MISCELLANEOUS FACTS AND FIGURES. 



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THE ARMY DURING THE CIVIL 

 WAR. 



The following table shows the dates of the 

 President's proclamations for men, the num- 

 ber of men called for, and the number secured. 



NUMBER OF MEN IN THE UNION ARMY FUR- 

 NISHED BY EACH STATE AND TERRITORY, 

 FROM APRIL 15, 1861, TO CLOSE OF WAR. 



The number of casualties in the volunteer 

 and regular armies of the United States, dur- 

 ing the war of 1861 -'65, according to a state- 

 ment prepared by the Adjutant-General's 

 office, was as follows : Killed in battle, 67,058 : 

 died of wounds, 43,012; died of disease, 

 199,720; other causes, such as accidents, 

 murder, Confederate prisons, etc., 40,154; 

 total died, 349,944 ; total deserted, 199,105. 

 Number of soldiers in the Confederate service 

 who died of wounds or disease (partial state- 

 ment), 133,821. Deserted (partial statement), 

 104,428. Number of United States troops 

 captured during the war, 212,608 ; Confed- 

 erate troops captured, 476,169. Number of 

 United States troops paroled on the field, 

 16,431; Confederate troops paroled on 'the 

 field, 248,599. Number of United States 

 troops who died while prisoners, 30,156 ; Con- 

 federate troops who died while prisoners, 

 30,152. 



The Strength of the Federal Army. 



DATE. 



January 1, 1861 



July 1,1861 



January 1,1862 



January 1, 1863 



January 1, 1864 



January 1,1865 



Mayl,i865 



On Duty. 



14,663 



183,588 

 527,204 

 698,802 

 611,250 

 620,924 

 797,807 



Absent. 



1,704 



3,163 



48,714 



219,389 



249,487 



338.536 



202,709 



Total. 



16,367 

 186,751 

 575,917 

 918,181 

 860,737 

 959,460 

 1,000,516 



The Union losses at Bull Run (first Ma- 

 nassas), July 21, 1861, were: Killed, 470. 

 wounded, 1,071 ; captured and missing, 1,793 : 

 aggregate, 3,334. 



The Confederate losses in particular engage- 

 ments were as follows: Bull Run (first Ma- 

 nassas), July 21, 1861, killed, 387; wounded, 

 1,582; captured and missing, 13; aggregate. 

 1,982. Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 14- 

 16, 1862, killed, 466 ; wounded, 1,534; cap- 

 tured and missing, 13,829 ; aggregate, 15,- 

 829. Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862, killed, 

 1,723; wounded, 8,012; captured and miss- 

 ing, 959 ; aggregate, 10,694. Seven Days' 

 Battle, Virginia, June 25-July 1, 1862, killed, 

 3,478 ; wounded, 16,261 ; captured and miss- 

 ing, 875 ; aggregate, 20,614. Second Ma- 

 nassas, August 21-September 2, 1862, killed, 

 1,481 ; wounded and missing, 7,627 ; cap- 

 tured and missing, 89; aggregate, 9,197. 

 Antietam campaign, September 12-20, 1882, 

 killed, 1,886; wounded, 9,348; captured and 

 missing, 1,367; aggregate, 12,601. Fred- 

 ericksburg, December 13, 1862, killed, 596; 

 wounded, 4,068 ; captured and missing, 651 : 

 aggregate, 5,315. Stone River, Tenn., De- 

 cember 31, 1862, killed, 1,294; wounded, 

 7,945; captured and missing, 1,027 ; 



