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THE OPPOSING FORCES AT GETTYSBURG, PA .

July lst-3d, 1863.

The composition, losses, and strength of each army as hero stated give tlio 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.

THE UNION ARMY.

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC —Major-General George G. Meade . Staff loss: w, 4.

Command of the Provost Marshal General, Brig.-Gen.Marsena R. Patrick: 93d N. Y. ,J Lieut.-Col. Benjamin C.Butler; 8th U. S.,J Capt. Edwin W. H. Read; 2d Pa .Cav., Col. R. Butler Price; E and I, 6th Pa . Cav., Capt.James Starr; Detachments 1st, 2d, 5th and 6th, TJ. S, Cav.

Guards and Orderlies: Oneida (N. Y. ) Cav., Capt.Daniel P. Mann. Artillery,'^ Brig.-Gen. Henry J. Hunt .TJ. S. Engineer Battalion,) Capt. George IT. Mendell.

FIRST ARMY CORPS,| Maj.-Gen. Abner Doubleday ,Maj.-Gen. John Newton . Staff lose: k, 1 j w, 1 =2.

General Headquarters: L, 1st Me. Cav., Capt. Constan-tine Taylor. Loss: k, 1; w, 2 = 3.first division, Brig.-Gen. James S. Wadsworth .

First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Solomon Meredith, Col. Will-iam W. Robinson : 19th Ind., Col. Samuel J. Williams;24tli Mich., Col. Henry A. Morrow (w), Capt. Albert M.Edwards; 2d Wis., Col. Lucius Fairchild (W),Maj. JohnMansfield (w), Capt. George H. Otis; 6th Wis., Lieut.-Col. Rufus R. Dawes; 7th Wis., Col. William W. Robin-son, Maj. Mark Finnicum. Brigade loss: k, 162; w,724;m, 267 = 1153. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Lysander Cut-ler: 7tliInd., Col. Ira G. Grover; 76thN. Y., Maj. AndrewJ. Grover (k), Capt. John E. Cook; 84th N. Y. (14th Mili-tia), Col. Edward B. Fowler; 95tli N. Y., Col. George II .Biddle (w), Maj. Edward Pye; 147th N. Y. , Lieut.-Col.Francis C. Miller (w), Maj. George Harney; 56th Pa. ,Col. J. William Ilofmann. Brigade loss : k, 111; w, 498;ill, 366 = 975.

SECOND division, Brig.-Gen. John C. Robinson . Staffloss: w, 1.

First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Gabriel R. Paul (w), Col. Sam-uel H. Leonard (w), Col. Adrian R. Root (w and c), Col.Richard Coulter (w), Col. Peter Lyle, Col. Richard Coul-ter : 16th Me., Col. Charles W. Tilden (c), Maj. ArchibaldD. Leavitt; 13th Mass., Col. Samuel II. Leonard, Lieut.-Col. N. Walter Batclielder; 94th N. Y. , Col. Adrian R.Root, Maj. Samuel A. Moffett; 104tli N. Y., Col. GilbertG. Prey; 107tli Pa. , Lieut.-Col. James MaeThomson (w),Capt. Emanuel D. Roatli. Brigade loss: k, 51; w, 357 ;in, 633 = 1041. Seeond Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Henry Bax-ter : 12th Mass., Col. James L. Bates (w), Lieut.-Col.David Allen, Jr.; 83d N. Y. (9tli Militia), Lieut.-Col.Joseph A. Moescli; 97tli N. Y., Col. Charles Wheelock(c), Maj. Charles Northrup; lith Pa., I Col. RichardCoulter, Capt. Benjamin F. Haines (w), Capt. John B.Overmyer; 88th Pa., Maj. Benezet F. Foust (w), Capt.Henry Whiteside; 90th Pa. , Col. Peter Lyle, Maj. AlfredJ. Sellers, Col. Peter Lyle. Brigade loss: k, 39; w, 255;m, 350 = 644.

third division, Brig.-Gen. Thomas A. Rowley, Maj.-Gen. Abner Doublcday. Staffloss: w, 1.

First Brigade, Col. Chapman Biddle (w), Brig.-Gen.Thomas A. Rowley, Col. Chapman Biddle: 80th N. Y.(20thMilitia), Col. Theodore B. Gates; 121st Pa. , Maj.Alexander Biddle, Col. Chapman Biddle, Maj. Alexan-der Biddle; 142d Pa., Col. Robert P. Cummins (k), Lieut.-Col. Alfred B. MeCalmont; 151st Pa. , Lieut.-Col. GeorgoF. McFarland (\v), Capt. Walter L. Owens, Col. HarrisonAllen. Brigade loss: k, 91; w, 548; m, 257 = 896. SecondBrigade, Col. Roy Stone (w), Col. Langhomc Wister (w),

j At Taneytown and not engaged in the battle.

^ See artillery brigades attached to army corps and thereserve.

.^Maj.-Gen. John F. Reynolds of this corps was killed July1st, while in command of the left wing of the armj r .

t) Transferred on afternoon of July 1st to the First Brigade.\ Guarding trains and not engaged in the battle.

