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745 Series I Volume XXXVIII-V Serial 76 - The Atlanta Campaign Part V

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

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Twenty-third Army

Corps (Schofield)-

Continued.

Fifth Division 591 13,040 15,742

(Burbridge).

Cavalry Division+ 214 4,490 5,452

(Stoneman).

Heavy Artillery 42 1,289 1,525

(Gibson).

Engineer Troops++ ... ... ...

(McClure).

Total Twenty-third 1,73 32,252 39,405

Army Corps.

District of Western

Kentucky# (Paine):

Headquarters. 2 ... 2

Paducah, Ky. 29 667 1,118

(Barry).

Cairo, Ill. (S. 33 535 780

Meredith).

Columbus, Ky. 90 1,984 2,650

(McArthur).

Total District of 154 3,186 4,550

Western Kentucky.

Grand total. 1,673 35,438 44,001

Grand total 1,295 27,672 34,152

according to monthly

return of the

department.//

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent.

Twenty-third Army

Corps (Schofield)-

Continued.

Fifth Division 19,894 16 70

(Burbridge).

Cavalry Division+ 7,619 ... ...

(Stoneman).

Heavy Artillery 1,808 ... ...

(Gibson).

Engineer Troops++ ... ... ...

(McClure).

Total Twenty-third 60,077 16 143

Army Corps.

District of Western

Kentucky# (Paine):

Headquarters. 2 ... ...

Paducah, Ky. 3,755 ... ...

(Barry).

Cairo, Ill. (S. 881 7 ...

Meredith).

Columbus, Ky. 2,837 ... ....

(McArthur).

Total District of 7,475 7 ...

Western Kentucky.

Grand total. 67,598 23 143

Grand total 54,091 (\\) (\\)

according to monthly

return of the

department.//

[AUGUST 31, 1864.-For roster of troops in the Military Division of the Mississippi, not serving in the Atlanta campaign, see Vol. XXXIX, Part II.]


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND,
In the Field, Smith's House, near crossing of Mill Creek,

September 1, 1864-12 m.

Major General W. T. SHERMAN,

Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi:

GENERAL: General Stanely is at Morrow's Station. He reports to me that all the road to this rear, as far as his camp of last night, has been destroyed. I have ordered him to concentrate there, and to move right down upon Jonesborough. He will connect with General Davis' left, which will make our line complete. My skirmish line has moved forward now and driven the enemy from the ridge bordering Mill Creek on the south.

Respectfully, yours,

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

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*District of Kentucky. No return of district found-only returns of First and Second Division.

+Compiled from tri-monthly of July 20.

++Composed of infantry details, and accounted for with their regiments.

#Transferred to the Department of the Ohio August 7.

//Exclusive of the District of Western Kentucky, not borne on the return.

\\Pieces of artillery not accounted for.

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