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Appendix A.

Through the politeness of the Secretary of War, Mr. Belknap, the writer received the following statement of the strength of Sherman's command on the 10th of November:

War, Department, Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, December 14, 1875.
Official transcript from the return of the Department of the Cumberland, showing the strength, present and absent, on the 10th day of November, 1861, the date of the last report received at this office before Brigadier-General Sherman was relieved of that command:

No. in commands that furnished returns to department headquarters,30,917
No. in commands not furnishing returns, about9,100
Regiments in process of formation, estimated9,600
Total49,617

E. D. Townsend, Adjutant-General.

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