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680 Series I Volume XXXVIII-III Serial 74 - The Atlanta Campaign Part III

Page 680 THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN. Chapter L.

Abstract from returns of the Army of Tennessee, General John B. Hood, C. S. Army, commanding.

JULY 31, 1864.

Present for duty.

Officers. Men. Effective

total

Command. present.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.

Staff and escort 25 165 265

Engineer troops. 18 340 337

Total 43 505 502

HARDEE'S CORPS.

Staff and escort 32 188 187

Chetham's division 498 3,700 3,528

Cleburne's division* 410 3,945 3,821

Bate's division 379 2,920 2,771

Walker's division.# --- --- ---

Artillery 70 1,227 1,182

Total 1,389 11,980 11,489

LEE'S Corps.

Staff and escort 29 110 110

Anderson's division 304 3,459 3,304

Stevenson's division 450 4,129 4,002

Clayton's division 367 3,567 3,435

Artillery 57 1,081 1,049

Total 1,207 12,346 11,900

STEWART'S CORPS.

Staff and escort++ 13 87 87

Loring's division 401 3,729 3,633

French's division 372 3,215 3,117

Walthall's division@ 313 2,582 2,503

Artillery// 53 1,035 973

Total 1,152 10,648 10,313

CAVALRY.~~

Wheeler's corps. 777 7,611 6,623

Jackson's division 408 3,727 3,668

Total 1,185 11,338 10,291

Artillery Reserve** --- --- ---

Grand total## 4,976 46,817 44,495

Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate

present present present

Command. and and

absent absent

last

return.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.

Staff and escort 210 254 253

Engineer troops. 421 580 603

Total 631 834 856

HARDEE'S CORPS.

Staff and escort 285 302 301

Chetham's division 5,300 11,713 8,259

Cleburne's division* 5,616 13,061 9,328

Bate's division 4,220 10,095 6,563

Walker's division.# --- --- 12,063

Artillery 1,552 2,119 1,617

Total 16,973 37,290 38,131

LEE'S Corps.

Staff and escort 145 211 217

Anderson's division 4,649 11,257 11,618

Stevenson's division 5,450 11,404 11,540

Clayton's division 4,933 13,336 12,540

Artillery 1,376 1,757 1,337

Total 16,553 37,965 37,252

STEWART'S CORPS.

Staff and escort++ 128 273 13

Loring's division 4,860 10,568 10,358

French's division 4,290 9,212 8,944

Walthall's division@ 3,649 10,421 8,560

Artillery// 1,182 1,780 1,838

Total 14,109 32,254 29,763

CAVALRY.~~

Wheeler's corps. 11,327 19,208 18,887

Jackson's division 5,169 8,194 8,917

Total 16,496 27,402 27,804

Artillery Reserve** --- --- 1,176

Grand total## 64,762 135,745 134,982

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*Polk's brigade broken up and regiments distributed to the other brigades.

#Broken up and brigades distributed to the other divisions as follows: Gist's to Cheatham's, Mercer's to Cleburne's, and Stevens' to Bate's.

++Escort formerly reported in Jackson's cavalry division.

@Gholson's brigade and Youngblood's battalion joined; Fourth and Thirtieth Louisiana Regiments transferred to Gibson's brigade, Clayton's division.

//Formerly included artillery attached to Jackson's cavalry division.

~~Including attached artillery.

**Broken up and battalions assigned to corps as follows: Palmer's to Hardee's, Williams' to Lee's, and Waddell's to Stewart's.

##Pieces of artillery not reported on original return.

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