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THE OPPOSING FORCES AT SHILOH.

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25,000 men inline. On the 7th Buell brought 20,000 more (Nelson’s, Crittenden’s, and McCook’s divisions). Of hisremaining two divisions Thomas’s did not reach the held during the engagement; Wood’s arrived before firinghad ceased, but not in time to be of much service.” General M. F. Force, in “ From Fort Henry to Corinth”(Charles Scribner’s Sons), says: “The reenforcements of Monday numbered, of Buell’s army about 25,000; LewWallace’s 6500; other regiments about 1400.” General Lew Wallace says in his report that his command “ did notexceed 5000 men of all arms.”

THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.

ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.—General Albert Sidney Johnston (k).

FIRST ARMY CORPS.—Major-Gen. Leonidas Polk .first division, Brig.-Gen. Charles Clark (w), Brig.-Gen. Alexander P. Stewart . Staff loss: w, 1.

First Brigade , Col. R. M. Russell: 11th La. , CoJ. S. F.Marks (w), Lieut.-Col. Robert II. Barrow; 12th Tenn. ,Lieut.-Col. T. II. Bell, Major R. P. Caldwell; 13th Tenn. ,Col. A. J. Vaughan, Jr.; 22d Tenn. , Col. T. J. Freeman(w); Tenn . Battery, Capt. Smith P. Bankhead. Brigadeloss: k, 97; w, 512 =609. Second BHgade, Brig.-Gen. Alex-ander P. Stewart : 13th Ark., Lieut.-Col. A.D. Grayson(k), Major James A. McNeely (w), Col. J. C. Tappan; 4thTenn., Col. R. P. Neely, Lieut.-Col. O. F. Strahl; 5thTenn., Lieut.-Col. C. D. Venable; 33d Tenn. , Col. Alex-ander W. Campbell (w); Miss. Battery, Capt. T. J. Stan-ford. Brigade loss: k, 93; w, 421; m, 3 = 517.second division, Major-Gen. B. F. Cheatham (w).Staff loss : w, 1.

First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson (w),Col. Preston Smith (w): Blythe’s Miss., Col. A. K. Blythe(k), Lieut.-Col. D. L. Herron (k), Major James Moore; 2dTenn., Col. J. Knox Walker; 15tli Tenn. , Lieut.-Col. R.C. Tyler (w), Major John F. Hearn; 154tli Tenn. (senior),Col. Preston Smith, Lieut.-Col. Marcus J. Wright; Tenn .Battery, Capt. Marshall T. Polk (w). Brigade loss: k,120; w, 607; in, 13 = 740. Second Brigade, Col. WilliamH. Stephens, Col. George Maney: 7th Ky. , Col. CharlesWickliffe (m. w), Lieut.-Col. W. D. Lannom; 1st Tenn.(battalion), Col. George Maney, Major II. R. Field ; 6thTenn., Lieut.-Col. T. P. Jones, Col. TV. H. Stephens; OtliTenn., Col. II. L. Douglass ; Miss. Battery, Capt. Melanc-tlion Smith. Brigade loss : k. 75 ; w, 413 ; m, 3 = 491. Cav-alry: 1st Miss., Col. A. J. Lindsay; Miss, and Ala. Bat-talion, Lieut.-Col. R. H. Brewer. Cavalry loss: k, 5; w, 12;m, 2= 19. Unattached : 47th Tenn., Col. M. R. Ilill.

SECOND ARMY CORPS, Major-Gen. Braxton Bragg .Escort-. Alabama Cavalry, Capt. R. W. Smith.

first division, Brig.-Gen. Daniel Ruggles. FirstBHgade, Col. Randall L. Gibson : 1st Ark., Col. JamesF. Fagan; 4th La., Col. II. TV. Allen (w), Lieut.-Col. S.