■fe After the death of General Reynolds General Hancockwas assigned to the command of all the troops on the tieJd

Col. Edmund L. Dana: 143d Pa. , Col. Edmund L. Dana,Lieut.-Col. John D. Musser; 149th Pa. , Lieut.-Col. Wal-ton Dwight (w), Capt. James Glenn; I50tli Pa., Col.Langliornc Wister, Lieut.-Col. Henry 8 . Iluidekopcr(w), Capt. Cornelius C. Widdis. Brigade loss: k, 84;w, 462; m, 306 = 852. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen. GeorgeJ. Stannard (w), Col. Francis Y. Randall: 12tli Vt., \Col.Asa P. Blunt; 13th Vt. , Col. Francis V. Randall, Maj.Joseph J. Boyntou, Lieut.-Col. William D. Munson; I4tliVt., Col. William T. Nichols; 15th Vt. , \Col. RedfleldProctor; 16th Vt. , Col. Wlieeloclt G. Veazey. Brigadeloss: k, 45; w, 274; m, 32=351.

artillery brigade, Col. Charles 8. Wainwright: 2dMe., Capt. James A. Hall; 5tli Me., Capt. Greenleaf T.Stevens (w), Lieut. Edward N. Whittier; L, 1st N. Y. (E, 1st N. Y. attached), Capt. Gilbert II. Reynolds (w),Lieut. George Breck; B, 1st Pa., Capt. James II .Cooper; B, 4th U. S., Lieut . James Stewart (w). Bri-gade loss : k, 9; w, 86; m, 11 = 106 .

SECOND ARMY CORPS, -^Maj.-Gen. Winfield 9. Han-cock (w), Brig.-Gen. John Gibbon (w). Staff loss: w, 3.

General Headquarters: D and K, 6th N. Y. Cav., Capt.Riley Johnson. Loss: k, 1; w, 3 = 4.first division, Brig.-Gen. John C. Caldwell.

First Brigade, Col. Edward E. Cross (k), Col. II. BoydMcKeen: 5th N. II., Lieut. -Col. Charles E. Hapgood;61st N. Y., Lieut.-Col. K. Oscar Broady; 81st Pa. , Col. II.Boyd McKeen, Lieut.-Col. Amos Stroll; 148tli Pa., Lieut.-Col. Robert McFarlane. Brigade loss: k, 57; w, 260;m, 13 = 330. Seeond Brigade, Col. Patrick Kelly: 28tliMass., Col. Richard Byrnes; 63d N. Y. (2 co’s), Lieut.-Col. Richard C. Bentley (w), Capt. Thomas Touliy; 69thN. Y. (2 co’s), Capt. Richard Moroney (w), Lieut . JamesJ. Smith; 88th N. Y. (2 co’s), Capt. Denis F. Burke; 116 thPa. (4 co’s), Maj. St. Clair A. Mulholland. Brigade loss:k, 27; w, 109; m, 62 = 198. Third Brigade, Brig.-Gen.Samuel K. Zook (k), Lieut.-Col. John Fraser: 52d N. Y. ,Lieut.-Col. C. G. Freudenberg (w), Capt. William Seber-rer; 57th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Alford B. Chapman ; 66thN. Y., Col. Orlando IT. Morris (w), Lieut.-Col. John S.Ilanmiell (w), Maj. Peter Nelson; 140th Pa. , Col. RichardP. Roberta (k), Lieut.-Col. John Fraser. Brigade loss :k, 49; w, 227; in, 82 =358. Fourth Brigade, Col. JohnIt. Brooke (w): 27th Conn. (2 co’s), Lieut.-Col. Henry C.Mcrwin (lc), Maj. James II . Coburn; 2d Del., Col. WilliamP. Baily, Capt. Charles II. Christman; 64th N. Y. , Col.Daniel G. Bingham (w), Maj. Leman W. Bradley; 53dPa. , Lieut.-Col. Richards McMiohuel; 145tli Pa,. (7 co’s),Col. Hiram L. Brown (w), Capt. John W. Reynolds (w),Capt. Moses W. Oliver. Brigade loss: k, 53; w, 281; in,49 = 383.

second division, Brig.-Gen. John Gibbon , Brig.-Gen.William Harrow. Staff loss: w, 3.

First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William Harrow, Col. FrancisE. Heath: 19th Mo., Col. Francis E. Heatli, Lieut.-Col.Henry W. Cunningham; 15th Mass., Col. Georgo H*Ward (k), Lieut.-Col. Georgo C. .Toslin ; 1st Minn. ( 2 d Co.Minn. S. S. attached), Col. William Colvill, Jr. (w), Capt.Nathan S. Messiek <k), Capt. Henry C. Coates; 82d N. Y. (2d Militia), Lieut.-Col. James Huston (k), Capt. John

of battle, relieving General Howard , who bad succeededGeneral Reynolds. General Gibbon of the Seeond Divisionassumed command of the corps. Those assignments termi-nated on the evening of .inly 1. Similar changes in com-manders occurred during the battle of the 2d, when GeneralHancock was put in command of the Third Corps, in additionto liis own. Ho and General Gibbon were wounded on the3d, and Brig.-Gen. William Hays was assigned to the com-mand of tlio corps.

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