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919 Series I Volume XXVII-I Serial 43 - Gettysburg Campaign Part I

Page 919 Chapter XXXIX. THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN.

Inclosure No. 1. Consolidated report of Casualties of the Cavalry Corps at the battle of Gettysburg.

O Officers.

M Enlisted men.

 

 

--Killed--

-Wounded-

Missing.

---Total.----

 

Command.

O

M

O

M

O

M

O

M

 
                   

FIRST DIVISION.

                 

Reserve Brigade

....

24

3

60

7

333

10

417

 

First Brigade

1

15

8

86

....

29

9

130

 

Second Brigade

....

3

1

18

1

25

2

46

 

Total

1

42

12

164

8

387

21

593

 
                   

SECOND DIVISION.

                 

First Brigade

....

2

6

14

....

20

6

36

 

Second Brigade(*)

....

2

....

9

....

83

....

94

 

Third Brigade

....

3

....

6

1

5

1

14

 

Total

....

7

6

29

1

108

7

144

 
                   

THIRD DIVISION.

                 
                   

First Brigade

6

33

10

116

18

479

34

628

 

Second Brigade

3

35

18

169

9

247

30

451

 

Total

9

68

28

285

27

726

64

1,079

 
                   

Grand total(+)

10

117

46

478

36

1,221

92

1,816

 

A. J. ALEXANDER,

Chief of Staff, and Assistant Adjutant-General.

JULY 14, 1863.

[Inclosure No. 2.]

Recapitulation of the Casualties in the Cavalry Corps during the engagements from June 28 to July 31, 1863.

O Officers.

M Enlisted men.

 

--Killed--

-Wounded-

Missing.

---Total.----

 
                   

Command.

O

M

O

M

O

M

O

M

 
                   

First Division Cavalry

1

63

19

212

8

398

28

673

 

Second Division Cavalry

....

11

14

100

....

118

14

229

 

Third Division Cavalry

15

114

38

341

18

542

71

997

 

First Brigade, Horse Artillery

2

9

1

38

....

....

3

47

 

Second Brigade, Horse Artillery

....

1

....

2

....

....

....

3

 

Total Cavalry Corps

18

198

72

693

26

1,058

116

1,949

 

Corps

HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, September 21, 1863.

GENERAL: I have the honor to report, in compliance with Paragraph

III, of Special Orders, Numbers 227, current series, from head-

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*A mistake, brigade not engaged

+But see revised statement, pp. 185, 186.

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