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The loss in killed, wounded, and missing in my command was as follows:
Casualties.
Command. Killed. Wounded. Missing. Total.
Kershaw's brigade. 39 333 1 373
Barksdale's brigade. 29 151 62 242
Cobb's brigade. 32 198 4 234
Semmes' brigade.
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4
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4
Total. 100 686 67 853
I inclose reports of the several brigade commanders with those of their respective regimental and battalion commanders, excepting General Barksdale, who, receiving leave of absence, went away without rendering his report; those of his regimental commanders are, however, inclosed.
Very respectfully,
L. McLAWS,
Major-General.
Major G. MOXLEY SORREL,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Addenda.]
Return of casualties in McLaws' division at the battle of Fredericksburg.
[Compiled from nominal lists.]
Killed. Wounded.
Command. Officers Enlisted Officers Enlis-
. men. . ted men
Kershaw's brigade:
2nd South Carolina.
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6 3 53
3rd South Carolina. 5 20 12 130
7th South Carolina.
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3 7 53
8th South Carolina.
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1 3 26
15th South Carolina.
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1 2 51
James' battalion.
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2
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1
Total. 5 3 27 314
Barksdale's brigade:
13th Mississippi. 1 7 2 57
17th Mississippi.
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9 2 38
18th Mississippi.
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5 3 24
21st Mississippi. 1 6 2 23
Total. 2 27 9 142
Semmes' brigade:
50th Georgia.
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1
51st Georgia.
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1
Total.
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2
CONTINUATION: Captured
or missing.
Command. Officers Enlisted Aggre Officers
. men. gate. killed.
Kershaw's brigade:
2nd South Carolina.
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62
3rd South Carolina.
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167 Capts. L. P.
Foster and J.
C. Summer and
Lieuts. J. C.
Hill, J.
Hollings-
worth, and J.
S. Piester.
7th South Carolina.
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63
8th South Carolina.
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30
15th South
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54
Carolina.
James' battalion.
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3
Total.
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379
Barksdale's
brigade:
13th Mississippi. 1 13 81 Captain J.
L. Clark.
17th Mississippi.
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35 84 Lieutenant
E. V. Miller
died of
wounds.
18th Mississippi.
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32
21st Mississippi.
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13 45 Lieutenant
S. D. Bryan.
Total. 1 61 242
Semmes' brigade:
50th Georgia.
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1
51st Georgia.
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1
Total.
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2
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