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iphoto and my Gettysburg monument project

By Jenny | Published September 14, 2012

I recently bought a Macbook Pro to replace my Dell laptop that was having major hard drive issues. The Macbook came with Apple’s photo cataloging software, iphoto. There’s a more advanced version of iphoto called Aperture, but I haven’t felt the need to try it yet.

I have been doing a lot of work on my website “behind the scenes” with iphoto. With iphoto, you can catalog all of your photos, add descriptions to them, etc. I have about 20,000 photos – yes, you read that right, I have 20,000 photos just of the Gettysburg battlefield! – that I’ve taken over the past seven years at Gettysburg. Using the catalog system through iphoto has made sorting this huge collection easy.

What is particularly cool about iphoto going forward is that you can create what are called “Smart Albums” that include photos using different criteria. So for example, you can set up a Smart Album that includes the description “5th New Hampshire” and it will bring up all the photos of the 5th New Hampshire. It will also include all NEW photos added with that description, making it much easier to keep organized.

I am still working with getting my monument project organized into iphoto, but I am definitely loving it as an organizational tool. It makes me happy I decided to get the Mac and not another PC.

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June 2012 updates to the site

By Jenny | Published June 23, 2012

I recently returned from a trip to Gettysburg where I obtained some new (improved) monument photographs. I have been slowly updating and adding the new photographs to the website. This was my third trip to Gettysburg in 2012 (I also made trips in February and March). All three trips featured predominantly good weather which made for a lot of monument shooting and re-shooting.

On the photos featured on the site, I made two recent changes. First, I started using the ImageMagick plugin for rendering the images — ImageMagick is faster and provides better quality than the internal GD system used by WordPress (galleries on-site will continue to be run with Nextgen Gallery). Second, I made a change to the photo sizes for the main photograph of each monument, increasing the pixel size from 500 on the longest side to 650 pixels on the longest side. I hope you enjoy the larger and better rendered photos.

Finally, WordPress recently upgraded versions and it seems to have broken the plugin that runs my contact form. (It also temporarily broke many of the thumbnails I use on the Archives pages here, but fortunately I was able to fix those.) I will try to get a new contact form up on the site within the next week or two. Until then, you can always email me directly by using the address jgoellnitz *@* gmail.com.

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Spring in Gettysburg

By Jenny | Published April 15, 2012

A gallery of photographs of Gettysburg at the end of March 2012. Spring came early this year due to unusually warm weather, with the magnolia trees flowering early in the National Cemetery. These photographs were taken between March 22, 2012 and March 26, 2012.

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The Return of Smith’s New York Artillery Staute at Gettysburg

By Jenny | Published December 22, 2011

Smiths Battery MonumentGettysburg buffs will be happy to know that the “Cannoneer” on top of Smith’s 4th New York Independent Artillery monument has been repaired by the National Park Service and is finally back in place at Devil’s Den where it belongs. This monument was severely vandalized in February 2006. On this same day, two monuments on the Emmitsburg Road, the monument to the 11th Massachusetts and the monument to the 114th Pennsylvania in front of the Sherfy Farm at the Peach Orchard were also vandalized. The damage to the 114th Pennsylvania has been repaired, but the damage to the 11th Massachusetts monument still remains unrepaired.

Sadly this is not the first time this monument, located in a very prominent location on Houck’s Ridge, has been vandalized. Vandals tore down the statue in 1995, but the NPS that time was able to simply remount it on the pedestal. (Vandalism has been an on-going problem since the beginning of the battlefield; the Smithsonian Art inventory notes that many monuments on the southern end of the battlefield were vandalized even going back as far as 1913.)

On November 28, 2011, after six years and extensive restoration work (chronicled by the excellent Gettysburg Daily blog), the statue was replaced on the pedestal. These photographs were taken not long after that, on December 10, 2011.

Smiths Battery Monument

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Artillery Pieces at Gettysburg

By Jenny | Published December 19, 2011

The Gettysburg National Military Park is currently home to 371 cannons, displayed in various locations around the park. (At the turn of the century there were over four hundred cannons on display, and at one time or another, the park owned approximately 800 pieces.) Many cannons (approximately 270, mostly of the howitzer variety) were melted down, and their bronze used by the War Department to fashion the various brigade markers around the field, as well as to supply the bronze for the park’s many large equestrian monuments, including that to General Meade.

Each cannon on the field represents a battery of artillery present at Gettysburg. Most (301) are authentic, but some are replicas. I am far, far, far from an expert on Civil War artillery, but this post is intended to serve as an introduction to some of the cannons and artillery pieces on display in the park.

(The best reference for learning about artillery at the Gettysburg National Military Park is Silent Sentinels: A Reference Guide to the Artillery at Gettysburg by George W. Newton. On the web, your “go to blog” for Civil War artillery is Craig Swain’s excellent To the Sound of the Guns)

12 Pounder Napoleon (and their replicas)

There are 133 authentic 12-pounder Napoleons at Gettysburg and 15 so-called “false Napoleons” — replicas of the originals. They are named for French Emperor Napoleon III, and the most popular was the Model 1857. It was the most popular smoothbore cannon used during the Civil War. These guns now have a greenish patina from their bronze weathering. The gun pictured to the left is a piece that represents Bigelow’s famous 9th Massachusetts Battery at their location on the Wheatfield Road. (More Napoleons representing this unit are located at the Trostle Farm). It is one of many of the park’s authentic Napoleons. The replicas are 6-pound guns modified to “look” like 12-pound guns.

