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The composition, losses, and strength of each army as here stated give the gist of all the data obtainable in the Official Records. K stands for killed: w for wounded; m w for mortally wounded; m for captured or missing; c for captured.

THE UNION ARMY.

FORCES AT KERNSTOWN, MARCH 23D, 1862.

Brigadier-General James Shields (w), Colonel Nathan Kimball. Staff loss: w, 1.

First Brigade, Col. Nathan Kimball (also commanded the division on the field of battle): 14th Ind., Lieut.-Col. William Harrow; 8th Ohio, Col. Samuel S. Carroll; 67th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. Alvin C. Voris; 84th Pa., Col. William Q. Murray (B). Brigade loss: k, 45; w, 200; m, 1=246. Second Brigade, Col. Jeremiah C. Sullivan: 39th Ill., Col. Thomas O. Osborn; 13th Ind. Lieut.-Coler; 5th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. John H. Patrick; 82d Ohio. Col. Francis B. Pond. Brigade loss: k. 23; w, 69=92. Third Brigade, Col. Erastus B. Tyler: 7th Ind. Lieut.- Col. John F. Cheek; 7th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. William X. Creighton; 29th Ohio, Col. Lewis P. Buckley; 110th Pa., Col. William D. Lewis, Jr.; 1st W. Va. Col. Joseph Tho- burn. Brigade loss: k, 43; w, 171; m, 21=235. Cavalry, Col. Thornton B. Brodhead: 1st Squadron Pa., Capt. John Keys; Indpt. Co's, Md., Captains Henry D. Cole, William Firey, and John Horner; Ist W. Va. (Battalion), Maj. B. F. Chamberlain; Ist Ohio (Co's A and C), Capt. Nathan D. Menken; 1st Mich. (Battalion), Lieut.-Col. Joseph T. Copeland. Cavalry loss: k, 1(; w, 6=9. Ar- tillery. Lieut.-Col. Philip Daum: A. W. Va., Capt. John Jenks; B, W.Va.; H, 1st Ohio, Capt. James F. Hunting- ton; L, 1st Ohio, Capt. Lucius N. Robinson: E, 4th U.S. Capt. Joseph C. Clark, Jr. artillery loss: k. 4; w, 2=6. Total loss (March 22d and 23d): killed, 118; wounded, 450; missing, 22 =590.

General Shields reports (" Official Records," XII., Pt. I., p. 312): " Our force in infantry, cavalry, and artillery did not exceed 7000. . . . We had 6000 infantry, a cavalry force of 750, and 24 pieces of artillery."

FORCES AT McDOWELL, VA., MAY 8TH 1862.

Brigadier-General Robert C. Schenck.

Milroy's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Robert H. Milroy: 26th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. W. P. Richardson; 32d Ohio, Lieut.- Col. Ebenezer H. Swinney; 73d Ohio, Col. Orland Smith ; 75th Ohio, Col. Nathaniel C. McLean; 2d W. Va.S Col. John W. Moss; 3d W. Va., Lieut.-Col. Francis W. Thomp- son: I, Ist Ohio Art'y, Capt. Henry F. Hyman; 12th Ohio Batt'y, Capt. Aaron C. Johnson; Ist W. Va. Cav. (3 co's), Maj. John S. Krepps. Brigade loss: 8. 20; w, 177; m, a = 199. Schenck's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. R. C. Schenck: 65th Ohio, Col. John C. Lee; 82d Ohio, Col. James Cantwell; 5th W. Va., Col. John L. Zeigler; 1st Battalion Conn. Cav., Maj. Judson M. Lyon; II, Ist Ohio art'y. Capt. William L. De Beck. Brigade loss (82d Ohio): k, 6; W, 50; m, 1=57.

Total8; wounded, 227; missing. 3=256.

General Schenck says (" Official Records," XII., Pt. I., PP- 462, 463), that he " brought into the field an aggregate of only 1300 infantry, besides DeBeck's battery . . and about 250 of the 1st Battalion Connecticut Cavalry." . . . "Adding to the 1768 of Milroy's bri- gade about 500 of the 82d Ohio, which was the number in action, the entire force we had engaged was 2268."

