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237 Series I Volume XXXVI-I Serial 67 - Wilderness-Cold Harbor Part I

Page 237 Chapter XLVIII. RAPIDAN TO THE JAMES.

SCHEDULE E. - List of articles and quantities of medical and hospital stores receives at Belle Plain, May 10, 1864.

Articles. In supply In barges. Total.

boats.

Blankets.....number 7,500 5,500 13,050

Bandages.....dozen 5,000 2,000 7,000

Beef stock...pounds --- 3,024 3,024

Whisky (bottles) 200 400 600

.............dozen

Brandy (bottles) 50 24 74

.............dozen

Lint.........pounds 2,000 100 2,100

Condensed milk 1,000 144 1,144

.............do

Shirts.......number 5,000 600 5,600

Drawers (pairs) 5,000 600 5,600

.............do

Socks........do 5,000 --- 5,000

Gowns........do 5,000 --- 5,000

Cots.........do --- 600 600

Litters......do --- 100 100

Cocoa........pounds --- 100 100

Tea..........do 500 80 580

Chocolate....do 500 --- 500

Sugar........do 500 --- 500

Corn starch..do 1,000 --- 1,000

Candles......do 200 --- 200

Claret.......dozen 12 --- 12

Lemons.......boxes 100 --- 100

Ice..........tons 50 --- 50

Sheets.......number 5,000 --- 5,000

Basins.......do 1,000 --- 1,000

Cushions (rubber) --- --- ---

.............do

Liq. sod. chlor 400 --- 400

.............bottles

Feeding cups.number 200 --- 200

Bed pans.....do 500 --- 500

Spoons.......do 3,000 --- 3,000

Cups (tin)...do 3,000 --- 3,000

Oiled muslin.yards 1,000 --- 1,000

Saddlers' silk 25 --- 25

.............ounces

Lanterns.....number 200 --- 200

Buckets......do 500 --- 500

Towels.......do 1,000 --- 1,000

Porter.......dozen 400 --- 400

Chloroform...pounds 100 --- 100

Sulphuric ether 100 --- 100

.............do

Field cases..number 20 --- 20

Pocket sets..do 7 --- 7

Adhesive plaster 200 --- 200

.............yards

Silver wire..spools 20 --- 20

SCHEDULE F. - Consolidated statement of wounds, & c., for the battles around Spotsylvania Court-House, Va., from May 8, 1864, to May 21, 1864.

Location of Second Fifth Sixth Total.

injury, & c. Corps. Corps. Corps.

Head and face 393 342 145 880

Neck 68 62 25 155

Shoulder 268 199 99 566

Thorax 282 217 111 610

Abdomen 127 104 53 284

Back and hips 290 199 75 564

Perineum and 21 20 8 49

genitals

Superior 1,288 1,237 494 3,019

extremities

Inferior 1,230 1,223 448 2,901

extremities

Large arteries 9 1 --- 10

and nerves

Total 3,976 3,604 1,458 9,031

Deaths in field 50 142 62 254

hospitals

Shell wounds 214 459 39 712

Cannon-shot 21 15 1 37

wounds

Bullet wounds 3,728 3,088 1,413 8,218

Bayonet wounds 8 3 3 14

Sword wounds --- --- 1 1

Amputations 245 295 89 642

Excisions 40 44 15 99

Aggregate 27,957 15,926 16,476 60,359

strength

present

Medical 150 95 69 314

officers

present

Killed (by 814 a 500 467 1,781

regimental

reports)

Wounded (by 4,838 3,694 2,724 11,256

regimental

reports)

Missing 1,067 a 400 610 2,077

Officers 221 163 125 509

wounded

a Estimated.


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