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Table of Casualties, battle of Richmond, Ky., August 30.

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ARMY OF KENTUCKY.

Second Brigade, Third

Division:

1st Arkansas Mounted Riflemen 8 18 -- 26

2nd Arkansas Mounted Riflemen 1 10 -- 11

4th Arkansas Regiment 6 17 -- 23

30th Arkansas Regiment 1 9 -- 10

4th Arkansas Battalion -- 6 -- 6

First Brigade, Fourth

Division:

154th Tennessee Regiment 4 16 -- 20

12th Tennessee Regiment 5 27 -- 32

13th Tennessee Regiment 12 35 1 48

47th Tennessee Regiment 8 24 -- 22

Second Brigade, Fourth

Division:

Staff -- 1 -- 1

13th Arkansas Regiment 6 23 -- 29

15th Arkansas Regiment 2 19 -- 21

2nd Tennessee Regiment 17 95 -- 112

5th Tennessee Regiment 2 23 -- 25

48th Tennessee Regiment 4 42 -- 46

Texas Battery 2 4 -- 6

Company of Sharpshooters -- 3 -- 3

RECAPITULATION.

Second Brigade, Third Division 16 60 -- 76

First Brigade, Fourth Division 29 102 1 132

Second Brigade, Fourth 33 210 -- 243

Division

Aggregate 78 372 1 451

CONGRATULATORY ORDERS.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF KENTUCKY,


No. 10. Richmond, Ky., August 30, 1862.

(Received at Richmond, Va., Sept. 6, 1862.)

The major-general commanding returns his heartfelt thanks to the troops of this command (officers and men) for their exceeding gallantry in the several actions of this day, their patient and unmurmuring endurance of fatigue during two days' and nights' forced marches, and fighting three battles in twelve hours. The country shall know of your sufferings on the march, as well as the bold, pressing charges of this day.

To-morrow being Sunday, the general desires that the troops shall assemble and, under their several chaplains, shall return thanks to Almighty God, to whose mercy and goodness these victories are due.

By command of Major General E. Kirby Smith:

JNumbers PEGRAM,

Chief of Staff.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT No. 2,


No. 128. Sparta, Tenn., September 5, 1862.

I. The signal triumph of our arms in Virginia over the combined forces of McClellan and Pope had hardly been announced to the whole of this command before we are again called upon to rejoice and give thanks to God for a victory as brilliant and complete achieved in our


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