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Grand total right and left wing: killed, two thousand and twelve; wounded, twelve thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine ; missing, two thousand and eighty-four : total, seventeen thousand and ninety- five.

Nearly one-half of the army consisted of reinforcements, just before the battle without a wagon or an artillery horse, and nearly if not quite one-third of the artillery horses were lost on the field ; the medical officers had means greatly inadequate, especially in transportation, for the great number of wounded suddenly thrown upon their hands, in a wild and sparsely settled country ; many of the wounded were exhausted by two days' battle, with limited sup- ply of water, and almost destitute of provisions.

The fruits of this glorious victory, purchased by an immense expenditure of the precious blood of the Southern soldiers, were lost to the Southern Confederacy through the indecision and indis- cretion of the Confederate commander.

CASUALTIES OF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE, NOVEMBER, 1863.

The casualties of the Army of Tennessee during the subsequent disasters of Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain and Knoxville, Tennessee, are comparatively small in comparison to the magnitude of the operations.

The losses of the Confederate forces were:

Knoxville, November 18 to 29 Killed, two hundred and sixty ; wounded, eight hundred and eighty; total, one thousand one hun- dred and forty.

Lookout Mountain, November 23 and 24 Killed, forty-three : wounded, one hundred and thirty-five ; total, one hundred and seventy-eight.

Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863 Killed, three hundred and eighty-three; wounded, one thousand eight hundred and eighty- two ; total, two thousand two hundred and sixty-five.

Tunnel Hill, November 27 Killed, thirty ; wounded, one hun- dred and twenty-nine ; total, one hundred and fifty-nine.

Aggregate of these engagements Killed, seven hundred and sixteen : wounded, three hundred and two : total, three thousand seven hundred' and forty-two.

We have, then, as a grand aggregate of the Confederate losses in battle in the operations around Chattanooga, Tennessee :