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THE OPPOSING FORCES AT KNOXVILLE.

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Ky., Maj. Joseph M. Owens; 8th Tenn., Col. Felix A.Reeve. Tennessee BHgade, Col. John S. Casement.

CAVALRY CORPS, Brig.-Gen. James M. Shackelford.first division, Brig.-Gen. William P. Sanders (m w),Col. Frank Wolford. Staff loss: m w, 1.

First BHgade, Col. Frank Wolford, Lieut. -Col. SilasAdams: 1st Ky., Lieut.-Col. Silas Adams; llth Ky. ,

-; 12th Ky.,-; Law’s Howitzer Battery, -.

Brigade loss: k, 5; w, 9; in, 10 — 24. Second Brigade,Lieut.-Col.Emery S. Bond: 112th Ill. (mountedinfantry),

Maj. Tristram T. Dow; 8th Mich.,-; 45th Ohio

(mounted infantry),-; 15th Ind. Battery, -.

Brigade loss: k, 25; w, 63; m, 64 = 152. Third BHgade,

Col. Charles D. Pennebaker: llth Ky. , Col. S. PalaceLove; 27th Ky. , Lieut.-Col. John H. Ward. Brigadeloss: k, 4; w, 12; m, 1 = 17.

SECOND DIVISION.

First Brigade, Col. Israel Garrard: 2d Ohio , Lieut.-

Col. George A. Purington; 7tli Ohio, -; 2d Tenn.

(infantry),-. Brigade loss: m, 5. Total Union

loss: killed 92, wounded 394, captured or missing,207 = 693.

In his official report General Burnside says: “ Ourforce at this time [commencement of the siege] inKnoxville was about 12,000 effective men, exclusive ofthe new recruits of loyal Tennesseeans.”

THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.

Lieut.-Gen. James Longstreet . Staff loss: w, 1.

mclaws’s division, Maj.-Gen. Lafayette McLaws .

Kershaws's BHgade, Brig.-Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw: 2dS. C., Col. John D. Kennedy (w), Lieut. -Col. F. Gaillard;3d S. C. , Col. James D. Nance; 7th S. C., Capt. E. J.Goggans; 8th S. C., Col. J. W. Henagan, Capt. D. Mc-Intyre; 15th 8. C., Maj. William M. Gist (k), Capt. J. B.Davis; 3d S. C. Battalion, Lieut.-Col. W. G. Rice. Bri-gade loss: k, 19; w, 116; m, 3 = 138. Wofford's Brigade ,Col. S. Z. Ruff (k), Lieut.-Col. N. L. Hutchins, Jr.: 16thGa., Lieut.-Col. Henry P. Thomas (k); 18th Ga., Capt.John A. Crawford; 24th Ga., Capt. N. J. Dortch; Cobb’s(Ga .) Legion, Maj. William D. Conyers; Phillips (Ga.)Legion, Maj. Joseph Hamilton (w); 3d Ga . BattalionSharp-shooters, Lieut.-Col. N. L. Hutchins, Jr. Brigadeloss: k, 48; w, 121; m, 81 = 250. Humphreys's Brigade ,Brig.-Gen. Benjamin G. Humphreys: 13th Miss., Col.Kennon McElroy (k), Maj. G. L. Donald; 17th Miss.,Lieut.-Col. John C. Fiser (w); 18th Miss., Col. ThomasM. Griffin; 21st Miss., Col. W. L. Brandon. Brigade loss:k, 21; w, 105; m, 56 = 182. Bryan's BHgade, Brig.-Gen.Goode Bryan: 10th Ga., Lieut.-Col. Willis C. Holt; 50tliGa., Col. P. McGlashan ; 51st Ga., Col. E. Ball; 53d Ga. ,Col. James P. Simms (w). Brigade loss: k, 27 ; w, 121;m, 64 = 212.

hood’s division, Brig.-Gen. Micah Jenkins .

