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Consolidated statement of wounds, &c., of the Army of the Potomac-Continued.

SEPTEMBER, 1864.

Location Second Fifth Ninth Cavalry Total

of injury Corps Corps Corps Corps

&c.

Head and 38 4 ........ 7 49

face

Neck 2 1 ........ 3 6

Shoulder 11 2 ........ 3 16

Thorax 19 2 ........ 8 29

Abdomen 8 ........ ......... 3 11

Back and 15 2 ......... 3 20

hips

Perineum 1 ........ ......... ......... 1

and

genitals

Superior 60 7 7 9 83

extremi-ties

Inferior 59 20 5 21 105

extremi-ties

Large 1 ........ ......... ......... 1

arteries

and

nerves

Total 214 38 12 57 321

Deaths in 25 3 ......... 2 30

field

hospital

Shell 13 ........ ........ 6 19

wounds

Bullet 186 28 12 51 277

wounds

Amputations 23 2 ......... 3 28

Excisions 5 2 1 ........ 8

Aggregate 19,764 15,900 17,200 4,200 57,064

strength

present

Medical 115 102 94 12 323

officers

present

Killed 40 2 10 18 70

(by

regimen-tal

report)

Wounded 253 31 125 102 511

(by

regimen-tal

report)

Missing 72 84 7 83 246

(by

regimen-tal

report)

Officers 6 5 ........ 8 19

wounded

OCTOBER, 1864.

Head and 65 59 57 10 191

face

Neck 12 16 13 2 43

Shoulder 37 13 15 6 71

Thorax 47 37 15 10 109

Abdomen 20 32 24 8 84

Back and 37 44 41 1 123

hips

Perineum ........ 1 3 ........ 4

and

genitals

Superior 127 173 184 19 503

extremi-ties

Inferior 166 216 194 42 618

extremi-ties

Large 2 ....... ....... 1 3

arteries

and nerves

Total 513 591 546 99 1,749

Deaths in 27 32 12 8 79

field

hospital

Shell 23 10 30 5 68

wounds

Cannon-shot 15 1 1 ........ 17

wounds

Bullet 453 563 495 94

wounds 1,105

Bayonet 2 1 2 ........ 5

wounds

Amputa- 34 70 90 3 197

tions in

field

hospital

Excisions 9 8 8 2 27

in field

hospital

Aggregate 18,200 18,650 6,241

strength 21,428 64,519

present

Medical 117 101 96 18 332

officers

present

Killed (by 184 ....... ....... 27 211

regimental

report)

Wounded 863 600 546 244 2,253

(by

regimental

report)

Missing 715 ....... ........ 64 779

(by

regimental

report)

Officers 50 11 ....... 18 89

wounded

NOVEMBER, 1864.

Location Second Ninth Corps Second Total

of injury, Corps Division

&c. Cavalry

Corps

Head and 27 3 2 32

face

Neck 2 .......... .......... 2

Shoulder 10 .......... 3 13

Thorax 17 ......... ......... 17

Abdomen 8 ......... 4 12

Back and 11 .......... 4 15

hips

Perineum 4 ......... 1 5

and

genitals

Superior 80 1 6 87

extremi-ties

Inferior 58 2 5 65

extremi-ties

Total 217 6 25 248

Remarks.

The reports of the Fifth corps and Artillery Brigade, Sixth Corps, are wanting.


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