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436 Series I Volume XLIII-I Serial 90 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign Part I

Page 436 OPERATIONS IN N. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LV.

Statement of the casualties in the Cavalry, Middle Military Division, from the 1st of August to the 31st of October, 1864.

Division Killed Wounded Missing Aggregate

Cavalry 1 .. 3 4

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Rhode

Island

Cavalry)

First 186 778 594 1,558

Cavalry

Division

Second 39 148 112 299

Cavalry

Division

Third 67 385 321 773

Cavalry

Division

Total 293 1,311 1,030 2,634

Report of property captured and destroyed from the enemy by the Cavalry, Middle Military Division, from August 8 to October 31, 1864.

PROPERTY CAPTURED.

First Second Third Total

Division Division Division

Pieces of 29 13 29 71

artillery

Caissons 12 10 30 52

Army 36 25 44 105

wagons

Ambulances 40 5 23 68

, &c.

Forges 2 1 .. 3

Horses 134 2,000 423 2,557

Mules 172 .. 182 354

Harnes 263 177 404 844

(sets)

Medicine .. .. 1 1

wagon

Battery .. .. 1 1

wagon

Horse .. 1,000 .. 1,000

equipments

Beef- .. 7,000 152 7,152

cattle

Battle- 14 9 6 29

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Prisoners captured during campaign, 2,556.

PROPERTY DESTROYED.

First Second Third Total

Division Division Division

Caissons 2 3 3 8

Army 50 40 4 94

wagons

Ambulances 28 5 4 37

Forges 3 .. .. 3

Limbers 4 .. .. 4

Muskets 81 .. .. 81

Barns 630 .. 150 780

Flour 47 .. 10 57

mills

Saw-mills 4 .. .. 4

Woolen 1 .. .. 1

mill

Hay 3,455 .. 1,500 4,955

...tons..

Straw..do. 255 .. .. 255

Fodder..do 272 .. .. 272

Wheat..bus 410,742 .. 10,000 420,742

hels..

Oats..do. 750 .. 2,000 2,750

Corn..acre 515 .. .. 515

s.

Flour..bar 560 .. .. 560

rels.

Wagons 2 .. .. 2

loaded

with flour

Cattle 1,347 .. 100 1,447

driven off

Sheep 1,231 .. 400 1,631

driven off

Swine 725 .. .. 725

driven off

Furnaces 3 .. .. 3

Tanneries 2 .. .. 2

Railroad 1 .. .. 1

depot

Locomotive 1 .. .. 1

engine

Box-cars 3 3,000 .. 3

Stand of .. 700,000 .. 3,000

arms

Ammunition .. .. 700,000

..rounds.

Respectfully submitted.

A. T. A. TORBERT,

Brevet Major-General of Vols., Chief of Cavalry, Commanding.

[Lieutenant Colonel J. W. FORSYTH,

Chief of Staff, Army of the Shenandoah.]


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