E. Hunter; 13tli La. , Major A. P. Avegno (m w), Capt.S. O’Leary (w>, Capt. E. M. Dubroca; 19th La., Col. Ben-jamin L. Hodge, Lieut.-Col. J. M. Hollingsworth. Bri-gade loss: k, 97; w, 488; m, 97 =682. Second Brigade,Brig.-Gen. Patton Anderson : 1st Fla. Battalion, Major T.A. McDonell (w), Capt. W. G. Poole, Capt. W. C. Bird;17th La., Lieut.-Col. Charles Jones (w); 20th La. , Col.August Reichard; 9th Texas , Col. W. A. Stanley; Con-federate Guards Response Battalion, Major FranklinH. Clack; 5th Company Washington (La.) Artillery,Capt. W. I. Hodgson. Brigade loss: k, 69; w, 313; m,52 = 434. Third Brigade , Col. Preston Pond, Jr.: 16thLa., Maj. Daniel Gober; 18th La., Col. Alfred Mouton(w), Lieut.-Col. A. Roman; Crescent (La.) Regt., Col.Marshall J. Smith; Orleans Guard Battalion, MajorLeon Querouze (w); 38th Tenn. , Col. R. F. Looney; Ala.Battery, Capt. Wm. H. Ketchum. Brigade loss: k, 89;w, 336 ; m, 169= 594. Cavalry : Ala. Battalion, Capt. T.

F. Jenkins. Cavalry loss, k, 2 ; w, 6 ; m, 1 = 9.second division, Brig.-Gen. Jones M. Withers. First

Brigade, Brig.-&en. A. H. Gladden (m w), Col. DanielW. Adams (w), Col. Z. C. Deas (w): 21st Ala., Lieut.-Col.S. W. Cayce, Maj. F. Stewart; 22d Ala., Col. Z. C. Deas,Lieut.-Col. John C. Marrast; 25th Ala., Col. J. Q. Loomis

General G. T. Beauregard.

tart (w), Lieut.-Col. William D. Chadick; 1st La,, Col.Daniel TV. Adams, Maj. F. H. Farrar, Jr.: Ala. Battery,Capt. F. H. Robertson. Brigade loss: k, 129; w, 597 ; in,103 = 829. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James R. Chal-mers: 5th Miss., Col. A. E. Fant; 7th Miss., Lieut.-Col.H. Mayson; 9th Miss., Lieut.-Col. William A. Rankin(m w); 10tli Miss., Col. R. A. Smith; 52d Tenn. , Col.B. J.Lea; Ala. Battery, Capt. Charles P. Gage. Brigade loss :k, 83; w, 343; m, 19=445. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen.John K. Jackson: 17th Ala., Lieut.-Col. Robert C. Farris ;18th Ala., Col. Eli S. Shorter; 19th Ala., Col. JosephWheeler ; 2d Tex., Col. John C. Moore, Lieut.-Col. TV. P.Rogers, Maj. H. G. Runnels; Ga. Battery, Capt. I. P.Girardey. Brigade loss : k, 86 ; w, 364; in, 194 = 644.

