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133 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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A.-Statement of the number of enlistments and re-enlistments in the Regular Army from October 31, 1864, to October 1, 1865.

(Compiled from reports forwarded to this office by recruiting officers.)

General service ........ 4,698

Mounted service ........ 3,033

1st Cavalry ............ 131

2nd Cavalry ............. 16

4th Cavalry ............ 24

5th Cavalry ............ 42

6th Cavalry ............ 37

1st Artillery .......... 149

2nd Artillery ........... 7

3rd Artillery ........... 357

4th Artillery........... 182

5th Artillery .......... 155

1st Infantry ........... 44

2nd Infantry ............ 859

3rd Infantry ............ 9

4th Infantry ........... 30

5th Infantry ........... 33

6th Infantry ........... 140

7th Infantry............ 64

8th Infantry ........... 115

9th Infantry ........... 241

10th Infantry .......... 13

11th Infantry .......... 953

12th Infantry .......... 694

13th Infantry .......... 742

14th Infantry .......... 1,752

15th Infantry .......... 1,208

16th Infantry .......... 804

17th Infantry .......... 761

18th Infantry .......... 852

19th Infantry .......... 698

Engineer Corps ......... 237

Ordnance Corps ......... 209

Military Academy ....... 260

Total...................19,555

E. D. TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, November 14, 1865.

B.-Exhibit of recruits-volunteers, drafted, and substitutes-for old and new organizations, forwarded to the field; volunteers, drafted men, and militia mustered out and discharged from the service of the United States under the direction of the Adjutant- General's Office, from November 1, 1864, to November 15, 1865.

FORWARDED TO FIELD.

Volunteers for 1, 2, and 3 years.

State Old Regiments Companies a Batteries

organization

Alabama b 2,982 ... ... ...

Arkansas b 172 ... ... ...

California 251 ... ... ...

Colorado ......... ... ... ...

Connecticut 1,457 ... ... 1

Delaware (c) ... ... ...

Florida b 19 ... ... ...

Georgia b 2,707 ... ... ...

Illinois 8,829 10 66 ...

Indiana 3,710 15 ... ...

Iowa 1,046 ... ... ...

Indian ........... ... ... ......

Territory

Kansas 525 ... ... ...

Kentucky b 7,565 2 ... ...

Louisiana 859 ... ... ...

Maine 1,260 ... 30 ...

Maryland 918 ... ... ...

Massachuset 2,336 ... 8 ...

ts

Michigan 4,439 ... 4 ...

Minnesota 549 ... 16 ...

State Strength Drafted men and Total

substitutes

Alabama ... ... 2,982

Arkansas ... ... 172

California ... ... 251

Colorado ... ... ...

Connecticut 130 1,307 2,894

Delaware ... 765 765

Florida ... ... 19

Georgia ... ... 2,707

Illinois 15,380 5,304 29,513

Indiana 12,554 6,987 23,251

Iowa ... 1,480 2,526

Indian Territory ... ... ...

Kansas ... 65 590

Kentucky 1,857 1,264 10,686

Louisiana ... ... 859

Maine 2,808 1,590 5,658

Maryland ... 2, 180 3,098

Massachusetts 800 109 3,245

Michigan 318 1,686 6,443

Minnesota 1,967 598 3,114

a Assigned to old regiments in which there were vacancies for companies.

b Includes new organizations (colored).

c The number opposite Maryland includes those forward from Delaware.


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