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J. M. Brannan (search for this): chapter 4
following list includes every infantry regiment in the service which lost 8 or more officers killed in any one engagement: Regiment. Battle. Division. Corps. Officers Killed. 7th New Hampshire Fort Wagner Seymour's Tenth 11 7th New York Fredericksburg Hancock's Second 9 22d New York Manassas Hatch's First 9 59th New York Antietam Sedgwick's Second 9 145th Pennsylvania Fredericksburg Hancock's Second 9 43d Illinois Shiloh McClernand's ---- 8 87th Indiana Chickamauga Brannan's Fourteenth 8 1st Michigan Manassas Morell's Fifth 8 14th New Hampshire Opequon Grover's Nineteenth 8 24th Michigan Gettysburg Wadsworth's First 8 120th New York Gettysburg Humphreys's Third 8 In addition, mention should be made of the loss of officers in the heavy artillery at certain battles. The First Maine H. A. lost 12 officers, killed or wounded, at Spotsylvania. May 19th, of whom 6 were killed or mortally wounded; and at Petersburg, June 18th, the same regiment l
William Blaisdell (search for this): chapter 4
me Cross Roads. Colonel Orlando H. Morris, 66th New York, Cold Harbor. Colonel Lewis O. Morris, 7th New York (H. A.), Cold Harbor. Colonel Henry Boyd McKeen, 81st Pennsylvania, Cold Harbor. Colonel Frank A. Haskell, 36th Wisconsin, Cold Harbor. Colonel Jeremiah C. Drake, 112th New York, Cold Harbor. Colonel Richard Byrnes, Mortally wounded. 28th Massachusetts, Irish Brigade. Cold Harbor. Colonel Patrick Kelly, 88th New York, Irish Brigade. Petersburg. Colonel William Blaisdell, 11th Massachusetts, Petersburg. Colonel Simon H. Mix, 3d New York Cavalry, Petersburg. Colonel Calvin A. Craig, 105th Pennsylvania, Deep Bottom. Colonel Nathan T. Dushane, 1st Maryland, Weldon Railroad. Colonel Joseph Thoburn, Thoburn commanded a division during the entire Shenandoah campaign, and was in command of it at the time of his death. 1st West Virginia, Cedar Creek. Colonel Louis Bell, 4th New Hampshire, Fort Fisher. In each regiment there were off
David A. Russell (search for this): chapter 4
Division commanders. Major-General Isaac I. Stevens Killed at Chantilly. Major-General Philip Kearny Killed at Chantilly. Major-General Jesse L. Reno Killed at South Mountain. Major-General Israel B. Richardson Mortally wounded. Killed at Antietam. Major-General Amiel W. Whipple Mortally wounded. Killed at Chancellorsville. Major-General Hiram G. Berry Killed at Chancellorsville. Brevet Major-General James S. Wadsworth Killed at Wilderness. Brevet Major-General David A. Russell Killed at Opequon. Brigadier-General William H. Wallace Mortally wounded. Killed at Shiloh. Brigadier-General Thomas Williams Killed at Baton Rouge. Brigadier-General James S. Jackson Killed at Chaplin Hills. Brigadier-General Isaac P. Rodman Mortally wounded. Killed at Antietam. Brigadier-General Thomas G. Stevenson Killed at Spotsylvania. Brevet Brigadier-General James A. Mulligan Mortally wounded. Killed at Winchester (1863). Brigade commander
William Birney (search for this): chapter 4
etts Gibbon's Second 17 14th Connecticut Gibbon's Second 17 62d Pennsylvania Griffin's Fifth 17 63d Pennsylvania Birney's Third 17 5th Michigan Birney's Third 16 16th Massachusetts Humphreys's Third 16 61st New York Barlow's Second Birney's Third 16 16th Massachusetts Humphreys's Third 16 61st New York Barlow's Second 16 126th New York Barlow's Second 16 82d Ohio Schurz's Eleventh 16 100th Pennsylvania Stevenson's Ninth 16 6th Wisconsin Wadsworth's First 16 Heavy Artillery. 1st Maine Birney's Second 23 8th New York Gibbon's Second 19 A hBirney's Second 23 8th New York Gibbon's Second 19 A heavy artillery regiment had just twice as many line officers as an infantry regiment. 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 offrs who died of disease during the war. Among them were several prominent and able officers--Generals Summer, C. F. Smith, Birney, Mitchel, Welsh, Buford, Corcoran, Ransom, Crocker, and other noted generals. A large number of brigades were commande
Thomas G. Stevenson (search for this): chapter 4
ellorsville. Major-General Hiram G. Berry Killed at Chancellorsville. Brevet Major-General James S. Wadsworth Killed at Wilderness. Brevet Major-General David A. Russell Killed at Opequon. Brigadier-General William H. Wallace Mortally wounded. Killed at Shiloh. Brigadier-General Thomas Williams Killed at Baton Rouge. Brigadier-General James S. Jackson Killed at Chaplin Hills. Brigadier-General Isaac P. Rodman Mortally wounded. Killed at Antietam. Brigadier-General Thomas G. Stevenson Killed at Spotsylvania. Brevet Brigadier-General James A. Mulligan Mortally wounded. Killed at Winchester (1863). Brigade commanders. Major-General George C. Strong Mortally wounded. Killed at Fort Wagner. Brevet Major-General Alexander Hays Hays commanded a division on the Gettysburg campaign. Killed at Wilderness. Brevet Major-General S. K. Zook Killed at Gettysburg. Brevet Major-General Frederick Winthrop Killed at Five Forks. Brevet Major-Gen
