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Page 674 KY.,MID. AND E. TENN.,N. ALA.,AND SW. VA. Chapter XXXII.

[Inclosure C.]

Tabular statement showing the number present for duty on the morning of December 31, 1862; the number killed, wounded, and missing, and the percentage of loss in the battle of Murfreesborough.

Present for duty. Killed.

Command. Offi- Men. Aggre- Offi- Enlis-

cers. gate. cers. ted men

POLK'S CORPS.

Cheatham's

Division.

Donelson's

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10 98

brigade.

Stewart's brigade.

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8 55

Maney's brigade.

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3 19

Smith's brigade.

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7 98

Total. 454 5,090 5,544 28 270

Withers' Division.

Deas' brigade.

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6 47

Chalmers' brigade.

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8 59

Walthall's

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12 118

brigade.

Anderson's

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3 70

brigade.

Total. 617 7,957 8,574 29 294

Total Polk's 1,071 13,047 14,118 57 564

corps.

HARDEE'S CORPS.

Breckinridge's

Division.

Pillow's brigade.

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6 43

Preston's brigade.

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4 54

Adams' brigade.

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8 104

Hanson's brigade.

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10 37

Total. 513 6,540 7,053 28 238

Cleburne's

Division.

Staff.

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Wood's brigade.

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7 45

Johnson's brigade.

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5 56

Liddell's brigade.

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6 80

Polk's brigade.

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4 26

Total. 840 6,176 7,016 22 207

Total Hardee's 1,353 12,716 14,069 50 445

corps.

McCown's division. 319 4,095 4,414 8 86

Jackson's brigade. 89 785 874 1 40

Total infantry and 2,832 30,643 33,475 116 1,135

artillery.

CAVALRY.

Wheeler's brigade. 124 1,045 1,169 5 17

Wharton's brigade. 158 1,792 1,950 2 18

Pegram's brigade 30 450 480

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(no return).

Buford's brigade. 52 586 638

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Total cavalry. 364 3,873 4,237 7 36

Grand total. 3,196 34,516 37,712 123 1,171

CONTINUATION:

Wounded. Missing.

Enlis Perce

Command. Offi- Enlis- Offi- ted Aggre- ntage

cers. ted men cers. men. gate. of

loss.

POLK'S CORPS.

Cheatham's

Division.

Donelson's 42 533 1 16 700 ----

brigade.

Stewart's 23 311 ---- 2 399 ----

brigade.

Maney's 12 151 8 193 ----

brigade.

Smith's 48 516 3 35 707 ----

brigade.

Total. 125 1,511 4 61 1,999 36

Withers'

Division.

Deas' brigade. 31 502 ---- 5 591 ----

Chalmers' 32 413 1 35 548 ----

brigade.

Walthall's 42 578 13 763 ----

brigade.

Anderson's 34 394 ---- 16 517 ----

brigade.

Total. 139 1,887 1 69 2,419 28

1/4

Total Polk's 264 3,398 5 130 4,418 31

corps. 1/3

HARDEE'S CORPS.

Breckinridge's

Division.

Pillow's 32 292 2 50 425 ----

brigade.

Preston's 28 356 4 93 539 ----

brigade.

Adams' brigade. 24 421 1 145 703 ----

Hanson's 32 241 3 78 401 ----

brigade.

Total. 116 1,310 10 366 2,068 29

1/3

Cleburne's

Division.

Staff. 2

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---- ---- 2 ----

Wood's brigade. 20 319 5 108 504 ----

Johnson's 46 442 9 48 606 ----

brigade.

Liddell's 32 471 ---- 18 607 ----

brigade.

Polk's brigade. 42 256 19 347 ----

Total. 142 1,488 14 193 2,066 29

1/2

Total Hardee's 258 2,798 24 559 4,134 29

corps. 2/5

McCown's 101 661 9 97 962 21

division. 4/5

Jackson's 11 251 ---- ---- 303 34

brigade. 2/3

Total infantry 634 7,108 38 786 9,817 29

and artillery. 1/3

CAVALRY.

Wheeler's 12 49 3 81 167 14

brigade. 1/2

Wharton's 11 120 4 109 264 13

brigade. 1/2

Pegram's

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brigade (no

return).

Buford's 2 9 1 5 18 2

brigade. 7/8

Total cavalry. 25 178 8 195 449 11

7/8

Grand total. 659 7,286 46 981 10,266 24

4/7

In estimating the percentage of loss, the aggregate, 480, reported by General Pegram, from whom no report of killed, wounded, and missing was received, is to be deducted from 4,237, aggregate of cavalry, and from 37,712, grand aggregate.

GEORGE WM. BRENT.

TULLAHOMA, February 2, 1863.


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