The National tribune., 1904-06-23

cry man who went into the army dared
fate to the uttermost. and challenged i'll
luck to do it's worst. Every State that
raised more than IL regiments or bat
teries numbered them consecutively with
out the slightest thought of any inn
portance attaching to the numeraI follow
ing -.
An examination of the records will
show that the number IS, so far from
being an unlucky numeral, was rather
the reverse, as the following citations
will show:
The 18th Me- had a total loss from
killed in action, die,. of disease, in prison,
ETC., of 193. while the 18th Me. lost from
the same causes, 291, and the 14th Me-,
41S
The 18th N. H. lost a total of 1S1,
where the 10Th N. III. lost 800. and the
14th lost 232.
The 18th VT lost 76 where the 18th
VT. lost 67 and the 14th TO-
The 18th Mass. Battery lost 26 where
the 18th Mass. Battery lost % and the
14th IS.
The 18th Mass. Inf. lost 161 where
the 18th Mass. lost 276 and the 14th,
which was changed to the 1st Mass. 81.
A., lost 4S4.
Rhode Islands infantry ended with
the 18th.
The 18th Conn. lost 2O4. where the
10Th Conn. lost 273 and the 14th 397.
The 18th N. Y. Cav. lost 129, where
| L.
14th 15S.
The 18th n Y. III. A. lost 151 where
the next regiment in numerical order be-
low it, the 10th N. Y. H. A.. lost 267, and
the next one above the 18th, 14th, lost
527.
The 18th N. Y Cav. lost 129 while
the lost of the 10Th was 200 and that of
the 14th N. Y. Cav. 158
The 18th N. Y. Battery lost g, while
the 10Th N. Y. Battery lost 10 and the
14th lost Q.
The 18th N. Y. Inf. lost 1OO while
the 18th N. Y. Inf. lost 124, and the 14th
came pretty close to the 18th, having a
lost of 1O3.
The 18th n ]. lost 11S. while the
18th N. J. lost 276 and the 14th 257.
The total loss of the 18th Pa. Cav
was 800. while that Of the 18th Pa. Cav.
was 142 and of the 14th 395.
The 18th Pa. Reserves lost 252, the
18th lost 1S1 and the 18th Pa, which
was numerically the next to the reserves,
lost All.
The total loss of the 18th w. Va. was
100; that of the 18th w. Va. was 100,
and of the 14th 2f5.
The 18th Ohio Cav lost 1T, while
the 10Th lost 164.
The 18th Ohio Inf. lost 221, the 18th
175 and the 14th 332
The 18th Ky. Cav. lost o.. while the
18th lost 223 and the 14th 50.
The 18th Ky. Inf. lost 245, while the
18th Ky. lost 2G9 and the 14th POI.
The 18th Ind. Cav. lost 142, while the
18th lost III, and the next on the list
below the 13tlI-the 1st Ind H. A.-lost
800.
The 18th Ind. Battery lost 26, the 18th
Ind. Battery, "a. and the 14th, %.
THE 18th Ind. Inf. lost go. the 18th
Ind. Inf. 295, and the 14th, 222
The 18th Ill. Cav lost 3S5, the 18th,
234, and the 14th, 215.
The 18th Ill. Inf. lost 1872, the 10Th
| Ill. Inf. 2GO. and the 14th, 223.
The 18th Mich. Inf. lost 3SS where
the 18th lost 42S and the 14th, 246.
The total loss of the 18th Wis. Inf
was 1913. while that of the 10Th Wis was
323 and of the 14th, 80.
The 18th Iowa lost 32S. the 18th, 34S
and the 14th, 2O3.
The 18th Mo. Cav lost 80, the 18th
263, and the 18th Sc.
| The 18th Kan. lost 100. the 18th 135
while the next above the 18th. the 18th
lost but 4.
The 18th U. s. Inf. lost 1886 where
the 18th lost $40 and the 14th. 374
The 18th u. s. C.. L. lost 355 where
the next in numerical order above It, the
10Th, lost 293. and the next one below it
the 9th, lost 315.
The total loss of the 81 regiments
and batteries bearing the designation 13
was 5,5O4; that Of the same number oi
regiments and batteries numbered IL wa.
6.775 or 1,261 more: while that of thos.
numbered IA was 1889 or 1878 more.
The average loss of 81 regiments ant
batteries numbered II would be, there
fore. 21Sh; the average loss of thos4
numbered IA would be 22S 1-3: while tha
Of the same list numbered 13 was bu
|, 177h.
Il Not a regiment or battery bearing tn
! number 13 had any special i'll luck, Will
most of them escaped with small loss.
: Could there be more convincing dem
, onstration of the absurdity of the sill,
superstition?
/ There is not the slightest breath O
) hoodOo on the 18th Republican Nationa
Convention.
III TUE MaErland oox1-oIoa