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904 Series I Volume XXIX-II Serial 49 - Bristoe, Mine Run Part II

Page 904 Chapter XLI. OPERATIONS IN N. C., VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA.

CAVALRY CORPS.

Major R. F. BECKHAM.

Virginia Battery, Captain J. Breathed.

South Carolina Battery, Captain J. F. Hart.

Virginia Battery, Captain R. P. Chew.

Virginia Battery, Captain W. M. McGregor.

Virginia Battery, Captain M. N. Moorman.

ARTILLERY RESERVE.

Colonel H. C. CABELL.

North Carolina Battery, Captain B. C. Manly.

1st Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers, Captain E. S. McCarthy.

Pulaski (Georgia) Artillery, Lieutenant M. Callaway.

Troup (Georgia) Artillery, Captain H. H. Carlton.

VALLEY DISTRICT.

Major General JUBAL A. EARLY.*

Imboden's Command.

Brigadier General J. D. IMBODEN.

62nd Virginia, Colonel George H. Smith.

2nd Maryland Cavalry Battalion, Major H. W. Gilmor.

18th Virginia Cavalry, Colonel G. W. Imbaden.

41st Virginia Cavalry, Battalion, Major Robert White.

Virginia Battery, Captain J. H. McClanahan.

Abstract from return of the Department of Richmond, Major General Arnold Elzey, C. S. Army, commanding, December 31, 1863.

Present for duty.

Command. Office Men. Effective

rs. total.

General headquarters 10 ... ...

Hunton's brigade 76 1,093 1,085

Kemper's brigade 98 1,256 1,256

Maryland Line+ 39 529 592

Cavalry 32 424 419

Richmond defenses 81 1,621 1,787

Chaffin's Farm artillery 12 239 235

Chaffin's Bluff 24 323 412

Drewry's Bluff 15 352 420

Total 397 5,900 6,206

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Pieces

present. present of

and field

absent. artill

ery.

General headquarters 10 11 ...

Hunton's brigade 1,345 2,565 ...

Kemper's brigade 1,682 3,212 4

Maryland Line+ 720 1,198 3

Cavalry 562 1,101 ...

Richmond defenses 2,032 2,290 14

Chaffin's Farm artillery 291 312 10

Chaffin's Bluff 465 524 18

Drewry's Bluff 452 503 12

Total 7,559 11,716 61

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*The original return reports Imboden as commanding the district, but see Early's assignment of December 15.

+Also accounted for in return of the Army of Northern Virginia for this date.

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