The composition, losses, ami strength of each army as here stated give the gist of all the data obtainable in the OfficialRecords. K stands for killed; w for wounded; m w for mortally wounded; m for captured or missing ; c for captured.
troops. — First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. John G. Foster :10th Conn., Col. Charles L. Russell (k at Roanoke ), Lieut.-Col. Albert W. Drake; 23d Mass., Col. John Kurtz; 24thMass., Col. Thomas G. Stevenson; 25th Mass., Col. EdwinUpton; 27th Mass., Col. Horace C. Lee. Brigade loss:Roanoke, k, 19; w, 113 = 132. New Berne , k, 37; w, 145 =182. Second BHgade, Brig.-Gen. Jesse L. Reno : 21stMass., Lieut.-Col. Alberto C. Maggi (at Roanoke), Lieut . -Col. William S. Clark (at New Berne); 9th N. J., Lieut. -Col. Charles A. Heckman; 51st N. Y. , Col. Edward Fer-rero; 51st Pa., Col. John F. Hartranft . Brigade loss:Roanoke, k, 15.; w, 79; in, 13 = 107. New Berne , k, 30; w,169 = 199. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. John G. Parke : 8thConn., Col. Edward Harland; llth Conn, (not at Roa-noke), Lieut.-Col. Charles Mathewson; 9th N. Y. (not atNew Berne), Col. Rush C. Hawkins ; 4th R. I., Col. IsaacP. Rodman; 5th R. I. (1st Battalion), Maj. John Wright.Brigade loss: Roanoke, w, 17. New Berne , k, 21; w, 58 =79. TJnassigned: Detachment 1st N. Y. Marine Artillery,Col. William A. Howmrd; Co. B, 99th N. Y. (Union CoastGuard), Lieut. Charles W. Tillotson (c at New Berne ).Unassigned loss: Roanoke Island , k, 2; w, 5 = 7.New Berne , k, 2; w, 8; m, 1 = 11 .division of armed vessels, Capt. 8. F. Hazard:
Picket, Capt. T. P. Ives; Yidelte, Capt, John L. Foster;Hussar, Capt. Frederick Crocker ; Lancer, Capt. M.B. Morley ; Ranger, Capt. Samuel Emerson; Chasseur,Capt. John West ; Pioneer, Capt. Charles E. Baker.[Only the Picket appears to have been used offensivelyin the attack on New Berne .]naval division, Commander S. C. Rowan :
Philadelphia (flag-steamer), Acting Master Com. SilasReynolds; Stars and Stripes, Lieut.-Com . Reed Werden;Louisiana, Lieut.-Com. A. Murray; Heteel, Lieut.-Com .H. K. Davenport; Underivriter, Lieut.-Com. William N.Jeffers (at Roanoke), Lieut.-Com. A. Hopkins (at NewBerne); Delaware, Lieut.-Com. S. P. Quackenbush; Com-modore Perry, Lieut.-Com . C. W. Flusser; Talley City,Lieut.-Com. J. C. Chaplin; Commodore Barney, Acting
Lieut.-Com . R. T. Renshaw; Hunchback, Acting Vol.Lieut.-Com . E. R. Colhoun; Southfield (flag-steamer tem-porarily at Roanoke), Acting Vol. Lieut . Com. C. F. W.Bekin; Morse, Acting Master Com. Peter Hayes ; White-head (at Roanoke ), Acting Master Com. Charles A.French; Lockwood, Acting Master Com. G. W. Graves;Bnnker, Acting Master Com. John E. Giddings; Sey-mour (at Roanoke ), Acting Master Com. F. S. Wells;Ceres (at Roanoke ), Acting Master Com. John McDiar-mid; Putnam (at Roanoke ), Acting Master Com. W. J.Hotchkiss; Shawsheen (at Roanoke ), Acting MasterCom. Thomas J. Woodward ; Granite (at Roanoke ), Act-ing Master’s Mate Com. E. Boomer.
