at

Kinston, N. C.

Grand total. 1.787 26.717 33.002

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Fie.

present and

absent.

Brigadier 2.338 8 14

General R. E.

Colston,

forces at

Petersburg,

Va.

Brigadier 12.503 ... 18

General J. J.

Pettigrew,

French's

division, at

Magnolia, N.

C.

Brigadier 11.719 ... ...

General W. H.

C. Whiting,

district of

the Cape Fear.

Brigadier 3.399 2 8

General N. G.

Evans, one

brigade, at

Kinston, N. C.

Brigadier 4.624 ... 6

General J.

Daniel, one

brigade, at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Brigadier 2.605 ... 4

General J. R.

Davis, one

brigade, at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Major J. C. 433 ... 16

Haskell, four

batteries, at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Captain J. B. 110 ... 6

Starr, one

light battery,

at

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Colonel J. A. 504 ... ...

J. Bradford,

post of

Goldsborough,

N. C.

Colonel J. A. 385 ... ...

J. Bradford,

four artillery

companies, at

Goldsborough

and near New

Berne.

Colonel 1.045 ... ...

George C.

Gibbs, one

regiment, at

Weldon, N. C.

Captain W. J. 67 2 ...

Dabney, one

heavy battery,

at Weldon, N.

C.

Colonel 1.077 ... 6

William F.

Martin, one

regiment and

one battery,

at Hamilton,

N. C.

Brigadier ... ... ...

General B. H.

Robertson,

three

regiments

cavalry, at

Kinston, N. C.

Grand total. 40.809 12 78

Abstract from Report of the Troops of the District of the Cape Fear, commanded by Brigadier General W. H. C. Whiting, for January 31, 1863.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total.

Brigadier- 135 1.811 2.065

General

Clingman's

brigade.

Colonel 176 2.412 2.534

Colquitt's

brigade.

Colonel 87 1.344 1.446

Harrison's

brigade.

Colonel 109 1.497 1.538

Wilson's

brigade.

41st Regiment 24 354 365

North Carolina

Troops

(cavalry).

3rd Battalion 11 216 217

North Carolina

Artillery.

Fort Caswell 20 278 357

(six

companies).

Fort Fisher 34 534 667

(nine

companies).

Fort Johnson 7 98 104

(two

companies).

Fort Saint 14 194 233

Philip (four

companies).

10th Battalion 13 183 201

North Carolina

Artillery.

Fort French 4 55 58

(one company).

Light-House 4 105 105

Battery (one

company).

Company F, 4 41 47

Tenth Regiment

North Carolina

Troops.

Company B, 2 10 12

Sixty-first

Regiment North

Carolina

Troops.

Captain Buie's 4 20 23

company, North

Carolina

Troops.

Clark 3 55 54

Artillery.

Bridge guard. 1 31 31

Signal Corps. 1 22 22

Grand total. 653 9.260 10.124

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces of

present. present and artillery.

absent.

Brigadier- 2.633 3.380 4

General

Clingman's

brigade.

Colonel 2.916 3.747 10

Colquitt's

brigade.

Colonel 1.707 2.208 8

Harrison's

brigade.

Colonel 1.801 2.369 ...

Wilson's

brigade.

41st Regiment 423 550 ...

North Carolina

Troops

(cavalry).

3rd Battalion 237 272 ...

North Carolina

Artillery.

Fort Caswell 500 537 ...

(six

companies).

Fort Fisher 791 885 ...

(nine

companies).

Fort Johnson 130 142 ...

(two

companies).

Fort Saint 268 288 ...

Philip (four

companies).

10th Battalion 231 265 ...

North Carolina

Artillery.

Fort French 66 78 ...

(one company).

Light-House 129 158 ...

Battery (one

company).

Company F, 65 93 ...

Tenth Regiment

North Carolina

Troops.

Company B, 19 48 ...

Sixty-first

Regiment North

Carolina

Troops.

Captain Buie's 32 33 ...

company, North

Carolina

Troops.

Clark 79 107 ...

Artillery.

Bridge guard. 32 32 ...

Signal Corps. 23 23 ...

Grand total. 12.082 15.215 22

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