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Return of casualties and prisoners captured by the army in the field in campaign of Georgia.

Killed. Wounded. Miss.

Command. Offic Men. Offic Men. Offi

ers. ers. cers

Right Wing, Army of the - - - - -

Tennessee, Major General,

O. O. Howard, commanding.

Left Wing, Fourteenth 2 23 6 112 1

Twentieth Corps, Major

General H. W. Slocum

commanding.

Cavalry Division, Brigadier 3 35 7 120 -

General J. Kilpatrick,

commanding.

Total. 5 58 13 232 1

Miss. Captured.

Command. Men. Aggre Offi Men. Aggre

gate cers gate

.

Right Wing, Army of the - - 34 632 666

Tennessee, Major General,

O. O. Howard, commanding.

Left Wing, Fourteenth 258 402 30 409 439

Twentieth Corps, Major

General H. W. Slocum

commanding.

Cavalry Division, Brigadier - 165 13 220 233

General J. Kilpatrick,

commanding.

Total. 258 567 77 1,261 1,338

Report of casualties in Army of Tennessee not received.

Report of missing in cavalry division not received.

L. M. DAYTON,

Captain and Aide-de-Camp.

[Indorsement.]

This report is not sufficiently accurate to be official, but my command is so scattered that it cannot now be remedied, but will be in due time.

W. T. SHERMAN,

Major-Genera, Commanding.

ADDENDA.

Abstract from returns showing the effective strength of the army in the field under Major General William T. Sherman, November and December, 1864.

NOVEMBER 10.

Infantry. Cavalry.

Command. Officers Men. Officers

ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.

Fifteenth Army Corps 724 14,568 ---

Seventeenth Army Corps 420 10,667 2

Total 1,144 25,235 2

ARMY OF Georgia.

Fourteenth Army Corps 556 12,397 ---

Twentieth Army Corps 602 12,862 ---

Total 1,158 25,259 ---

Kilpatrick's cavalry --- --- 244

Aggregate 2,302 50,494 246

Cavalry. Artillery.

Command. Men. Officers Men.

ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.

Fifteenth Army Corps --- 11 376

Seventeenth Army Corps 43 5 266

Total 43 16 642

ARMY OF Georgia.

Fourteenth Army Corps --- 11 388

Twentieth Army Corps --- 25 607

Total --- 36 995

Kilpatrick's cavalry 4,672 4 95

Aggregate 4,715 56 1,732


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