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The loss in killed, wounded, and missing in my command was as follows:

Casualties.

Command. Killed. Wounded. Missing. Total.

Kershaw's brigade. 39 333 1 373

Barksdale's brigade. 29 151 62 242

Cobb's brigade. 32 198 4 234

Semmes' brigade.

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4

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4

Total. 100 686 67 853

I inclose reports of the several brigade commanders with those of their respective regimental and battalion commanders, excepting General Barksdale, who, receiving leave of absence, went away without rendering his report; those of his regimental commanders are, however, inclosed.

Very respectfully,

L. McLAWS,

Major-General.

Major G. MOXLEY SORREL,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Addenda.]

Return of casualties in McLaws' division at the battle of Fredericksburg.

[Compiled from nominal lists.]

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers Enlisted Officers Enlis-

. men. . ted men

Kershaw's brigade:

2nd South Carolina.

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6 3 53

3rd South Carolina. 5 20 12 130

7th South Carolina.

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3 7 53

8th South Carolina.

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1 3 26

15th South Carolina.

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1 2 51

James' battalion.

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2

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1

Total. 5 3 27 314

Barksdale's brigade:

13th Mississippi. 1 7 2 57

17th Mississippi.

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9 2 38

18th Mississippi.

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5 3 24

21st Mississippi. 1 6 2 23

Total. 2 27 9 142

Semmes' brigade:

50th Georgia.

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1

51st Georgia.

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1

Total.

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2

CONTINUATION: Captured

or missing.

Command. Officers Enlisted Aggre Officers

. men. gate. killed.

Kershaw's brigade:

2nd South Carolina.

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62

3rd South Carolina.

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167 Capts. L. P.

Foster and J.

C. Summer and

Lieuts. J. C.

Hill, J.

Hollings-

worth, and J.

S. Piester.

7th South Carolina.

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63

8th South Carolina.

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30

15th South

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54

Carolina.

James' battalion.

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3

Total.

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379

Barksdale's

brigade:

13th Mississippi. 1 13 81 Captain J.

L. Clark.

17th Mississippi.

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35 84 Lieutenant

E. V. Miller

died of

wounds.

18th Mississippi.

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32

21st Mississippi.

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13 45 Lieutenant

S. D. Bryan.

Total. 1 61 242

Semmes' brigade:

50th Georgia.

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1

51st Georgia.

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1

Total.

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