Consolidated abstract from returns of the Confederate Army on or about December 31, 1864.

[Compiled from such returns as are on file in the War Department.]

Present for duty.

Command. Officer Men. Aggrega Aggrega Date of

s. te te return.

present present

. and

absent.

Army of Northern . . . . 60,334 71,854 150,373 Dec.

Virginia a . . . 31,

(Lee). . . 1864

Department of 333 3,062 3,782 7,138 Nov.

Western Virginia 10,

and East 1864.

Tennessee

(Breckinridge).

Department of 373 4,985 6,658 16,601 Dec.

Richmond 10,

(Ewell). . . 1864.

Department of 423 6,327 7,539 11,916 Jan.

North Carolina b 31,

(Bragg). . . 1864.

Department of 746 11,309 14,680 21,678 Nov.

South Carolina, 20,

Georgia, and 1864.

Florida

(Hardee).

Wheeler's . . . 4,919 6,356 6,944 Jan. 2,

cavalry division . . 1865.

in South

Carolina. . .

Army of 1,795 16,913 25,053 77,366 Jan.

Tennessee c 20,

(Hood). . . 1865.

Department of 1,381 10,459 15,592 32,148 Dec. 1,

Alabama, 1864.

Mississippi, and

East Louisiana

(Taylor).

Western District 96 1,216 1,448 2,226 Dec.

of North 18,

Carolina 1864.

(Martin). . .

Trans- 2,132 28,107 43,054 74,397 Dec.

Mississippi 31,

Department (E. 1864

K. Smith). . .

Total. . . 7,279 147,631 196,016 400,787

a Including the Valley District, under Early. The officers and men are not reported separately under the head of "present for duty. "

b Less Hoke's division, already accounted for in the Army of Northern Virginia December 31, 1864, with an aggregate "present and absent" of 11,891.

c Exclusive of Forrest's cavalry, not reported.

d With incomplete returns from Churchill's and Parsons' divisions, and no returns from Maramaduke's and Fagan's division. The latter two divisions were estimated at about 3,500 effective.

C. S. -Niter and Minning Bureau. -Iron return from January 1, 1863, to January 1, 1865.

Forcemployed.

White.

State. Reserves. Conscripts. Slaves and

free negroes.

Virginia a. . 90 751 941

.

North 3 227 448

Carolina. . .

South Carolina . . . . . 83 166

b. . .

Alabama b. . . 58 322 2,252

Georgia c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

Tennessee d. . . . . . . 269 . . . . . .

.

Trans- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi e.

. .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Returns of iron received by bureau officers

(in tons).

Receipts during first, second, third, and fourth quarters, 1864.

State. Pig Bloom Rolled Hamme Skelp Scrap

(2,240 (2,000 (2,000 red (2,000 (2,24

pounds). pounds pounds. 2,000 pounds pound

).) pound). s).

s.)

Virginia a. 2,388. 8 143. 3 348. 217. 1 465.

. . 4 3 8

North 716. 0 407. 5 71. 107. . . . . . .

Carolina. . 0 0 . . . .

.

South 20. 0 . . . 150. . . . . . . . . .

Carolina b. . 0 . . . . .

. .

Alabama b. . 4,866. 0 22. 0 1,047. 7. . . . . . .

. 7 6 . . . .

Georgia c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee d. 43. 4 . . . 8. 40. . . . . . .

. . . 9 0 . . . .

Trans- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . .

e. . .

Total. . . 8,034. 2 572. 8 1,626. 371. 1 465.

0 9 8

a A large portion of the Virginia conscript force was for a long time in the lines of the enemy, being cut off by their advance down the Valley while the furnaces were in blast. Ten of the furnaces having been burned, much of this force is still employed in the work of rebuilding.

b No returns from South Carolina and Alabama for the fourth quarter owing to the interruption of communication.

c Georgia works destroyed by the enemy. The railroad tracks taken up under General Beauregard's order, the work of rebuilding is prevented.

d Not yield in Tennessee in the last quarter, the entire force having been kept in the field.

e Returns not received. Two furnaces in blast.