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men on duty there. And while batteries were attached to brigades, the
cavalry was a wholly independent command, not attached or reporting to
brigades or divisions; two regiments were not attached to any corps.
Their casualties cannot be included in brigade reports. Colonel
Johnston, after much examination, "finds a possible variation of 218
more casualties, principally in missing, that might be added to General
Beauregard's report."

The generally accepted official report of the National loss is: in
Grant's army, 1,437 killed, 5,679 wounded, and 2,934 missing, making a
total of 10,050; in Buell's army, 263 killed, 1,816 wounded, and 88
missing--making a total of 2,167. The two armies aggregated 1,700
killed, 7,495 wounded, and 3,022 captured--making total, 12,217. The War
Department, in the printed collection of battle reports, does not give
the casualties of the two armies separately, but gives the aggregate,
1,574 killed, 7,795 wounded, and 2,794 missing--making a total of
12,163. The "Medical and Surgical History of the War" makes the loss
1,735 killed, 7,882 wounded, 3,956 missing--making a total of 13,573.
The loss of the Army of the Ohio, as given above, is the report of
General Buell on April 15th. Six days later, the Medical Director of
that army made to General Buell a tabulated statement of killed and
wounded in each regiment, brigade, and division engaged, which makes the
number 236 killed and 1,728 wounded. All these estimates are based upon
the same material--upon the field reports. As the revisers of the
reports for publication have had the best opportunity for deliberate
examination and for comparison of the reports with muster-rolls, their
estimate of casualties is perhaps the most trustworthy.

The loss in artillery on each side was about equal. General Sherman lost
seven guns and captured seven. General McClernand lost six guns and
captured three. Prentiss lost eight guns. Hurlbut lost two batteries.
The Army of the Ohio captured about twenty guns, many of them being
recaptured guns, lost on Sunday. One of Breckenridge's brigades threw
away their arms, taking in place better arms picked up on the field.
There was a great destruction of camp equipage and stores. The
quartermaster of the Third Iowa, in Hurlbut's division, packed
everything in wagons, safely carried stores and baggage to the landing,
and let down the tents to save them from damage by shot. Before the
wagons of Prentiss' division went