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CIVIL WAR]. BEAUREGARD, Pierre G. T. (1818-1893), General, C.S.A . Manuscript document signed ("G. T. Beauregard"), a Field Return of the First Corps [Confederate] Army of the Potomac commanded by General Beauregard, 7 January 1862. 1 page, oblong folio (15½ x 9¾ in.), neatly executed in a clerical hand, ruled in tabular form . FINE. A FINE EXAMPLE OF A FIELD RETURN FOR THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. A very detailed breakdown of Beauregard's force by rank, force, and fitness for duty. All told there are 26 classifications of rank from major generals (2), brigadier generals (7), to a variety of colonels, captains, majors, adjutants, chaplains, surgeons, second lieutenants, sergeants, down to "Musicians" (252 of them) and "Privates" (15,234). The musicians seem to have precedence in rank over the lowly privates. A sizeable number are listed on the sick roll (129 officers and 3,292 enlisted men), 25 officers and 86 enlisted men are under arrest, and 20 officers and 227 rank and file are listed as AWOL. The tally on the far right column notes "Alterations since Last Report," and shows 219 men discharged, 2 resignations, 739 transfers, 69 deaths and 2 desertions. The total force of cavalry, light infantry, heavy artillery and infantry numbered 30,704. Beauregard would soon boost the "Transferred" statistic by one when he shifted to the Kentucky theatre later in this same month of January 1862. The Confederate Army of the Potomac was then reorganized into the Army of Northern Virginia. RARE.