Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-26

oaiha, 1wenty-first Georgia, and Six
teenth Mississippi - numbered but
i,34S men and officers, an average Of
44y to the regiment. (See page 1913,
volume first quoted.) With this average
OF Irimble's brigade, and Johnston's
corresponding SO closely, it is fair to
assume them as the basis Of calculating
the strength Of Jsckson's army. know
ing its exact composition as given on
pages III and 7lS Of Volume XII, Re-
cords of the War. sm not aware Of
the existence Of any published accessi-
bic actual reports Of his strength pre-
sent for duty" by General Jackson.
In all his reports | have seen he scrupu-
lousy avoids speaking of his numbers
With the aid Of an intelligent staff
officer, a graduate of the Virginia Mill
tsry Institute, who was on duty
throughout that whole campaign, have
made fair computation OF strength Of
regiments, battalions, and batteries be-
low.
Jackson's Valley army in 1862, At
the close Of his campaign. consisted of
Jackson's division" and "Ewell's
DIVISION" which latter had absorbed
Edward Johnson's entire command a.
above stated. give the divisions,
brigades, and regiments, with their re-
spective commanding officers, at the
close Of the campaign at Port Republic,
as printed by the Government at Wash
iDgton.
General Jackson himself gives the
composition Of his command when he
reached New Market on his march
down the Valley to attack Banks. See
his general report of the campaign,
page T0l, &C., of Volume Kill, Records,
&c. lie says:
"My command at this time embraced
Ashby's cavalry; the First brigade.
under General Winder the Second
brigade, Colonel Campbell command
ing; the Third brigade, Colonel Fulker-
son commanding the troops recently
under command Of Brigadier-General
Edward johnson, and the division of
General Ewell, comprising the brigades
Of Generals Elzey, Taylor, Trimble;
and the Maryland line, consisting Of
the First Maryland regiment and Brock
enborough's battery. under Brigsdier-
General George II. Stewart, and the
Second and Sixth Virginia cavalry, un-
der Colonel Flournoy."
Ewell's division absorbed Ed. John
sons command, which consisted of the
Twenty-fifth. Thirty-irst, Forty-fourth,
Fifty-second, and Fifty-eighth Virginia
regiments, the Twelfth Georgia, Hans
brough'S battalion, and three batteries,
all Of which, according to Colonel Al
Ian, aggregated 2,425 men in March,
1862. Deduct eighty men each for the
batteries and two hundred for the bat
TALON, and it leaves the strength of the
six regiments 1885, an average of 332
each.
JACKsoN'S DIVISION.
| First Tor " Stonewall") Brigade, Bri-
| gsdier-General Charles s. Wlnder,
commanding:
Second Virginia Infantry, Colonel j.
W. Allen est lRlated at..................... 400
! Fourth Virginia Infantry, Colonel G..
| ii. Ronald. est mated at................... 400
| Fifth Virginia Infantry. Colonel w.
| l.. II. Baylor. estimated Att. 500
| Twenty. Virginia Infantry.
| Colonel a. ]. Grlgsby, estimated at 400
| Tbirty-third Virginia Infantry, Colo
mel John I. Nef. estimated AL. 800
I A fair approximate total OF the bril-
gade then, ls............... .....'.. 1000
! Second Brigade, Colonel John A.
| (ampball- commanding.
| Twenty first Virg inla Infantry. Lieu
tenant Colonel X Ii. Cunningham,
30
Forty second Virginia Infantry,
Colonel John II. Penn.-..................,, $50
Forty. eighth Virginia Infantry, Col.
onel John A. Campbell. ...........-........ $50
Fir Virginia Battalion (Irish). Cap
tain h. W. Lelgh~.................... $50
-
Approximate total OF the brigade ...... 400
Third Brigade. Brlgadler General
william b. Taliafsrro:
Tenth Virginia Infantry, Colonel K.
Il. II. 40
Twenty. ird Virginia Infantry, Coll
onel A. q. Italia ferrO. g5e
Thirty Seventh Virginia Infantry,
Colonel samuel v. Fulkerson......... $50
Approximate total OF the brigade. I.275
Bate rie-.-Carpenter Caskie's. Car
ripgton's CptShaws. Poague's. and
Wooding Six In number average
Proba bic total Of Jackson's division. 5,2I5
BWELL'S DIVISION INCLUDING BRT-
GADIBR-GBNERAL ED. JOHNSON'S
COMMANDO.
Second Brigade. Brigadler General
George II. Stewart:
First Maryland Infantry, Colonel
johnson, not over 400
Forty. fourth Virginia Infantry. Col
onel William &. Scott, average Ed.
Finy.secOnd Virginia Infantry Lieu
tenant Colonel James III. skinner,
average So
Finy-eighth Virginia Infantry. Lieu
tenant Colonel Board, average I'd,
Johnson S...... W.
Approx mate total................... 1896
Fourth Brigade, Brigadier- General
Arnold ElZcy:
Twelfth Georgia Infantry, Major
Hawkins, average I'd johnson g.. 1872
Thirteenth Virginia Infantry, Colo
mel James A. Walker ...................... 45O
Twenty-ffth Virginia Infantry, Co..
onel George II. Smith. average Ed.
johnson ..............,..... 683
Thlrty.first Virginia Infantry. Colo
mel hoffman. average Ed. John
son w.
Approximate total OF brigade .......... ,4i6
Seventh Brigade. Brigadier- General
j. IL. TrlDsDle tNnO reported MS
three tlr1t gimsnts as a..regating
1850 men, average 400:
Fifteenth Alabama Infantry, Colo
Del Cantry, ayerage.-..................... 400
Twenty first Georgia Infantry. Colo
mel Mercer, e.................... 4Oe
Sixteenth Mississippi Infantry, Colo
DOL POSE fOU
Twenty. first North Carolina Infan-
Try, Colonel Krklsnd.................... $50
Approximate total of brigade m . / 500
RIGHTH BRIGADE, BRIGADIER-GEN-
ERAL RICHARD TAYLOR.
The regiments of this brigade, I'M
ierstand, were oil greatly depleted at
the beginning of May, 1862, recruits
and conscripts not having had time to
fill them from their distant State.
Sixth Louisiana. Colonel Seymour.
Seventh Louisiana Infantry. Colonel
HayS say I'D
Eighth LOUISIANA Infantry, Colonel
Kelley, say ........... DO |
Ninth louisiana Infantry, Colonel
Wbeat's battalion. then not over. 200 |
-
Total of brigade. not over ............. l, 700 |
Battesies-Bi oc kenbrOugh Court
ney's Lusk 8, Bstnes. Riee's-nye,
At an average OF ninety men. total 400 |
CAvALRY.
second Virginia. Colonel I. I.
kunford.
sixth VIRGINIA Colonel T. y