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have been thrown in the works, and the result would have been different. After vents showed that a cavalry force of the enemy arrived at Allatoona as we were withdrawing.

Very respectfully submitted.

S. G. FRENCH,

Major-General, Commanding.

Lieutenant General A. P. STEWART,

Commanding Corps.

ADDENDA.

Return of casualties in Sears' brigade at the battle of Allatoona, October 5, 1864.

[Compiled from nominal list of casualties.]

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

4th Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . 4

35th Mississippi. 2 10 6 46

36th Mississippi. . . . . . 5 3

39th Mississippi. . . . 11 . . . 24

46th Mississippi. 3 15 1 25

7th MISSISSIPPI . . . 1 1 12

Battalion.

Total. 5 37 13 114

Missing.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate.

4th Mississippi. . . . . . . . 4

35th Mississippi. 1 82 147

36th Mississippi. . . . 24 32

39th Mississippi. 2 75 112

46th Mississippi. 4 52 100

7th MISSISSIPPI 1 15 30

Battalion.

Total. 8 248 425

C. W. SEARS,

Brigadier-General.

Return of casualties in the Missouri brigade at the battle of Allatoona, Ga., October 5, 1864.

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

1st Missouri

Infantry.


1 4 5 32

4th Missouri

Infantry.

2nd Missouri

Infantry.


3 13 4 58

6th Missouri

Infantry.

3rd Missouri

Infantry.


2 16 6 47

5th Missouri

Infantry.

1st Missouri

Cavalry.


1 9 3 45

3rd Missouri

Cavalry.

Total. 7 42 18 182

Missing. Total.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

1st Missouri

Infantry.


. . . 2 6 38

4th Missouri

Infantry.

2nd Missouri

Infantry.


. . . 13 7 84

6th Missouri

Infantry.

3rd Missouri

Infantry.


. . . 5 8 68

5th Missouri

Infantry.

1st Missouri

Cavalry.


. . . 2 4 56

3rd Missouri

Cavalry.

Total. . . . 22 25 246


Numbers 113. Report of Major Ezekiel H. Hampton, Twenty-ninth North Carolina Infantry, Ector's brigade.


HDQRS. TWENTY-NINTH NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT,
Tuscumbia, Ala., November 1, 1864.

SIR: My regiment was formed on the left Young's brigade on the 5th of October, at 9 a. m., ready for the action at Allatoona. At 10 a. m. we were ordered forward upon the enemy. My regiment moved forward


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