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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Chapter 28: (search)
ing shoes and clothing for his men, and the necessary ammunition and stores for the invasion of Tennessee; while Beauregard, who had been placed in general command at the West, was at Corinth, superintending the rebel preparations. On the 6th of November, Sherman wrote at great length to Grant, confiding to him the doubts and anxieties, the plans and imaginings that crowded upon his busy mind. He seems even then to have had occasional misgivings about his strategy, which, however, he quicklrmation from all sources confirmed the reported strength of Hood's army to be from 40,000 to 45,000 infantry, and from 12,000 to 15,000 cavalry. This, however, was a very large over-estimate. Hood's returns show his effective total, on the 6th of November, to have been 30,600, not including Forrest's cavalry. There is no actual return of Forrest's command in existence later than that of July 30, 1864, when he reported his effective total as 5,357. He states, in his report dated Jan. 24, 186
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3, Appendix to Chapter XXVIII. (search)
number of officers and men for battle, November 30, 1864, was71,452 The total number of officers and men for battle, December 10, 1864, was70,272 The strength of General Hood's army, as per returns on file in the Archive office, on the 6th of November and 10th of December, 1864: November 6th. Effective total present 30,600 Total present40,740 Aggregate present 45,719 Total present and absent88,793 Aggregate present and absent96,867 December 10th. Effective total present 23,058 November 6th. Effective total present 30,600 Total present40,740 Aggregate present 45,719 Total present and absent88,793 Aggregate present and absent96,867 December 10th. Effective total present 23,058 Total present33,393 Aggregate present34,439 Total present and absent80,125 Aggregate present and absent86,955 Covering the period in question, there are no returns of the Confederate army of Tennessee in possession of the Archive Office, except those enumerated above. E. D. Townsend, Adjutant-General. Adjutant-General's office, Washington, April 28, 1879.