(To see a “false” Napoleon, head over to South Hancock Avenue and visit the guns of Ames’ Battery.)

Confederate manufactured Napoleons tend to have a darker color than Union manufactured guns — the bronze used for these guns was of varying quality in the Confederacy. The Confederate manufactured guns also lack the muzzle “swell” present on Union guns (leaving off the swell was a way to save on the amount of bronze necessary to manufacture each gun). The Confederate Napoleons pictured here are on Oak Hill and represent Carter’s Battalion. You can see the darker discoloration to the bronze clearly in the gun furthermost away from the cannon in this image. Most Confederate-made guns used by the Army of Northern Virginia were manufactured at the Richmond Tredgar Iron Works. Many of the Confederate guns on the battlefield, however, were produced at Georgia foundries and were most likely used in the Western Theater.

12 Pounder Howitzer

There are eighteen 12-Pounder Howitzers at Gettysburg, and this particular gun, which was manufactured in 1837, is the oldest artillery piece on the Gettysburg battlefield. It served as part of Manly’s Battery in Cabell’s Battalion, attached to McLaws Division, and is located near the Georgia State Monument on West Confederate Avenue south of the Millerstown Road.

Howitzers were considered the weapon of choice if the opposing forces were concealed behind terrain features or other fortifications, but they were otherwise not favored by the armies in the field.

(I want to thank my friend Craig Swain, who knows way more about Civil War artillery than I ever will, for pointing out I had the wrong kind of cannon pictured as a 12-pounder howitzer. This gun is a 12-pounder howitzer.)

24 Pounder Howitzer

There are two 24-Pounder Howitzers at Gettysburg, representing the four actual guns of this type. All of the 24-Pounder Howitzers were used by the Army of Northern Virginia. Howitzers were designed to fire at a high trajectory. The two pieces at Gettysburg were manufactured in Vienna, Austria. They are located just north of the intersection with the Millerstown Road along West Confederate Avenue.

The howitzer is designed as a short barreled cannon, able to fire large projectiles. As mentioned above, these guns were not favored by either field army and many were eventually melted down to cast other more useful gun-types.

6 Pounder Gun

There is only one 6-Pounder gun on the battlefield in its original condition, and it is located on South Confederate Avenue pointed squarely at the Bushman Farm and Little Round Top. Only one of these guns was present on the battlefield and it was attached to Latham’s North Carolina Battery. Deemed virtually useless by artillerists in both armies, in early 1863 Robert E. Lee sent nearly all of the Army of Northern Virginia’s bronze 6-pounder guns to Tredegar to be melted down and recast as Napoleons.

Most of the 6-Pounder guns in the Gettysburg National Military Park’s collection were eventually melted down to be made into plaques or monuments, or in the alternative, were modified to become “replica” Napoleons. The gun on display with Latham’s Battery was manufactured by the Cyrus Alger Iron Company of Boston.

3-Inch Ordnance Rifle and their replicas

There are 113 three-inch ordnance rifles at Gettysburg, and 18 replicas, making it the second most numerous gun on the battlefield behind the 12-Pounder Napoleons. The only gun known for absolute certain to be used at Gettysburg is the three-inch rifle at the base of General Buford’s statue on US 30. This particular 3 inch ordnance rifle is used to represent Cushing’s Battery at the Angle.

Invented by John Griffen, these guns were known for their exceptional accuracy and good reliability, making them a particular favorite among Civil War artillerists. They were cast from wrought iron, making them typically durable and dependable.

10 Pounder Parrott and their replicas.

There are nineteen authentic 10 Pounder Parrotts (all of Union manufacture) and 36 replicas on the battlefield. An authentic Parrott can be told from a replica by the authentic piece’s muzzle swell. All of the authentic Parrotts were cast by the West Point Foundry in New York. Designed by Robert Parrott, Parrotts had a reputation for being very accurate, but also for occasionally proving unreliable, even sometimes exploding. Henry Hunt, Union Chief of Artillery, disliked Parrotts so much for their unreliable tendencies that he even tried to have all of the Parrotts removed from the Army of the Potomac at one point. This particular example of a 10-Pounder Parrott is located on the crest of Little Round Top and represents Hazlett’s United States Regular Battery.

Parrotts can be most easily identified and distinguished from other similar iron guns on the field by the reinforcing band that is present around the breech of the gun.

20 Pounder Parrott and the Replica.

There are eleven examples of the 20 Pounder Parrotts present at Gettysburg, and 1 replica gun. Parrotts came in sizes ranging from an 8-Pounder up to a 300-Pounder, but only two sizes were used at Gettysburg — the 10 pounder and 20 pounder models. In the actual armies at Gettysburg, there were eighteen of these guns present — 6 in the Army of the Potomac, and 12 in the Army of Northern Virginia. This 20-Pounder Howitzer represents Woolfolk’s Battery of Alexander’s Battalion, and is located near the Longstreet Tower on Seminary Ridge, just south of the Millerstown Road. There are two such guns at this location, and both of these Confederate artillery pieces were manufactured at the Richmond Tredegar Iron Works.

