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

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Seventeenth Army

Corps (Blair):

Headquarters. 21 26 104

First Division 123 3,262 3,948

(Dennis).

Third Division 115 2,485 3,163

(Woods).

Fourth Division (G. 134 3,245 3,864

A. Smith).

Total Seventeenth 393 9,018 11,079

Army Corps.

District of West

Tennessee

(Washburn):

Headquarters. 4 .... 4

District of Memphis 432 8,359 11,748

(Buckland).

First Brigade U. S. 102 2,630 3,277

Colored Troops

(Bouton).

Cavalry Division 290 8,470 10,496

(Grierson).

Division Seventeenth ... ... ...

Army Corps* (J. B.

Moore).

District of Western 154 3,186 4,550

Kentucky+ (Paine).

Total District of 982 22,645 30,075

West Tennessee.

District of

Vicksburg (Dana):

Headquarters. 12 .... 12

First Division++ .. .... ....

(Dennis).

Maltby's brigade. 62 1,948 2,573

Colored Troops 206 4,515 5,823

(Hawkins).

Cavalry (Osband). 66 1,736 2,767

Defenses of Natchez, 119 3,330 4,449

Miss. (Brayman).

Mississippi Marine ... .... ....

Brigade# (Ellet).

Total District of 465 11,565 15,624

Vicksburg.

Grand total 3,548 74,661 97,146

Department of the

Tennessee.

Grand total 3,519 73,564 95,666

according to monthly

return of the

department.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

Seventeenth Army

Corps (Blair):

Headquarters. 122 ... ....

First Division 4,870 .... 14

(Dennis).

Third Division 6,993 ... 10

(Woods).

Fourth Division (G. 7,206 ... 23

A. Smith).

Total Seventeenth 19,191 .... 47

Army Corps.

District of West

Tennessee

(Washburn):

Headquarters. 4 .... ....

District of Memphis 13,527 96 12

(Buckland).

First Brigade U. S. 3,474 ... 6

Colored Troops

(Bouton).

Cavalry Division 14,759 ... 11

(Grierson).

Division Seventeenth .... ... ...

Army Corps* (J. B.

Moore).

District of Western 7,355 7 ...

Kentucky+ (Paine).

Total District of 39,119 103 29

West Tennessee.

District of

Vicksburg (Dana):

Headquarters. 12 ... ...

First Division++ ... ... ...

(Dennis).

Maltby's brigade. 2,897 ... 12

Colored Troops 6,320 ... 10

(Hawkins).

Cavalry (Osband). 3,144 ... ...

Defenses of Natchez, 5,258 6 27

Miss. (Brayman).

Mississippi Marine .... .... ...

Brigade# (Ellet).

Total District of 17,631 6 49

Vicksburg.

Grand total 140,981 109 208

Department of the

Tennessee.

Grand total 139,237 68 174

according to monthly

return of the

department.

Abstract from returns of the Department of the Ohio, Major General John M. Schofield, U. s. Army, commanding, for the month of August, 1864.

[Compiled mainly from subordinate returns.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General 46 ... 46

headquarters.

Twenty-third Army

Corps (Schofield):

Headquarters. 14 62 76

Second Division 248 4,536 5,703

(Hascall).

Third Division 236 5,163 6,083

(Cox).

Fourth Division 128 3,672 4,851

(Ammen).

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

General 46 .... ....

headquarters.

Twenty-third Army

Corps (Schofield):

Headquarters. 77 ... ...

Second Division 11,689 ... ...

(Hascall).

Third Division 11,644 ... ...

(Cox).

Fourth Division 7,346 ... ...

(Ammen).

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*Reporting to Department of Arkansas.

+Also reported in the Department of the Ohio, to which it was transferred August 7.

++Reported in Seventeenth Army Corps.

#Ordered to be disbanded.

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