The batteries of the Union vessels at Roanoke Island and New Berne were as follows: Philadelphia , 2 twelve-pounders; Stars and Stripes, 4 eight-inch, 1 twenty-pounder rifle, 2 twelve-pounders; Louisiana , 1 eight*iueh, 3 thirty-two-pounders, 1 twelve-pounder ; Hetzel,1 nine-inch, 1 eiglity-pounder rifle; Underwriter, 1eight-inch, 1 eighty-pounder rifle, 2 twelve-pounders;Delaware , 1 nine-inch, 1 thirty-two pounder, 1 twelve-pounder; Commodore Perry , 1 one-hundred-pounderrifle, 4 nine-inch, 1 twelve-pounder; Talley City, 4 thirty-two-pounders, 1 twelve-pounder ; Commodore Barney,4 nine-inch, 1 thirty-two-pounder, 1 twelve-pounder;Hunchback, 3 nine-inch, 1 one-hundred-pounder rifle;Southfield, 3 nine-inch, 1 one-hundred-pounder rifle;Morse, 2 nine-inch; Whitehead, 1 nine-inch; Lockwood,1 eiglity-pounder rifle, 2 twelve-pounders; HenryBrinker, 1 thirty-pounder rifle; Seymour, 1 thirty-pounder rifle, 1 twelve-pounder; Ceres, 1 thirty-pounderrifle, 1 thirty-two-pounder; Putnam, 1 twenty-pounderrifle, 1 thirty-two-pounder; Shmvsheen, 2 twenty-pounderrifles; Granite , 1 thirty-two-pounder.
The total Union lose at Roanoke Island was 37 killed,214 wounded, and 13 missing = 264; and at New Berne 90killed, 380 wounded, and 1 missing = 471. At the formerplace the navy lost (exclusive of details from the army) 3killed and 11 wounded, and at the latter place 4 wounded.
THE CONFEDERATE FORCES.
roanoke island, Brig.-Gen. Henry A. Wise , Col. H.M. Shaw (c), second in command.
Troops: 2d N. C. Battalion, Lieut.-Col. Wharton J.Green; 8th N. C., Col. H. M. Shaw; 17th N. C. (3 co’s),Maj. G. H. Hill; 31st N. C. , Col. John V. Jordan; 46thVa., Maj. H. W. Fry; 59th Va., Lieut.-Col. Frank P.Anderson.
naval forces, Flag-Officer William F. Lynch :
Sea-Bird (flag-steamer), Lieut.-Com . Patrick McCar-rick; Curlew, Com. Thomas T. Hunter; Ellis, Lieut.-Com. J. W. Cooke; Beaufort, Lieut.-Com . W. H. Parker;Raleigh, Lieut.-Com . J. W. Alexander; Fanny, Mid-shipman Tayloe; Forrest, Lieut.-Com . James L. Hoole(w). The Sea-Bird was armed with 1 thirty-two-poundersmooth-bore and 1 thirty-pounder rifle. The other vesselscarried each 1 thirty-two-pounder rifle.
The total loss of the Confederate army is reported at
23 killed, 58 wounded, 62 missing, and about 2500 cap-tured. The loss of the navy was 6 wounded.new berne, Brig.-Gen. L. O’B. Branch.
Troops: 7th N. C. , Col. R P. Campbell (commandedthe right wing), Lieut.-Col. E. G. Haywood; 19th N. C. (cavalry), Col. S. B. Spruill; 26 th N. C., Col. Zebulon B.Vance; 27th N. C., Maj. John A. Gilmer, Jr. ; 28 th N. C. ,Lieut.-Col. Thomas L. Lowe; 33d N. C. , Col. Clark M.Avery (c), Lieut.-Col. R. F. Hoke; 35th N. C. , Col. JamesSinclair; 37th N. C., Col. Charles C. Lee (commanded theleft wing), Lieut.-Col. William M. Barbour; Company N.C. Heavy Artillery, Captain C. C. Whitehurst ; SpecialBattalion N. C. Militia, Col. H. J. B. Clark; N. C. Batteries, Capts. T. H. Brem and A. C. Latham.
The total Confederate loss was 64 killed, 101 wounded,413 captured or missing = 578. Branch says of the missing,“ About 200 are prisoners and the remainder at home.”
There is no definite statement in the Official Records of the numbers engaged on either side, and the returnsfurnish no satisfactory basis for an estimate.
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