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865abc: Abstract Return Confederate Army of Northern Virginia January thru March 1865

                         Abstract Return
              Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
                     January thru March 18651 

                            10 January   26-31 January
1st Army Corps
     Staff                      11/0         14/0
     Pickett's Division       308/4,704     316/4,573
     Field's Division         433/4,569     370/4,403
     Kershaw's Division       295/3,140*    288/3,106
2nd Army Corps
     Staff                                    8/0
     Rhode's Division         240/3,057     152/2,304
     Early's Division         163/2,411     217/2,946
     Gordon's Division        195/2,084     200/2,525
3rd Army Corps
     Staff                      18/0         17/107
     Mahone's Division        354/4,536     unknown
     Heth's Division          386/4,827     369/4,347
     Wilcox's Division        402/5,827     377/5,613
Anderson's Corps **
     Johnson's Division       461/6,608     468/6,226
Cavalry Corps
     Staff                     12/0         unknown
     Butler's Division        147/2,183 (1) unknown
     W.H.F.Lee's Division     161/3,190 (2) 226/3,933
     Horse Artillery           3/104 (3)    unknown

Valley District                             147/1,843
     Staff                     16/0
     Wharton's Division       132/1,914 (4)
     Long's Artillery          54/950
Artillery Reserve
     Staff                      8/9
     lst Corps Artillery       92/2,165
     2nd Corps Artillery      114/2,003
     Anderson's Corps          68/943
Richmond & Danville Railroad
     Defenses                 118/1,472
Provost Guard                  22/2l9     

*   Conner's Brigade transferred to South Carolina
**  Hoke's Division transfered to North Carolina
(1)  955 dismounted men
(2)  762 dismounted men
(3)  42 dismounted men
(4)  1,759 dismounted men

                            31 January     10 February
1st Army Corps
     Staff                     14/0         14/0
     Pickett's Division       328/4,684    336/4,773
     Field's Division         367/4,148    367/4,453
     Kershaw's Division       286/3,066    258/3,083
     Gary's Cavalry Brigade                 60/1,112
2nd Army Corps
     Staff                    unknown
     Rhode's Division         209/2,914    208/2,929
     Early's Division         153/2,319    140/2,151
     Gordon's Division        197/2,529    179/2,281
3rd Army Corps
     Staff                     18/0         18/0
     Mahone's Division        386/4,654    317/3,890
     Heth's Division          339/4,309    331/4,190
     Wilcox's Division        410/5,840    350/5,445
Anderson's Corps **
     Johnson's Division       467/6,248    466/6,527
Cavalry Corps
     W.H.F.Lee's Division     234/4,057    l56/2,664
Valley District
     Staff                     18/0         18/0
     Wharton's Division       84/1,112     82/1,076
     Long's Artillery         53/775       27/390
Artillery Reserve
     Staff                     8/8         unknown
     1st Corps Artillery      81/2,104     unknown
     2nd Corps Artillery     100/1,873     unknown
     Anderson's Corps         56/896       unknown

Richmond & Danville Railroad
     Defenses                115/1,438     109/1,417
Provost Guard                 21/109        20/188
Independent Signal Corps
     (Milligan)                              7/153

                              20 February
1st Army Corps
     Staff                     14/0
     Pickett's Division       335/4,761
     Field's Division         374/4,436
     Kershaw's Division       258/2,967
2nd Army Corps
     Staff
     Rhode's Division         175/2,309
     Early's Division         152/2,292
     Gordon's Division        211/3,022
3rd Army Corps
     Staff                     18/0
     Mahone's Division        317/3,890
     Heth's Division          331/4,190
     Wilcox's Division        350/5,445
Anderson's Corps **
     Johnson's Division       475/6,505
Cavalry Corps
     W.H.F.Lee's Division     210/3,935
     Lee's Division           120/1,825
Valley District
     Staff                      16/0
     Wharton's Division        84/1,112
     Lomax's Cavarly Division 174/1,383
     Long's Artillery          32/368
Artillery Reserve
     Staff                      8/8
     lst Corps Artillery       83/2,089
     2nd Corps Artillery      110/1,802
     Anderson's Corps          72/1,196
Richmond & Danville Railroad
     Defenses                 114/1,414
Unattached Commands            42/504

                            24 February
                            to 1 March
1st Army Corps
     Staff                     13/0
     Pickett's Division       424/5,967
     Field's Division
       Staff                  12/0
       Anderson's Brigade     77/1,019
       Benning's Brigade      61/709
       Bratton's Brigade      99/1,435
       Law's Brigade          70/788
       Texas Brigade          49/480
     Kershaw's Division
       Staff                  13/0
       Bryan's Brigade        50/605
       Humphrey's Brigade     33/416
       Wofford's Brigade      59/746
2nd Army Corps
     Rhode's Division
       Staff                   9/2
       Battle's Brigade       49/822
       Cook's Brigade         47/500
       Cox's Brigade          50/715
       Grimes' Brigade        54/1,008
     Early's Division
       Staff                  10/1
       Johnston's Brigade     47/652
       Lewis' Brigade         45/860
       Pegram's Brigade       46/665
     Gordon's Division
       Staff                  16/0
       Evans' Brigade         61/1,007
       Terry's Brigade        79/894
       York's Brigade         19/382
3rd Army Corps
     Mahone's Division
       Finegan's Brigade      57/517
       Forney's Brigade       59/995
       Harris' Brigade        40/501
       Sorrel's Brigade       60/989
       Weisiger's Brigade     68/771
     Heth's Division
       Staff                   10/0
       Cooke's Brigade        108/1,448
       Davis' Brigade          67/562
       McComb's Brigade       103/865
       MacRae's Brigade        58/1,209
     Wilcox's Division
       Staff                  13/2
       Lane's Brigade         68/1,094
       McGowan's Brigade      92/1,398
       Scales' Brigade        89/1,430
       Thomas' Brigade        78/958
Anderson's Corps **
     Johnson's Division
       Staff                  12/0
       Elliot's Brigade      129/1,840 (formerly Wallace's Brig)
       Gracie's Brigade      107/1,096
       Ransom's Brigade      143/2,113
       Wise's Brigade        104/1,269
Cavalry Corps
     Lee's Division
       Staff                   6/0
       Gary's Brigade         63/1,021
       Payne's Brigade        31/472
       Wickham's Brigade      33/394
     W.H.F.Lee's Division
       Staff                   7/0
       Barringer's Brigade    85/1,703
       Dearing's Brigade      58/838

(Order of Battle From the George Nafziger Collection)2

Source:

  1. U.S. War Department, The War of the Succession, A Compilation of
    Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Government
    Printing Office; Washington D.C. 1880-1901
  2. George Nafziger Order of Battle Collection
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