The barrel of a 20-Pounder Parrott typically weighed around 1800 pounds, making it one of the heaviest guns used by Civil War field armies.

12 Pounder Whitworth Rifle

There are 2 authentic Whitworth cannons at Gettysburg, both located on Oak Hill. Designed by Joseph Whitworth, these guns were manufactured in England, and are noted because they were breech loaders, although they could also be muzzle loaded as well. Although they were very accurate, they did not hold up well to hard work in the field because the breech loading mechanism was prone to breaking. At a high enough elevation of the gun, a Whitworth could throw a shell approximately six miles. These guns represent Captain Hurt’s Alabama “Hardaway” Artillery Battery.

14 Pounder James Rifle

There are two 14-Pounder James Rifles on the battlefield, both manufactured in Connecticut and attached to the 2nd Connecticut Battery. They have bronze barrels like the much more popular Napoleons. These pieces are located along South Hancock Avenue near Father Corby’s Monument, flanking the monument to Sterling’s Battery. The only mixed battery at Gettysburg, Sterling’s Battery consisted of four James Rifles and two 12-pounder Howitzers.

Although accurate, James Rifles suffered from a lack of durability due to rifling not lasting very long in a bronze muzzle. They ceased being produced in 1862.

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Confederate Losses by Unit

By Jenny | Published January 25, 2009

This is a companion post to my Union losses post back in December. It looks at casualties for the Army of Northern Virginia.

Confederate Losses by Corps and Division

First Army Corps – James Longstreet

20,935 men engaged. 7,739 casualties. 1,607 killed, 4,045 wounded, 2,087 missing. 37.0%. The First Corps suffered the:

  • Most loss by percentage – Confederate Corps.
  • 2nd most loss by total number – Confederate Corps.
  • Most loss by percentage – Confederate Division. (Pickett’s)
  • 3rd Most loss by total number – Confederate Division. (Pickett’s)
  • 2nd most loss by percentage – Confederate Brigade. (Garnett’s)
  • 3rd most loss by percentage – Confederate Brigade. (Armistead’s)
  • 2nd most loss by total number – Confederate Brigade. (Armistead’s)

Hood’s Division

7,735. 2,372 casualties. 503 killed, 1,332 wounded, 537 missing. 32.2%.

Law’s Brigade: 1,933. 500 casualties. 99 killed, 253 wounded, 148 missing. 25.9%.

J.B. Robertson’s Brigade: 1,734. 603 casualties. 152 killed, 313 wounded, 138 missing. 34.8%.

G.T. Anderson’s Brigade: 1,874. 722 casualties. 152 killed, 468 wounded, 102 missing. 38.5%.

Benning’s Brigade: 1,420. 519 casualties. 95 killed, 275 wounded, 149 missing. 36.5%.

Henry’s Battalion: 403. 27 casualties. 5 killed, 22 wounded, 0 missing. 6.7%.

McLaws’ Division

7,153. 2,294 casualties. 475 killed, 1,368 wounded, 451 missing. 32.1%.

Kershaw’s Brigade: 2,183. 649 casualties. 179 killed, 419 wounded, 51 missing. 32.1%.

Barksdale’s Brigade: 1,620. 804 casualties. 156 killed, 470 wounded, 178 missing. 49.6%.

Semmes’ Brigade: 1,334. 432 casualties. 80 killed, 261 wounded, 91 missing. 32.4%.

Wofford’s Brigade: 1,627. 370 casualties. 48 killed, 184 wounded, 138 missing. 22.7%.

Cabell’s Battalion: 378. 52 casualties. 15 killed, 37 wounded, 0 missing. 13.8%.

Pickett’s Division

5,473. 2,904 casualties. 599 killed, 1,223 wounded, 1,082 missing. 53.1%.

Kemper’s Brigade: 1,634. 703 casualties. 171 killed, 367 wounded, 165 missing. 43.0%.

Armistead’s Brigade: 1,950. 1,223 casualties. 187 killed, 447 wounded, 589 missing. 62.7%.

R. Garnett’s Brigade: 1,459. 948 casualties. 231 killed, 393 wounded, 324 missing. 65.0%.

Dearing’s Battalion: 419. 29 casualties. 9 killed, 16 wounded, 4 missing. 6.9%.

Corps Reserve Artillery

918. 169 casualties. 30 killed, 122 wounded, 17 missing. 18.4%.

Alexander’s Battalion: 576. 139 casualties. 22 killed, 111 wounded, 6 missing. 24.1%.

Eshleman’s Battalion: 338. 30 casualties. 8 killed, 11 wounded, 11 missing. 8.9%.

Second Army Corps – Richard Ewell

20,503 engaged. 6,677 casualties. 1,295 killed, 3,693 wounded, 1,689 missing. 32.6%. The Second Corps suffered the:

  • 3rd most loss by percentage – Confederate Corps.
  • 3rd most loss by total number – Confederate Corps.
  • 3rd most loss by percentage – Confederate Division. (Rodes’)
  • 2nd Most loss by total number – Confederate Division. (Rodes’)
  • Most loss by percentage – Confederate Brigade. (Iverson’s)

Johnson’s Division

6,433. 2,002 casualties. 381 killed, 1,168 wounded, 453 missing. 31.1%.

