476 Series I Volume XXVII-II Serial 44 - Gettysburg Campaign Part II
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Returns of Casualties in Early's division-Continued.
Killed Wounded Missing
Command Officers Men Officers Men Officers Men Aggregate Officers
killed
Skirmish --- --- 2 5 2 2 11
near
Fairfield,
July 5.
Gordon's
brigade:
26th Georgia
TOTAL --- --- 2 5 2 2 11
Williamsport --- 1 --- 3 --- --- 4
July 6.
21st North
Carolina
54th North --- 2 --- 9 --- --- 11
Carolina
58th --- --- 1 3 --- --- 4
Virginia
TOTAL --- 3 1 15 --- --- 19
Entire loss at Winchester, and in Pennsylvania and Maryland. *
Killed Wounded Missing
Command Officers Men Officers Men Officers Men TOTAL
Hays' 9 41 32 247 4 75 408
brigade
Hoke's 3 36 16 215 9 85 364
brigade
Smith's 2 10 10 110 --- 17 149
brigade
Gordon's 11 75 19 318 3 41 467
brigade
TOTAL 25 162 77 890 16 218 1, 388
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*[REMARKS ON ORIGINAL.] This does not include loss in Jones' artillery battalion. Of the wounded at Gettysburg, 194 were left in hospitals near that place, and 5 or 6 were captured at the time of the attack on the trains crossing South Mountain. Eleven teamsters were captured on a foraging expedition above Williamsport. -J. A. EARLY, Major-General, Commanding Division.
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No. 472. Report of Brig. General Harry T. Hays C. S. Army, commanding brigade.
HEADQUARTERS HAYS' BRIGADE, August 4, 1863.Major:I have the honor of submitting the following report of the operations of my brigade on June 13 and 14, in the vicinity of Winchester, Va.:On the morning of June 13, being encamped on the south side of the Shenandoah River, I crossed that stream at daylight, and, joining the division, was marched in the direction of Winchester, taking the Newtown road. Reaching Newtown, we took the Valley turnpike, and proceeded to within a short distance of Kernstown, where we met with Colonel Herbert's command of the Maryland Line, engaged in skirmishing with the enemy. Having halted here for a short time, I was conducted by Major-General Early to another road, to the left and west of the Valley turnpike. I then advanced my brigade about half a mile on this road, halted, and sent out the Ninth Regiment,
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