and the capture of Vicksburg
and its garrison and munitions of war; a loss to the enemy of
thirty-seven thousand (37,000) prisoners, among whom were fifteen
general officers; at least ten thousand men killed and (p. 391)
wounded, and among the killed Generals Tracy, Tilghman and Green,
and hundreds and perhaps thousands of stragglers, who can never
be collected and reorganized. Arms and munitions of war for an
army of sixty thousand men have fallen into our hands, besides a
large amount of other public property, consisting of railroads,
locomotives, cars, steamboats, cotton, &c., and much was
destroyed to prevent our capturing it.

Our loss in the series of battles may be summed up as follows:

Killed. Wounded. Missing.

Port Gibson 130 718 5
Fourteen Mile creek (skirmish) 4 24 --
Raymond 69 341 32
Jackson 40 240 6
Champion's Hill 426 1842 189
Big Black railroad bridge 29 242 2
Vicksburg 545 3688 303

Of the wounded many were but slightly wounded, and continued on
duty; many more required but a few days or weeks for their
recovery. Not more than one-half of the wounded were permanently
disabled.

My personal staff and chiefs of departments have in all cases
rendered prompt and efficient service.

In all former reports I have failed to make mention of company A,
4th regiment Illinois cavalry volunteers, Captain S. D. Osband
commanding. This company has been on duty with me as an escort
company since November, 1861, and in every engagement I have been
in since that time rendered valuable service, attracting general
attention for their exemplary conduct, soldierly bearings and
promptness. It would not be overstating the merits of this
company to say that many of them would fill with credit any
position in a cavalry regiment.

For the brilliant achievements recounted in this report, the Army
of the Tennessee, their comrades of the Ninth Army corps,
Herron's division of the Army of the Frontier, and the navy
co-operating with them,