The National tribune., 1908-10-29

lace OF the giope IN the vicinity or Get
We have not the exact figures for the
Confederate expenditure of ammuni-
ton, but Gen. Alexander says that
Ewell's cannon expended 5,851 rounds
and Hills Corps Zip rounds. Long
streets artillerists made no reports, but
as he had 83 guns to Ewelfs and Hills
65 each, and they were all engaged, it
is safe to assume that they fired about
as much as the guns in the two other
corps Ewell's guns averaged 80
rounds each and Hills about 110. TAX
ing the average, this would make Long
streets 83 guns fire about 5000 shots
or an aggregate Of about $4,000 for the
Confederates. or 103 rounds each for
the 213 guns engaged. The artillery of
both armies. therefore. fired the enor-
nous number Of 54,781 shots. This vast
expenditure OF ammunition was singu-
larly disproportionate to the damage
inflicted. AS there were about 10000
killed on both sides. the mortal wounds
inflicted did not average one for each
10 cannon shots fired, leaving out of all
account the mortal effect Of the infan-
try fire. Gen. Hunt reports that Of
those serving the artillery. seven
officers and SO men were killed. 3S off,
GERS and 532 men wounded and 81 miss
ing. making total los. OF 7S1 art1i-
lerymen during the battle. Therefore.
the killed and wounded amounted to
about two and one-tenth per gun on
the Union side and q somewhat higher
fraction on the Confederate side: tf,a.
Is Hill and Ewell lost two mon Per gun
engaged. while Longstreet lost two ava
six-tenths men per gun Gen: HUI
OF his horses, which must have beer.
very large. since he had 1000 a,a"'ns
his guns and caissons, and theE re
all more or less exposed to lie
fire. OF the Confederate loss in Il 70
spect Gen. Alexander only finds figures
corps reported 100 horses killed In ac-
ton, 80 captured. 1877 abandoned on
the road. and 200 condemned as broken
down. II the same ratio OF loss ex-
tended thru tho Confederate army. II
must have meant an aggregate OF 1000
lost. Probably the Union loss was was
somewhat smaller, since the army was
moving on interior lines and its marches
less protracted and exhausting than
those of the Confederates moving on
outer lines.
The Union Losses.
Col. Fox. who has made q most care
full study OF the statistics OF Gettysour4.
arrives at the following conclusion an
to the Union losses:
1.-The exact number OF wounded wno
die Of injuries received IN any o,, oatse =, :,
losses in action. Tho man who diss
under the Surgeons knife should be
Included with the killed as well as the
one who a few hours before slowly pieo
Ito death upon the field The mangIeo
soldier who survived q day belongs
with the killed as much as the one who
was buried where he fell. And yet they
| never are. Take Gettysburg. for In
stance. The official figures for the
Union loss at Gettysburg have lately
been revised and corrected at the war
department This final statement shows
that the Union army lost at Gettysburg
3,063 killed, 14.492 wounded end b,43b
| missing. But as usual the mortally
wounded are included In the l4.4S2
wounded AS no further statement OF
this loss will be made by the War De-
partment, the question arises as to how
many OF the wounded died OF fiieii
injuries How many of the Union arm,
were killed or died Of their wounds a
q result Of the battle OF Gettysburg
What was the actual loss Of lifef
Hitherto this important question
has never been answered. The writer
Impressed with its Importance. has ex-
amined the rolls of each regiment which
fought at Gettysburg, and picked of
name by name, the number Of those
who were killed or died Of wounds In
that greatest of historic battles. AZ Q
result Il appears that 6.2sl men LOST
their lives lighting for the Union on
4 that feld. To the recapitulation OF
lnsses, a published by Mr.. Kirkley In
1886. I have attached hero the mum.
ber OF killed. a. increased by those who
died Of wounds. three-fourths of whom
] died within q weak