The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-06-30
i, some Mississippi Regiments Dur
Los'o' IT, the Civil War.

r,rbteepth Mississippi, at Balls Bluff,
o.t 81. 1861: Killed, %; wounded, SO;
T;fteenth Mississippi, at Mill Springs.
IT, Ian. 1, 1862: Killed, A; wounded,
I5s: missing, 20; total, ss6.
Tventv.sixth Mississippi, at Fort
.nanslson. Feb. IS, 1859: Killed, IL;
sounded, SO; total, 81.
Nineteenth Mississippi. at Williams
hur0. Va; Killed, 10; wounded, IS;
total, 100.
twelfth Mississippi, at Fair Oaks.
Va Tune 1, 1862: Killed, Al; wounded,
1852; total, 1893.
s;.teenth Mississippi, at Cross Keys,
Va tune 8, 1869: Killed, g.; wounded,
49,; total "a.
eleventh Mississippi, at Gaines Mill,
Va, June 81, 1862: Killed, IS; wounded,
14s; missing, 8; total, 1853.
Nineteenth Mississippi, at Glendale,
Va. June 80, 1862: Killed, SO; wounded,
.os4; missing, 81 total, 1926.
Twelfth Mississippi, in same engage
,ment. killed, "a; wounded, 1856; missing,
&: total, 225.
Twenty-irst Mississippi, at Malvern
Hill. July 1, 1862: Killed, 80; wounded,
1l9; total, ISL.
Thirteenth Mississippi, same engage
,ment. Killed, %; wounded LOT; total,
1856.
Eighteenth Mississippi, same engage
ment: Killed. 16; wounded, 116; total,
1872.
Second Mississippi, at Antietam,
Maryland, Sept. II, 1862: Killed, 81;
wounded, 1877; total, 1874.
Sixteenth Mississippi, same engage
ment: Killed, 81; wounded, 100; total,
1877.
Seventeenth Mississippi, same en-
,gagement: Killed, 9; wounded, II;
missing, Q; total, So
Eighteenth Mississippi, same: Killed,
II; wounded, 60; total, so.
Tenth Mississippi, Munfordville, KY,
Sept. 14-17. Killed, IL; wounded, SO;
total, so.
Fortieth Mississippi, at Iuka, Sept. Is,
1852: Killed, 10; wounded, 80; missing,
81; total, 70.
Thirty-fifth Mississippi, at Corinth,
Oct. S-5, 1862: Killed, 80; wounded, ITO;
missing, 347; total, 4s9.
Forty-third Mississippi, same engage
ment: Killed, IS; wounded, SO; miss
ing, 1856; total, 225.
Twenty-ninth Mississippi, at Stone
River, Tenn, Dec. 81, 1862, and Jan. /,
1858 (Walthall's Brigade): Killed, "a;
wounded, 2O2; total, 236.
Thirtieth Mississippi, at same: Killed,
q8S; wounded, 14e; total, 200.
Forty-first Mississippi, at same:
Killed, rs; wounded, 1873; missing, s;
total, 1855.
Eighth Mississippi, at same: Killed:
30; wounded, 11s; total, 1873.
Fourth Mississippi, at Thompson's
Station, Tenn, March IS, 1868: Killed,
Q; wounded, 81; total, 46.
Thirty.ffth Mississippi, at vicksburg,
May 1s-July 4, 1868: Killed, 90; wound
ed, so; total, 100.
Thirty-sixth Mississippi, at same:
Killed, 2s; wounded, 70; total, 101.
Thirty-eighth Mississippi, 1T same:
Killed, IS; wounded, 81; total, 7s.
Thirty-second Mississippi, at Gettys-
burg, July 1-s, 1868: Killed, 80; wound
ed, 2O5; total, 265.
Second Mississippi, at same: Killed,
40; wounded, 1888; total, 2S2.
Seventeenth Mississippi, at same:
Killed, 40; wounded, 100; total, eco.
Eleventh Mississippi, at same: Killed,
80; wounded, ITO; total, 2o2.
Thirteenth Mississippi, at same:
Killed, 49, wounded, 1877; total, 100.
Total for the five regiments: Killed,
.2O4; wounded, s55; total, LOSE.
Twenty-fourth Mississippi, at Chicka.
manga, Sept. 1920, 1868: Killed, 10;
wounded, 1903; missing, 10; total. 1872.
PERCENTAGE OF LOSSES IN PARTICULAR
ENGAGEMENTS.
Sixth Mississippi, at Shiloh: Present,
4s5; killed, 81; wounded, 239. Per cent.
of loss, zoos.
Sixteenth Mississippi, at Antietam:
Present, 22s; killed, 81; wounded, lit.
Per cent. of loss, 6310.
T~wenty-ninth Mississippi, at Chicka.
manga: Present, 1856; killed, SO; wound.
ed 1855. Per cent. of losss sat-.
Eighth Mississippi, at Stone River.
Present, 2ss; killed, 20; wounded, 11s.
Per cent. AL.
Eighteenth Mississippi, at Antietam:
Present, 1856; killed, 10; wounded, rs.
Per cent. 44.6.
Featherston's Mississippi Brigade. in
Seven Days Fight, In the two actions
at Gaines Mill and Glendale: Present,
1850; killed, lis; wounded, $40; missing,
Q. Per cent, 1913.
Compared with this style Of war, the
battles In South Africa are mere
askirmishes.
Gettysburg was the greatest battle OF
the civil war; Antietam was the blood.
lest.
The largest assembled by the Con.
1ederates was at the Seven Days; by
the Federals, at the Wilderness.
Gettysburg may be considered the
greatest battle for various raasons