THIRD ARMY CORPS, Maj.-Gen. Wm. J. Hardee (w).First BHgade , Brig.-Gen. T. C. Hindman (commandedhis own and the Third Brigade), Col. R. G. Shaver: 2dArk., Col. D. C. Govan, Maj. R. F. Harvey; 6th Ark.,Col. A. T. Hawthorn; 7th Ark., Lieut.-Col John M.Dean (k), Maj. James T. Martin; 3d Confederate, Col.John S. Marmaduke ; Miss. Battery, Capt. CharlesSwett. Brigade loss : k, 109; w, 546; m, 38 = 693. SecondBrigade, Brig.-Gen. P. R. Cleburne: 15th Ark., Lieut.-Col. A. K. Patton (k); 6th Miss., Col. J. J. Thornton (w),Capt. TV. A. Harper; 2d Tenn. , Col. TV. B. Bate (w), Lieut.-Col. D. L. Goodall; 5thTenn., Col. Ben. J. Hill; 23dTenn.,Lieut.-Col. James F. Neill (w); 24th Tenn. , Lieut.-Col.Thomas H. Peebles; Ark. Batteries, Capts. J.T. Trigg andJ. H. Calvert. Brigade loss: k, 188 ; w, 790; m, 65 = 1043.Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. S. A. M. Wood, Col. TV. K. Pat-terson (temporarily): 16th Ala., Lieut.-Col. J. TV. Harris;8th Ark., Col. TV. K. Patterson; 9th Ark. (battalion), Maj.J. II. Kelly; 3d Miss. Battalion, Maj. A. B. Hardcastle;27th Tenn. , Col. Chris. II. Williams (k), Maj. Samuel T.Love (m w); 44th Tenn., Col. C. A. McDaniel; 55th Tenn. ,Col. James L. McKoin; Miss. Battery, Capt. W. L. Harper(W), Lieut. Put. Darden ; Ga. Dragoons, Capt. I.TV. Avery.Brigade loss : k, 107 ; w, 600; m, 38 = 745.

RESERVE CORPS, Brig.-Gen. John C. Breckinridge .First Brigade, Col. Robert P. Trabue: 4th Ala. Batt.,

Maj. J. M. Clifton ; 31st Ala., Lieut.-Col.-Galbraith;

3d Ky., Lieut.-Col. Ben. Anderson (w); 4th Ky. ,Lieut.-Col. A. R. Hynes (w); 5th Ky. , Col. ThomasH. Hunt; 6th Ky., Col. Joseph H. Lewis; Tenn . Battal.ion, Lieut.-Col. J. M. Crews; Ky. Battery, Capt. Ed-ward P. Byrne; Ky. Battery, Capt. Robert Cobb.Brigade loss: k, 151; w, 557; m, 92 = 800. SecondBHgade ,Brig.-Gen. John S. Bowen (w), Col. John D. Martin : 9thArk., Col. IsaacL. Dunlop; 10th Ark., Col. T. D. Merrick;2d Confederate, Col. John T). Martin, Maj. Thomas II.Mangum; 1st Mo., Col. Lucius L. Rich; Miss. Battery,Capt. Alfred Hudson. Brigade loss: k,98; w, 498; m, 28 =624. Third Brigade, Col. TV. S. Statham: 15th Miss.; 22dMiss.; 19tli Tenn., Col. D H. Cummings; 20th Tenn. , Col.J. A. Battle (c); 28th Tenn. ; 45th Tenn., Lieut.-Col. E.F. Lytle; Tenn . Battery, Capt. A. M. Rutledge. Brigadeloss : k, 137 ; w, 627 ; m, 45 = 809.

TROOPS NOT MENTIONED IN THE FOREGOING LIST. Cav-alry : Tenn. Regt., Col. N. B. Forrest (w) ; Ala. Regt.,Col. James H. Clanton; Texas Regt., Col. John A. Whar-ton (w) ; Ky. Squadron, Capt. John H. Morgan . Artil-lery : Ark. Battery, Capt. George T. Hubbard; Tenn .Battery, Capt. H. L. TV. McClung.

(w), Maj. George D. Johnston; 26tli Ala., Col. J. G. Col-

The total Confederate loss, as officially reported, was 1728 killed, 8012 wounded, and 959 missing=10,699.According to a field return for April 3d, 1862 (“ Official Records,” Vol. X, 398), the effective strength of the Con-federate forces that marched from Corinth was as follows: Infantry , 34,727; artillery, 1973 ; cavalry, 2073,—or anaggregate of 38,773. The 47tli Tennessee Regiment reached the field on the 7th with probably 550 men, making inall 39,323. Another return (“ Official Records,” Vol. X., 396) gives the following “ effective total before the battle ”:Infantry and artillery, 35,953; cavalry, 4382,— grand total, 40,335.