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

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Sixteenth Army

Corps-Cont'd.

Right Wing (A. J.

Smith):

Headquarters.... 2 ....... 2

First Division 183 3,950 5,076

(Mower).........

Third Division 220 4,603 5,765

(Shaw).......

Brigade U. S. 91 2,525 3,447

Colored Troops

(Bouton).

Brigade Seventeenth ........ ........ ........

Army Corps* (Ward).

Total Right Wing... 496 11,078 14,290

Total Sixteenth 974 21,838 27,831

Army Corps.

District of West

Tennessee

(Washburn):

Headquarters..... 4 ........ 4

District of Memphis 458 8,952 12,326

(Bucland).

Division 57 1,288 1,658

Seventeenth Army

Corps (J. B.

Moore).

Cavalry Division 287 8,367 11,004

(Grierson)......

District of Western 225 4,909 6,441

Kentucky (Paine).

Total District of 1,031 23,516 31,433

West Tennessee.

Seventeenth Army

Corps (Blair):

Headquarters..... 21 18 42

First Division 79 2,152 2,672

(Dennis).......

Third Division 141 3,085 3,894

(Leggett)

Fourth Division (G. 147 3,480 4,248

A. Smith)

Total Seventeenth 388 8,735 10,856

Army Corps.

District of

Vicksburg (Slocum):

Headquarters..... 11 ........ 11

First Division ....... ........ ........

(Dennis)#

Maltby's brigade... 47 1,420 1,938

Colored troops 208 3,901 5,335

(Hawkins)......

Cavalry (Kerr)..... 82 2,034 2,953

Detachments U. S. 8 239 373

Colored Infantry

(Thomas).

Defenses of 120 3,600 4,782

Natchez, Miss.

(Brayman).

Mississippi Marine 29 679 895

Brigade (Ellet).

Total District of 505 11,873 16,287

Vicksburg.

Grand total 3,719 79,469 104,146

Department of the

Tennessee.

Grand total 3,618 75,683 97,545

according to

monthly return of

the department.

Pieces of

artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field Headquarters

present . .

and

absent.

Sixteenth Army

Corps-Cont'd.

Right Wing (A. J.

Smith):

Headquarters.... 2 .... .... Memphis,

Tenn.

First Division 9,672 .... 14 Do.

(Mower).........

Third Division 9,376 .... 20 Do.

(Shaw).......

Brigade U. S. 3, 719 .... 6 Do.

Colored Troops

(Bouton).

Brigade Seventeenth ....... .... ....

Army Corps* (Ward).

Total Right Wing... 22,769 .... 40

Total Sixteenth 43,151 5 66

Army Corps.

District of West

Tennessee

(Washburn):

Headquarters..... 4 .... .... Memphis,

Tenn.

District of Memphis 14,172 102 4 Do.

(Bucland).

Division 2,784 .... .... Do.

Seventeenth Army

Corps (J. B.

Moore).

Cavalry Division 14,527 .... 6 Do.

(Grierson)......

District of Western 7,231 28 7 Paducah, Ky.

Kentucky (Paine).

Total District of 38,718 130 17

West Tennessee.

Seventeenth Army

Corps (Blair):

Headquarters..... 51 .... .... Before

Atlanta, Ga.

First Division 4,440 .... .... Morganza,

(Dennis)....... La.

Third Division 7,063 .... 14 Before

(Leggett) Atlanta, Ga.

Fourth Division (G. 6,759 .... 23 Do.

A. Smith)

Total Seventeenth 18,313 .... 37

Army Corps.

District of

Vicksburg (Slocum):

Headquarters..... 12 .... .... Vicksburg,

Miss.

First Division ....... .... ....

(Dennis)#

Maltby's brigade... 3,059 .... 12 Do.

Colored troops 6,043 .... 8 Do.

(Hawkins)......

Cavalry (Kerr)..... 3,314 ..... .... Do.

Detachments U. S. 423 .... .... Davis' Bend,

Colored Infantry Miss.

(Thomas).

Defenses of 5,766 .... ....

Natchez, Miss.

(Brayman).

Mississippi Marine 1,289 .... ....

Brigade (Ellet).

Total District of 19,906 .... 20

Vicksburg.

Grand total 148,224 135 177

Department of the

Tennessee.

Grand total 141,306 68 150

according to

monthly return of

the department.

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* Reported in District of West Tennessee with division Seventeenth Army Corps, under Colonel Moore.

# Reported in Seventeenth Army Corps.

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