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650 Series I Volume XXVIII-I Serial 46 - Ft. Sumter - Ft. Wagner Part I

Page 650 Chapter XL. S. C. AND GA. COASTS, AND IN MID. AND E. FLA.

RECAPITULATION.

Date. Struck. Missed. Total

fired.

August 12-September 5,548 1,757 7,305

2..................

September 28-October 324 236 560

3....................

October 26-November 13,436 4,884 18,320

30..................

December 1-31....... 500 182 682

Grand total......... 19,808 7,059 26,867

MEMORANDA.-The projectiles from monitors consist of 8-inch rifled shells of the patent known as Schenkl. The shots from land guns by day consisted at first of 10-inch Parrott bolts and percussion shells and of 100-pounder Parrott percussion shells; latterly the have rarely been used. The mortar shells are exclusively 10-inch. The night shots are 30-pounder Parrotts with time fuses.


Numbers 7. Return of Casualties in the Confederate forces at Fort Sumter, August 12-December 11.

[Complied from nominal lists of casualties, return, &c.]

Killed. Wounded.

Date. Of Enl Ne Of Enli Neg Agg

fi ist gr fi sted roe reg

ce ed oe ce men. s. ate

rs men s. rs .

. . .

August 12.................. . . . . 2 7 9

August 17.................. . 1 . 3 14 . 18

August 18.................. . . . . 3 . 3

August 19.................. . 1 . . 4 . 5

August 20.................. . . . 1 1 . 2

August 21.................. . . . . 5 2 7

August 23.................. . 1 . 3 1 3 8

August 30.................. . . . . 5 . 5

September 1................ . . . . 3 . 3

September 28............... . . 1 . . . 1

September 30............... . . . . 1 . 1

October 1.................. . . . . 1 . 1

October 26................. . . . . . 1 1

October 27................. . . . 1 . . 1

October 29................. . 1 . . 6 . 7

October 30................. . . . . 3 . 3

October 31................. . 15 . . 4 . 19

November 1................. . . . . 1 . 1

November 2................. . 1 . . . . 1

November 3................. . . . . 6 . 6

November 5................. . . . . 1 . 1

November 6................. . 3 . . 12 . 15

November 7................. . . . 1 2 . 3

November 8................. . . . . . 2 2

November 9................. . . . . 1 . 1

November 11................ . . . . 1 . 1

November 12................ . 2 . . 1 . 3

November 13................ . . . . 1 . 1

November 14................ . . . . 3 . 3

November 15................ . . . . 1 . 1

November 16................ . 1 . . . . 1

November 19................ . . . . 1 . 1

November 20................ . 1 . . 3 . 4

November 21............... . . 2 . 2 6 10

November 23................ . . 1 1 . 1 3

November 24................ . . 1 1 . 1 3

December 2................. . . . . 1 . 1

December 11................ 1 10 . 2 39 . 52

Total...................... 1 37 5 13 129 23 208


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