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Page 134 OPERATIONS IN SE.VA. AND N.C. Chapter LIV.

Return of Casualties in the Union Forces-Continued.

CHAFFINS' FARM, VA. (OR FORT HARRISON, FORT GILMER, NEW MARKET HEIGHTS, AND LAUREL HILL), SEPTEMBER 29-30, 1864-Continued.

Captured

or

Killed. Wounded. missing.

Command. Officers Men Officers Men Officers Men Aggregate

Third Brigade.

Colonel LOUIS

BELL.

13th Indiana -- -- 1 10 -- 5 16

(three companies)

9th Maine 2 3 3 19 2 16 45

4th New Hampshire -- 2 -- 16 -- 4 22

115th New York 1 -- 3 23 -- 6 33

169th New York -- 2 -- 23 -- 6 31

Total Third 3 7 7 91 2 37 147

Brigade

Total Second 4 31 27 282 2 117 463

Division

COLORED BRIGADE.

Brigadier General

WILLIAM BIRNEY.

29th Connecticut -- 1 4 14 -- -- 19

7th U. S. Colored -- 20 6 76 4 129 235

Troops

8th U. S. Colored -- 7 4 56 -- 1 68

Troops

9th U. S. Colored -- 7 2 77 -- 18 104

Troops

45th U. S. Colored -- -- 1 3 -- -- 4

Troops

Total Colored -- 35 17 226 4 148 430

Brigade

ARTILLERY

BRIGADE.

Lieutenant

Colonel RICHARD

H. JACKSON

Connecticut Light -- -- -- -- -- -- --

1st Battery

New Jersey Light -- -- -- 2 -- -- 2

4th Battery

New Jersey Light -- -- -- -- -- -- --

5th Battery

1st Pennsylvania -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Light, Battery E

3rd Rhode Island -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Light, Battery C

1st United States -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Batteries C and D

1st United States -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Battery M

3rd United States -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Battery E

4th United States -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Battery D

Total Artillery -- -- -- 2 -- -- 2

Brigade

UNASSIGNED.

4th Massachusetts -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Cavalry, 1st and

3rd Battalions

Total Tenth Army 4 70 45 542 6 296 963

Corps

EIGHTEENTH ARMY

CORPS.

Major General

EDWARD O. C. ORD.*

Brigadier General

CHARLES A.

HECKMAN.

Bvt. Major General

GODFREY WEITZEL.

Staff -- -- 1 -- -- -- 1

FIRST DIVISION.

Brigadier General

GEORGE J.

STANNARD.+

Staff -- -- 5 -- -- -- 5

Sharpshooters -- 2 -- 7 -- 2 11

Provost Guard -- 1 -- 4 -- -- 5

First Brigade.

Colonel AARON F.

STEVENS.*

Lieutenant

Colonel JOHN B.

RAULSTON.

13th New 2 12 6 57 -- 1 78

Hampshire

81st New York 3 6 6 44 -- -- 59

98th New York -- 8 4 50 -- 1 63

139th New York 2 10 -- 29 -- -- 41

Total First 7 36 16 180 -- 2 241

Brigade

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*Wounded September 29.

+Wounded September 30.

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