Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Army of the Potomac, Major General George G. Meade, U. S. Army, commanding, April 30, 1864.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

Commanding general and 43 ... 43

staff..

Provost guard 69 1,057 1,513

(Patrick)..

Engineer Brigade 45 1,917 2,413

(Benham)..

Engineer Battalion 5 309 354

(Mendel)..

Guards and orderlies 2 59 91

(Ingalls)..

Artillery (Hunt).. 141 4,446 5,722

Signal Corps (Fisher).. 14 207 233

Second Army Corps 1,345 27,330 35,474

(Hancock)..

Fifth Army Corps 1,267 24,740 32,341

(Warren)..

Sixth Army Corps 1,062 22,986 28,449

(Sedgwick)..

Cavalry Corps* 616 15,209 20,838

(Sheridan)..

Total + .. 4,609 98,260 127,471

Command. Aggregate Pieces of

present and field a

and absent. artillery.

Commanding general and 46 ...

staff..

Provost guard 2,264 ...

(Patrick)..

Engineer Brigade 2,557 ...

(Benham)..

Engineer Battalion 428 ...

(Mendel)..

Guards and orderlies 98 ...

(Ingalls)..

Artillery (Hunt).. 6,475 92

Signal Corps (Fisher).. 296 ...

Second Army Corps 46,584 54

(Hancock)..

Fifth Army Corps 41,675 48

(Warren)..

Sixth Army Corps 35,302 48

(Sedgwick)..

Cavalry Corps* 30,032 32

(Sheridan)..

Total + .. 165,757 274

Present for -

Infantry. Cavalry.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

Provost guard 52 737 18 311

(Patrick)..

Guards and ... ... 2 59

orderlies

(Ingalls)..

Artillery (Hunt).. 59 2,391 ... ...

Second Army Corps 1,276 25,405 ... ...

(Hancock)..

Fifth Army Corps 1,227 22,898 ... ...

(Warren)..

Sixth Army Corps 1,003 21,581 2 48

(Sedgwick)..

Cavalry Corps* ... ... 585 11,839

(Sheridan)..

Total+ 3,617 73,012 607 12,257

duty equipped.

Artillery. Total.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

Provost guard ... ... 70 1,048

(Patrick)..

Guards and ... ... 2 59

orderlies

(Ingalls)..

Artillery (Hunt).. 64 2,052 123 4,443

Second Army Corps 50 1,602 1,326 27,007

(Hancock)..

Fifth Army Corps 45 1,525 1,272 24,423

(Warren)..

Sixth Army Corps 43 1,536 1,048 23,165

(Sedgwick)..

Cavalry Corps* 24 839 609 12,678

(Sheridan)..

Total+ 226 7,554 4,450 92,823

Organization of the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General George G. Meade, May 31, 1864.

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.

PROVOST GUARD.

Brigadier General MARSENA R. PATRICK.

1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D, Captain Charles F. Adams, jr.

80th New York Infantry (20th Militia), Colonel Theodore B. Gates.

3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Edward S. Jones.

68th Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Winslow.

114th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel Charles H. T. Collis.

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* Serviceable horses, 15,036.

+ The monthly return of the army for April, 1864, reports a grand total of 4,737 officers and 99,048 men " present for duty." This difference between the two returns is not explainable. There are no tri-monthly returns on file for the month of May. In transmitting the return for June 30, 1864, General Meade says: " In consequence of the movements of the troops between the dates mentioned and the absence of all facilities for the preparation of the stated tri-monthly reports, it was found altogether impracticable to render such reports when due."

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