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Page 766 THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN, VA. Chapter XXIII.

Lieutenant W. F. Harrison, Company A; Sergeant-Major Tansid and Color-Sergeant Mays, both wounded, and both of whom had distinguished themselves in the battles of Williamsburg and Seven Pines; First Sergt. William Apperson, Company C, who was killed,and Private George Watson, Company F, who has also repeatedly distinguished himself for bravery, all of the Seventh Virginia Regiment. Captain James Mitchell, Company C, and Lieutenant Logan S. Robins, Company B, First Virginia Regiment, both of whom were wounded. Lieutenant W. R. Abbott, Company E, and Lieutenant E. T. Dix, Company K, Eleventh Virginia, both of whom were killed. Lieutenant Calfee, Company G, of the Twenty-fourth Virginia, who was killed within a few paces of the enemy's battery, and Captains Bentley and Nowlin, of the same regiment. I doubt not there are many others omitted in the reports who equally distinguished themselves. The lists of killed and wounded are made up of the very best officers and men of which my command could boast.

The following is a recapitulation of the losses of the day, of which few returns have already been rendered:

Command. Killed. Wounded Missing Total

1st Virginia Regiment:

Officers -- 2 -- 2

Privates -- 3 6 9

Total -- 5 6 11

7th Virginia Regiment:

Officers 2 6 3 11

Privates 12 60 28 100

Total 14 66 31 111

11th Virginia Regiment:

Officers 2 -- 2 4

Privates 7 50 39 96

Total 9 50 41 100

17th Virginia Regiment:

Officers 3 2 13 18

Privates 14 21 60 95

Total 17 23 73 113

24th Virginia Regiment:

Officers 1 4 1 6

Privates 3 57 13 73

Total 4 61 14 79

RECAPITULATION.

Officers 8 14 19 41

Privates 36 191 146 373

Total 44 205 165 414

I have the honor to be, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES L. KEMPER,

Brigadier General, Commanding First Brigade, Longstreet's Division.

Major G. MOXLEY SORREL,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


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