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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 8: Corps organizations. (search)
but consolidated as the Second Division, Tenth A. C. A division of Ohio troops--hundred-days' men — was attached temporarily to the corps on June 19, 1864, as a Third Division. On the 14th of August, the Tenth Corps, under command of General David B. Birney, crossed the James and became engaged with the enemy at Deep Bottom, General Terry's division taking a prominent part in this action. The casualties in the corps were: 213 killed, 1,154 wounded, 311 missing; total, 1,678. On September 29th, Birney crossed again with his corps, and fought at Chaffin's Farm, his command consisting of Terry's and Ames' divisions, together with a brigade of colored troops, under General William Birney. Loss: 74 killed, 587 wounded, 302 missing; total, 963. In the unsuccessful attack on Fort Gilmer, and at Newmarket heights, these colored troops displayed great gallantry. General David B. Birney died at Philadelphia, October 18, 1864, and was succeeded by General Terry, who was in command of
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, chapter 10 (search)
bor Trenches, Va. 3 Fort Darling, Va., May 14 2 Petersburg, Va. (assault) 3 Fort Darling, Va., May 15 1 Petersburg Mine, Va. 2 Drewry's Bluff, Va., May 16 25 Petersburg Trenches, Va. 16 Cold Harbor, Va., June 1 13 Fort Harrison, Va., Sept. 29 14 Cold Harbor, Va., June 2 6 Chaffin's Farm, Va., Sept. 30 3 Present, also, at Fair Oaks (1864); Fall of Richmond. notes.--The One Hundred and Eighty-eighth was organized in April, 1864, from the surplus members of the Third Pennsyl 2 Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-6, 1864 5 Place unknown 3 notes.--This regiment, with one exception, sustained the heaviest loss in action of any cavalry regiment in the war. It was organized at Detroit in August, 1861, and left the State on September 29, with 1,144 officers and men. It went into winter quarters at Frederick, Md., but in February, 1862, moved into Virginia, joining Banks's troops in their advance up the Shenandoah Valley. While there it was attached to Williams's Division, an