BANKS'S COMMAND, MAY 23D-25TH, 1862.

Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks.

FIRST DIVISION, Brig.-Gen. Alpheus S. Williams. First Brigade, Col. Dudley Donnelly : 6th Conn., Lieut.- Col. George D. Chapman; 28th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Edwin B. Brown; 46th Pa., Col. Joseph R. Knipe; 1st Md.,.Col. John R. Kenly (w and c). Brigade loss: k, 17; w, 98: m. ?35=850. Third Brigade, Col. George R. Gordon: 2d Mass. Lieut.-Col. George L. Andrews; 29th Pa., Col. John K. Murphy (c), Capt. Samuel M. Zulich; 27th Ind., Col. Silas Colgrove; 3d Wis., Col. Thomas H. Ruger. Brigade loss: k, 22; w, 80; m, 507=609. Cavalry: 1st Mich. (5 (to's), Col. Thornton F. Brodhead, Maj. Angelo Paldi. Loss: k, 10; w, 9; m, 35=54. Artillery, Capt. Robert B. Hampton: M, Ist N. Y., Lieut. James H. Pea- body: F, Pa., Lieut. J. Presley Fleming; B, 4th U. 8. Lieut. Franklin B. Crosby. Artillery loss: k, 2; w, 14; m, 12=28.

CAVALRY BRIGADE, Brig-Gen. John P. Hatch: Ist Me. (5 co's), Lieut.-Col. Calvin R. Douty; 1st Vt., Col. Charles H. Tompkins; 5th N. Y. Col. Othneil De Forest; 1st Md. (5 co's), Lieut.-Col. Charles Wetschky. Bri- gade loss: B, 5; w, 25 r m, 294 =924.

UNATTACHED: 10th Me. Col. Geo. L. Beal; 8th N. Y. Cav. (5 co's, dismounted), Lieut.-Col. Charles R. Bab- bitt; Pa. Zouaves d'Afrique, Capt. Charles a. T. Collis; E, Pe. Art'y (section), Lieut. Charles A. Atwell. Unat- tached loss: k, 6; w, 17: m, 131=154.

The total loss of Banks's troops at Front Royal, Mid- dletown, Newtown, Winchester, etc., from May 23d to 25th, is reported as 62 killed. 243 wounded, and 1714 cap- tured or missing=2019. But Jackson claims (" Official Records," Vol. XII., Pt. I., g. 708) tmber of prisoners captured by his command was about 3050, including about 750 sick end wounded in the hospitals at Winchester and Strasburg. The effective strength of Banks's command was reported, April 30th, at 9178, and June 16th (after the battle) at 7113.

FORCES AT HARPER'S FERRY, MAY 26TH-30TH, 1862.

Brigadier-General Rufus Saxton.

Brigade Commanders: Brig.-Gens. James Cooper and John P.Slough, and Col. Dixon S. Miles.

Troops: Cole's Md. Cav., Capt. Henry A. Cole; 1st Md. Cav. (6 co's). Maj. James M. Deems; 5th N. Y. Cav. (4 co's), Maj. George R. Gardner; 8th N. Y. Cav. (4 co's, dismounted), Maj. William L. Markell; I(, ist N. Y. Art'y, Capt. Lorenzo Crounse; L, Ist N. Y. Art'y. Capt. John a. Reynolds; 60th N. Y., Col. William B. Goodrich: 78th N. Y., Col. Daniel Ullman; 102d N. Y. Lieut.-Col. William B. Haywood; 109th Pa., Col. Henry J. Stainrook; 111th Pa., Col. Matthew Schlaudecker; 3d Del., Col. William O. Redden: Ist Md. P. H. B. Col. William P. Maulsby; Purnell Legion, Md., Col. William J. Leonard; 3d Md., Col. David P. De Witt; Ist D. Col. James A. Tait; 8th and 12th U. 8. (battalion), Capt. Thomas Q. Pitcher; Naval Battery, Li