Steuart’s Brigade: 2,121. 769 casualties. 149 killed, 385 wounded, 235 missing. 36.3%.

Williams’ Brigade: 1,104. 389 casualties. 66 killed, 287 wounded, 36 missing. 35.2%.

Walker’s Brigade: 1,323. 338 casualties. 65 killed, 173 wounded, 100 missing. 25.5%.

J.M. Jones’ Brigade: 1,520. 453 casualties. 78 killed, 293 wounded, 82 missing. 29.8%.

Latimer’s Battalion: 356. 51 casualties. 22 killed, 29 wounded, 0 missing. 14.3%.

Early’s Division
5,460. 1,508 casualties. 313 killed, 818 wounded, 377 missing. 27.6%.

Gordon’s Brigade: 1,813. 537 casualties. 112 killed, 297 wounded, 128 missing. 29.6%.

Avery’s Brigade: 1,244. 412 casualties. 92 killed, 213 wounded, 107 missing. 33.1%.

Hays’ Brigade: 1,295. 334 casualties. 61 killed, 187 wounded, 86 missing. 26.0%.

Smith’s Brigade: 806. 213 casualties. 46 killed, 115 wounded, 52 missing. 26.4%.

H.P. Jones’ Battalion: 290. 12 casualties. 2 killed, 6 wounded, 4 missing. 4.1%.

Rodes’ Division

7,873. 2,052 casualties. 598 killed, 1,684 wounded, 810 missing. 39.2%.

Daniel’s Brigade: 2,052. 926 casualties. 227 killed, 583 wounded, 116 missing. 45.1%.

Iverson’s Brigade: 1,384. 903 casualties. 182 killed, 399 wounded, 322 missing. 65.2%.

O’Neal’s Brigade: 1,688. 696 casualties. 90 killed, 422 wounded, 184 missing. 41.2%.

Doles’ Brigade: 1,323. 219 casualties. 46 killed, 106 wounded, 67 missing. 32.2%.

Ramseur’s Brigade: 1,027. 275 casualties. 39 killed, 149 wounded, 87 missing. 26.8%.

T. Carter’s Battalion: 385. 77 casualties. 14 killed, 25 wounded, 34 missing. 20.0%.

Corps Artillery Reserve

648. 74 casualties. 3 killed, 22 wounded, 49 missing. 11.4%.

Dance’s Battalion: 367. 50 casualties. 3 killed, 21 wounded, 49 missing. 11.4%.

Nelson’s Battalion: 277. 24 casualties. 0 killed, 1 wounded, 23 missing. 8.7%.

Third Army Corps – A.P. Hill

22,026 engaged. 8,049 casualties. 1,690 killed, 4,524 wounded, 1,835 missing. 36.5%. The Third Corps suffered the:

  • 2nd most loss by percentage – Confederate Corps.
  • Most loss by total number – Confederate Corps.
  • 2nd most loss by percentage – Confederate Division. (Heth’s)
  • Most loss by total number – Confederate Division. (Heth’s)
  • 3rd most loss by total number – Confederate Brigade. (Davis’)

Heth’s Division

7,458. 3,358 casualties. 779 killed, 1,935 wounded, 644 missing. 45.0%.

Pettigrew’s Brigade: 2,581. 1,450 casualties. 386 killed, 915 wounded, 149 missing. 56.2%.

Davis’ Brigade: 2,305. 1,030 casualties. 289 killed, 677 wounded, 64 missing. 44.7%.

Brockenbrough’s Brigade: 971. 186 casualties. 35 killed, 130 wounded, 21 missing. 19.2%.

Archer’s Brigade: 1,197. 684 casualties. 69 killed, 219 wounded, 396 missing. 57.1%.

J. Garnett’s Battalion: 396. 22 casualties. 0 killed, 5 wounded, 17 missing. 5.6%.

Pender’s Division

6,681. 2,392 casualties. 519 killed, 1,339 wounded, 536 missing. 35.8%.

Perrin’s Brigade: 1,882. 593 casualties. 128 killed, 451 wounded, 16 missing. 31.5%.

Lane’s Brigade: 1,734. 792 casualties. 178 killed, 376 wounded, 238 missing. 45.7%.

Scales’ Brigade: 1,351. 704 casualties. 175 killed, 358 wounded, 171 missing. 52.1%.

Thomas’ Brigade: 1,326. 264 casualties. 34 killed, 127 wounded, 103 missing. 19.9%.

Poague’s Battalion: 377. 34 casualties. 2 killed, 24 wounded, 8 missing. 9.0%.

R.H. Anderson’s Division

7,136. 2,185 casualties. 372 killed, 1,180 wounded, 633 missing. 30.6%.

Wilcox’s Brigade: 1,726. 778 casualties. 78 killed, 443 wounded, 257 missing. 45.1%.

Mahone’s Brigade: 1,542. 102 casualties. 12 killed, 51 wounded, 39 missing. 5.7%.

Lang’s Brigade: 742. 455 casualties. 80 killed, 228 wounded, 147 missing. 61.3%.

Posey’s Brigade: 1,322. 112 casualties. 15 killed, 80 wounded, 17 missing. 8.5%.

Wright’s Brigade: 1,413. 696 casualties. 184 killed, 343 wounded, 169 missing. 49.3%.

