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Cavalry, etc. 20 1,314
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22,436
Losses on the Rappahannock, August 20 to 24 100
Losses at Bristoe Station and Manassas Junction,
August 26, 27 300
Losses at Groveton, August 28:
Stonewall Division (estimate) 441
Ewell’s Division 759 1,200
Stragglers and sick (estimate) 1,200
Cavalry transferred to Stuart 1,200 4,000
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Strength at Second Manassas, August 29 and 30 18,436
Losses:
Taliaferro’s Division
416
Ewell’s Division
364
The Light Division
1,507 2,387
Loss at Chantilly, September 1
500
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Should have marched into Maryland
15,549
Strength at Sharpsburg:
Jones’ Division
2,000
Ewell’s Division
4,000
The Light Division
5,000
(1 Brigade left at Harper’s
Ferry) 800 11,800*
Loss at Harper’s Ferry
62
Losses at Sharpsburg:
Jones’ Division
700
Ewell’s Division
1,334
The Light Division
404 2,438
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Strength on September 19
9,300 (* 3866 sick and straggling since
August 28 = 21 per cent.)
The Report of September 22, O.R. volume 14 part 2 page 621, gives
Jackson’s own Division 2,558
Ewell’s Division 8,290
The Light Division 4,777
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10,620*
(* Over 1300 stragglers had rejoined.)
CHAPTER 2.20. FREDERICKSBURG.
1862. October. While the Army of Northern Virginia was resting in the Valley, McClellan was preparing for a winter campaign. He was unable, however, to keep pace with the impatience of the Northern people. Not only was he determined to postpone all movement until his army was properly equipped, his ranks recruited, his cavalry remounted, and his administrative services reorganised, but the military authorities at Washington were very slow in meeting
