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hundred and thirty-second New York, Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers, Third New York Light Artillery [four pieces], and Companies B and D, Twelfth New York Cavalry, went to the immediate vicinity of Kinston, N. C.; returned with a loss of 1 killed and 3 wounded; captured 5 officers and 48 men, with a number of horses, mules, and other property.

SUB-DISTRICT OF BEAUFORT.

June 20.-The One hundred and fifty-eighth New York, Ninth Vermont, with one section of Battery C, Third New York Light Artillery, Lieutenant Jones; one section of Battery C, First U. S. Artillery, Lieutenant Wilson; First Squadron, Twenty-third, and Company E, Twelfth New York Cavalry, and Company L, First North Carolina Volunteers [mounted], marched from Croatan via Pollocksville, Young's Cross-Roads, and Jacksonville. At the same time 100 men of the Ninth Vermont landed at Snead's Ferry, destroyed the ferry-boats, took prisoners, &c.; returned on the 26th, having captured about 25 prisoners, horses, arms, &c.; destroyed 2 ferry-boats and 1 schooner loaded with salt and turpentine. Several brisk skirmishers occurred on the road.


No. 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces.

[Compiled from nominal list of casualties, returns, &c.]

JUNE 15-30, 1864.

[With exceptions noted in particular cases, the roster of organizations is given as it stood June 30. As far as shown by the records [which are more or less confused and incomplete] the succession of brigade and superior commanders is given for the whole period represented.]

Captured or

Killed Wounded missing

Command Offi Men Offi Men Offi Men Aggre

cers cers cers gate

GENERAL - - - - - - -

HEADQUARTERS.

Lieutenant

General

ULYSSES S.

GRANT.

ESCORT, ETC.

5th

U. S. Cavalry,

Companies

B, F, and K

4th - - - - - - -

U. S. Infantry*

ARMY OF THE - - - - - - -

POTOMAC.

Major General

GEORGE

G. MEADE.

PROVOST

GUARD.

Brigadier

General

MARSENA

R. PATRICK.

1st Indiana

Cavalry,

Companies I

and K

1st - - - - - - -

Massachusetts

Cavalry,

Companies C

and D

80th New York - - - - - - -

Infantry

[20th

Militia]

3rd - 1 - - - - 1

Pennsylvania

Cavalry

68th - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania

Infantry

114th - - - - - - -

Pennsylvania

Infantry

Total Provost - 1 - - - - 1

Guard

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*Joined June 22; for losses June 15 to 21, see First Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Corps, p.224.

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