ontrary, they had weakened the active army, a great display of forces being necessary to protect them in the large cities.
Gordon's division of the Eleventh corps embarked on the 6th of August at Alexandria for New York; all the other corps furnished important detachments for the same service.
Gordon's division went to reinforce General Gillmore in the operations against Charleston, S. C. Later in the month about ten thousand men, selected from the various corps, under Generals Ayres and Ruger, were sent to New York.—Ed. The system of breaking up the army, which had been abandoned at the hour of greatest peril, was gradually regaining favor: a division was taken from the Army of the Potomac and despatched to South Carolina.
The cavalry, which had suffered greatly in the last campaign, repaired successively by brigades to Washington to recuperate and supply themselves.
Finally, numerous leaves of absence were granted, both to the officers and soldiers of all arms.
The army itsel
,—58th, 119th N. Y., 82d O., 75th Pa., 26th Wis.
Artillery—1st O. Art. (Bat.
I).
Corps Artillery, Lieut.-col. Schirmer—2d N. H. Art. (Bat.
Indep.), 1st O. Art. (Bat.
K), 1st Va. Art. (Bat.
C).
Corps Cavalry—Cos. A and B 1st Ind. Cav.
Twelfth army corps, Major-general Slocum.
1st division, Brig.-gen. Williams.
1st brigade, Brig.-gen. Knipe—5th Conn., 10th Me., 28th N. Y., 46th, 128th Pa.
2d brigade, Col. Ross—20th Conn., 3d Md., 123d, 145th N. Y.
3d brigade, Brig.-gen. Ruger, 27th Ind., 2d Mass., 13th N. J., 107th N. Y., 3d Wis.
Artillery—1st N. Y. Art. (Bats.
K, M), 4th U. S. Art. (Bat.
F).
2d division, Brig.-gen. Geary.
1st brigade, Col. Candy—5th, 7th, 29th, 66th O., 28th, 147th Pa.
2d brigade, Brig.-gen. Kane—29th, 109th, 111th, 124th, 125th Pa.
3d brigade, Brig.-gen. Greene—60th, 78th, 102d, 137th, 149th N. Y.
Artillery—Hampton's Bat., Knap's Pa. Bat.
Cavalry corps, Major-general Stoneman.
1st division, Brig.-gen.
h O.
2d division, Brigadier-general Von Steinwehr.
1st brigade, Costar, 134th, 154th N. Y., 73d Pa.
2d brigade Smith, 33d Mass., 55th, 73d O.
3d division, Major-general Schurz.
1st brigade, Von Amsberg, 82d Ill., 45th, 157th N. Y., 61st O., 74th Pa.
2d brigade Krzyzanowski, 58th, 119th N. Y., 82d O., 75th Pa., 26th Wis.
Corps artillery, Captain——, 5 batteries, 26 cannon.
Twelfth corps.
Major-General Slocum.
1st division, Brigadier-general Williams.
1st brigade, Ruger, 5th, 20th Conn., 3d Md., 123d, 146th, 149th N. Y.
2d brigade Colgrove, 27th Ind., 2d Mass., 107th N. Y., 13th N. J.
3d brigade Lockwood, 1st E. Shore, 1st Md., 150th N. Y.
2d division, Brigadier-general Geary.
1st brigade, Candy, 5th, 7th, 29th, 66th O., 28th, 147th Pa.
2d brigade Kane, 29th, 109th, 111th Pa.
3d brigade Greene, 60th, 78th, 102d, 137th N. Y.
Corps artillery, Captain——, 4 batteries, 20 cannon.
Cavalry corps.
Major-General Pleasonton.
1st divis