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employment for every soldier of his command； so that I never depended on him for any men； or for any participation in the Georgia campaign。 Soon after； viz。； May 8th； that department was transferred to the Military Division of 〃the Gulf；〃 or 〃Southwest；〃 Major…General E。 R。 S。 Canby commanding； and General Steele served with him in the subsequent movement against Mobile。
In Generals Thomas； McPherson； and Schofield； I had three generals of education and experience； admirably qualified for the work before us。 Each has made a history of his own； and I need not here dwell on their respective merits as men； or as commanders of armies； except that each possessed special qualities of mind and of character which fitted them in the highest degree for the work then in contemplation。
By the returns of April 10； 1864； it will be seen that the Army of the Cumberland had on its muster…rolls Men。 Present and absent。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。171；450 Present for duty。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 88；883
The Army of the Tennessee Present and absent。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。134；763 Present for duty。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 64；957
The Army of the Ohio Present and absent 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 46；052 Present for duty 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 26；242
The department and army commanders had to maintain strong garrisons in their respective departments； and also to guard their respective lines of supply。 I therefore； in my mind； aimed to prepare out of these three armies； by the 1st of May； 1864； a compact army for active operations in Georgia； of about the following numbers：
Army of the Cumberland。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 50；000 Army of the Tennessee。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 35；000 Army of the Ohio 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 15；000
Total 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 100；000
and； to make these troops as mobile as possible； I made the strictest possible orders in relation to wagons and all species of incumbrances and impedimenta whatever。 Each officer and soldier was required to carry on his horse or person food and clothing enough for five days。 To each regiment was allowed but one wagon and one ambulance； and to the officers of each company one pack horse or mule。
Each division and brigade was provided a fair proportion of wagons for a supply train； and these were limited in their loads to carry food； ammunition； and clothing。 Tents were forbidden to all save the sick and wounded； and one tent only was allowed to each headquarters for use as an office。 These orders were not absolutely enforced； though in person I set the example； and did not have a tent； nor did any officer about me have one； but we had wall tent…flies； without poles； and no tent…furniture of any kind。 We usually spread our flies over saplings； or on fence…rails or posts improvised on the spot。 Most of the general officers； except Thomas； followed my example strictly； but he had a regular headquarters…camp。 I frequently called his attention to the orders on this subject； rather jestingly than seriously。 He would break out against his officers for having such luxuries； but； needing a tent himself； and being good…natured and slow to act； he never enforced my orders perfectly。 In addition to his regular wagon…train； he had a big wagon which could be converted into an office； and this we used to call 〃Thomas's circus。〃 Several times during the campaign I found quartermasters hid away in some comfortable nook to the rear； with tents and mess…fixtures which were the envy of the passing soldiers； and I frequently broke them up； and distributed the tents to the surgeons of brigades。 Yet my orders actually reduced the transportation； so that I doubt if any army ever went forth to battle with fewer impedimenta； and where the regular and necessary supplies of food； ammunition； and clothing； were issued； as called for； so regularly and so well。
My personal staff was then composed of Captain J。 C。 McCoy； aide…de…camp； Captain L。 M。 Dayton； aide…de…camp； Captain J。 C。 Audenried； aide…de…camp； Brigadier…General J。 D。 Webster； chief of staff； Major R。 M。 Sawyer； assistant adjutant…general； Captain Montgomery Rochester； assistant adjutant…general。 These last three were left at Nashville in charge of the office； and were empowered to give orders in my name； communication being generally kept up by telegraph。
Subsequently were added to my staff； and accompanied me in the field； Brigadier…General W。 F。 Barry； chief of artillery； Colonel O。 M。 Poe； chief of engineers； Colonel L。 C。 Easton； chief quartermaster； Colonel Amos Beckwith； chief commissary； Captain Thos。 G。 Baylor； chief of ordnance； Surgeon E。 D。 Kittoe； medical director； Brigadier…General J。 M。 Corse； inspector…general； Lieutenant…Colonel C。 Ewing； inspector…general； and Lieutenant… Colonel Willard Warner； inspector…general。
These officers constituted my staff proper at the beginning of the campaign； which remained substantially the same till the close of the war； with very few exceptions； viz。： Surgeon John Moore； United States Army； relieved Surgeon Kittoe of the volunteers （about Atlanta） as medical director； Major Henry Hitchcock joined as judge…advocate； and Captain G。 Ward Nichols reported as an extra aide…de…camp （after the fall of Atlanta） at Gaylesville； just before we started for Savannah。
During the whole month of April the preparations for active war were going on with extreme vigor； and my letter…book shows an active correspondence with Generals Grant； Halleck； Thomas； McPherson； and Schofield on thousands of matters of detail and arrangement； most of which are embraced in my testimony before the Committee on the Conduct of the War； vol。 i。； Appendix。
When the time for action approached； viz。； May 1；1864； the actual armies prepared to move into Georgia resulted as follows； present for battle： Men。 Army of the Cumberland； Major…General THOMAS。 Infantry 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 54；568 Artillery 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 2；377 Cavalry。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 3；828 Aggregate。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 60；773 Number of field…guns； 130。
Army of the Tennessee； Major…General McPHERSON。
Infantry 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 22；437 Artillery 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 1；404 Cavalry 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 624 Aggregate 。。。。。。。。。。。。。 24；465 Guns； 96
Army of the Ohio； Major…General SCHOFIELD。
Infantry 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 11；183 Artillery。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 679 Cavalry。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 1；697 Aggregate 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 13；559 Guns； 28。
Grand aggregate； 98；797 men and 254 guns
These figures do not embrace the cavalry divisions which were still incomplete； viz。； of General Stoneman； at Lexington； Kentucky； and of General Garrard； at Columbia； Tennessee； who were then rapidly collecting horses； and joined us in the early stage of the campaign。 General Stoneman； having a division of about four thousand men and horses； was attached to Schofield's Army of the Ohio。 General Garrard's division； of about four thousand five hundred men and horses； was attached to General Thomas's command； and he had another irregular division of cavalry； commanded by Brigadier…General E。 McCook。 There was also a small brigade of cavalry； be