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

Page 958 N. C., VA., W. VA., MD., PA., ETC. Chapter XXXIX.

A D D E N D A .

Return of Casualties in the Union Cavalry engaged on the right flank at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-3, 1863.

[Compiled from nominal list of casualties, returns, &etc.]

O Officers. C Captured or missing.

M Enlisted Men. T Total.

 

--Killed--

-Wounded-

-----C-----

 
               

Command.

O

M

O

M

O

M

T

               

JULY 2.

             
               

McIntosh's brigade:

             

1st Pennsylvania

....

....

....

....

....

1

1

3d Pennsylvania

....

....

....

1

....

....

1

               

Gregg's brigade:

             

1st Maine

....

....

....

3

....

....

3

10th New York

....

2

....

4

1

2

9

16th Pennsylvania

....

2

....

4

....

....

6

Total Gregg's division, July 2

....

4

....

12

1

3

20

               

JULY 3.

             
               

McIntosh's brigade:

             

1st Maryland

....

....

....

2

....

1

3

1st New Jersey

....

....

2

7

....

....

9

1st Pennsylvania

....

....

....

....

....

1

1

3d Pennsylvania

....

....

5

9

....

6

20

               

Gregg's brigade:

             

1st Maine

....

1

....

1

....

....

2

Total Gregg's division, July 3

....

1

7

19

....

8

35

               

Custer's brigade, July 3

1

28

11

112

....

67

219

Total on right flank, July 3

1

29

18

131

....

75

254

               

Total Gregg's division, July 2 and 3

....

5

7

31

1

11

55


HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, CAVALRY CORP,
August 22, 1863.

CAPTAIN: A report herefore made and forwarded to corps headquarters gave the part taken by the Second Division in the battle of Gettysburg. In compliance with circular, headquarters Army of the Potomac, dated August 20, 1863, the following is submitted as an account of the operations subsequent to the battle and to the date of July 24:The peculiar service required of the cavalry in the operations of the army subsequent to July 4, necessitated the constant detaching of brigade for special service. This was particularly the operations of the division will necessarily be made up of the reports of the commanders of its brigades detached. The Second Brigade, Colonel P. Huey, Eight Pennsylvania Cavalry, commanding, was detached at Hanover Junction on July 1, and did not rejoin until the 9th; was again detached and placed in advance of the Twelfth Corps on the 11th, and again rejoined the division at Shepherdstown on the 16th. The report of the operations of this brigade is appended, marked A. *

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*See Report No. 352, p. 970.

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