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Consolidated statement of wounds in the Army of the Potomac-Continued.
FEBRUARY, 1865-Continued.
Location of Second Fifth Sixth Ninth Second Total
injury Corps Corps Corps Corps Division
Cavalry
Corps
Deaths in 9 16 - - 1 26
field
hospitals
Shell 5 11 2 - 1 19
wounds
Bullet 81 668 19 - 64 832
wounds
Amputations 2 50 3 - 4 59
in field
hospitals
Excisions 2 11 - - - 13
in field
hospitals
Aggregate 22,607 18,131 5,935 - 9,287 56,010
strength
present
Medical 73 60 16 - 29 167
officers
present
Killed a 25 115 1 - 13 154
Wounded a 117 870 24 - 91 1,102
Missing a 3 174 6 - 9 192
Total 145 1,159 31 - 113 1,418
killed,
wounded,
and missing
a According to regimental reports.
REMARKS.-No report received from Ninth Corps for February.
MARCH, 1865.
Location of Second Fifth Sixth Ninth Total
injury Corps Corps Corps Corps
Head and 84 112 41 65 302
face
Neck 11 14 8 9 42
Shoulder 37 81 22 24 164
Thorax 66 61 19 30 176
Abdomen 35 61 10 37 143
Back and 54 98 30 29 211
hips
Perineum and 2 7 - 16 25
genitals
Superior 360 488 145 119 1,112
extremities
Inferior 108 243 70 35 456
extremities
Total 747 1,165 345 354 2,631
Deaths in 25 26 6 50 107
field
hospitals
Shell wounds 45 10 72 18 143
Cannon-shot 1 4 2 1 8
wounds
Bullet 707 1,157 285 434 3,583
wounds
Bayonet - - 1 - 1
wounds
Sword wounds - - 1 1 2
Amputation 47 98 37 43 225
in field
hospitals
Excisions in 3 1 5 4 13
field
hospitals
Aggregate 23,425 22,459 17,257 21,578 84,719
strength
present
Medical 111 53 45 101 310
officers
present
Killed a 63 201 45 - 309
Wounded a 459 1,082 391 - 1,932
Missing a 137 873 16 - 1,026
Total 659 3,156 452 - 4,267
killed,
wounded, and
missing
a According to regimental reports.
REMARKS.-The Second Cavalry Division joined its corps on the 27th, and the surgeon-in-chief rendered his report to the medical director of the corps. The Ninth Corps failed to render any reports of aggregate strength, &c., for this month.
APRIL, 1865.
Location of Second Fifth Sixth Ninth Total
injury Corps Corps Corps Corps
Head and 107 49 119 34 309
face
Neck 18 6 22 7 51
Shoulder 72 13 71 17 173
Thorax 56 30 63 17 166
Abdomen 38 21 48 20 127
Back and 54 23 83 34 194
hips
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