Your general deplores, in common with you, the loss of your gallant comrades, who have fallen in our recent conflicts. Let their memories be enshrined in your hearts, as they will ever be tenderly cherished by their countrymen. Let it be yours to avenge their fate, and proudly to emulate their deeds. Remember that your face is to the foe, and that on you rests the defense of all that is dear to freemen. Soldiers, the proudest reflection of your general's life is to be known as the commander of an army so brave and invincible as you have proven. He asks no higher boon than to lead such men to victory. To share their trials, and to stand or fall with them, will be the crown of his ambition.

BRAXTON BRAGG,

General, Commanding.

Numbers 191. Return of casualties in the Confederate forces.

[Compiled from nominal lists.]

Killed. Wounded.

Offi- Enlis- Offi- Enlis

Command. cers. ted Total. cers. ted Total

men. men.

POLK'S CORPS.

CHEATHAM'S

DIVISION.

Donelson's

Brigade.

8th Tennessee. 4 37 41 17 248 265

16th Tennessee. 1 35 36 8 147 155

38th Tennessee. 1 11 12 5 68 73

51st Tennessee. 1 10 11 7 65 72

Carnes' battery.

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2 2

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5 5

Total. 7 95 102 37 533 570

Stewart's

Brigade.

4th and 5th 1 7 8 6 62 68

Tennessee.

19th Tennessee. 2 14 16 6 105 111

24th Tennessee. 3 6 9 5 39 44

31st and 33rd 1 13 14 7 64 71

Tennessee.

Stanford's 1 2 3

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7 7

battery.

Total. 8 42 50 24 277 301

Maney's Brigade.

1st Tennessee.

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8 8 1 74 75

4th Tennessee.

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5 5 5 44 49

6th and 9th

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5 5 5 27 32

Tennessee.

Maney's

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1 1

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4 4

Sharpshooters.

Smith's battery. ---- 1 1

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4 4

Total. ---- 20 20 11 153 164

Smith's Brigade.

12th Tennessee. 1 17 18 12 125 137

13th Tennessee. 1 12 13 6 82 88

29th Tennessee.

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27 27 8 74 82

CONTINUATION:

Missing.

Offi- Enlis- Aggre- Officers

Command. cers. ted Total. gate. killed.

men.

POLK'S CORPS.

CHEATHAM'S

DIVISION.

Donelson's

Brigade.

8th Tennessee.

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306 Colonel

William L.

Moore, Captain

William

Sadler, and

Lieutenants

Thomas O.

Blacknall, A.

G. Denton, and

N. Martin

Kerby.

16th 1 15 16 207 Captain D. C.

Tennessee. Spurlock.

38th

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85 Captain B. H.

Tennessee. Holland.

51st

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3 3 86 Captain T. C.

Tennessee. Campbell.

Carnes'

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7

battery.

Total. 1 18 19 691

Stewart's

Brigade.

4th and 5th

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76 Lieutenant J.

Tennessee. P. Ferguson.

19th

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127 Captain S. J.

Tennessee. A. Frazier and

Lieutenant S.

G. Abernathy.

24th

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53 Captain Jesse

Tennessee. Irwin and

Lieutenants J.

B. Arnold and

J. S.

Harrison.

31st and 33rd

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2 2 87 Lieutenant W.

Tennessee. P. Hutcherson.

Stanford's

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10 Lieutenant A.

battery. A. Hardin.

Total.

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2 2 353

Maney's

Brigade.

1st Tennessee.

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83

4th Tennessee.

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54

6th and 9th

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5 5 42

Tennessee.

Maney's

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5

Sharpshooters.

Smith's

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1 1 6

battery.

Total.

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6 6 190

Smith's

Brigade.

12th

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9 9 164 Lieutenants J.

Tennessee. S. Fielder and

J. H.

Patterson.

13th 1 8 9 110 Major Peter H.

Tennessee.

Cole.

29th

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109

Tennessee.