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The opposing forces at the Second Bull Run. August 16th-September 2d, 1862.
The composition, losses, and strength of each army as here stated give the gist of all the data obtainable in the
Official Records.
K stands for killed; w for wounded; m w for mortally wounded; m for captured or missing; c for captured.
The Union forces.
Escort: A and C, 1st Ohio Cav.,
Capt. Nathan D. Menken.
Loss: w, 1; m, 20=21.
first Army Corps,
Maj.-Gen. Franz Sigel.
Escort: 1st Ind. Cav. (2 co's),
Capt. Abram Sharra.
Loss: w, 1; m, 1 =2.
first division,
Brig.-Gen. Robert C. Schenck(w),
Brig.-Gen. Julius Stahel.
Staff loss: w, 1.
First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Julius Stahel,
Col. Adolphus Buschbeck: 8th N. Y.,
Lieut.-Col. Carl B. Hedterich; 41st N. Y.,
Lieut.-Col. Ernest W. Holmstedt; 45th N. Y.,
Lieut.-Col. Edward C. Wratislaw; 27th Pa.,
Col. Adolphus Buschbeck,
Lieut.-Col. Lorenz Cantador; 2d N. Y. Battery,
Capt. Louis Schirmer,
Lieut. F. J. T. Blume. Brigade loss (incomplete): k, 40; w, 96; in, 33=169.
Second Brigade, Col. Nathaniel C. McLean: 25th Ohio,
Col. William P. Richardson; 55th Ohio,
Col. John C. Lee; 73d Ohio,
Col. Orland Smith; 75th Ohio,
Maj. Robert Reily; K, 1st Ohio Art'y,
Lieut. George B. Haskin.
Brigade loss: k, 57; w, 272; m, 105 = 434.
Second division,
Brig.-Gen. Adolph von Steinwehr.
First Brigade, Col. John A. Koltes (k),
Lieut.-Col. Gust.
A. Muhleck: 29th N. Y.,
Col. Clemens Soest (w),
Maj. Louis Hartmann; 68th N. Y.,
Lieut.-Col. John H. Kleefisch (m w); 73
Pa.,
Lieut.-Col. Gust.
A. Muhleck.
Brigade loss: k, 47; w, 294; m, 60=401.
Third division,
Brig.-Gen. Carl Schurz.
First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Henry Bohlen (k),
Col. Alexander Schimmelfennig: 61st Ohio,
Col. Newton Schleich,
Lieut.-Col. Stephen J. McGroarty; 74th Pa.,
Maj. Franz Blessing; 8th W. Va.,
Capt. Hedgman Slack; F, Penn. Art'y,
Capt. Robert B. Hampton.
Brigade loss: k, 26; w, 96; m, 36=158.
Second Brigade, Col. Wladimir Krzyzanowski: 54th N. Y.,
Lieut.-Col. Charles Ashby; 58th N. Y.,
Maj. William Henkel (w),
Capt. Frederick Braun; 75th Pa.,
Lieut.-Col. Francis Mahler (w); L, 2d N. Y., Art'y,
Capt. Jacob Roemer.
Brigade loss: k, 48; w, 274; m, 50=372.
Unattached: C, 3d W. Va. Cav.,
Capt. Jonathan Stahl; I, 1st Ohio Art'y,
Capt. Hubert Dilger.
Unattached loss: w, 4.
independent Brigade,
Brig.-Gen. Robert H. Milroy.
2d W. Va.,
Col. George R. Latham; 3d W. Va.,
Col. David T. Hewes; 5th W. Va.,
Col. John L. Zeigler; 82d Ohio;
Col. James Cantwell (k); C, E, and L, 1st W. Va. Cav.,
Maj. John S. Krepps; 12th Ohio Bat'y,
Capt. Aaron C. Johnson.
Brigade loss: k, 70; w, 286; m, 81=437.
cavalry Brigade,
Col. John Beardsley.
1st Conn. (Battalion),-----; 1st Md.,
Lieut.-Col. Charles Wetschky; 4th N. Y.,
Lieut.-Col. Ferries Nazer; 9th N. Y.,
Maj. Charles McL.
Knox; 6th Ohio,
Col. William R. Lloyd.
Brigade loss: k, 3; w, 15; m, 65 = 83.
reserve artillery,
Capt. Frank Buell (k),
Capt. Louis Schirmer.
I, 1st N. Y.,
Capt. Michael Wiedrich; 13th N. Y.,
Capt. Julius Dieckmann; C,
W. Va.,
Lieut. Wallace Hill. Artillery Reserve loss: k, 4; w, 22 = 26.
Second Army Corps,
Maj.-Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks. (This corps, excepting its cavalry, was not engaged in any of the principal battles.)
first division,
Brig.-Gen. Alpheus S. Williams.
First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Samuel W. Crawford: 5th Conn.,
Capt. James A. Betts; 10th Me.,
Col. George L. Beal; 28th N. Y.,
Capt. William H. H. Mapes; 46th Pa.,
Lieut.-Col. James L. Selfridge. Brigade loss: m, 15.
Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. George H. Gordon: 2d Mass.,
Col. George L. Andrews; 27th Ind.,
Col. Silas Colgrove; 3d Wis.,
Col. Thomas H. Ruger.
Second division,
Brig.-Gen. George S. Greene.
