02 25 1865 [Saturday]
CITY POINT, VA., February 25, 1865.
Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War:
The Richmond papers to day report nothing of interest. The following is taken from the Examiner:
Vaughn's Cavalry in East Tennessee.
HEADQUARTERS,
February 24, 1865.
Hon. J. C. BRECKINRIDGE,
Secretary of War:
General Echols reports that detachments of Vaughn's cavalry struck the railroad beyond Knoxville at Sweet Water and Athens, capturing the garrisons at both places. Sixty men of the Second Ohio Regiment, with their homes [horses] and equipments, were captured.
R. E. LEE.
02 28 1865 [Tuesday]
Abstract from return of the forces in the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, Brig. Gen. John Echols, C. S. Army, commanding, for February 28, 1865
(OR 49/1, 1021)
Commands. O M A B C D E
General staff 14 .... .... 14 16 .... ....
Vaughn's brigade 145 989 989 1,303 3,713 .... ....
Duke's brigade 35 261 261 324 702 .... ....
Cosby's brigade 22 170 170 243 463 .... ....
Giltner's brigade 47 499 499 623 876 .... ....
Witcher's command 16 178 178 215 438 .... ....
Echols' infantry brigade 35 491 475 662 2,017 .... ....
Preston's regiment reserves 25 190 188 222 826 .... ....
Wallace's 4th battalion reserves 8 24 23 44 403 .... ....
Pugo's artillery battalion 11 206 205 229 446 .... 6
McCalla's detachment 6 115 115 127 164 .... ....
Total 364 3,123 3,103 4,006 10,064 .... 6
O Officers. C Aggregate present and absent
M Men. D Heavy.
P Present for duty E Field.
A Effective total F Pieces of artillery.
B Aggregate present
Vaughn ‘s Brigade representing approximately a third of the force consisted of the following units:
13th Georgia, Lieut. Col. Samuel J. Winn.
1st Tennessee, Col. James E. Carter.
3d Tennessee. (+)Col. Newton J. Lillard.
39th Tennessee, (+)Col. William M. Bradford.
43d Tennessee, (+)Col. James W. Gillespie.
59th Tenneseee, (+)Col. William L. Eakin.
60th Tennessee, (+)Col. Nathan Gregg.
61st Tennessee, (+)Col. James G. Rose.
2d Tennessee, (+) Maj. William R. Smith.
12th Tennessee Battalion, Maj. George W. Day.
16th Tennessee Battalion, Lieut. Col. John R. Neal.
Abbott's Scouts, Capt. W. R. Abbott.