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Abstract from returns of the Department of the Tennessee, &c.- Continued.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

District of Vicksburg

(Slocum):

Headquarters 10 --- 10

First Division* (Dennis) --- --- ---

Malty's brigade (Howe) 86 2,037 2,566

Colored troops (Hawkins) 237 4,037 5,611

Cavalry (Stephens) 118 2,932 3,652

Defenses of Natchez, Miss. 136 3,551 4,842

(Farrar).

Mississippi Marine Brigade 39 851 1,116

(Ellet).

Total District of Vicksburg 626 13,408 17,797

Grand total Department of the 3,773 78,186 98,419

Tennessee.+

Grand total according to 3,397 68,210 85,105

monthly return of the

department.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field Headquart

present ers.

and

absent.

District of Vicksburg

(Slocum):

Headquarters 10 --- --- Vicksburg

Miss.

First Division* (Dennis) --- --- --- Do.

Malty's brigade (Howe) 3,082 --- 12 Do.

Colored troops (Hawkins) 6,121 --- 13 Do.

Cavalry (Stephens) 4,468 --- --- Do.

Defenses of Natchez, 5,718 --- ---

Miss. (Farrar).

Mississippi Marine 1,391 --- ---

Brigade (Ellet).

Total District of 20,790 --- 25

Vicksburg

Grand total Department 135,658 74 224

of the Tennessee.+

Grand total according to 122,803 72 196

monthly return of the

department.

Abstract from return of the Department of the Ohio, Major General John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of May, 1864.

[Compiled mainly from subordinate returns.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters 46 --- 46

Twenty-third Army Corps

(Schofield):

Headquarters 14 62 76

First Division (Hovey) 151 3,441 3,900

Second Division (Hascall) 153 2,690 3,442

Third Division (Cox) 204 4,073 4,718

Fourth Division (Ammen) 182 3,940 5,263

Fifth Division++ (Burbridge) 348 6,873 8,576

Cavalry Corps (Stoneman) 225 4,665 5,683

Engineer troops# (McAlester) --- --- ---

Total Twenty-third Army 1,277 25,744 31,658

Corps.

Newport Barracks, Ky. 1 50 69

(Captain Charles C. Smith).

Grand total Department of the 1,324 25,794 31,773

Ohio

Grand total according to 1,252 25,265 31,090

monthly return of the

department.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field Headquarte

present rs.

and

absent.

General headquarters 46 --- --- In the

field, Ga.

Twenty-third Army Corps

(Schofield):

Headquarters 77 --- --- In the

field, Ga.

First Division (Hovey) 5,801 --- --- Dallas, Ga.

Second Division 6,093 --- --- Near

(Hascall) Dallas, Ga.

Third Division (Cox) 7,588 --- 12 In the

field, Ga.

Fourth Division (Ammen) 10,507 --- 100 Knoxville,

Tenn.

Fifth Division++ 12,592 79 99 Lexington,

(Burbridge) Ky.

Cavalry Corps 7,941 --- ---

(Stoneman)

Engineer troops# --- --- ---

(McAlester)

Total Twenty-third Army 50,599 79 211

Corps.

Newport Barracks, Ky. 73 --- ---

(Captain Charles

C. Smith).

Grand total Department 50,718 79 211

of the Ohio

Grand total according 50,591 (^) (^)

to monthly return of

the department.

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*Reported in Seventeenth Army Corps.

+According to the most accurate returns, including troops returned from Red River Campaign.

++Or District of Kentucky.

#Composed of infantry details and not included in total of corps.

^Pieces of artillery not accounted for.

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