New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-29
WAR STATISTICS.
~ IMpoRTANr lpupLICATIoN.

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=, aSu M SoStusry losses IN the Union Reg
sssss VIII NIL and exhaustive siatiscs comHlsd
nom the oneiss reeores ~ nv william F.
Sox. L3-Coi. i. o. Y. Ato Pr. 800. Albany
Albany FURNISHING Domps" o1 ;,,.or...
This Is % work OF very n'sn a.'o -
hut especially cslcuiated 70 n'ees an, 0s,..s,
veterans and their heirs anu ilionoe $500
Fox has given TWENTY-FIVE ysa.s y
which, while in no way sup lsc"'hs .s'e -
Governments ssasassles shao ua'e oo0n p 80
course Of preparation at WashinsVoh' 10 ue''s ~
supply convenient, easy nanuic" "na 0o.i
s,us summary Of the main 1acts reiauns 70 trs'-
yasafss losses during the war But Ceiohei foA
,ass not confined his iaDofs 70 . consiueraUioH "
The yoluninous records at washington anu 'he
State capitals. He has set on 1901
enquiries ana from the mass Oh
hiss arranged many tables WHICH prins vsV -
santerssting. Suggestive anu sTonsy ,.~.o.,.s
ldscts. As q supplement- 70 al hes'l'0
INDEED the voirne ls lnfaiaaoie' o." ~ -.
sof reference 70 be kept 81 manu- 'h az
Ipcsts and other military ssuquar'ets aA' rs =.
trous. IL must be equally Inaispenssp,e -. ".
asrest attaehing TO resien'ei aia,rs = ..,,sh
sas Colonel Fox observes seecnsoI - o.. -
fss called cut py CORPS anu alny "a 49,. svsrare
Tthe average soiuie. .-r,;.. which
fsoidier formed Ihe puiA " 'i' $500
tpreserveo inc onoM ......,, ,dy1
glance st one neau,hss =, sl.' - .ov-
fshow the extent ana safe% :, -. The
sered oy tne aaelo1 .A...ho- .o~tair the
tznass OF saoies n Drvasns so;na the may
basesp omcnl ~. ,1ssa.. .s,,;r,s,,ts the may
pmum 2. - -, -. =, I,1sa IN any one bat
a.. ,nyortsor AZ wounded to killed; the per-
F..s :, ,,I,.a IN regiments in particular bat
- 80, ,,,;tb lnssps in European wars;
49, = &c. Generals majors and chapains;
.as,s,tsas eo,nnarcS with those. of for
80 -. ;,ssnd,rg deaths by disease, etc; the
49, s..,,su ther organization and losses; the
roi,s and Archaeological statistics
a. the rTn;on arn,ies. with
s'eo oo.po = $50. a;,s;ons and bricades:
"a history oi 49,, .,.s.,, ..at;stics
Nntee nunarca hshs1s aSas11.,..s Re- !, hat
ana nls.oficai sse'' " ,oss IN
Nies wtn resimshs s..asa.1 ~ 80 rso-
eacn' anu tner cesuai~'s, T,-s-S, -. ,r,itS
amenfs ana paVoefies IN 'no inv. - :, ~.
sr"rouary loss IN eaeh assresa'e " -.
Union army, oy ou'es' WIN o'."i l,'.s -.
percentages OF minuasy popuisaon "a
fhe greatest battles OF the war, hse o.
defeats, and chronological list OF oatues WIN loss
bin each, Union and Confederate; Oonieuer''0
llosses strength Of the Confederate armies cas-
uslties in Confederate regiments list oil Conien-
crate generals killed, losses III the ConieoeraW
navy These captions sufficiently attest the scope,
dmportance and value Of Colonel Foxs monume ntai
work, ard glance here and there among MS
L,srefnylv prenared tables will serve to illustrate
the number and often the singularity of the prob
Mems raised or solved by these statistics.
T. a.4.-,,r;n,, oerta;n elaayIv defined questions
,t 4 seem AZ once that great, and sometimes
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,ost,oc :. what ,agment suffered the most in any
on. battle ~ it would seem quite easy TO make
arswey. . but when tho circumstances are all
...a-saii.d ss,araI embarrassing considerations
80. - rayard IN pronortions' numbers, and
,;, 20 :, sa,e,ent and in the end perhaps the
s.rdsnt Is rrssced 20 conjecture in spite Of the
ahunaance az STATISTICS at hand Regarded from
80 ,o,nt az view the one regiment, in all tho
yT,a, A,,ries which sustained the greatest loss
:, hat.is aurino the American Civil War was the
-. - rIa..,,s,,t-. yn,aptrv IL Inst 295 men
.us,,.s - ,,,asta,lv xvonsled during its four
.s.ss. - .er,tce ftom 1881 10 1865. Second on
~ pss comes The s3d Pennsylvania, with
1oss of asa officers and men The 9TH
Wisconsin Infantry follows, with a loss of esl.
Fortv-tye regiments out OF the two thousand COM
ncsinr the entire Union Army lost over two
h,rsraa officers and men each Colonel Fox
ant 1iraraY,Aueag between his GUN Ine
go, seso,a1 A,nras and EXPLAINS that they are
-. - en- WITH which many Of the State
0aa.snr,sr,x followed mn the lists Of missing
60 ha,tIes and the fresh information SO obtained
.a.s.,nine the fate Of many. large proportion
- ths men rctz,rned missing proved to have
49,, ,ssJIv killed and this, of course, created
-. aorfn.so, ~ the FIRST REPORTS.
80. :. u,,r oon.o, that the
rro0epne -. :, ar rcc;mental organ
nesviess ioss IN 80 ~. ssatre 1sayv ARTILLERY.
szamon r,se.,s sasona Cogne During it's
of nirnsy pasi'o -. tbre. of,cers and
Lem % - ,,,,,sd !, ,ro,tal,v wounded in
s0o d. 49,. -. M.iro Heavv Artillery did
pus ~ -, No. ,ss1 and its fighting
noo H,S .ns Aosa ss ,,.s.,.,n re,ioa of rem
ana an ie 49, 49,, ...;I,as, reoiue,t The
snon'ns. Anosu'l SsS,oa,s mvi6on. second
qua ..sss 49,, 80. heayi.St losses nineteen
Nolps, sus. 40 - ha,insr been killed or died
remces anu Ts,. s.l.,,snt also saw all its active
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