was an opportunity, the wounded of the enemy have been collected and fully cared for.

The medical directors of corps have faithfully met their responsibilities. To Surg. J. J. Milhau, U. S. Army, Surg. A. N. Dougherty, U. S. Volunteers, and Surg. S. A. Holman, U. S. Volunteers, are due especial credit for the improvement and efficiency developed in their corps. Surg. E. B. Dalton, U. S. Volunteers, who received the aggregate wounded of the army for transmission east (with Surg. A. J. Phelps, U. S. Volunteers inspector and assistant), ably directed the labors of numerous subordinates at the base of the army. Assistant medical director, Surg. J. T. Ghiselin, U. S. Army (since made medical director of the Middle Military Division), Asst. Surg. J. S. Billings, U. S. Army, and Asst. Surg. George M. McGill, of the U. S. Army, have rendered me most valuable, varied, and constant aid in the discharge of general duties assigned them and special ones that emergencies required. The ambulance service has been well and gallantly performed, and their chief officers, Captain W. F. Drum, Second U. S. Infantry, Captain B. W. Baldwin, and Captain J. G. Pelton, Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers, deserve especial commendation.

Accompanying are reports of Medical Director Dougherty and Medical Purveyor Brinton. Reports from other medical directors of corps and chief medical officers of independent commands have not yet been received. It is deemed advisable to terminate this report with the period ending July 31, 1864, and not further delay its transmission.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

THS. A. MCPARLIN,

Surgeon U. S. Army, Medical Director, Army of the Potomac.

Brigadier General S. WILLIAMS,

Asst. Adjt. General, Army of the Potomac.

SCHEDULE J.-Consolidated statement of wounds, &c., of the Army of the Potomac, for the battles of Petersburg, June 15 to June 30, 1864.

Location of Second Fifth Sixth Ninth Total

injury, &c. Corps Corps Corps Corps

Head and

face 366 197 2 165 730

Neck 53 38 1 38 130

Shoulder 240 83 3 123 449

Thorax 267 136 2 125 530

Abdomen 157 77 2 71 307

Back and

hips 277 114 4 123 518

Perineum,

genitals,

&c. 21 13 1 15 50

Superior

extremities 969 525 16 503 2,013

Inferior

extremities 1,384 655 29 596 2,664

Arteries and

nerves 2 4 ........ 1 7

Total 3,736 1,842 60 1,760 7,398

Deaths in

field

hospitals 115 128 2 93 338

Shell wounds 214 245 7 173 639

Cannon-shot

wounds 7 16 ........ 15 38

Bullet

wounds 3,512 1,563 53 1,565 6,693

Sword wounds ........ 1 ........ ........ 1

Bayonet

wounds ........ 1 ........ 2 3

Amputations 225 213 12 128 578

Excisions 30 26 1 19 76

Aggregate

strength

present 23,412 19,595 17,476 13,097 73,580

Medical

officers

present 162 112 104 80 458

Killed (by

regimental

reports) 731 294 22 348 1,395

Wounded (by

regimental

reports) 3,397 1,852 175 1,949 7,373

Missing 2,151 103 20 750 3,029

Officers

wounded 180 81 ........ 88 349