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243 Series I Volume XXX-II Serial 51 - Chickamauga Part II

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port will doubtless give an account of its operations. I am proud to hear it behaved with great gallantry.

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

W. H. T. WALKER,

Major-General, Commanding Division.

Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE WILLIAM BRENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Inclosure Numbers 1.]

Report of Casualties in Walker's Reserve Corps, Army of Tennessee, from September 18 to 20, 1863, inclusive, in the battle of Chickamauga Creek.

Command Killed Wounded Missing Total

WALKER'S 49 251 36 336

DIVISION.

Gist's brigade

Wilson's 99 426 80 605

brigade

Ector's brigade 59 239 138 536

Total 207 916 254 1,477

LIDDELL'S 73 502 283 858

DIVISION.

Liddell's

brigade

Walthall's 61 531 196 788

brigade

Total 134 1,033 479 1,646

Grand total 341 1,949 733 3,123

CASUALTIES AMONG THE FIELD OFFICERS.

Command In action Killed Wounded Missing

Gist's brigade 7 1 3 ---

Wilson's 9 1 7 ---

brigade

Ector's brigade --- --- 2 ---

Liddell's 7 1 1 ---

brigade

Walthall's 10 --- 6 1

brigade

Total 33 3 19 1

[Inclosure No. 2.]

Field return of Reserve Corps, Army of Tennessee, commanded by Major-General Walker, for September 21, 1863.

Command Total Aggregate

Liddell's division 1,325 1,498

Gist's division 1,765 1,913

Total 3,090 3,411

JOS. B. CUMMING,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


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