Appendix B.
General Sherman (vol. i., pp. 206-208) undertakes to give a statement of his strength, about the 3d or 4th of November.
He states that
General McCook had at
Nolin four brigades, consisting of fourteen regiments of volunteers and some regulars, besides artillery — a force 13,000 strong.
General Sherman also furnishes a tabulated list of the regiments under his command, which must
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have been compiled from imperfect sources.
He mentions eleven regiments in easy supporting distance of
McCook, and assigns seven to
Thomas at
Dick Robinson, with three more near by, besides seven others at different points.
This makes forty-two regiments.
Nelson's command, elsewhere mentioned as containing five regiments, of which three contained 2,650 men, is probably intentionally excluded from this table.
But the list contains no mention of a number of
Kentucky regiments then actually or nearly completed, some of which were then doing service, such as those commanded by
Garrard,
Pope,
Ward,
Hobson,
Grider,
McHenry,
Jackson,
Burbridge,
Bruce, and others.
By reference to
Van Horne's work, it will be found that a number of these were brigaded December 3d.
Nor is any account taken of the numerous organizations of Home Guards.
General Sherman estimated the
Confederate force from
Bowling Green to
Clarksville at from 25,000 to 30,000 men-double their real numbers.
Appendix B (2).
General Johnston estimated the
Federal force in his front at 15,000 to 20,000; in the Lower Green River country at 3,000; near
Camp Dick Robinson, at 10,000; and elsewhere in
Northern Kentucky, at 10,000.
These figures were substantially correct.
Sherman's command, from his own account, may be tabulated thus: |
Fourteen regiments at Nolin (his figures) | 13,000 |
Twenty-eight regiments mentioned (estimated) | 26,000 |
Nelson's command | 4,000 |
Ten regiments not mentioned | ,000 |
Total | 48,000 |
This does not include Home Guards.