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sfied, as you would be if you were in possession of all the facts, that it approximates the truth very nearly:
McCook's corps, three divisions, (Sherman's Davis's, and R. R. Johnson's,)18,000
Thomas's corps, four divisions, (Rousseau's, Negley's, Brannan's, and Reynolds's.)25,000
Crittenden's corps, three divisions, (Palmer's, Van-Cleve's, and Wood's,)18,000
Granger's reserve corps, three divisions, (Morgan's, Steadman's, and Granger's,)15,000
77,000
This is exclusive of Stanley's corps of cavalry composed of three divisions.
Some small detachments from this large force, say 12,000 in all, were on duty in the rear, leaving 65,000 fighting men who were actually present and engaged in the battle.
Opposed to this formidable Army Gen. Bragg did not have, exclusive of cavalry, exceeding 40,000 men. And yet his brave troops whipped the fight — capturing nearly 8,000 prisoners, 43 pieces of artillery, 25,000 stand of small arms, between 20 and 30 flags, and consider