Jno. Lane’s Battalion: 384. 42 casualties. 3 killed, 35 wounded, 4 missing. 10.9%.

Corps Artillery Reserve

736. 99 casualties. 20 killed, 60 wounded, 19 missing. 13.5%.

McIntosh’s Battalion: 357. 48 casualties. 8 killed, 24 wounded, 16 missing. 13.4%.

Pegram’s Battalion: 375. 51 casualties. 12 killed, 36 wounded, 3 missing. 13.6%.

Stuart’s Cavalry Division – Jeb Stuart

6,702 engaged. 285 casualties. 40 killed, 111 wounded, 134 missing. 4.3%.

Hampton’s Brigade: 1,751. 112 casualties. 21 killed, 54 wounded, 37 missing. 6.4%.

F. Lee’s Brigade: 1,913. 95 casualties. 7 killed, 19 wounded, 69 missing. 5.0%.

Chambliss’ Brigade: 1,173. 56 casualties. 5 killed, 31 wounded, 20 missing. 4.8%.

Jones’ Brigade: 232. ? casualties. ? killed, ? wounded, ? missing. ?%.

Jenkins’ Brigade: 1,179. 18 casualties. 6 killed, 6 wounded, 6 missing. 1.5%.

Beckham’s Battalion: 434. 4 casualties. 1 killed, 1 wounded, 2 missing. 0.9%.

Notable Regimental and Battery Losses

Top 10 Regiments Ranked by Total Loss Percentage

  1. 8th Virginia – 92.2%
  2. 23rd North Carolina – 89.2%
  3. 2nd North Carolina Battn – 82.9%
  4. 26th North Carolina – 81.8%
  5. 18th Virginia – 78.5%
  6. 13th North Carolina – 77.2%
  7. 13th Alabama – 69.5%
  8. 9th Virginia – 68.9%
  9. 28th North Carolina – 68.5%
  10. 20th North Carolina – 68.0%

Top Five Regiments by Total Actual Numerical Loss

  1. 26th North Carolina – 687
  2. 11th North Carolina – 366
  3. 11th Mississippi – 312
  4. 5th North Carolina – 289
  5. 23rd North Carolina – 282

Top Five Regiments by Total Number of Killed

  1. 26th North Carolina – 172
  2. 11th North Carolina – 108
  3. 11th Mississippi – 102
  4. 42nd Mississippi – 75
  5. 48th Georgia – 70

Top Five Batteries – Percentage Loss

  1. Gilbert’s (SC) – 50.7%
  2. Page’s (VA) – 34.2%
  3. Fraser’s (GA) – 30.2%
  4. Woolfolk’s (VA) – 27.7%
  5. Carpenter’s (VA) – 26.4%

Top Five Batteries – Total Numerical Loss

  1. Page’s (VA) – 39
  2. Gilbert’s (SC) – 36
  3. Moody’s (LA) – 33
  4. Woolfolk’s (VA) – 28
  5. Carpenter’s (VA) – 24

Top Five Cavalry Regiments – Percentage Loss

  1. 1st North Carolina – 10.8%
  2. 1st Virginia – 7.4%
  3. Cobb Legion – 6.4%
  4. 2nd North Carolina – 6.2%
  5. 4th Virginia and Davis Legion (tie) – 6.1%

Top Five Cavalry Regiments – Actual Numeric Loss

  1. 1st North Carolina – 44
  2. 4th Virginia – 33
  3. 1st Virginia – 23
  4. Cobb Legion – 21
  5. 9th Virginia – 18

Notable Percentage Losses – Brigade

  1. Iverson’s – 65.2%
  2. R. Garnett’s – 65.0%
  3. Armistead’s – 62.7%
  4. Lang’s – 61.3%
  5. Archer’s – 57.1%

Notable Numerical Losses – Brigade

  1. Pettigew’s – 1,450
  2. Armistead’s – 1,223
  3. Davis’ – 1,030
  4. R. Garnett’s – 948
  5. Daniel’s – 926
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Union Losses by Unit

By Jenny | Published December 14, 2008

UNION LOSSES BY CORPS AND DIVISION

FIRST ARMY CORPS – JOHN REYNOLDS

12,222 men engaged.  6,059 casualties.  666 killed, 3,231 wounded, 2,162 missing.  49.6%.  The First Corps suffered the:

  • Most loss by percentage, Union corps.
  • Most loss by total number, Union corps.
  • Most loss by percentage, Union division. (Robinson’s)
  • 2nd most loss by percentage, Union division.  (Wadsworth’s)
  • Most loss by total number, Union division.  (Wadsworth’s)
  • 2nd most loss by total number, Union division. (Doubleday’s)
  • Most loss by percentage, Union brigade. (Paul’s)
  • 2nd most loss by percentage, Union brigade. (Rowley’s)
  • 3rd most loss by percentage, Union brigade. (Stone’s)
  • Most loss by total number, Union brigade. (Meredith’s)
  • 2nd most loss by total number, Union brigade. (Paul’s)
  • 3rd most loss by total number, Union brigade. (Cutler’s)

Wadsworth’s First Division

3,857 men.  2,155 casualties.  299 killed, 1,229 wounded, 627 missing.  55.9%.

1st Brigade: 1,829 men.  1,153 casualties.  171 killed, 720 wounded, 262 missing.  63.0%.

