ont, in his report of the battle, says that on May 29 he had over
11,000 men, which, deducting guards, garrisons, working parties and
stragglers, were reduced to 10,500 combatants at Cross Keys.

But he does not include in this last estimate Bayard's cavalry, which
joined him at Strasburg.

On May 31 Bayard had 1844 officers and men; he had suffered some loss
in fighting Ashby, and his strength at the battle may be put down as
1750.

All garrisons, guards and working parties are included in the
Confederate numbers, so they should be added to the Federal estimate.
We may fairly say, then, that at Cross Keys the following troops were
available:--

Fremont 11,000
Bayard 1,750
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Total 12,750
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Strength of the Federals, May 17-25.

On April 30 Banks' "effective" numbers were as follows:--

Donnelly's Brigade 2,747
Gordon's Brigade 3,005
Artillery (26 guns) 492
Cavalry (General Hatch) 2,834
Body-guard 70
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9,148
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On May 23 he had:--

At Strasburg: Infantry 4,476
Cavalry 2,600
Artillery (18 guns) 350
At Front Royal, Buckton, etc. 1,300
Bodyguard 70

From the Harper's Ferry Garrison:--

At Strasburg: Cavalry 800
At Winchester: Infantry 856
Cavalry 600
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10,552
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On May 31, after losing 2019 men at Front Royal and Winchester, he
had, the Harper's Ferry troops having been added to his command:--

Infantry 5,124
Cavalry 3,230
Artillery (l6 guns) 286
Miscellaneous 82
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8,722
Add 2,019
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10,741
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10,500 effectives on