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Post of Fort Clark.

2nd Texas Cavalry (Company G, detachment), Lieutenant Charles J. Kehr.

Fort Duncan.

2nd Texas Cavalry (one company), Lieutenant William H. Ezell.

Benavides' Regiment cavalry (one company), Lieutenant J. W. Pyron.

EASTERN DIVISION.

Colonel A. C. JONES.

2nd Texas Cavalry (one company), Captain George L. Patrick.

Unattached cavalry (one company), Captain Maulding.

Detachment cavalry, Lieutenant John Dee.

WESTERN DIVISION.

Colonel SANTOS BENAVIDES.

Five companies of cavalry, Benavides' Regiment.

SOUTHERN DIVISION.

Colonel JOHN S. FORD.

Benavides' Regiment, five companies cavalry.

Cater's battalion, three companies cavalry.

Giddings' battalion, six companies cavalry.

FORT BROWN.

Major ALBERT WALTHERSDORFF.

Light battery, Captain O. G. Jones.

One company cavalry, Captain Anderson.

One company cavalry, Captain Cocke.

One company cavalry, Captain Wilson.

Abstract from return of Wharton's Cavalry Corps, Major General John A. Wharton, C. S. Army, commanding, for the month of March, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Effective

total pres

ent.

Staff. 19 . . . . . . .

Escort company. 3 71 71

Scout company. 4 78 78

Bee's division. 194 2,245 2,245

Steele's division. 131 1,818 1,818

Moseley's battery. 2 58 58

Nettles' battery. 2 58 58

Total. 355 4,328 4,328

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present. present and

absent.

Staff. 19 20 . . . . . .

Escort company. 77 96 . . . . . .

Scout company. 83 98 . . . . . .

Bee's division. 3,153 5,147 . . . . . .

Steele's division. 2,476 4,625 . . . . . .

Moseley's battery. 66 102 . . . 4

Nettles' battery. 70 81 . . . 4

Total. 5,944 10,169 . . . 8

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