GDG- casualties

[cygnus]

May have been a 6.    Thanks for the info.   While the 7700+  killed(if I 
remember correctly) is alot, compared to the number of troops actually in 
the battle, I am still amazed it is so low a number.

Thanks

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard & Sue Ann Schaus" <rrschaus at citlink.net>
To: "'GDG'" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: RE: GDG- casualties


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> The number on the marker in the National Cemetery refers to the number
> of IL Gettysburg dead buried in the cemetery.
> IL had only two cavalry and one infantry regiment present at Gettysburg.
> Of those, the 82nd IL Infantry suffered 6 killed and 1 mortally wounded
> (total cas.: 4K/18w/89mc).
> The 12th IL Cavalry suffered 4 killed and 4 mortally wounded (total
> cas.: 1k/5w/1mc).
> The 8th IL Cavalry suffered no KIA/MW. (Busey, "These Honored Dead")
> (total cas.: 4k/10w/6mc) (casualty figures from Busey/Martin "R S & L"
> 4th ed.).
> The 8th IL did have on KIA, who was on detached duty as Gamble's
> orderly, who Busey listed in his "Generals and Staff" section.
>
> Did the marker you are referring to have an "8" or a "6"?  According to
> the sources I looked at, it should be a "6".  There are 6 IL Gettysburg
> dead buried there.
>
> VR, Rick Schaus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com
> [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com] On Behalf Of cygnus
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 12:45 AM
> To: GDG
> Subject: GDG- casualties
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> I was watching a video I made of a trip a few years ago.  I was in the
> cemetary looking for Illinois markers.   I found one that said 8 bodies.
>
> Did that mean Illinois only lost 8 in the battle?  Seems low to me.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>
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