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VI.—Abstract from returns of the Confederate military forces serving in the State of North Carolina, front the close of the year 1861, to February, 1865. compiled from original returns now in the war Department, Washington, D. C.

Date.Present for duty.Aggregate present.Commanding general.
September, 1861, Dirt, of Pamlico9,01610,743Brigadier-General R. C. Gatlin, to March 19, 1862,
October 31, 1861, Newbern8,239
January 31, 1862, in North Carolina6,29012,0951
March 31, 1862, in North Carolina10,37224,300
April 19, 1862, in North Carolina17,947222,068Brig.-Gen. Joseph B. Anderson, from Mch. 19. 1862, to May 25, 1862.
April 30, 1862, in North Carolina 16,25519,822
July 15, 1862, in North Carolina and Southeast Virginia17,50521,196Major-General T. H. Holmes, from May 25, 1862, to July 17, 1862.
December 20, 1862,in North Carolina11,07412,207Major-Gen. D. H. Hill, from July 17, 1862, to July 1, 1863.
January, 1863, in North Carolina26,95831,273
February 20, 1863, in North Carolina15,90419,894
March l, 1863, in North Carolina20,733
April 10, 1863, in North Carolina7,5018,385
May 10, 1863, in North Carolina4,8516,590
May 31, 1863, in North Carolina22,14926,838
June 30, 1863, in North Carolina18,60122,822
July 30, 1863, in North Carolina8,5569,900Major-Gen. W. H. C. Whiting, from July 14, 1863, to October 16, 1863.
August 31, 1863, in North Carolina7,3918,867
September 30, 1863, Defences of Wilmington3,8664,618
October 31, 1863, Defences of Wilmington5,2716,251
November 30, 1863, Defences of Wilmington5,8306,669Major-Gen. George T. Pickett, from October 16, 1863, to April 21, 1864.
December 31, 1863, Defences of Wilmington6,4857,299
January 31, 1864, Defences of Wilmington5,4306,181
February 29, 1864, in North Carolina12,70315,252
March 30, 1864, District of Cape Fear6,9217,866
April 30, 1864, District of Cape Fear4,9875,593Gen. G. T. Beauregard, from April 21, 1864, to November, 1865.
June 10, 1864, in North Carolina12,59217,130
September 1, 1864, Dept. of South-east Virginia and North Carolina.22,00526, 078
January 31, 1865, Dept. of Southeast Virginia and North Carolina.11,54813,164Gen. Braxton Bragg, from November, 1865, to end of the war.
February 10, 1865, Dept. of South-east Virginia and North Carolina.11,20012,769

note.—The returns of Confederate troops are very incomplete, and it is impossible in many cases to distinguish those serving in Southeastern Virginia and Petersburg from those in North Carolina.

1 Total enlisted men.

2 ‘Effective total.’

Atlanta, Ga. 1899.

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