Battle of the Wilderness
Casualties
Estimates of the casualties in the Wilderness vary. The following table summarizes estimates from a number of sources: Gordon C.

Battle of the Wilderness

Section Title: Casualties
Table Section Text: Estimates of the casualties in the Wilderness vary. The following table summarizes estimates from a number of sources: Gordon C.

Source	Union	Confederate

Killed	Wounded	Captured/ Missing	Total	Killed	Wounded	Captured/ Missing	Total

National Park Service	18,400	11,400

Bonekemper, Victor, Not a Butcher	2,246	12,037	3,383	17,666	1,495	7,928	1,702	11,125

Catton, Grant Takes Command	2,265	10,220	2,902	15,387

Eicher, Longest Night	2,246	12,037	3,383	17,666	7,750–11,400

Esposito, West Point Atlas	15,000–18,000	c. 7,500

Foote, Civil War	17,666	7,800

Fox, Regimental Losses	2,246	12,037	3,383	17,666

McPherson, Battle Cry	17,500	under 10,500

Rhea, Battle of the Wilderness	over 17,666	about 11,000

Smith, Grant	2,261	8,785	2,902	13,948

Young, Lee's Army	1,477	7,866	1,690	11,033

Sentence(s)

Grant's Union had 17,500 casualties as of McPherson.

final_sentence: Grant's Union had 17,500 casualties as of McPherson.