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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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