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No. 51 Return of casualties in Ruggles' division in the engagement at Farmington, Miss., May 9, 1862.*

Killed. Wounded.

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men.

First Brigade (Anderson's):

25th Louisiana --- 2 3 26

36th Mississippi --- 1 1 9

Florida and Confederate Guards --- --- --- 8

Battalion.

Hodgson's (Louisiana) Battery --- --- --- 1

Total --- 3 4 44

Second Brigade (Gober's):

11th Louisiana --- 1 --- 10

16th Louisiana --- 2 --- 12

18th Louisiana --- 1 --- 13

19th Louisiana --- --- --- ---

Orleans Guards, Artillery --- --- --- 1

Total --- 4 --- 36

Third Brigade (Walker's):

13th Louisiana --- --- --- ---

20th Louisiana --- --- --- ---

37th Mississippi --- --- 1 ---

Total --- --- 1 ---

Fourth Brigade (Fagan's): 3

1st Arkansas --- 1 --- ---

2nd Texas --- --- --- ---

38th Tennessee --- --- --- ---

Ketchum's (Alabama) Battery --- --- --- 1

Hoxton's (Tennessee) Battery --- --- --- 4

Total --- 1 --- 84

Grand total --- 8 5

Missing.

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men.

First Brigade

(Anderson's):

25th Louisiana --- -- 31

36th Mississippi --- 1 12

Florida and Confederate --- -- 8 1 mortally

Guards Battalion. wounded.

Hodgson's (Louisiana) --- -- 1

Battery

Total --- 1 52

Second Brigade (Gober's):

11th Louisiana --- 1 12

16th Louisiana --- -- 14

18th Louisiana --- -- 14

19th Louisiana --- -- -- Not engaged.

Orleans Guards, Artillery --- -- 1

Total --- 1 41

Third Brigade (Walker's):

13th Louisiana --- -- -- Losses not

reported.

20th Louisiana --- -- -- Losses not

reported.

37th Mississippi --- -- 1 Losses not

reported.

Total --- -- 1

Fourth Brigade (Fagan's):

1st Arkansas --- -- 4

2nd Texas --- -- -- No

casualties.

38th Tennessee --- -- -- Not engaged.

Ketchum's (Alabama) --- -- -- No

Battery casualties.

Hoxton's (Tennessee) --- -- 1

Battery

Total --- -- 5

Grand total --- 2 99

No. 52 Report of Brig. General Patton Anderson, C. S. Army, commanding First Brigade, of engagement at Farmington, Miss., May 9.


HDQRS. FIRST BRIGADE, RUGGLES' DIVISION,
Corinth, Miss., May 16, 1862.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to transmit herewith my official report of the action near Farmington on the 8th and 9th instant, with the reports of my subordinate commanders and an informal list of casualties. A list of the casualties in the new form will be transmitted as soon as the necessary reports of the regimental commanders can be made.

I am, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

PATTON ANDERSON,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

Captain ROY MASON HOOE,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Division Headquarters.

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*Compiled from the Confederate reports.

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