Morell (search for this): chapter 4
in the service which lost 8 or more officers killed in any one engagement: Regiment. Battle. Division. Corps. Officers Killed. 7th New Hampshire Fort Wagner Seymour's Tenth 11 7th New York Fredericksburg Hancock's Second 9 22d New York Manassas Hatch's First 9 59th New York Antietam Sedgwick's Second 9 145th Pennsylvania Fredericksburg Hancock's Second 9 43d Illinois Shiloh McClernand's ---- 8 87th Indiana Chickamauga Brannan's Fourteenth 8 1st Michigan Manassas Morell's Fifth 8 14th New Hampshire Opequon Grover's Nineteenth 8 24th Michigan Gettysburg Wadsworth's First 8 120th New York Gettysburg Humphreys's Third 8 In addition, mention should be made of the loss of officers in the heavy artillery at certain battles. The First Maine H. A. lost 12 officers, killed or wounded, at Spotsylvania. May 19th, of whom 6 were killed or mortally wounded; and at Petersburg, June 18th, the same regiment lost 32 officers, killed or wounded, of whom 10 l
Bering (search for this): chapter 4
und in the Confederate federate Army in the case of Bishop Polk, a corps-general, who fell while on the Atlanta campaign. The musicians formed a numerous class among the non combatants. Although their legitimate duty in time of battle was confined to that of stretcher-bearers, they often participated in the fighting. At Shiloh, the band of the Forty-eighth Ohio laid aside their instruments, procured rifles, and went into the fight, where two of their number were killed. Major John a. Bering: History of the Forty-eighth Ohio Volunteers. Still, it must be confessed that the dead drummer-boy was not so common a feature on the field as might be inferred from the work of battle-field artists. The frequent loss of life among the stretcher-bearers attests the faithful work of the men employed in that duty, most of whom were musicians. At the battle of the Weldon Railroad, the ambulance train of the Fifth Corps lost 2 sergeants killed and 6 stretcher-men wounded: 8 horses were kill
Truman H. Seymour (search for this): chapter 4
icers he had received permission to accept the command of a volunteer regiment. The Twenty-second New York Infantry lost at Manassas 19 officers killed and wounded out of 24 present in action; 9 of them were killed, among whom was the Lieutenant-Colonel, Gorton T. Thomas. The following list includes every infantry regiment in the service which lost 8 or more officers killed in any one engagement: Regiment. Battle. Division. Corps. Officers Killed. 7th New Hampshire Fort Wagner Seymour's Tenth 11 7th New York Fredericksburg Hancock's Second 9 22d New York Manassas Hatch's First 9 59th New York Antietam Sedgwick's Second 9 145th Pennsylvania Fredericksburg Hancock's Second 9 43d Illinois Shiloh McClernand's ---- 8 87th Indiana Chickamauga Brannan's Fourteenth 8 1st Michigan Manassas Morell's Fifth 8 14th New Hampshire Opequon Grover's Nineteenth 8 24th Michigan Gettysburg Wadsworth's First 8 120th New York Gettysburg Humphreys's Third 8
Stephen W. Weed (search for this): chapter 4
led at Freeman's Ford. Brigadier-General George W. Taylor Killed at Manassas. Brigadier-General William R. Terrill Killed at Chaplin Hills. Brigadier-General Pleasant A. Hackleman Killed at Corinth. Brigadier-General George D. Bayard Mortally wounded. Killed at Fredericksburg. Brigadier-General Conrad F. Jackson Killed at Fredericksburg. Brigadier-General Joshua W. Sill Killed at Stone's River. Brigadier-General Edward P. Chapin Killed at Port Hudson. Brigadier-General Stephen W. Weed Killed at Gettysburg. Brigadier-General Elon J. Farnsworth Killed at Gettysburg. Brigadier-General Strong Vincent Killed at Gettysburg. Brigadier-General William H. Lytle Killed at Chickamauga. Brigadier-General William P. Sanders Killed at Knoxville. Brigadier-General Samuel A. Rice Mortally wounded. Killed at Jenkins' Ferry. Brigadier-General James C. Rice Killed at Spotsylvania. Brigadier-General Charles G. Harker Killed at Kenesaw Mountain. Brigad
Joseph Hooker (search for this): chapter 4
n killed and died of wounds, was 19 officers and 218 enlisted men; total, 237. It was a gallant regiment and was bravely led, as its loss in officers clearly shows. The following list embraces every regiment which lost 16 or more officers killed during the war: Infantry. Regiment. Division. Corps. Officers Killed. 61st Pennsylvania Getty's Sixth 19 5th New Hampshire Barlow's Second 18 12th Massachusetts Robinson's First 18 48th New York Terry's Tenth 18 73d New York Hooker's Third 18 81st Pennsylvania Barlow's Second 18 145th Pennsylvania Barlow's Second 18 31st Maine Potter's Ninth 18 20th Massachusetts Gibbon's Second 17 14th Connecticut Gibbon's Second 17 62d Pennsylvania Griffin's Fifth 17 63d Pennsylvania Birney's Third 17 5th Michigan Birney's Third 16 16th Massachusetts Humphreys's Third 16 61st New York Barlow's Second 16 126th New York Barlow's Second 16 82d Ohio Schurz's Eleventh 16 100th Pennsylvania Stevenson'
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