The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-06-19
ELEVENTH CORPS.
Total. Eleventh Corps. about.

lNOTE.-An the brigades of the Eleventh
Corps suffered their principal losses the first
day. Some of them suffered considerably in
EaTy's charge on the night OF the second,
notably Won GIlsa's and Ames's but according
10 All that can be CLEANED from their regimental
reports 600 would cover the losses OF the Eiev-
euth Corps tie second day. The official total
OF the Eleventh Corps losses for the whole
battle is 3.s5I.)
II therefore appears as nearly as can be as
ce@lInoa from the returns, which do not IN all
cases divide the losses between the different
DAYS that the 10 Confederate brigades engaged
the FIRST day lost about GEO men, while the II
Union briEades opposed TO them lost about
9,02l-Gr allowing for the necessary uncertainty
Of The mode Of computation, In view o! the lack
Cf exact data lOT the losses Of each day, il viii
be sulICi lUtly accurate FOR the purposes OF
history % We say that the Confederate losses
were 200 and the Union 5000 IN the first
days fEhi. This IN view Of the extent 10
which the luiCn troops were outnumbered and
otherwise disadvantaged AT every stage of the
battle o. that day, is no more than fair pro-
portion. Troops compelled TO sustain repeated
shocks from fresh commands or the enemy.
always suffer more heavily than when only
called upon 10 maintain a fair combat with
equal Zoe.
IN the second days battle Of Gettysburg the
principal coEteslants were IS follows:
On ihc Confederate side were Hoods Diyis-
Jon, consisting OF the brigades OF Robertson,
Law. O. T. Anderson and Beuning
MclaWss riyision, consisting OF the brigades
q kershaw, Semmes, Barksiale and Wonord.
Auiersons Division. consisting OF the bri-
Cades of Wilcox. Malone. Posey, Wright and
Pcrry-lthouCh Malone and POsey were not
very heavily engaged together with Petit
CREWS Brigade OF Heth's Division, aud Lanes
Perrin's and Ihomas's Brigadcs, OF Pender's
Division.
This is force Of l. brigades, all Of whom
must have been in action. as the report Of
their commanding officers show that they all
Suffered more OF less Joss during the second
day. Their force, according 10 the data avail
ale, was at least 25,000 10 26.000
OK THE UNION SIDE
were the two divisions or the Third Corps en-
braeiug six bngades-Grahams Wards aud
De Tfohriands, Of the First (Birney's) DiYis-
ion; and Carr's, BreWster's and Burling's OF
the Second Humphreys's} Division. SWEET
zers and Nincent's Brigades, Of BaTucs's Diyis-
ion. and tie three brigades Of Ayres's Division,
under Day. Burbank and Weed, besides Til
tons and AcCandless's BTigadcs. which got
into action near dark. or the Second Corps,
the whole Of CalGwells Diyision-fOur bri-
Padea. commanded by Cross. Kelly. Zook aud
Brooke. were engaged. together with CarrolFs,
SmTth's and Nlllard's Bngades, Of Hays Di-
vision. TIE other three brigades Of the Sec
Ond COTTs-IiaTOw's Webb's aud Halls, form
ing GIbs0a's DiyisiOn-Were IN reserve. though
they al suffered somewhat. but not in proper
ti0n 70 the Others.
This is . total Of o brigades, and as a whole
they were somewhat superior in numbers TO
the tCtal attacking force, though By 10 means
as much a. the difference in number OF bri-
gaGes would seem 10 indicate
This battle 0f the second day did not begin
until about o'clock in the afternoon, aud was
over by 7:3J. There was no time for manu-
TeTiHc. It was a succession Of attacks and
counter attacks, ongiaughts and repulses. all
quick. fierce and desperate but not productive
cf 50 heavy average casualties as had marked
the Grst days battle, IN consequence Of being
less prolonged.
On the Confederate side the losses OF the bri-
gsoes principally engaged were as fellows.