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Page 842 N. AND SE. VA., N. C., VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LVIII.

In conclusion, to show more precisely the part taken in the short campaign by the corps, I would state that our killed and wounded amount to-officers, 18 killed, 103 wounded; enlisted men, 245 killed, 1,553 wounded; missing, 546; total, 2,465.*

The number of prisoners captured were, 187 officers, 4,287 enlisted men; total, 4,474.

Too much praise cannot be given both officers and men for the cheerfulness exhibited through the long marches and the many privations and hardships that had to be endured.

I beg to call the especial attention of the major-general commanding to Brevet Major-Generals Ayres and Bartlett and Brigadier-General Chamberlain for their promptness, efficiency, and zealousness in the execution of all orders.

To my staff, both personal and corps, my thanks are due for their patience, alacrity, and cheerfulness in the discharge of all their duties.

A list of casualties, nominal and tabular, has already been forwarded.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHAS. GRIFFIN,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac.

Report of casualties in Fifth Army Corps from March 29 to April 9, 1865, both inclusive.

Command Officers Men Officers Men

Headquarters Fifth ........ ..... ......... .........

Army Corps

Cavalry escort ........ ..... ........ 4

Provost guard ........ ..... ........ ........

Artillery ....... 3 1 9

First Division 9 91 28 533

Second Division 4 71 42 395

Third Division 5 80 32 612

Total* 18 245 103 1,553

Command Officers Men Officers Men Aggregate

Headquarters ........ ..... ......... ..... .........

Fifth Army

Corps

Cavalry ........ 1 ........ 5 5

escort

Provost guard ........ .... ......... ...... .........

Artillery ........ .... 1 12 13

First ........ 30 37 654 691

Division

Second 3 356 49 822 871

Division

Third 3 153 40 845 885

Division

Total* 6 540 127 2,338 2,465

Respectfully submitted.

CHAS. GRIFFIN,

Brevet Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
April 27, 1865.


Numbers 76. Report of Asst. Surg. Charles K. Winnie, U. S. Army, Medical Inspector.


HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
Nottoway Court-House, April 27, 1865.

COLONEL: I have the honor to report that on March 26, 27, and 28, all sick in field hospital, as well as every man throughout the command unable to march and endure the fatigue of the ensuing campaign, were

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*But see revised table, p. 586.

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