The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-08
AMERICAN LOSSES AT SANTIAGO.

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abnormally sanguinary. for one reason
that they are the first and are therefore
without data on which to locate compar-
isons. At Bull Run the Federal loss was
about per cent, and this was deemed a
dreadful fatality; yet in no subsequent
pitched battle of the civil war were the
losses nearly so small approximately as
on July 81, 1861. The New York Sun
recently contained the following interest
ing comparison of the American losses at
Santiago with the Federal losses in some
of the main actions of our civil war:
AS compared with the loss inflicted on
the United States forces by the Confed-
crates in the great battles of the civil
war the loss at Santiago is small when
the fact is taken into consideration that
our forces in the Cuban battle were
assaulting a fortified position of the
enemy. In all, counting 5000 Cubans
engaged, there were approximately a.
900 troops opposed to the Spaniards. If
there have been as many as 800 casualties
from wounds, heat prostrations and
capture that would be 81 per cent.
| A study of some of the great battles of
the civil war will serve to show how
much greater the losses were there.
Here is a list of some of the principal
actions:
At Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1868,
there were 3,070 killed, 4.497 wounded,
5,434 missing, total loss of 90 ,0o1. The
entire Union forces in the battle are
estimated at about $4,000, giving the
percentage of loss as about 80.
At Spottsylvania. fought May SIS,
1854, there were 2,725 killed, 10, 416
wounded, 2,25S missing, total loss of
1890. The total Union forces were
10000, giving percentage of IA.
At the Wilderness, May 81, 1864,
there were 2. 246 killed, 1907 wounded,
1888 missing, total of 1866 There
were 100, COO in the battle; percentage of
loss, IS.
At Antietam, fought September II.
1862, there were 2,109 killed, 9.549
wounded. 1853 missing. total of 12.410.
There were $4,000 engaged; percentage
of loss, 10.
At Charlottesville. fought May 1-3,
1858, there were 1906 killed, 9.762
wounded, 5,9l9 missing. a total of II,
2S7. There were $4,000 in battle; per-
centage of loss, %.
At Chickamauga. fought September
1920. 1858, there were $3.50 killed, 9.749
wounded, 4,774 missing, total of Is, 179.
The force engaged was s., 900; percentage
of loss, %.
At Cold Harbor, fought June IA, 1864,
there were 1,944 killed, 9077 wounded,
1916 missing, total of 1871. In bat
tie there were IS, 900; percentage of loss,
SO.
At Fredericksburg, fought December
lila, 1862, there were 1884 killed, $500
wounded, 1859 missing, a total of H.
653. There were 100000 in the Union
forces; percentage of loss, 10.
AT Manassas, fought August $780,
1862, there were 1,747 killed, S,452
wounded, 1858 missing, total of IA, 1852
In the battle were $4,000; percentage of
loss, AZ.
At Shiloh, fought April 81, 1869, there
were 1.754 killed, 8,408 wounded, 1885
missing, a total of 10, 047. The number
in battle was 45,500; percentage of loss,
80.
At Stones River (Murfrees boro),
fought December 81, 1862, there were
1,730 killed. 1902 wounded, 3.717 miss
ing, a total of 1924. The number in
battle was 5000; percentage of loss, 81.
At Petersburg, fought June 1919, 1864,
there were .6SS killed, S,513 wounded,
1,1S5 missing, a total of 1885. The
number in battle was 100, 1000; per-
centage Of loss, II,