Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-30

Losses In Some Mississippi Regiments Dur
ing the Civil War.
Eighteenth Mississippi, at Balls Bluff,
Oct. 81, 1861: Killed, 22; wounded, So;
total, S5.
Fifteenth Mississippi, at Mill Springs,
Kv.. Jan. /, 1862; Killed, A; wounded,
1885, missing, 30; total, 226.
Twenty-sixth Mississippi, at Fort
Donelson, Feb. Is, 1862: Killed, l2;
wounded, 90; total 81.
Nineteenth Mississippi, at Williams
burg, Va; Killed, 10; wounded SO;
total, 100.
Twelfth Mississippi, at Fair Oaks,
Va. June /, 1862: Killed, Al; wounded,
152; total, 1873
Sixteenth Mississippi, at Cross Keys,
Va, June s, 1862: Killed, 6; wounded,
2S; total "a.
Eleventh Mississippi, at Gaines Mill,
Va, June ~, 1862: Killed, Is; wounded,
142; missing, 3; total, 1863.
Nineteenth Mississippi, at Glendale,
Va. June 50, 1862; Killed, IS; wounded,
264; missing, 8; total, 525.
Twelfth Mississippi, in same engage
ment, killed, "a; wounded, 1856; missing,
B; total, 225.
Twenty,frst Mississippi, at Malvern
Hill, July /, 1862; Killed, 32; wounded,
l19; total, 15l.
Thirteenth Mississippi, same engage
ment. Killed, 28; wounded 1o7; total,
1876.
Eighteenth Mississippi same engage
ment: Killed, 16; wounded, 116; total,
1872.
Second Mississippi, at Antietam,
MARYLAND, Sept II, 1862: Killed, n;
wounded, l27; total, 1874.
Sixteenth Mississippi, same engage
ment: Killed, q; wounded, 100; total,
1877.
Seventeenth Mississippi, same en-
gagement: Killed, 9; wounded, n;
missing, 2; total IS.
Eighteenth Mississippi, same: Killed,
II; wounded, SO; total, 50.
Tenth Mississippi, Munfordville, KY,
Sept. 14-17. Killed, II; wounded, CO.
total, 50,
Fortieth Mississippi, at Iulta, Sept, 16,
1862: Killed, 10; wounded, so; missing
21; total, 70.
Thirty-ffth Mississippi, at Corinth
Oct. 8-5, 1862: Killed, 50; wounded, ITO
missing, SAT; total, 4S9.
Forty-third Mississippi, same engage
ment: Killed, 10; wounded, 56; miss
ing, 156; total, 225.
Twenty-ninth Mississippi, at Stone
River, Tenn, Dec. 81, 1862, and Jan. /
1853 tWalthalls Brigade; Killed, "a
wounded, 2O2; total, 1856.
Thirtieth Mississippi at same: Killed
90; wounded 146; total, 200.
Forty-frst Mississippi, at same
Killed, 25; wounded 1913; missing,
total 1856
| Eighth Mississippi at same; Killed
90; wounded, l13; total, 1873.
Fourth Mississippi, at Thompson
Station, Tenn, March Is, 1868: Killed
8; wounded, 81; total, 46.
Thirty-ffth Mississippi, at Vicksburf
Nav ls-July 4, 1868: Killed, 20; wounC
ed, 81; total, 102.
Thirty.sixth Mississippi, at SAINT
Killed, 2S; wounded, 72; total, 1Ol.
. Thlrty.eighth Mississippi, at sam'
Killed, 35; wounded, 81; total, II.
:, Thirty-second Mississippi, at Getty
n burg, July 1-3, 1868: Killed, CO.; woun'
n ed 2O5; total, 265.
n Second Mississippi, at same: KILLED
40; wounded, 1888; total, 932.
Seventeenth Mississippi, at sam
9 Killed, 40; wounded, 100; total, 2Co.
d Eleventh Mississippi, at same' kille
q SO; wounded, no; total 2O2.
II Thirteenth Mississippi at sam
r. Killed, 2S; wounded, 1877; total, 100.
.e Total for the Ave regiments: Kille
e 2O4; wounded, s55; total, 1859.
n Twenty-fourth Mississippi, at Chick
y mauga, Sept 1920 1868: Killed,
Il wounded, 1903; missing, 10; total, 1872.
le PERCENTAGE OF LOSSES IN PARTICULl
ID ENGAGEMENTS.
!e Sixth Mississippi, at Shiloh; Presen
- 425; killed, 81; wounded, 239. Per Ger
49, OF loss, 1905.
10 Sixteenth Mississippi, at Antietai
Present, 22s; killed, 81; wounded, Il
a, Per cent, of loss, 63.1O.
" ~ Twenty-ninth Mississippi, at Chick
~, mauga: Present, 3S6; killed, 3S; woun
~ !, ed. 1856 Per cent. of losss 52,7.
10 Eighth Mississippi, at Stone Rive
u. Present, 2S2; killed, 20; wounded, /
,s. Per cent. All.
a. Eighteenth Mississippi, at Antieta
II Present, 1856; killed, lOi wounded,
nd Per cent. 44.6.
or Feathcrston's Mississippi Brigade,
Seven Days Fight, in the two actic
at Gaines. Mill and Glendale: Presel
$50; killed, 115; wounded, 542; missir
0. Per cent, 1913.
Compared with this style of war, I
DAtJleS III OOuuh AlllSa niO h4'
skirmishes.
Gettysburg was the greatest battle
the civil war; Autietam was the bio,
lest.
The largest assembled by the c,
federates was at the Seven Days;
the Federals, at the Wilderness,
Gettysburg may be considered
greatest battle for various reaso
The strategetic issues involved were
most important; it was the turni
point in the fortunes of the Conf
! crates. The contending armies w
not only larger, but were at their b
in point of discipline and experien
while the loss of life exceeded that
any other battlefield of the war
Antietam was the bloodiest bat
More men we're killed on that one {
ave than on any other one day of the W
at: There were greater battles, W
fell greater loss of life, but they were
fought out in one day as at Antieti
At Gettysburg, Charlottesville
Spottsylvania the fighting covered tn
,,o- days or more. At the Wilderness, c
:. Harbor Shiloh. Stone River, Chic