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Abstract from return of the U. S. Forces, &c. - Continued.

NOVEMBER 20 - Continued.

Present for duty - equipped.

Infantry. Cavalry.

Command. Officers Men. Officers Men.

Cavalry Corps

(Wilson):

General headquarters* ..... ..... 9 137

First Division ..... ..... 89 1,666

(McCook)+

Second Division ..... ..... 47 507

(Long)++

Fifth Division ..... ..... 113 2,749

(Hatch)#

Sixth Division ..... ..... 43 885

(Johnson)||

Seventh Division ..... ..... 107 2,174

(Knipe)

Unattached$ ..... ..... 139 2,913

Total ..... ..... 547 11,031

Grant total 2,093 46,073 547 11,031

Present for duty - equipment.

Artillery. Total.

Command. Officers Men. Officers Men.

Cavalry Corps

(Wilson):

General headquarters* ..... ..... 9 137

First Division 4 80 93 1,746

(McCook)+

Second Division 2 101 49 608

(Long)++

Fifth Division ..... ..... 113 2,749

(Hatch)#

Sixth Division ..... ..... 43 885

(Johnson)||

Seventh Division 5 144 112 2,318

(Knipe)

Unattached$ ..... ..... 139 2,913

Total 11 325 558 11,356

Grant total 156 5,601 2,796 62,705

NOVEMBER 30.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate

present.

General headquarters* 41 ..... 42

Fourth Army Corps** 766 16,200 19,221

Twenty-third Army 510 10,081 12,237

Corps**

Right Wing, Sixteenth 486 8,843 10,892

Army Corps++

District of 704 16,911 21,316

Tennessee++++

District of the 210 6,864 8,545

Etowah$$

Reserve Brigade$$ 25 880 1,195

Unassigned infantry|||| 30 1,122 1,493

Unassigned artillery## 7 262 269

Signal Corps$$ 11 60 71

Veteran Reserve Corps* 15 493 965

Total 2,805 61,716 76,246

Cavalry Corps (Wilson):

General headquarters* 20 365 456

First Division 187 4,002 4,931

(McCook)***

Second Division 168 5,674 6,611

(Long)+++

Fifth Division 172 4,449 5,400

(Hatch)**

Sixth Division 119 2,729 3,320

(Johnson)

Seventh Division 134 2,910 3,999

(Knipe)

Total 800 20,129 24,717

Grand total 3,605 81,845 100,963

Command. Aggregate Serviceable Pieces of

present and horses. artillery.

absent.

General headquarters* 51 ......... ........

Fourth Army Corps** 31,775 655 34

Twenty-third Army 21,442 ......... ........

Corps**

Right Wing, Sixteenth 19,493 631 28

Army Corps++

District of 25,610 686 155

Tennessee++++

District of the 11,523 81 133

Etowah$$

Reserve Brigade$$ 1,832 ........ .........

Unassigned infantry|||| 1,753 ........ .........

Unassigned artillery## 319 110 11

Signal Corps$$ 107 ........ .........

Veteran Reserve Corps* 1,128 ........ .........

Total 115,033 ........ .........

Cavalry Corps (Wilson):

General headquarters* 702 ........ .........

First Division 7,815 4,116 4

(McCook)***

Second Division 8,416 616 4

(Long)+++

Fifth Division 8,103 2,608 4

(Hatch)**

Sixth Division 5,110 ........ .........

(Johnson)

Seventh Division 5,878 ........ .........

(Knipe)

Total 36,024 ........ .........

Grand total 151,057 ........ .........

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*At Nashville, Tenn.

+Second and Third Brigades at Louisville, Ky., dismounted, and the First Brigade (Croxton's) at Taylor's Springs, Ala.

++At Louisville, Ky., dismounted.

#In the field.

||There is no return of the division on file. The figures given are for Capron's brigade only.

$Comprising the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Indiana and 15th Pennsylvania.

**At Franklin, Tenn.

++At Nashville and en route.

++++See abstract in detail, p.57.

$$At Chattanooga, Tenn.

||||At Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn.

##On steamer Stone Rive and at Chattanooga, Tenn.

***First Brigade (Croxton's) at Franklin, Tenn.; Second Brigade (La Grange's) at Louisville, Ky.; Third Brigade (Watkins') at Mitchellsville, Ky.

+++At Louisville.

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