. Book of the Royal blue . ingUnion columns; some in the act of leapingthe fences behind them; some while load-ing their guns; one, while tearing a cart-ridge with his teeth, had received a bulletthrough his heart and had fallen with allhis features fixed to that end. It was aterrible sight along that road-way in thecorn fields. Thousands of dead were piledsix and seven deep. Nearly 200,000 men and -500 pieces ofartillery were for fourteen hours engaged inthis memorable battle. The Confederates,having been on the field first, had selected allof the good positions. General McClellansforces numb
. Book of the Royal blue . ingUnion columns; some in the act of leapingthe fences behind them; some while load-ing their guns; one, while tearing a cart-ridge with his teeth, had received a bulletthrough his heart and had fallen with allhis features fixed to that end. It was aterrible sight along that road-way in thecorn fields. Thousands of dead were piledsix and seven deep. Nearly 200,000 men and -500 pieces ofartillery were for fourteen hours engaged inthis memorable battle. The Confederates,having been on the field first, had selected allof the good positions. General McClellansforces numbered 87,164 men, including4,320 cavalry. His estimate of Leesforces was 97,44-5, but Lee and .Jacksonboth denied having this number, claimingmany thousands less. The Federal forces lostL39 officers and 1,969 men killed; wounded,474 officers and 9,075 men; captured ormissing, officers, 7; enlisted men, 746, atotal of 12,410. The casualties of the Con-federate forces have never been ascertainedexcept in a fragmentary EUHNSIDE BRIDGE. (Recent Photo liy Phrcaiier,
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