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 1: the casualties of war — maximum of killed in Union regiments

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chapter I:
the casualties of war — maximum of killed in Union regiments — maximum of percentages	1
chapter II:
maximum of regimental loss in killed, in any one battle — proportion of wounded to killed	16
chapter III:
percentage of killed in regiments, in particular battles — comparison of such losses with those of European regiments	26
chapter IV:
loss in officers — list of Generals killed — Surgeons and Chaplains killed	38
chapter V:
aggregate casualties compared with those of foreign wars — loss in each arm of the service — deaths from disease — classification of deaths by causes	46
chapter VI:
the Colored troops — history of their organization — their losses in battle and by disease	52
chapter VII:
muster-out rolls — Anthropological statistics	57
chapter VIII:
the Corps organizations in the Union Armies — A history of each	64
chapter IX:
famous divisions and brigades	114
chapter X:
three Hundred fighting regiments — statistics and Historical sketch of each	122
chapter XI:
complete list of battles, with regiments sustaining greatest loss in each, and their casualties	424
chapter XII:
complete list of regiments and Batteries in the Union Army, with mortuary loss in each — the number killed and the deaths from disease, or other causes	465
chapter XIII:
aggregate of deaths in the Union Armies, by States--total enlistment, by States--percentages of military population furnished, and percentages of loss — strength of the Army at various dates — casualties in the Navy	525
chapter XIV:
the greatest battles of the war — list of victories and defeats — chronological list of battles with loss in each, Union and Confederate	540
chapter XV:
Confederate losses — strength of the Confederate Armies--casualties in Confederate regiments — list of Confederate Generals killed — losses in the Confederate Navy--in Conclusion	552

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