2nd Brigade: 2,017 men.  1,002 casualties.  128 killed, 509 wounded, 365 missing.  49.7%.

Robinson’s Second Division

2,997 men. 1,690 casualties. 91 killed, 616 wounded, 983 missing. 56.4%.

1st Brigade: 1,537 men. 1,026 casualties. 50 killed, 343 wounded, 633 missing. 66.8%.

2nd Brigade: 1,452 men. 649 casualties. 41 killed, 258 wounded, 350 missing. 44.7%.

Doubleday’s Third Division

4,701 men. 2,103 casualties. 265 killed, 1,297 wounded, 541 missing. 44.7%.

1st Brigade: 1,361 men. 898 casualties. 111 killed, 557 wounded, 230 missing. 66.0%.

2nd Brigade: 1,317 men. 853 casualties. 109 killed, 465 wounded, 279 missing. 64.8%.

3rd Brigade: 1,950 men. 351 casualties. 45 killed, 274 wounded, 32 missing. 18.0%.

Artillery Brigade: 596 men. 106 casualties. 9 killed, 86 wounded, 11 missing. 16.8%.

SECOND ARMY CORPS – WINFIELD HANCOCK

11,347 men engaged. 4,369 casualties. 797 killed, 3,194 wounded, 378 missing. 38.5%. The Second Corps suffered the:

  • 2nd most loss by total number, Union corps.

Caldwell’s First Division

3,320 men. 1,275 casualties. 187 killed, 880 wounded, 208 missing. 38.4%.

1st Brigade: 853 men. 330 casualties. 57 killed, 260 wounded, 13 missing. 38.7%.

2nd Brigade: 532 men. 198 casualties. 27 killed, 109 wounded, 62 missing. 37.2%.

3rd Brigade: 975 men. 358 casualties. 49 killed, 227 wounded, 83 missing. 36.7%.

4th Brigade: 851 men. 389 casualties. 54 killed, 284 wounded, 51 missing. 45.7%.

Gibbon’s Second Division

3,608 men. 1,647 casualties. 334 killed, 1,202 wounded, 101 missing. 45.6%.

1st Brigade: 1,366 men. 768 casualties. 147 killed, 573 wounded, 48 missing. 56.2%.

2nd Brigade: 1,244 men. 491 casualties. 114 killed, 338 wounded, 39 missing. 39.5%.

3rd Brigade: 922 men. 377 casualties. 71 killed, 282 wounded, 14 missing. 40.9%.

Hays’ Third Division

3,644 men. 1,291 casualties. 238 killed, 987 wounded, 66 missing. 35.4%.

1st Brigade: 977 men. 211 casualties. 38 killed, 166 wounded, 7 missing. 21.6%.

2nd Brigade: 1,069 men. 360 casualties. 59 killed, 275 wounded, 26 missing. 33.8%

3rd Brigade: 1,508 men. 714 casualties. 139 killed, 542 wounded, 33 missing. 47.3%

Artillery Brigade: 605 men. 149 casualties. 27 killed, 119 wounded, 3 missing. 24.6%.

THIRD ARMY CORPS – DANIEL SICKLES

10,675 men engaged. 4,211 casualties. 593 killed, 3,029 wounded, 589 missing. 39.4%. The Third Corps suffered the:

  • 3rd most loss by percentage, Union corps.
  • 3rd most loss by total number, Union corps.
  • 3rd most loss by total number, Union division. (Humphrey’s)

Birney’s First Division

5,095 men. 2,011 casualties. 271 killed, 1,384 wounded, 356 missing. 39.5%.

1st Brigade: 1,516 men. 740 casualties. 67 killed, 508 wounded, 165 missing. 48.8%.

2nd Brigade: 2,188 men. 781 casualties. 129 killed, 484 wounded, 170 missing. 35.7%

3rd Brigade: 1,387 men. 490 casualties. 75 killed, 394 wounded, 211 missing. 35.2%

Humphreys’ Second Division

4,294 men. 2,092 casualties. 314 killed, 1,562 wounded, 216 missing. 42.5%.

1st Brigade: 1,718 men. 790 casualties. 121 killed, 604 wounded, 65 missing. 46.0%.

2nd Brigade: 1,837 men. 778 casualties. 132 killed, 573 wounded, 73 missing. 42.4%

3rd Brigade: 1,365 men. 513 casualties. 59 killed, 376 wounded, 78 missing. 37.6%

Artillery Brigade: 596 men. 106 casualties. 8 killed, 81 wounded, 17 missing. 17.8%.

FIFTH ARMY CORPS – GEORGE SYKES

11,010 men engaged.  2,187 casualties.  365 killed, 1,611 wounded, 211 missing.  19.9%.

Barnes’ First Division

3,418 men. 904 casualties. 167 killed, 594 wounded, 6143 missing. 26.4%.

1st Brigade: 655 men. 125 casualties. 12 killed, 102 wounded, 11 missing. 19.1%.

2nd Brigade: 1,423 men. 427 casualties. 67 killed, 239 wounded, 121 missing. 30.0%

3rd Brigade: 1,336 men. 352 casualties. 88 killed, 253 wounded, 11 missing. 26.3%

Ayes’ Second Division

4,013 men. 1,029 casualties. 164 killed, 802 wounded, 53 missing. 25.6%.

