On May 23 he had:—

At Strasburg: Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery (18 guns)		4,476
2,600
350
At Front Royal, Buckton, &c.
At Front Royal, Body-guard		1,300
70

From the Harper’s Ferry Garrison:—

At Strasburg: Cavalry
At Winchester: Infantry
         Cavalry		 300
856
600
———
10,552
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On May 31, after losing 2,019 men at Front Royal and Winchester, he had, the Harper’s Ferry troops having been added to his command:—

Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery (16 guns)
Miscellaneous		 5,124
3,230
286
82
———
8,722
Add 2,019
———
10,741
———

10,500 effectives on May 23 is therefore a fair estimate.

Geary’s 2,000 at Rectortown, as they were acting under Mr. Stanton’s orders, have not been included.

[1] “If I were mindful only of my own glory, I would choose always to make war in my own country, for there every man is a spy, and the enemy can make no movement of which I am not informed.”—Frederick the Great’s Instructions to his Generals.

[2] At the date of the action at Front Royal, May 23, the following was the strength of the detached forces: Banks, 10,000; Frémont, 25,000; McDowell (including Shields, but excluding McCall), 35,000.