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Page 61 Chapter LVIII. THE RICHMOND CAMPAIGN.


Numbers 2. Abstract from tri-monthly returns, showing the "present for duty equipped," or effective strength of the armies operating against Richmond, under Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, for January 31, February 28, March 20, March 31, and April 10, 1865.

JANUARY 31.

Infantry Cavalry.

Command. Officers Men Officers Men

ARMY OF

THE

POTOMAC

Provost 54 1,211 13 624

Guard

(Patrick)

Battalion .. ... ... ..

U. S.

(Harwood)

Independen .. ... 2 39

t Company

Oneida

Cavalry

(Batchelde

r)

Artillery ... ... .. ..

(Hunt)

Second 949 17,592 .. ..

Army Corps

(Humphreys

)

Fifth Army 656 14,975 .. ..

Corps

(Warren)

Sixth Army 525 13,929 .. ..

Corps(Gett

y)

Ninth Army 620 14,961 .. ..

Corps

(Wilcox)

Second .. ... 227 6,079

Cavalry

Division

(Gregg)

Total. 2,804 62,668 242 6,742

ARMY OF

THE JAMES.

4th .. .. 10 118

Massachuse

tts

Cavalry

(Rand)

Cavalry .. ... 110 2,930

Division

(Kautz)

Twenty- 582 15,946 5 121

fourth

Army Corps

(Gibbon)

Twenty- 400 11,857 20 622

fifth Army

Corps

(Weitzel)

Defenses 117 3,456 .. ..

of Bermuda

Hundred

(Ferrero)

Separate 51 1,334 .. ..

Brigade

(Carr)

Total 1,150 32,592 145 3,791

Grant 3,954 95,260 387 10,533

total

Artillery. Total.

Command. Officers Men Officers Men Aggrega

te

ARMY OF

THE

POTOMAC

Provost .. 1,453 67 3,288 3,355

Guard

(Patrick)

Battalion 5 186 5 186 191

U. S.

(Harwood)

Independen .. .. 2 39 41

t Company

Oneida

Cavalry

(Batchelde

r)

Artillery 33 1,005 33 1,005 1,038

(Hunt)

Second 35 1,712 984 19,304 20,288

Army Corps

(Humphreys

)

Fifth Army 26 1,375 682 16,350 17,032

Corps

(Warren)

Sixth Army 26 1,123 551 15,052 15,603

Corps(Gett

y)

Ninth Army 19 768 639 15,729 16,386

Corps

(Wilcox)

, Second 5 186 232 6,265 6,497

Cavalry

Division

(Gregg)

Total. 149 7,808 3,195 77,218 80,413

ARMY OF

THE JAMES.

4th .. .. 10 118 128

Massachuse

tts

Cavalry

(Rand)

Cavalry 4 143 114 3,073 3,187

Division

(Kautz)

Twenty- 38 1,798 625 17,864 18,489

fourth

Army Corps

(Gibbon)

Twenty- 34 926 454 13,405 13,859

fifth Army

Corps

(Weitzel)

Defenses .. .. 117 3,456 3,573

of Bermuda

Hundred

(Ferrero)

Separate 2 135 53 1,469 1,522

Brigade

(Carr)

Total 78 3,002 1,373 39,385 40,758

Grant 227 10,810 4,586 116,603 121,171

total

FEBRUARY 28.

ARMY OF

THE

POTOMAC

Provost 71 1,836 17 625 ..

Guard

(Patrick

)

Independ ... .. 1 23 ..

ent

Company

Oneida

Cavalry

(Batchel

der).

Artiller ... .. .. .. 31

y (Hunt)

Second 976 17,349 .. .. 36

Army

Corps

(Humphre

ys)

Fifth 577 12,917 .. .. 32

Army

Corps

(Warren)

Sixth 663 15,368 .. .. 38

Army

Corps

(Wright)

Ninth 653 16,185 .. .. 21

Army

Corps

(Potter)

Second .. .. 212 6,018 4

Cavalry

Division

(Davies)

Total 2,940 63,655 230 6,676 162

ARMY OF

THE

JAMES

4th .. .. 11 119 ...

Massachu

setts

Cavalry

(Washbur

n)

Cavalry .. .. 110 2,848 4

Division

(Kautz)

Twenty- 662 13,844 .. ... 30

fourth

Army

Corps

(Gibbon)

Twenty- 400 11,860 ... ... 21

fifth

Army

Corps

(Weitzel

)

Defenses 121 3,599 ... ... ..

of

Bermuda

Hundred

(Graham)

Separate 50 1,326 ... ... 2

Brigade

(Carr)

Total 1,233 30,629 121 2,967 57

Grand 4,173 94,284 351 9,643 219

aggregat

e

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC

Provost Guard .. 88 2,461 2,549

(Patrick)

Independent Company .. 1 33 34

Oneida Cavalry

(Batchelder).

Artillery (Hunt) 1,010 31 1,010 20,077

Second Army Corps 1,716 1,012 19,065 14,917

(Humphreys)

Fifth Army Corps 1,391 609 14,308 17,972

(Warren)

Sixth Army Corps 1,903 701 17,271 17,641

(Wright)

Ninth Army Corps 782 674 16,967 6,452

(Potter)

Second Cavalry 218 216 6,236 80,683

Division (Davies)

Total 7,020 3,332 77,351

ARMY OF THE JAMES 130

4th Massachusetts .. 11 119 3,107

Cavalry (Washburn)

Cavalry Division 145 114 2,246 15,938

(Kautz)

Twenty-fourth Army 1,402 692 12,642 13,063

Corps (Gibbon)

Twenty-fifth Army 782 421 3,599 3,720

Corps (Weitzel)

Defenses of Bermuda .. 121 1,459 1,511

Hundred (Graham)

Separate Brigade 133 52 36,058 37,469

(Carr)

Total 2,462 1,411 113,409 118,152

Grand aggregate 9,482 4,743


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