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123 Series I Volume LII-II Serial 110 - Supplements Part II

Page 123 Chapter LXIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE.

Infantry at Camp Cheatham. - Colonel Rains' regiment, 880 men, 710 flint-lock muskets, 175 minie rifles; Colonel Brown's regiment, 885 men, percussion muskets. Considerable sickness in last-named regiment, mostly measles; it might well take place of Colonel Maney's regiment in East Tennessee, although not now in good condition for active, effecient service.

At Fort Henry. - Colonel Heiman's regiment, 720 men, flint-lock muskets. Erecting fortifications at mouth of Big Sandy.

Cavalry at Camp Cheatham. - One company, Captain Woodward, filly armed.

Camp Jackson. - Battalion, five companies, Lieutenant-Colonel McNairy, fully armed.

Camp Lee. - Battalion, five companies, fully armed. Our cavalry is armed with sabers, Colt navy pistols, and double-barrel shotguns, English twist.

FORCES IN EAST TENNESSEE.

Infantry. - Colonel George Maney, 944 men, rifle muskets; Colonel Hatton, 856 men, rilfes; Colonel Forbes, 860 men, percussion muskets; Colonel Cummings, 877 men, flint-lock muskets. Field officers not chosen; ten companies strong.

Cavalry. - Eight companies, about 653 men.

Artillery. - Captain Rutledge's company, 110 men, four 6-pounders, two howitzers.

FORCES IN WEST TENNESSEE.

Infantry at Union City. - Colonel Travis' regiment, 860 men, flint-lock muskets; Colonel Stephens' regiment, 851 men, flint-lock muskets; Colonel Douglass' regiment, 838 men, flint-lock muskets; Colonel Russell's regiment, 737 men, flint-lock muskets; Colonel Carroll's regiment, 744 men, flint-lock muskets; Colonel Pickett's regiment, 744 men, flint-lock muskets.

At Fort Wright. - Colonel Smith's regiment, 802 men, percussion muskets; Colonel Walker's regiment, 541 men, flint-lock muskets; Colonel Neely's regiment, 884 men, flint-lock muskets.

Cavalry. - Five hundred and fourteen men, flint-lock muskets.

Artillery. - Colonel McCown, 140 men, flint- lock muskets; Captain Polk, 67 men, flint-lock muskets; sappers and miners, Captain Pickett, 44 men, flint-lock muskets; riflemen, 493, flint lock muskets.

The Governor called for 2,000 riflemen, each man to bring his gun, to be taken by the State at valuation and converted into minie rifles, shooting sixty balls to pound. In response to this call ten companies are in camp at Murfreesborough, Middle Tennessee, and their guns are being converted into the minie at the rate of 300 per week. Other companies more than sufficient to fill the call have tendered themselves and are marching or preparing to march into encampment. It is believed that from 4,000 to 5,000 men armed in this way can be raised in the State as twelve-months' volunteers.

Total infantry, about 19,400; total cavalry, 2,079; total artillery, 558; sappers and miners, 44.

The State is making good sabers at the rate of thirty per day, casting cannon, making powder, and will soon be doing so on a considerable scale, as well as making guns in considerable numbers of superior quality; making caps in large quantities.

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Page 123 Chapter LXIV. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE.