The National tribune., 1884-07-03
MORTALITY OF OFFICERS.
List OF MAJOR and Brigadier- Generals Killed
During the War


The mortality among general officers during
the war was much greater than is generally
supposed, no less than eleven major generals
and thirty-four brigadier-generals having been
killed or died of wounds. In addition to this
number one major-general was murdered and
five died of disease. Two brigadier-generals
were killed by accident and eleven died of dis
ease. The list prepared expressly for The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, is as follows:
List Of general officers killed. died of tcotys receired
IN action and died of disease Be- during sts trar
Of The rebellion bets1ee" April Is, 1851, and august
i, 1865.
Killed
fMajor-General Philip Kearny, at Chantilly. Va,
September L, 1867
Isaac l. Stevens at Chantilly, Va,
September l, 1862.
! *M7Jor-General Jesse /. Reno. at South Mountain
Md, September IA, 1852
rMajor-Generai Hiram g. Berry, at ChancelIors-
vile, Va, May 3, 1863
/"Aiajor- General John F. Reynolds at Gettysburg,
Pa. July l. 1868.
*Aiajor-Generai John Sedgwiek, at SpottsyIvania,
Va, biay g 1864.
v sNajoF-Genera James B. Mcpherson near Atlanta
Ga, July q 1864.
>sBrigadier- General Nathaniel Lyon, at Wilson's
Creek, Mo-, August 10, 1851.
"Brigadier- General Thomas Williams. at Baton
Rouge, La, August s. 1867
fBrigadierGenerai Robert IT, AeCook, by guerrillas.
IN Alabama, August s, 1852.
BFlgadier- Genera! Henry Bohlen, at Freeman's
r Ford, Va, August %, 1862.
Br1gddier-G General Pleasant A. Hackleman, at Cor
inth, Miss, October 9, 1862.
Brgadier-General James S. Jackson. at Perryville.
KY, October s, 1862,
: ~Brigader- General VIM. r Terrili at Perryyille.
Ky, October 9, 1862
Brigadier- General Conrad r. Jackson, at Fred
+ erieksburg, Va. December I3 1862.
sBrigadier-General George D. Bayard, at Fred
ericksburg. Va, December Ia, 1862
$BrigadierGeneral Joshua w. SILL at Stone River,
Tenn, December 81, 1862.
5 Brigadier- General Edward p. Chaplin, at Port
Hudson, La Nav II, 1863.
Z Brlgadier-General Samuel K Zook, at Gettysburg,
Pa. July 2 1868.
rigadier-General Stephen H Weed at Gettys-
burg. Pa, July 2 1863.
~BrigadieF- General Elon ]. Farnsworth at Gettys-
burg, Pa, July 8, 1863.
*Brigadier-General Alexander Hays, at Wilder
ness. Va, May s. 1864.
yBrigadier General James 5. Wadsworth, at Wilder
ness. Fa May 8, 1854.
YBrigadier General Thomas @. Stevenson, at
Spottsylvanja, Va, May 10, 1854.
rigadier-General James C. Rice. at Spottsylvania
s%Brigadier-G General David A Russell, at Winches-
ter, Va, September 49, 1864.
|BTlgadier- General Hiram Burnham. at Chapin's
sBrigadier- r-General Daniel ID. Bidweu, at Cedar
Greek, Va, October 10, 1861.
Died Of Wounds
Ss3fajor-Genersl Joseph K F. Mansfield September
Is, 1852 of wounds received at Antietam, Nd.
y s$bIajor-General Israel B. Richardson November
3 1862. OF wounds received at Antietam, Md.
a Major General AmieI W. Whipple May Z 1863
of wounds received at ChanceliorsviIIe. va.
%Alajor General George c. Strong July 90 1863 of
wounds received at Fort Wagner s. C.
y ~Brigadier- General VIM. II. L. Wallace, April TO-
1852, of wounds received at shiloh, Tenn.
yBrigader- George w. Taylor, August 81 ,
1852, OF wounds received at Bull Run, Va
= adier-General Isaac 2. Rodman, September 80
1862, OF wounds received at Antietam Md.
\ sBTigadieF- General Edmund Kirby May IS 1853 Of
wounds received at Charlottesville. Va
I NBrigadier- General Strong Vincent, July 4 1853 of
wounds received at Gettysburg Pa
Brigadier- General Edward N. Kirk, July 20, 1863
of wounds received at Stone River Tenn
sBrigadier-Cieneral VIM H. Lytle September 20
1868, OF wounds received at Chickanauga Ga.
Z S*Brigadier-G General VIM. p. Sanders, November 49,
1863, OF wounds received at Knoxville, Tenn.
Fs rigadier-General Charles G.. Harker June q
ls64. of wounds received at Marietta. Ga
SBrigadier-General Samuel A Rice, July G. 1854, of
wounds received at Jenkins Ferry, Ark
Brigadier- Daniel McCook July H. 1864 Of
wounds received at Kenesaw Mountain Ga
Brlgadier- General Charles r. Lowell, October 20,
1854 OF wounds received at Middletown, Va.
Brigader- General Thomas A. Smyth April 7, 1855
OF wounds received at Farmville, Va.
Murdered.
/ Major-General VIM Nelson, at Louisville, KY,
By Accident
! ~Brigadier General Michael Coreoran, December q
1868, by being thrown from his horse.
*Brigadier-General George Wright, July 80, 1865
lost at sea on steamer Brother Jonathan.
Died Of Disease
/@AIajor-G General Charles F. Smith April 25 1852
SsMsjor- General Ormsby M. Mitchell, October 80
1862
Z Major General Edwin v. Summer, March 2l. 1868
: ~yAIajor- General John Buford December Is, 1868
~9Iajcr- General David .. Birney. October 1S 1864
7 sBrigadier-General Frederick w. Lander, March 2
1862
yBrigadier- General VIM n Keim, May 1s, 1862.
7 *Brigadier-GeneTal Joseph B. Plummer, August g.
1862
Z <Bfigadier- General Charles D. jameson. November
g. 1862
: SBrigadier- General Francis E. Patterson November
D. 1852
: Brgadier-General James Cooper March 2S 1853.
SBrigadier- General Thomas Welsh August IL 1868.
~Brigadier- General Stephen G.. ChampIn january
&C. 1864
Brigadier-General Friend 5. Rutherford, June 20
4 1864
ssBrigaCier-Ge Daniel P. Woodbury. August
I5 1864.
lBrisadier- General Thomas E. C. Ransom, October
29 1864.
$Graduate of the o. S. Military Academy.