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Abstract from returns of the department of the Cumberland, Major General George H. Thomas, U. S. Army, commanding, for the month of July, 1864.

[Compiled mainly from subordinate returns.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters 50 384 465

Fourth Army Corps

(Stanley):

Headquarters........ 7 ........ 7

First Division (Grose) 313 5,368 6,782

Second Division 248 3,085 4,086

(Newton)......

Third Division (Wood) 166 3,847 4,945

Artillery (Brigades) 21 826 897

Total Fourth Army 855 13,126 16,717

Corps.........

Fourteenth Army Corps

(Palmer):

Headquarters...... 6 ............ 6

First Division 295 6,050 7,269

(Johnson).......

Second Division 253 5,227 6,129

(Davis).....

Third Division (Baird) 303 5,604 6,674

Artillery 18 675 738

(Houghtaling)......

Total Fourteenth Army 875 17,556 20,816

Corps.

Twentieth Army Corps

(Williams):

Headquarters ...... 16 70 86

First Division (Knipe) 270 4,299 5,344

Second Division 168 3,070 3,989

(Gearly).........

Third Division (Ward) 228 4,145 5,386

Artillery (Reynolds) 23 734 826

Total Twentieth Army 705 12,318 15,631

Corps.*

Cavalry Corps

(Elliott):

Headquarters......... 7 ............ 7

First Division 161 2,975 3,916

(McCook).......

Second Division 177 4,087 5,044

(Garrard).....

Third Division 181 3,699 4,509

(Kilpatrick)......

Fourth Division 129 2,953 3,537

(Thornburgh).

Detached (Palmer)..... 20 337 428

Total Cavalry Corps... 675 14,051 17,441

Reserve Brigade (Le 29 795 1,003

Favour).......

Post of Chattanooga 92 2,075 2,589

(Stenley)......

Veteran Reserve Corps 17 446 923

(Gazzam)

Engineer Troops:

Engineer Brigade 69 1,342 1,794

(Culver).......

Pioneer Brigade ....... ............ ...........

(O'Connell).......

1st Michigan Engineers 43 1,006 1,653

(Innes).

Total engineer troops 112 2,348 3,447

Unassigned Troops:

Infantry......... 98 2,258 2,905

Artillery#........ 20 640 695

Total unassigned..... 118 2,898 3,600

Pieces of

artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy Field. Headquarter

present . s.

and

absent.

General headquarters 550 ..... ...... In the

Field, Ga.

Fourth Army Corps

(Stanley):

Headquarters........ 8 ..... ...... Near

Atlanta,

Ga.

First Division (Grose) 11,502 ..... ...... Do.

Second Division 10,579 .... ...... Do.

(Newton)......

Third Division (Wood) 10,955 .... ...... Do.

Artillery (Brigades) 1,124 .... 35 Do.

Total Fourth Army 34,168 .... 35 Do.

Corps.........

Fourteenth Army Corps

(Palmer):

Headquarters...... 6 .... ..... Near

Atlanta.

Ga.

First Division 12,814 .... ...... Do.

(Johnson).......

Second Division 10,354 .... ...... Do.

(Davis).....

Third Division (Baird) 11,561 .... ...... Do.

Artillery 916 .... 34 Do.

(Houghtaling)......

Total Fourteenth Army 35,651 .... 34

Corps.

Twentieth Army Corps

(Williams):

Headquarters ...... 97 .... ..... Near

Atlanta,

Ga.

First Division (Knipe) 9,604 .... ...... Do.

Second Division 8,712 .... ...... Do.

(Gearly).........

Third Division (Ward) 10,005 .... ...... Do.

Artillery (Reynolds) 1,014 .... 36 Do.

Total Twentieth Army 29,432 .... 36

Corps.*

Cavalry Corps

(Elliott):

Headquarters......... 8 .... ......

First Division 7,985 .... 4

(McCook).......

Second Division 9,852 .... 6

(Garrard).....

Third Division 7,361 .... 4

(Kilpatrick)......

Fourth Division 5,140 .... 8

(Thornburgh).

Detached (Palmer)..... 681 .... .....

Total Cavalry Corps... 31,027 .... 22

Reserve Brigade (Le 1,532 .... ...... Near

Favour)....... Atlanta,

Ga.

Post of Chattanooga 3,761 16 66

(Stenley)......

Veteran Reserve Corps 1,011 .... ...... Nashville,

(Gazzam)

Tenn.

Engineer Troops:

Engineer Brigade 2,219 .... ...... Lookout

(Culver)....... Mountain.

Pioneer Brigade ...... .... ......

(O'Connell).......

1st Michigan Engineers 1,798 .... ..... Cartersvill

(Innes). e, Ga.

Total engineer troops 4,008 .... ......

Unassigned Troops:

Infantry......... 3,277 .... ..... Cartersvill

e and Rome,

Ga., and

Chattanooga

, Tenn.

Artillery#........ 873 .... 35

Total unassigned..... 4,150 .... 35

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*The Fourth Division reported at Nashville, Tenn.

# At Bridgeport, Stevensons, Tullahoma, and near Atlanta.

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