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My losses were: Killed, 1 officer and 7 men; wounded, 4 officers and 29 men; missing, 2 men; prisoners, 1 officers and 13 men; aggregate, 57.

We captured 33 prisoners, one of them a surgeon.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

EMERSON OPDYCKE,

Colonel, Commanding.

Captain GEORGE LEE,

Asst. Adjt. General, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps.

ADDENDA.


HDQRS. FIRST Brigadier, SECOND DIV., 4TH ARMY CORPS,
Near Atlanta, Ga., September 9, 1864.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report the following statement of casualties for the month of August, 1864:

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

74th .. 1 .. ..

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers

..

88th .. 1 .. ..

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers

..

44th .. .. .. 1

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers

..

36th .. .. .. 2

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers

..

73rd .. .. .. ..

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers

..

24th .. .. .. ..

Wisconsin

Infantry

Volunteers

..

15th .. .. .. ..

Missouri

Infantry

Volunteers

..

Total.. .. 2 .. 3

Command. Office Men. Office Men. Office Men. Aggre

rs. rs. rs. gate.

74th .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

88th .. 3 1 .. 1 4 5

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

44th .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

36th .. 1 .. .. .. 3 3

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

73rd .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

24th .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Wisconsi

n

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

15th .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Missouri

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

Total.. .. 4 1 .. 1 9 10

Received during the month 15 rebel deserters.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. C. McMURTRY,

Lieutenant and Provost-Marshal.


HDQRS. FIST Brigadier, SECOND DIV., 4TH ARMY CORPS,
Near Atlanta, Ga., September 9, 1864.

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report the following statement of casualties for the first six days of September, 1864:

Killed. Wounded.

Command. Officers. Men. Officers. Men.

74th .. .. .. 2

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers..

88th .. 2 .. 3

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers..

44th .. .. .. 10

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers..

36th .. 1 1 2

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers..

73rd .. .. 1 ..

Illinois

Infantry

Volunteers..

24th 1 .. .. 4

Wisconsin

Infantry

Volunteers..

15th .. 2 1 4

Missouri

Infantry

Volunteers..

Total.. 1 5 3 25

Captured. Missing. Total.

Command. Office Men. Office Men. Office Men. Aggre

rs. rs. rs. gate.

74th 1 12 .. .. 1 14 15

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

88th .. .. .. .. .. 5 5

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

44th .. .. .. .. .. 10 10

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

36th .. .. .. .. 1 3 4

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

73rd .. .. .. 1 1 1 2

Illinois

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

24th .. .. .. .. 1 4 5

Wisconsi

n

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

15th .. .. .. .. 1 6 7

Missouri

Infantry

Voluntee

rs..

Total.. 1 12 .. 1 5 43 48

Received during the six days in September of rebel prisoners, officers, 1; men, 17.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. C. McMURTRY,

Lieutenant and Provost-Marshal.


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