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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 4: loss in officers — list of Generals killed — Surgeons and Chaplains killed. (search)
. The largest regimental loss of officers killed in any one battle, occurred in the Seventh New Hampshire at the assault on Fort Wagner, the regiment losing 11 officers killed or mortally wounded in that bloody affair. Among the killed was Col. Putnam, who fell after he had gained an entrance within the outer works of the fort. He was a graduate of West Point and an officer of the Regular Army; like many other Regular officers he had received permission to accept the command of a volunteeron. Colonel George B. Boomer, 26th Missouri, Vicksburg. Colonel Edward E. Cross, 5th New Hampshire, Gettysburg. Colonel George L. Willard, 125th New York, Gettysburg. Colonel Eliakim Sherrill, 126th New York, Gettysburg. Colonel Haldinand S. Putnam, 7th New Hampshire, Fort Wagner. Colonel James E. Mallon, 42d New York, Bristoe Station. Colonel Edward A. King, 68th Indiana, Chickamauga. Colonel Hans C. Heg, 15th Wisconsin, Chickamauga. Colonel Philemon P. Baldwin, 6th
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)
n the summer of 1863, the principal event being the bloody assault on Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863. This assault was made by a column of three brigades,--Strong's, Putnam's, and Stevenson's, the whole under command of General Truman H. Seymour. General Strong's brigade led the assault, with the 54th Massachusetts (Colored) at the hurred in an attack on Fort Wagner, July 11th, a week before, an attempt made by three regiments only. Two of the three brigade commanders, General Strong and Colonel Putnam, were killed in the assault of the 18th, Putnam falling after he had effected an entrance into the fort. Stevenson's Brigade was held mainly in reserve. IPutnam falling after he had effected an entrance into the fort. Stevenson's Brigade was held mainly in reserve. In February, 1864, Seymour's Division, of about 7,000 men, sailed for Florida, where it was engaged on the 20th in the battle of Olustee, a defeat in which some of the regiments suffered terribly. In April, 1864, the Tenth Corps was ordered to Virginia, where it was placed in General Butler's Army of the James, which was composed
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)
th to August 20th, 1864, amounted to 108 killed and 108 wounded; being under fire constantly, the nervous strain and fatigue was terrible. Seventh New Hampshire Infantry. Hawley's Brigade — Terry's Division--Tenth Corps. （1) Col. Haldinand S. Putnam, W. P., R. A. (Killed). （2) Col. Joseph C. Abbott; Bvt. Brig. Gen. companies. killed and died of wounds. died of disease, accidents, in Prison, &c. Total Enrollment. Officers. Men. Total. Officers. Men. Total. Field and Staffeady set in, advanced against the fort, guided only by the flashes of the garrison's rifles and the fire which streamed from the muzzles of the heavy guns. Although the assault was a failure, some of the men succeeded in forcing an entrance, Colonel Putnam, who commanded the Second Brigade, falling dead within the fort. The casualties amounted to 41 killed, 119 wounded, and 56 missing; of the latter, few ever returned. In February, 1864, the regiment, 650 strong, sailed from Hilton Head with <