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135 Series I Volume XLII-I Serial 87 - Richmond-Fort Fisher Part I

Page 135 Chapter LIV. THE RICHMOND CAMPAIGN.

Return of Casualties in the Union Forces-Continued.

CHAFFIN'S FARM, VA. (OR FORTH 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

Second Brigade.

Brigadier General

HIRAM BURNHAM.*

Colonel MICHAEL T.

DONOHOE.+

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

8th Connecticut 2 5 6 36 -- 13 62

10th New Hampshire -- 8 2 22 -- -- 32

96th New York -- 8 3 63 -- 29 103

118th New York -- 3 4 60 -- -- 67

Total Second Brigade 3 24 15 181 -- 42 265

Third Brigade.

Colonel SAMUEL H.

ROBERTS.

Colonel EDGAR M.

CULLEN.

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

21st Connecticut -- 1 3 20 -- 4 28

92nd New York -- 7 1 18 -- 9 35

58th Pennsylvania 1 14 4 81 -- 5 105

188th Pennsylvania 2 8 4 41 -- 9 64

Total Third Brigade 4 30 12 160 -- 27 233

Total First Division 14 93 48 532 -- 73 760

SECOND DIVISION.

Brigadier General

CHARLES A. HECKMAN.

First Brigade.

Colonel JAMES

STEWART, JR

Colonel GEORGE

M. GUION++

148th New York -- 4 -- 20 -- -- 24

158th New York -- 14 3 51 -- 10 78

55th Pennsylvania 1 1 2 37 -- 41 82

Total First Brigade 1 19 5 108 -- 51 184

Second Brigade.

Colonel EDWARD H.

RIPLEY

8th Maine -- -- 1 8 -- -- 9

9th Vermont -- 7 2 32 -- -- 41

Total Second Brigade -- 7 3 40 -- -- 50

Third Brigade.

Colonel HARRISON S.

FAICHILD.

89th New York -- 3 4 15 3 17 42

2nd Pennsylvania 2 12 2 83 5 133 237

Heavy Artillery

Total Third Brigade 2 15 6 98 8 150 279

Total Second Division 3 41 14 246 8 201 513

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*Killed September 29.

+Wounded September 29.

++Assumed command September 30.

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