Jenkins's BHgade, Col. John Bratton : 1st S. C., Col. F.W. Kilpatrick; 2d S. C. Rifles, Col. Thomas Thomson ;

5th S. C., Col. A. Coward; 6th S. C. -; Hampton

(S. C.)Legion, Col. M. W. Gary; Palmetto (S. C. ) Sharp-shooters, Col. Joseph Walker. Brigade loss: k, 22; w,109; m,5=136. Robertson's Brigade , Brig.-Gen. JeromeB. Robertson: 3d Ark., Col. Van H. Manning; 1st Tex.,Col. A. T. Rainey; 4th Tex., Col. J. C. G. Key; 5th Tex.,Col. R. M. Powell. Brigade loss: k, 9; w, 18; m, 6 = 33.Law's BHgade, Brig.-Gen. E. Mclver Law: 4th Ala., Col.P. D. Bowles; 15th Ala., Col. W. C. Oates; 44th Ala.,Col. W. F. Perry; 47th Ala., Col. M. J. Bulger; 48th Ala.,Col. James L. Sheffield. Brigade loss: k, 15; w, 69; m,8 = 92. Anderson's BHgade, Brig.-Gen. G. T. Anderson:7th Ga., Col. W. W. White; 8th Ga., Col. John R. Towers;9th Ga., Col. Benjamin Beck; llth Ga. , Col. F. H. Little;59th Ga. , Col. Jack Brown. Brigade loss: k, 36; w, 186;m, 25 = 247. Bcnning's BHgade, Brig.-Gen. Henry L.Benning: 2d Ga., Col. E. M. Butt; 15th Ga, , Col. D. M.Du Bose; 17th Ga., Col. Wesley C. Hodges; 20th Ga, ,Col. J. D. Waddell. Brigade loss: k, 1 ; w, 5 =6.

Joined November 26tli-28th.

artillery, Col. E. P. Alexander .

Leyden's Battalion, Maj. A. Leyden: Ga. Battery,Capt. Tyler M. Peeples; Ga . Battery, Capt. A. M. Woli-hin; Ga . Battery, Capt. B. W. York. Alexander's Bat-talion, Maj. Frank Huger: La. Battery, Capt. G. V.Moody; Va. Battery, Capt. W. W. Fickling; Va. Battery,Capt. Tyler C. Jordan; Va. Battery, Capt. William W.Parker; Va. Battery, Capt. OsmondB. Taylor; Va. Bat-tery, Capt. Pichigru Woolfolk, Jr. Artillery loss: k, 2;w, 2 = 4.

Buckner’s division, ^Brig.-Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson.

Grade's BHgade, Brig.-Gen. Archibald Gracic, Jr.: 41stAla., Lieut.-Col. T. G. Trimmier; 43d Ala., Col. Y. M.Moody; 59thAla.,Lieut.-Col. J.D.McLennan; 60thAla.,Col. J. W. A. Sanford. Brigade loss: k, 1; w, 1 = 2.Johnson's Brigade , Col. John S. Fulton: 17th and 23dTenn. , Lieut.-Col. W. W. Floyd; 25th and 44tli Tenn.,Lieut.-Col. J. L. McEwen, Jr.; 63d Tenn. , Maj. ,T. A.Aiken. Brigade loss: k, 2; w, 19 = 21.

CAVALRY CORPS, Maj.-Gen. Joseph Wheeler , Maj.-Gen. William T. Martin.

Division commanders: Maj.-Gen. William T. Martin,Brig.-Gen’s F. C. Armstrong and John T. Morgan .BHgade commanders: Colonels Thomas Harrison, A.A. Russell, C. C. Crews, and George G. Dibrell. Troops:Parts of 4th, 8th, 9th, and llth Tenn. , 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and6th Ga. , 1st, 3d, 4th, 7th, and 5let Ala., 3d Ark., 8tli andllth Tex., and 1st and 8tli Confederate regiments,and Wiggins’s Battery. Cavalry loss (estimated): k,w and in, 200.

RANSOM’S CAVALRY. J

Jones's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William E. Jones: 8tli Va.,Col. James M. Corns; 21st Va.,-; 27tli Va. Bat-talion, -; 34th Va. Battalion, Col. V. A. Witcher;

36th Va. Battalion,-; 27tli Va. Battalion,-. Gilt-

ner's BHgade, Col. H. L. Giltner: 16th Go. Battalion,Maj. E. Y. Clark; 4th Ky., Maj. N. Parker; 10th Ky. ,Lieut.-Col. Edwin Trimble; 1st Tenn. , Col. James E.Carter; 64th Va., Col. Campbell Slemp; Va. Battery,Capt. William N. Lowry.

The total Confederate loss (minus the cavalry, not re-ported) was 182 killed, 768 wounded, and 192 capturedor missing = 1142. The loss in the cavalry is estimatedat 250.

The effective strength of the forces under Longstroet’scommand probably numbered 20,000.

J Joined November 27tli-28tli.

END OF VOLUME III.