Tag: civil war troop strengths
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Defeat By Detachment – The Missing Men At Cedar Mountain
After the Battle of Cedar Mountain, General Pope was surprised to learn that General Banks had less than 8,000 men in the battle. Just 10 days earlier Pope’s staff had compiled the strength report of the Army of Virginia for the month of July and Banks’ Corps was shown as having 14,785 present for duty. […]
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What is PFD and How Do You Find It?: Counting Heads In Civil War Regiments, Part 1
Note: Prior to reading this post, it will be a good idea to have the Consolidated Morning Report of the 91st Pennsylvania for September 26, 1863 open in another browser window. I’ve set up the link above to open in a new window for your convenience. Reader Mark Kucinic read my post Counting Heads: Civil […]