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 ... Statistics Compiled from the Official reco

There has been a dearth of official information regarding a certain class of regimental statistics which are essential to the history of the war, and are of interest, not only to the surviving participants, but to all who are interested in the story. Regimental affairs are of more importance to the average soldier than Corps or Army matters; and, so, an effort has been made to supply within these pages certain facts regarding regimental losses which are outside the province of the Government publications. No statistics are given here that are not warranted by the official records. Chapter I deals with the casualties of war, maximum of killed in Union regiments, maximum of percentages. Chapter II presents the maximum of regimental loss in killed in any one battle-proportion of wounded to killed. Chapter III contains the percentage of Killed in Regiments in Particular Battles--Comparison of Such Losses With Those of European Regiments. Chapter IV: Loss in Officers--List of Generals Killed--Surgeons and Chaplains Killed. Chapter V: This chapter deals with the losses in the Civil War compared with those of European wars, Loss in each arm of the service, classification of deaths by causes, etc. This deals with the Union Army only! Chapter VI: The colored troops. History of their organization, their losses in battle and by disease. Chapter VII : Muster -Out Rolls --Anthropological Statistics. Chapter VIII: Union Corps Organization. A little history of each Union Corps that fought in the late Rebellion. Chapter IX deals with famous Divisions/Brigades, the Union Army only! Chapter XII: List Of Regiments And Batteries In The Union Armies With Mortuary Losses Of Each--The Number Killed And Number Of Deaths From Disease Or Other Causes. Chapter XIV deals with the greatest battles (and many minor ones) of the late Rebellion with stats such as killed, wounded, captured, etc. Chapter XV: Confederate Losses Strength of the Confederate Armies--Casualities, Generals Killed.