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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 65 65 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 22 22 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 15 15 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 9 9 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 7 7 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 5 5 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 5 5 Browse Search
Rev. James K. Ewer , Company 3, Third Mass. Cav., Roster of the Third Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment in the war for the Union 5 5 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 4 4 Browse Search
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them. 4 4 Browse Search
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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 7 (search)
ades of infantry were also put into action as soon as they could be formed, and advanced within range of the enemy's intrenched lines, when they opened fire both of artillery and infantry. Thus the battle was maintained until dark. Meanwhile, as the hours of daylight were closing, under urgent messages from Lee and President Davis, two regiments of Ripley's brigade of D. H. Hill's division were launched in a direct charge on perhaps the very strongest point Battle of Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862 of the whole Federal position. A more hopeless charge was never entered upon. They were the 1st N. C. and the 44th Ga., raw regiments, which had never before been under fire. Their behavior illustrated the morale inspiring the army. Had they been given anything to do which it was possible to do, they would have done it, and become seasoned veterans in their first battle. They dashed across a wide plain through a storm of musketry, shells, and canister, and some even went across B
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 23: the fall of 1864 (search)
ingle day. Lee's army at its greatest numbered less than 85,000 men. It put hors de combat more than 262,000 Federals within the period mentioned. The following figures are from the official archives, in the War Record Office in Washington, showing the Federal numbers killed, wounded, and missing in each campaign, with a deduction of 2000 from the first for the casualties occurring before June 1, 1862. CAMPAIGNSDATESAGGREGATE loss McClellanJune 1, 1862, to Aug. 8, 186222,448 PopeJune 26, 1862, to Sept. 2, 186216,955 McClellanSept. 3, 1862, to Nov. 14, 186228,577 BurnsideNov. 15, 1862, to Jan. 25, 186313,214 HookerJan. 26, 1863, to Jan. 27, 186325,027 MeadeJune 28, 1863, to May 4, 186431,530 GrantMay 4, 1864, to April 9, 1865124,390 Aggregate262,141 These figures include nothing for Longstreet's corps at Chickamauga and Knoxville, it having been detached from Lee from Sept. 1, 1863, to April 30, 1864. They would add many thousands to this list of casualties could th