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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 1: from the U. S.A. Into the C. S.A. (search)
ed back to West Point, but was given a leave of absence for 60 days. During this leave I married Miss Bettie Mason of King George Co., Va. Soon after returning to West Point I was ordered to relieve Lt. Robert at Fort Steilacoom in Washington Territory with the detachment of our company. With my wife I sailed on the steamer Northern Light for Aspinwall on Aug. 10; by the John L. Stephens from Panama on the 19th; and by the Cortes from San Francisco on Sept. 8; landing at Steilacoom City on Sept. 20. All steamers of those days were side wheelers. The post was commanded by Col. Silas Casey of the 9th Infantry, and garrisoned by two companies of the 9th Infantry and our detachment of 36 Engineer troops under Lt. Thomas L. Casey. There were no duties but those of company routine. The post was a very pleasant one, the woods and waters abounded in game and fish, the climate was mild and open, and the fall and winter passed rapidly. But it was a period of great anxiety to Southern off
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 13: Sharpsburg or Antietam (search)
's Art430337 Total46418529253241 Reserve Artillery347 Cavalry1045661 Agg. Jackson's Corps93841279946059 Grand Aggregate Confed.19249381230413,609 Federal casualties. Maryland campaign KILLEDWOUNDEDMISSINGTOTAL Cavalry Affairs, Sept. 3-2012522084 Boonsboro or South Mountain, Sept.143251,403851,813 Crampton's Pass, Sept. 141134182533 Harper's Ferry, Sept. 14-154417312,34712,564 Sharpsburg, Sept. 16-182,7089,54975312,410 Shepherdstown Ford, Sept. 2071161131363 Grand Aggregate, FSept. 2071161131363 Grand Aggregate, Federal3,27311,75613,33827,767 The casualties among general and field-officers were unusually heavy. Among the Federals' commanding corps were Reno and Mansfield killed, and Hooker wounded. Commanding Divisions or Brigades were, killed: Richardson, Rodman, Goodrich, and Miles. Among the wounded were Hatch, Hartsuff, Sedgwick, Crawford, Dana, Weber, Wainwright, Gallagher, Barlow, and Tyndale. Among the Confederate generals were, killed: Garland, G. B. Anderson, Branch, Starke, and Dougla