1st Brigade: 1,553 men. 382 casualties. 46 killed, 318 wounded, 18 missing. 24.6%.

2nd Brigade: 954 men. 447 casualties. 78 killed, 342 wounded, 27 missing. 46.9%

3rd Brigade: 1,491 men. 200 casualties. 40 killed, 142 wounded, 18 missing. 13.4%

Crawford’s Third Division

2,862 men. 210 casualties. 26 killed, 181 wounded, 3 missing. 7.3%.

1st Brigade: 1,248 men. 155 casualties. 20 killed, 132 wounded, 3 missing. 12.4%.

3rd Brigade: 1,829 men. 1,153 casualties. 171 killed, 720 wounded, 262 missing. 3.4%

Artillery Brigade: 432 men. 43 casualties. 8 killed, 33 wounded, 2 missing. 10.0%.

SIXTH ARMY CORPS – JOHN SEDGWICK

13,601 men engaged.  242 casualties.  27 killed, 185 wounded, 30 missing.  1.8%.

Wright’s First Division

4,215 men. 18 casualties. 1 killed, 17 wounded, 0 missing. 0.4%.

1st Brigade: 1,320 men. 11 casualties. 0 killed, 11 wounded, 0 missing. 0.8%.

2nd Brigade: 1,325 men. 5 casualties. 1 killed, 4 wounded, 0 missing. 0.4%

3rd Brigade: 1,484 men. 2 casualties. 0 killed, 2 wounded, 0 missing. 0.1%

Howe’s Second Division

3,610 men. 16 casualties. 2 killed, 12 wounded, 2 missing. 0.4%.

2nd Brigade: 1,832 men. 1 casualty. 0 killed, 1 wounded, 0 missing. 0.1%

3rd Brigade: 1,775 men. 15 casualties. 2 killed, 11 wounded, 2 missing. 0.8%

Newton’s Third Division

4,740 men. 196 casualties. 20 killed, 148 wounded, 28 missing. 4.1%.

1st Brigade: 1,770 men. 74 casualties. 15 killed, 56 wounded, 3 missing. 4.2%.

2nd Brigade: 1,595 men. 69 casualties. 3 killed, 41 wounded, 25 missing. 4.3%

3rd Brigade: 1,369 men. 53 casualties. 2 killed, 51 wounded, 0 missing. 3.9%

Artillery Brigade: 937 men. 12 casualties. 4 killed, 8 wounded, 0 missing. 1.3%.

ELEVENTH ARMY CORPS – O.O. HOWARD

9,221 men engaged. 3,807 casualties. 369 killed, 1,924 wounded, 1,514 missing. 41.3%.  The Eleventh Corps suffered the:

  • 2nd most loss by percentage, Union corps.
  • 3rd most loss by percentage, Union division. (Barlow’s)

Barlow’s First Division

2,477 men. 1,306 casualties. 122 killed, 677 wounded, 507 missing. 52.7%.

1st Brigade: 1,136 men. 527 casualties. 54 killed, 310 wounded, 163 missing. 46.4%.

2nd Brigade: 1,337 men. 778 casualties. 68 killed, 366 wounded, 344 missing. 58.2%

von Steinwehr’s Second Division

2,894 men. 952 casualties. 107 killed, 509 wounded, 336 missing. 32.9%.

1st Brigade: 1,217 men. 597 casualties. 56 killed, 228 wounded, 313 missing. 49.1%.

2nd Brigade: 1,639 men. 348 casualties. 51 killed, 278 wounded, 19 missing. 21.2%

Schurz’s Third Division

3,109 men. 1,476 casualties. 133 killed, 684 wounded, 559 missing. 47.5%.

1st Brigade: 1,683 men. 807 casualties. 58 killed, 296 wounded, 453 missing. 48.0%.

2nd Brigade: 1,420 men. 669 casualties. 75 killed, 388 wounded, 206 missing. 47.1%

3rd Brigade: 1,829 men. 1,153 casualties. 171 killed, 720 wounded, 262 missing. 63.0%

Artillery Brigade: 604 men. 69 casualties. 7 killed, 53 wounded, 9 missing. 11.4%.

TWELFTH ARMY CORPS – HENRY W. SLOCUM

9,788 men engaged.  1,082 casualties.  204 killed, 812 wounded, 66 missing.  11.1%.

Williams’ First Division

5,256 men. 533 casualties. 96 killed, 406 wounded, 31 missing. 10.1%.

1st Brigade: 1,835 men. 80 casualties. 12 killed, 60 wounded, 8 missing. 4.4%.

2nd Brigade: 1,818 men. 174 casualties. 35 killed, 121 wounded, 18 missing. 9.6%

3rd Brigade: 1,598 men. 279 casualties. 49 killed, 225 wounded, 5 missing. 17.5%

Geary’s Second Division

3,964 men. 540 casualties. 108 killed, 397 wounded, 35 missing. 13.6%.

1st Brigade: 1,798 men. 139 casualties. 18 killed, 119 wounded, 2 missing. 7.7%.

2nd Brigade: 700 men. 98 casualties. 23 killed, 66 wounded, 9 missing. 14.0%

3rd Brigade: 1,424 men. 303 casualties. 67 killed, 212 wounded, 24 missing. 21.3%

Artillery Brigade: 391 men. 9 casualties. 0 killed, 9 wounded, 0 missing. 2.3%.

