The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-08
End DIVISION
HEAVIEST LOSER
Revised List of Battle Cas-
uaIties Shows End Regu-
lars Had 24,429.
ALL U. S. LOSSES 24o,1s7
30th's 6,863 Men-March
Says Army Will Not Go
Below 500,9O9.
ALL U. S. LOSSES 240,1e7

Washington, March S.-Battle cas-
ualties of the American army in
France, as shown by revised divi-
sional records. announced today by
Gen. March, totalled 240,197.. These
include killed in action. wounded,
missing in action and prisoners.
There probably will be some slight
further revision as final reports care
received.
The Second regular division showed
he greatest losses in the revised list
with 24,423. The First division came
next with 23.973. The Twenty eighth
Pennsylvania led the National guard
Tsad. National army divisions, being
fourth In tiie HIST with 14,4f7. The
Thirty second michigan and Wis
consin) was fifth with 14,26S.
IN the new list the 42nd division
CRainbow) reported total of bat
tie casualties OF 12,252, the nth (New
York Metropolitan national army
955; the 9th tNew York; 1870; the
S0th (Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina) 6,S93.
Gen. March also announced today
that the army would not be reduced
under any circumstances, below the
figure mentioned in the reorganiza.
tion bill, which failed in congress-
total Of 509,9o officers and men. He
said this total would be maintaineds :
until some law was passed provid-
ing for a permanent force which
would permit the military necessi-
ties Of the United States to be hand
led
The statement was made in con-
nection with the information that
Gen. Pershing had been authorized
to resume enlistments for the regu-
lar army. Men now overseas, who
desire to enlist in the regular estae-
lishment Gen. March said, would be
accepted and assigned to regular or
ganizations in the army OF occupa-
tion, releasing other men to be dis
charged.
In Actual Engagements.
American troops actually partici-
pating in engagements against the
enemy. numbered 100000 men. Gen.
March announced the figures today
showing that 100000 comprised
Divisional troops and divisional re-
placements; 100000 corps and army
corps, and 100000 service or supply
troops.
Losses by. Divisions.
The battle casualty figures now
announced include in the totals
wounded which were not included
in the tables of major casualties re-
Gently made public by the war de-
partment. This list of divisional
totals follows:
Second (regular) r)-24.429.
First (regular)-2S.974.
Third (regular)-16,356.
Twenty eighth Pennsylvania) =
14,417.
Thirty second (NfNhigan- wiscon-
sin)-14,26S.
Fourth (regularl-12,94S.
Forty second tRainbow)-12.252.
Ninetieth (Texas Oklahoma) =
s.71O.
Seventy seventh metropolitan,
New York)-9,42S.
Twenty sixth (New England)-,
S,s55.
Eighty second Georgia Alabama
500.
Fifth (regular)-S,2s0.
Seventy eighth (western New
York New Jersey -Delaware) e)-S,1S3.
Twenty seventh (New York)-I
7,e4o.
Thirty-third Ollinois)-7,S6O.
Thirty-fif missouri Kansas
7,745.
seth (Kansas. Missouri. South Da-
kota, Nebraska. Colorado, New Mex
leo. Arizona) 1898.
goth (Tennessee, North Carolina,
South csrolina) 6,so3
29th New Jersey. Delaware, Nir.
ginia, Maryland, District OF Colum-
bia) 5,972.
91st ALASKA. Washington. Oregon,
California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana,
Wyoming, Utah) 5.s3S.
S0th (Virginia. West Virginia, West
Pennsylvania) 5.133.
37th (Ohio) 1903.
79th pennsylvania, Eastern Mary
land. District Of Columbia) 1929.
36th (Texas, Oklahomal 1897.
18th (regular) 1886.
92nd (negro national army 1899.
S1st North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Florida. Porto Rico) 1,oe2,
eth (regular) 2S5.
Ssth North Dakota. Minnesota,
Iowa. West Illinoisj s.