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444 Series I Volume XLIX-I Serial 103 - Mobile Bay Campaign Part I

Page 444 KY.,S. W. VA.,TENN.,N. & C. GA.,MISS.,ALA., & W. FLA.

Battery, one of the most industrious and untiring officers in the service. Below I give you a summary of the distance marched since leaving Montgomery, Ala.:

April 14, marched 14 miles; april 15, marched 22 miles; April 16, marched 39 miles; April 17, marched 63 miles; April 19, marched 12 miles; April 20, marched 45 miles. Total, six days, marched 195 miles.

I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,

ROBT. H. G. MINTY,

Colonel Fourth Michigan Cavalry, Commanding Division.

Major E. B. BEAUMONT,

Asst. Adjt. General, Cavalry Corps, Mil. Div. of the Mississippi.

ADDENDA.

Report of casualties in Second Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi, in the action at Selma, Ala., on April 2, 1865.

Number engaged Killed.

in charge.

Command. Offi- Men. Total. Offi- Men. Total.

cers. cers.

Second Division ... ... ... ... ... ...

headquarters.

17th Indiana 17 404 421 ... 12 7

(mounted)

Infantry.

72nd Indiana ... ... ... ... ... ...

(mounted)

Infantry a.

98th Illinois 11 161 172 ... 10 10

(mounted)

Infantry b.

123rd Illinois 14 239 253 1 7 8

(mounted)

Infantry.

First Brigade ... ... ... ... ... ...

headquarters.

Total First 42 804 846 1 29 30

Brigade.

7th 13 353 366 1 1 2

Pennsylvania

Volunteers

Cavalry.

4th Michigan ... ... ... ... 2 2

Cavalry c.

3rd Ohio ... ... ... ... ... ...

Cavalry d.

4th Ohio 16 318 334 2 5 7

Cavalry.

Second Brigade ... ... ... ... ... ..

heaters.

Total Second 29 671 700 3 8 11

Brigade.

Total Second 71 1,475 1,546 4 37 41

Division.

Wounded. Missing. Total.

Command. Of Men Tot Of Men To Offi Men Agg

fi . al. fi . ta cers . reg

ce ce l. . ate

rs rs .

. .

Second Division 1 ... 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1

headquarters. .

17th Indiana 7 72 79 .. .. .. 7 84 91

(mounted) .

Infantry.

72nd Indiana .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

(mounted) .

Infantry a.

98th Illinois 5 31 36 .. .. .. 5 41 46

(mounted)

Infantry b.

123rd Illinois 6 42 48 .. .. .. 7 49 56

(mounted)

Infantry.

First Brigade 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1

headquarters.

Total First 19 145 164 .. .. .. 20 174 194

Brigade.

7th 4 47 51 .. .. .. 5 48 53

Pennsylvania

Volunteers

Cavalry.

4th Michigan .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 3 3

Cavalry c.

3rd Ohio .. 8 8 1 6 7 1 14 15

Cavalry d.

4th Ohio 1 44 45 .. 6 6 3 55 58

Cavalry.

Second Brigade .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ..

heaters.

Total Second 5 100 105 1 12 13 9 120 129

Brigade.

Total Second 25 245 270 1 12 13 30 294 324

Division.

a Eight companies on picket; remainder supporting battery.

b Four companies on a scout.

c Supporting battery.

d Covering right flank.

ROBT. H. G. MINTY,

Colonel Fourth Michigan Cavalry, Commanding Division Cavalry.

SELMA, ALA., April 7, 1865.


HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, CAVALRY CORPS, MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Near Macon, Ga., May 11, 1865.

Major E. B. BEAUMONT,

Asst. Adjt. General, Cavalry Corps, Mil. Div. of the Mississippi:

MAJOR: In my official report of the part taken by this division during the past campaign while under my command, I have made honorable mention of the following-named officers:

Lieutenant Cols. Benjamin D. Pritchard, Fourth Michigan Cavalry, and Frank White, Seventeenth Indiana (mounted) Infantry; Major John J.


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