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 The Medical History of the Confederate States. 125

The full and revised returns of all the Confederate forces engaged in this bloody battle show that the estimate of the Medical Director of the casulties was below and not above the actual loss.

The aggregate casulties of the igth and 2oth of September, 1863, were officially reported by General Braxton Bragg, as two thousand and twelve killed, twelve thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine wounded, and two thousand and eighty-four missing; total, seven- teen thousand and ninety five.

From the original reports^ in the possession of General Braxton Bragg, we consolidated the following :

On the I9th of September, Lieutenant-General Folk's corps num- bered thirteen thousand three hundred and thirteen effective officers and men, artillery and infantry ; on the 2Oth, eleven thousand and seventy-five. During the two days' battle, Folk's corps lost, killed four hundred and forty-two, wounded three thousand one hundred and forty-one, missing five hundred and thirty-one ; total four thousand one hundred and fourteen.

On the igth of September, Lieutenant-General Longstreet's corps numbered two thousand one hundred and eighty-nine; on the 2Oth, seven thousand six hundred and thirty-five; loss, killed four hundred and seventy-one, wounded two thousand eight hundred and eighty- seven, missing three hundred and eleven ; total three thousand six hundred and sixty-nine.

Lieutenant General D. H. Hill's corps numbered, September igth, seven thousand one hundred and thirty-seven ; on the 2oth, eight thousand eight hundred and twelve ; loss, killed three hundred and eighty, wounded two thousand four hundred and fifty-six, missing one hundred and sixty eight ; total three thousand and four.

Major-General S. B. Buckner's corps numbered, September igth, nine thousand and eighty ; on the 2oth, six thousand nine hundred and sixty-one ; loss, killed three hundred and seventy-eight, wounded two thousand five hundred and sixty-six, missing three hundred and forty-one ; total three thousand two hundred and eighty-five.

Major-General W. H. F. Walker's corps, September iQth, seven thousand five hundred and thirty-seven ; 2oth, five thousand nine hundred and seventy-four; loss, killed three hundred and forty-one, wounded one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, missing seven hundred and thirty-three; total three thousand and twenty- three.

On the igth of September the number of Confederate officers and men engaged were :