ARTILLERY RESERVE – ROBERT TYLER

2,376 men engaged.  242 casualties.  43 killed, 187 wounded, 12 missing.  10.2%.

1st Regular Brigade

445 men. 68 casualties. 13 killed, 53 wounded, 2 missing. 15.3%.

1st Volunteer Brigade

385 men. 93 casualties. 17 killed, 71 wounded, 5 missing. 24.2%.

2nd Volunteer Brigade

241 men. 8 casualties. 1 killed, 5 wounded, 2 missing. 3.3%.

3rd Volunteer Brigade

431 men. 37 casualties. 10 killed, 24 wounded, 3 missing. 8.6%.

4th Volunteer Brigade

499 men. 36 casualties. 2 killed, 34 wounded, 0 missing. 7.2%.

CAVALRY CORPS – ALFRED PLEASANTON

11,856 men engaged.  610 casualties.  85 killed, 326 wounded, 199 missing.  5.1%.

Buford’s Division

4,073 men. 176 casualties. 22 killed, 88 wounded, 66 missing. 4.3%.

1st Brigade: 1,600 men. 99 casualties. 13 killed, 58 wounded, 28 missing. 6.2%.

2nd Brigade: 1,148 men. 28 casualties. 2 killed, 3 wounded, 23 missing. 2.4%

3rd Brigade: 1,321 men. 49 casualties. 7 killed, 27 wounded, 15 missing. 3.7%

Gregg’s Second Division

2,614 men. 56 casualties. 6 killed, 38 wounded, 12 missing. 2.1%.

1st Brigade: 1,311 men. 35 casualties. 0 killed, 26 wounded, 9 missing. 2.7%.

3rd Brigade: 1,263 men. 21 casualties. 6 killed, 21 wounded, 3 missing. 1.7%

Kilpatrick’s Third Division

3,902 men. 355 casualties. 53 killed, 181 wounded, 121 missing. 9.1%.

1st Brigade: 1,925 men. 98 casualties. 21 killed, 34 wounded, 43 missing. 5.1%.

2nd Brigade: 1,934 men. 257 casualties. 32 killed, 147 wounded, 78 missing. 13.3%

1st Horse Artillery Brigade: 493 men. 8 casualties. 2 killed, 6 wounded, 0 missing. 1.6%.

2nd Horse Artillery Brigade: 276 men. 15 casualties. 2 killed, 13 wounded, 0 missing. 5.4%.

Notable Regimental and Battery Losses

Top 10 Regiments Ranked by Total Loss Percentage

  1. 154th New York – 83.7%
  2. 25th Ohio – 83.6%
  3. 16th Maine – 77.9%
  4. 147th New York – 77.9%
  5. 2nd Wisconsin – 77.2%
  6. 157th New York – 75.1%
  7. 149th Pennsylvania – 74.7%
  8. 24th Michigan – 73.2%
  9. 151st Pennsylvania – 72.2%
  10. 141st Pennsylvania – 71.3%

Top Five Regiments by Total Actual Numerical Loss

  1. 24th Michigan – 363
  2. 151st Pennsylvania – 337
  3. 149th Pennsylvania – 336
  4. 157th New York – 307
  5. 147th New York – 296

Top Five Regiments by Total Number of Men Killed

  1. 24th Michigan -67
  2. 147th New York – 60
  3. 111th New York – 58
  4. 149th Pennsylvania – 53
  5. 151st Pennsylvania and 73rd New York – 51

Top Five Batteries – Percentage Loss

  1. Battery I, 5th US – 31.0%
  2. Battery A, 4th US – 30.2%
  3. Battery B, 4th US – 29.3%
  4. Battery E, 1st Rhode Island – 27.8%
  5. Battery A, 1st Rhode Island – 27.4%

Top Five Batteries – Total Numerical Loss

  1. Battery A, 4th US -38
  2. Battery B, 4th US – 36
  3. Battery A, 1st Rhode Island -32
  4. Battery E, 1st Rhode Island – 30
  5. Battery B, 1st Rhode Island, 9th Massachusetts Artillery, and Batteries C&F Pennsylvania Artillery – 28

Top Five Cavalry Regiments – Percentage Loss

  1. 7th Michigan – 26.1%
  2. 1st Michigan – 17.1%
  3. 1st Vermont – 10.8%
  4. 3rd Indiana – 10.2%
  5. 5th Michigan – 8.7%

Top Five Cavalry Regiments – Actual Numeric Loss

  1. 7th Michigan – 100
  2. 1st Michigan – 73
  3. 1st Vermont – 65
  4. 5th Michigan -65
  5. 8th New York – 40

Notable Percentage Losses – Brigade

  1. Paul’s Brigade – 66.8%
  2. Rowley’s Brigade – 66.0%
  3. Stone’s Brigade – 64.8%
  4. Meredith’s Brigade – 63.0%
  5. Ames’ Brigade – 58.2%

Notable Numerical Losses – Brigade

  1. Meredith’s Brigade – 1,153
  2. Paul’s Brigade – 1,026
  3. Cutler’s Brigade – 1,002
  4. Rowley’s Brigade – 898
  5. Stone’s Brigade – 853
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