COMMANDS | KILLED | WOUNDED | MISSING | TOTAL | STREN. |
S. C. Kershaw's Brig. | 12 | 90 | 2 | 104 | |
Miss. Barksdale's Brig. | 43 | 208 | 341 | 592 | |
Ga. Semmes's Brig. | 85 | 492 | 26 | 603 | |
Ga. Wofford's Brig. | 74 | 479 | 9 | 562 | |
Cabell's Battn. A | 5 | 21 | 2 | 28 | |
McLaws's Div. | 219 | 1,290 | 380 | 1,889 | 8,800 |
Ala. Wilcox's Brig. | 72 | 372 | 91 | 535 | |
Va. Mahone's Brig. | 24 | 134 | 97 | 255 | |
Miss. Posey's Brig. | 41 | 184 | 65 | 290 | |
Ga. Wright's Brig. | 25 | 271 | 296 | ||
Fla. Perry's Brig. | 21 | 88 | 109 | ||
Anderson's Div. | 183 | 1,049 | 215 | 1,485 | 8,500 |
Washington Arty. | 4 | 8 | 33 | 45 | |
Alexander's Arty. | 6 | 35 | 21 | 62 | |
Hardaway's Arty. | 1 | 12 | 13 | ||
Total Res. Arty. | 11 | 55 | 54 | 120 | |
Total 1st Corps | 413 | 2,394 | 687 | 3,494 |
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per cent of the paper strength and probably 18 per cent of the actual.
Had Gen. Lee been present on the left, during the Sunday morning attack, and seen Stuart's energy and efficiency in handling his reserves, inspiring the men by his contagious spirit, and in the cooperation of artillery, with the infantry, he might have rewarded Stuart on the spot by promoting him to the now vacant command of Jackson's corps.
Ewell, who did succeed Jackson, was always loved and admired, but he was not always equal to his opportunities, as we shall see at Gettysburg.
Stuart's qualities were just what were needed, for he was young, he was not maimed, and he had boldness, persistence, and magnetism in very high degree.
Lee once said that he would have won Gettysburg, had he had Jackson with him. Who so worthy to succeed Jackson as the man who had successfully replaced him on his last and greatest field?
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