The Shasta courier., 1865-11-11
Losses in Some of Grants Battles.

The New York Expre~s. in an article head
ed Materials for History" gives some re-
suits Of recent Investigations by the War
Department, showing, with more accuracy
than the public have vet had, the number ot
killed. wounded and missing, in the battles
oi the Union. The Department are vet mas-
ing careful inquiries. t. put on record cor
rec; statement of our losses in all the battles.
The following are the casualties in the cam
pairn ai the Army of the Potomac. from May
5, 1861. to November l. of the same year-a
little les than six months:
Ia the batile of The Wilderness. May 5th
u l2'h-cG9 off s aud 2,0l9 men we're kill
ed ; l0l7 uficers aud 1851 men we're
Wounded and III officers and 66G7 men
were missing making an aggregate Of 90
40
In the battle of Spottsylvana, May 18th
to 2lst-ll4 officers and 2.032 men were
killed 259 officers aud 1867 men were
wounded and 81 f!irers aud 2S4 men were
III ssing-ngsrega'e. lO,3si.
La the battle of Nor'h Anpa, May 2lst to
3lst-l2 officers and l3S men were killed :
67 officers and | .063 men were wounded. and
) officers aud 324 men were mis,ing-aggre
gate. 1907.
In tie battle Of Cold Harbor, June l~t to
l -l44 officers and l.56l men were kill
ed 42l officers and S.62l men were wound.
ed . aud 81 tIieerS and 1855 men were miss
aggregate, i, 1853.
Ia tie latlle If Petersburg. June 10th to
20th-S5 officers and ll3 men were kiltel :;
3jl officers and 6,492 men were wounded :
and 46 officers and 1868 men were missing
-aggre.ate, 9.66j.
Battle q. Petersburg, June Goth to 30th-
% officers and SO men were killed 100 off
GERS and 2,3I4 men were wounded and l08
officers and 2.l00 men were missing-aggre
gate, 5,3l6.
Battle Of Petersburg. July 30th-47 off
GERS and 312 men were killed l24 officers
ani $40 men were wounded and 81 off
GERS and 1919 nen were missing aggre gate,
zoos.
IL the hattie Of the Trenches. August lSt to
Ieth-l0 ,ficprS and l2S men were killed ;
58 ofIicers and G26 men were woun1ed and
I officers and 10 men were missing -aggre-
gaze SGS.
In the battle Of Weldon Railroad. August
l6;h 10 2l~t-2. officers ana I9l men were
kIllea; 100 officers and l055 men were
wounded aud lO+ flee 5 and 3O72 men
were missing aggregate, +,543.
In the battle Of keams Station, AGgusi
25tn-2l officers and 90 men were killed 81
officers and 4S4 men were wounded and %
officers AID l,674 nen were missing-aggre
gaze. z,l32
l., tie lat | Of Peoples Farm. September
30 Ia t. October lst-2 officers aud l.9 men
nerr kiIlsd; 50 oiIicer, and 7iS urn were
waundtd; and So otiiccrs and LOO men we're
mi>>ing-aggre 1aie. 2,6Sj.
In the hattie OF the rrercheS. August 18Th
To 30th-l3 officers ami .S4 men wee killed ::
81 of.icer, and 2l4 me were wounded and
officer. and Sll men were missing-aggre
gaze. 2.4I7.
H. tae battle of Bnydton Plank Road. Oc
tobrr al to 2Sth-l6 officers ard l40 men
we're kitled Is ,tiicers and 9Sl men were
w"undcd and Ulcers and G9l men were
missing g-aggrcgatr. 1902.
The totals arr-1JG officers and 9,796 men
killed; 2.796 officers and 81, l6I men wound
ed aud 1775 officers and % .663 men missing.
T9lal aggregate, $685..
All this in one campaign Of six months.-
The loss in killed nn woundrd IN THIS cam
paigq--oyer 6j. coos suppo-e, to be equal
10 about one third o the total force under
General Grants command when it left Cul
pepper. and after reuiorcements had been
sent to ii.