The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-07

During the Peninsula campaign the Con-
tederate strength at its highest was about
10000 This included Jacllson's valley army,
strengthened by commands added along the
route, and also Holmes North Carolina army
and all the detachmentS along the lower
James. McClellan's highest was 105, 900 re-
ported ''present Gor duty" At the second
Bull Run, Angus, 1862, Lee had over $4,000
men, including Jackson. He had left troops
at Richmond that did not arrive on the field
until the battle was over. The Union forces
fighting under Pope amounted to 10000
Pope lost nearly 1900 and Lee not quite
10000 In the next campaign, including the
battles of South Mountain and Antietam.
Lee had his army all up, and probably his re-
endorsements more than covered his losses at
second Bull Run. He reported 10000 as his
strength at Antietam. He had already sus-
tanned some loss, and all Of his forces were
not on that field Mcclellan reported 81, 900
as his ''present for duty" He had the longer
line and had some detachments out, and prob
ably fought 10000 men at Antietam Lee
lost about 14000 in the campaign and Nc
Clellan 1900
In Bragg's invasion Of Kentucky in 1862.
the Confederates had the greater part of
Beauregards Old Army OF Mississippi, Kirby
Smiths Army OF Tennessee, and a force
from West Virginia led by Humphrey Mar
shall, total of between 90, 900 and 20, 900
men. Buell. opposed him in the field with
about 6O,GOO, leaving troops TO defend Nash
vile, Louisville and Cincinnati. The forces
of each side engaged in the battle of Perry
vile amounted to 1900. Rosecrans.' who
succeeded Buell., met Bragg at Stone River,
near Murfreesboro in December, with
force officially reported at 5000 Bragg re-
ported $1,000 The Union loss WAS Is, 900,
and the Confederate 10000. When Lee
fought the battle of Fredericksburg, Decem-
Der, 1868, he had about 1900 men at hand.
Burnside had present for duty" over Il5,-
000 After Fredericksburg, Longstreet's
corps was sent below Richmond, and at
Charlottesville Lee had about 60,00O and
Hooker had 10000 present for duty" At
Fredericksburg the Union loss was Is, 900 and
the Confederate 5000 At Chancellorsvills
the Union loss was Il, 900 and the Confeder-
ate 1900.
At the opening Of the Gettysburg campaign
the Army Of the Potomac numbered nearly
100, 90 men, and probably there were between
80 OOo and 5000 on the field Of Gettysburg
Lees army numbered something less than
Geld was about 7Q.000. The Cuion loss was
% coo, the Confederate 10000 AT the close
Of the siege Of Vicksburg. Grant had 5000
men, and the Confederates under PsmbeTton
we're about 10000 The losses were about
1900 on each side. At Chickamauga the
Union army numbered o. coo and the Con
federate about 70 600. The nreponderance Of
the Confederates was due to the transfer Of
1900 men under Longstreet from Virginia
The Union loss was 10, 900, the Confederate
nearly 1900.
In the Chattanooga campaign. Nov. 2SS-2T,
1858, Gen. Grant lad 5000 men and Bragg
about 5000 Cnnfedera:es Bragg detached
e, 900 against Burnside a. ROCKVILLE on the
eve Of the battle The Union los was about
$500, the Confederate about 700
In tho campaign against Richmond in 1864,
the army with Grant numbered rs, 900, and
The Coufederatss, under Lse, about 5000.
The Union loss IN what ara called ice y lldeT-
ness battles, including the Wilderness, Spott-
sylvanis and Cold HArbor, was about =, 600
The Confederate loss has not bean fully re-
ported In the Atlanta campaign Sherman
had Il2.0l0 Men at the highest, and the Con
tederates aumbaTed 5000 The Union loss
was nearly =, o50, zEd the Conted-
craze s. oOo At Nashville, II 1854. the Union
force available uEde- ThoznAs was about 49,
zoe, and the Confeeerstss under FOOD EEIa-
bered between $500 asd 500 Tee loses
Of the campaign, hnci1dinz tsose al Franklin,
numbered abozt 1000 sic. n S1s.idzn's
campaign n tee Shenandoah Fslsey, 1874,
toe Union forcs availabIs on the fed was
about 4S,01e. and toe Co1fsdsrzte 1000 20
tas highest. S0e-l6su's IoeszS a. Winchester.
Fishers Eli and Cedar Crsek amounted -
about L. 90 T34 CoufeierArA loss, scoo-zs-
~ 70 TIE commander, Gsa. E4FiT, Was AOozt
:, Ga
At tie s.ege Ct Petersburg, June % Dsoer1-
Der, 1874. TIE Union army varied from t''.t'o
10 l!oe JV, aud ths Confederate fTe7 SAc'o
70 7O.eQo. Lee str=n -sassed Efs forces oy fie
North CsroLaa trooFs> ssd also ss1i tro0Fs
un te- 5en. Es-ly 70 tjls Sz=us-Ia77n El4ey.
Gen Grant sent ;-oCrs fToSi rs arr % re
val--T TIE U..5a loss,la tlr sssse - is1o4s
u aatas Ues sa=zzir :, 60 TIE t'o7. e1eFAi'
.oss a. saot reported
In "a ina campaign sroz PetsrssarE 20
su-9zEzt.oz re -p7=s a-Isel- foc4s1lsE