I. Government details of artisans, mechanics, & c. - Continued.

State. Class. Contractors Medical Contractors

with Post- Department. with

Office Medical

Department. Department.

Virginia 18 and 45 . . . 1 . . .

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . 1 . . .

Total . . . . . . 2 . . .

North 18 and 45 . . . 20 . . .

Carolina

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . 20 . . .

South 18 and 45 . . . . . . 16

Carolina

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . 2

Total . . . . . . . . . 18

Georgia 18 and 45 1 3 8

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . 1

Total . . . 1 3 9

Alabama 18 and 45 . . . . . . . . .

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . . . .

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

East 18 and 45 . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . . . .

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

Continuation:

State. Class. Treasury Contractors Niter and

Department with Trea- Mining

sury Bureau.

Department.

Virginia 18 and 45 . . . . . . 26

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . 9

Total . . . . . . . . . 35

North 18 and 45 2 . . . 309

Carolina

17 and 18 . . . . . . 4

45 and 50 . . . . . . 12

Total . . . 2 . . . 415

South 18 and 45 . . . 37 7

Carolina

17 and 18 . . . 1 1

45 and 50 . . . 4 4

Total . . . . . . 42 12

Georgia 18 and 45 . . . . . . . . .

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . . . .

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

Alabama 18 and 45 . . . . . . 333

17 and 18 . . . . . . 9

45 and 50 . . . . . . 14

Total . . . . . . . . . 356

East 18 and 45 . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee

17 and 18 . . . . . . . . .

45 and 50 . . . . . . . . .

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

Continuation:

State. Class. Contractors State Total.

with Niter quarter-

and Mining master's

Bureau. department.

Virginia 18 and 45 625 . . . 3,281

17 and 18 14 . . . 28

45 and 50 29 . . . 175

Total . . . 668 . . . 3,484

North 18 and 45 271 191 1,781

Carolina

17 and 18 6 1 14

45 and 50 26 . . . 90

Total . . . 303 192 1,885

South 18 and 45 . . . . . . 217

Carolina

17 and 18 . . . . . . 10

45 and 50 . . . . . . 44

Total . . . . . . . . . 271

Georgia 18 and 45 184 . . . 519

17 and 18 2 . . . 13

45 and 50 12 . . . 49

Total . . . 198 . . . 581

Alabama 18 and 45 48 . . . 518

17 and 18 4 . . . 16

45 and 50 4 . . . 36

Total . . . 56 . . . 570

East 18 and 45 155 . . . 162

Tennessee

17 and 18 1 . . . 1

45 and 50 6 . . . 6

Total . . . 162 . . . 169

Grand total, 6,960.

NOTE. - Detailed on certificates of heads of departments that "these persons are skilled, experts, and indispensable" in conformity with General Orders, Nos. 77 and 82, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 1864.

K. - Deserters returned to the Army.

State. Number. Remarks.

Virginia 8,596

North Carolina 8,832

South Carolina 2,514 Since September, 1862.

Georgia 5,173

Alabama 5,055 Since February, 1864.

Mississippi 2,031 Do.

Florida 220

East Louisiana 75 Since August, 1864.

East Tennessee 560 Since November, 1863.

Total *21,056

L. - Recapitulation.

Number of conscripts assigned to the Army from camps

of instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,993

Deserters returned to the Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *21,056

Assignments under section 8 of the act of 17th of

February, 1864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,733

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* So in copy; but the factors (if correctly stated) make the sum of 33,056.

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