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APPENDIX E.

Deaths in division hospitals from May 1 to July 31, 1864.................................... 1,272

Deaths in depot field hospitals from May 1

to July 31, 1864.................................... 1,093

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Total number of deaths.............................. 2,365

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According to regimental reports of sick and wounded (monthly) in the same period from May 1 to July 31, 1864:

Remaining last report in the Army of the Potomac proper...................................... 3,580

Taken sick (in the quarter)......................... 47,591

Wounded (in the quarter)............................ 38,951

Returned to duty.................................... 40,635

Sent to general hospital............................ 43,241

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Furloughed.......................................... 58

Discharged.......................................... 152

Deserted............................................ 79

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Total............................................... 289

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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps................. 10

Died of disease, 150; of wounds, 1,183; total........ 1,333

Average mean strength of command per month........... 94,553

Average mean strength of daily sick report........... 2,754

Average daily ratio of sick and wounded on sick report. 3.06

Remaining sick and wounded July 31, 1864............. 10,037

Estimated total treated (in the quarter)............. 111,011

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Wounded, according to reports of regimental officers, Eighteenth Corps included........................................ 49,041

Killed, according to reports of regimental medical officers, Eighteenth Corps included............................. 8,542

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Total................................................. 57,583

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Wounded, according to reports of regimental medical officers, Army of Potomac, on classified returns...................... 41,946

Killed, according to reports of regimental officers, Army of Potomac, on classified returns......................... 7,542

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Total.................................................. 49,488

APPENDIX F.

Consolidated classified statement of wounds, &c., of the Army of the Potomac, for the period from May 1 to July 31, 1864.a

Location of Second Fifth Sixth

injury, &c. Corps Corps Corps

Head and face 1,309 889 677

Neck 231 171 109

Shoulder 911 469 372

Thorax 962 607 344

Abdomen 554 328 228

Back and hips 931 528 311

Perineum and

genitals 91 52 17

Superior

extremities 4,204 2,949 1,698

Inferior

extremities 4,744 3,138 1,858

Large arteries

and nerves 21 10 ...........

Total 13,958 9,141 5,614

Deaths in

field

hospitals 351 403 171

Shell wounds 570 1,209 220

Cannon-shot

wounds 45 36 13

Location of Ninth Cavalry Total

injury, &c. Corps Corps

Head and face 730 208 3,813

Neck 112 69 692

Shoulder 304 89 2,145

Thorax 436 178 2,527

Abdomen 245 91 1,446

Back and hips 417 135 3,222

Perineum and

genitals 38 18 216

Superior

extremities 1,683 576 11,110

Inferior

extremities 1,834 629 12,203

Large arteries

and nerves 2 1 34

Total 5,801 1,994 36,508

Deaths in

field

hospitals 314 33 1,272

Shell wounds 592 73 2,664

Cannon-shot

wounds 23 4 121

a The wounded of the Ninth Corps previous to May 23, and those of the Eighteenth Corps from June 1 to June 12, are not included in this statement. The report of wounded of the Second Division, Cavalry Corps, previous to May 16 is also wanting.


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