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568 Series I Volume XXIV-III Serial 38 - Vicksburg Part III

Page 568 Chapter XXXVI. Mississippi, WEST TENNESSEE, ETC.

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

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Fifteenth Army

Corps

(Sherman):

Staff 15 - 15

First DIVISION 297 4,363 9,555

(Dennis)

SECOND 272 4,337 5,655

DIVISION +

(Lightburn).

THIRD DIVISION 218 3,419 5,074

(Tuttle)

Fourth 338 5,796 7,642

DIVISION++

(Ewing)

Cavalry 83 1,174 1,768

Brigade&

(Stephens).

Total 1,223 19,089 26,573

Fifteenth Army

Corps.

Sixteenth Army 13 - 13

Corps

(Hurlbut):

Staff

District of 406 8,007 10,498

Memphis

(Veatch)

Sixth DIVISION 213 3,918 5,511

(Asboth)

Left Wing - - -

(Dodge)

Staff 5 - 5

SECOND 411 7,192 9,133

DIVISION

(Dodge)

THIRD Brigade, 147 3,148 3,948

THIRD

DIVISION.

Cavalry 299 4,837 6,422

DIVISION

(Mizner)

District of - - -

Eastern

Arkansas

(Prentiss).

Staff 8 - 8

Thirteenth 169 2,838 4,400

DIVISION

(Salomon).

Kimball's 233 3,930 6,148

DIVISION

Total 1,894 33,870 46,086

SIXTEENTH Army

Corps.

SEVENTEENTH

Army Corps

(McPherson):

Staff and 10 35 83

escort

THIRD DIVISION 300 4,753 6,572

(Stevenson)

Sixth DIVISION 253 3,706 5,124

(Chambers.)

Seventh 226 3,507 4,888

DIVISION (John

E. Smith).

Total 789 12,001 16,667

SEVENTEENTH

Army Corps.

Post of 58 1,068 1,883

Vicksburg**

(John E.

Smith).

District of

Northeastern

Louisiana

(Shepard):

Milliken's 80 1,362 2,287

Bend

(Scofield)

Goodrich's 32 1,041 1,247

Landing

(Crandall).

Total 112 2,403 3,534

Herron's 198 3,707 5,556

DIVISION++

(Herron)

Grand total 5,767 95,359 132,765

Department of

the Tennessee.

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field. Headquarte

present and rs.

absent.

Fifteenth 17 - - Big Black

Army Corps River,

(Sherman): MISS.

Staff

First 9,555 - 16 Do.

DIVISION*

(Dennis)

SECOND 8,914 - 16 Do.

DIVISION+

(Lightburn

).

THIRD 7,004 - 10 Bear

DIVISION Creek,

(Tuttle) MISS.

Fourth 8,896 - 16 Messinger'

DIVISION s Ford,

++ (Ewing) MISS.

Cavalry 2,362 - - Big Black

Brigade& River,

(Stephens) MISS.

.

Total 36,748 - 58

Fifteenth

Army

Corps.

Sixteenth

Army Corps

(Hurlbut):

Staff 14 - - Memphis,

Tenn.

District 13,022 24 22 Do.

of Memphis

(Veatch)

Sixth 6,921 31 17 Columbus,

DIVISION Ky.

(Asboth)

Left Wing - - - Corinth,

(Dodge) MISS.

Staff 5 - - Do.

SECOND 11,004 25 27 Do.

DIVISION

(Dodge)

THIRD 4,415 - 10 La Grange,

Brigade, Tenn.

THIRD

DIVISION.

Cavalry 8,032 - 12 Do.

DIVISION

(Mizner)

District - - - Helena,

of Eastern Ark.

Arkansas

(Prentiss)

.

Staff 8 - - Do.

Thirteenth 6,294 - 21 Do.

DIVISION

(Salomon).

Kimball's 8,137 - 6 Do.

DIVISION

Total 57,852 80 115

SIXTEENTH

Army

Corps.

SEVENTEENT

H

Army Corps

(McPherson

):

Staff and 106 - - Vicksburg,

escort MISS.

THIRD 9,407 - 28 Do.

DIVISION

(Stevenson

)

Sixth 6,825 - 16 Do.

DIVISION

(Chambers.

)

Seventh 7,411 - 14 Do.

DIVISION

(John E.

Smith).

Total 23,749 - 58

SEVENTEENT

H Army

Corps.

Post of 2,020 - - Do.

Vicksburg*

* (John E.

Smith).

District

of

Northeaste

rn

Louisiana

(Shepard):

Milliken's 2,708 - - Goodrich's

Bend Landing,

(Scofield) La.

Goodrich's 1,366 - -

Landing

(Crandall)

.

Total 4,074 - -

Herron's 6,844 - 18 Port

DIVISION++ Hudson,

(Herron) La.

Grand 177,749 80 310

total

Department

of the

Tennessee

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*Thayer assigned July 27, vice Steele. Dennis assigned July 28.

+Blair absent on leave since July 26.

++formerly First DIVISION, SIXTEENTH Army Corps. Transferred July 28. Ewing assigned, vice W. Sooy Smith, July 20.

& Bussey's brigade, Thirteenth Army Corps. Stephens assumed command July 31.

Stevenson commanding since July 22, Logan being absent under orders from Grant.

The First Brigade at Lake Providence and the SECOND at Natchez; Chambers commanding since July 30, vice McArthur, absent on leave.

**Smith assigned to command July 21, vice Logan.

++Transferred from Vicksburg to Port Hudson July 24 and 25.

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