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[Inclosure.]

List of the killed, wounded, and missing of the Eleventh Corps in the engagement of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instant.

Killed. Severely wounded. Slightly wounded.

Command. Officers Men Officers Men Officers

First Division:*

First Brigade. 1 9 2 14 10

Second Brigade. 6 44 13 233 5

Total 7 53 15 247 15

Second Division:

First Brigade 5 35 10 105 7

Second Brigade --- --- 1 2 ---

Total 5 35 11 107 7

Third Division:

First Brigade 2 59 8 59 7

Second Brigade 9 44 7 115 5

Total 11 103 15 174 12

Artillery --- 4 2 20 1

Aggregate 23 195 43 548 35

Grand total+ --- --- --- --- ---

Slightly

wounded. Missing. Total.

Command. Men. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

First Division:*

First Brigade. 87 3 118 16 228

Second Brigade. 91 12 289 36 657

Total 178 15 407 52 885

Second Division:

First Brigade 85 5 269 27 494

Second Brigade 4 --- 10 7 10

Total 89 5 279 34 504

Third Division:

First Brigade 142 1 146 18 406

Second Brigade 105 6 197 27 461

Total 247 7 343 45 867

Artillery 23 --- 3 3 50

Aggregate 537 27 1,032 134 2,306

Grand total+ --- --- --- --- 2,440

T. A. MEYSENBERG,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MAY 25, 1863.

ADDENDA.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. ELEVENTH ARMY CORPS,


Numbers 9.
May 10, 1863.

As your commanding general, I cannot fail to notice a feeling of depression on the part of a portion of this corps. Some obloquy has been cast upon us on account of the affair of Saturday, May 2. I believe that such a disaster might have happened to any other corps of this army, and do not distrust my command. Every officer who failed to do his duty by not keeping his men together, and not rallying them when broken, is conscious of it, and must profit by the past.

I confidently believe that every honorable officer and every brave man earnestly desires an opportunity to advance against the enemy, and demonstrate to the army and to the country that we are not wanting in principle or patriotism. Your energy, sustained and directed under the Divine blessing, shall yet place the Eleventh Corps ahead of them all.

O. O. HOWARD,

Major-General, Commanding.

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* NOTE ON ORIGINAL.-One officer of the division staff severely wounded.

+But see revised statement, p. 183.

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