Title from caption p. 2.
Signed p. 2: S. Cooper, adjutant and inspector general.
Transmitted with "Message of the President. Richmond, Va., May 28, 1864" and "Communication from the secretary of war. Confederate States of America, War Department, Richmond, Va., May 26, 1864".
At head of p. [1]: House of Representatives, May 28, 1864.--Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. <By the chair>.
"List of officers of different grades who have dropped from the rolls of the army ... ridding the army of ignorant, disabled and incompetent officers'": p. 2-3.