- Joined
- Jan 16, 2015
Morning reports and other original records are contained in the Tenth Virginia Infantry Regiment Records, 1861-1864, located in the Manuscripts Collection of the Library of Virginia in Richmond (accessions 20295, 20296 and 20297).
Extant Confederate strength (morning) reports associated with the Gettysburg campaign are very rare (based on my experience), but we have two for the 10th Virginia – one taken on the eve of the battle (June 29), and another from a month later (July 30) while the regiment was recovering in Virginia. As expected, the numbers correlate fairly closely with a tally derived from individual compiled service records (discrepancies are addressed below). Taken together they allow for one of the most complete dissections of a Confederate infantry regiment at Gettysburg.
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Part I (The morning report has been divided into sections; additional reports to follow.)
Morning Report, Camp [4 miles from Carlisle?], June 29, 1863
Present
Field and Staff: 1 Colonel; 1 Adjutant; 1 Quartermaster; 1 Commissary; 2 Surgeons; 1 Chaplain, 3 Sergeants.
A: 5 Musicians.
B: 1 Captain; 1 2nd Lieutenant; 1 Sergeant; 3 Corporals; 14 Privates.
C: 1 1st Lieutenant; 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 13 Privates.
D: 1 Captain; 2 2nd Lieutenants; 2 Sergeants; 3 Corporals; 20 Privates.
E: 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 3 Corporals; 6 Privates.
F: 1 Captain; 2 2nd Lieutenants; 4 Sergeants; 2 Musicians; 32 Privates.
G: 1 1st Lieutenant; 4 Sergeants; 1 Corporal; 4 Musicians; 8 Privates.
H: 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 3 Corporals; 14 Privates.
I: 1 Captain; 1 1st Lieutenant; 3 Sergeants; 2 Corporals; 19 Privates.
K: 1 1st Lieutenant; 2 2nd Lieutenants; 1 Sergeant; 19 Privates.
L: 1 Captain; 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 1 Corporal; 11 Privates.
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Sick
Company A: 1 Nco, 1 Private
Company B: 2 Privates
Company C: 1 Private
Company D: None
Company E: 1 Nco, 2 Privates
Company F: 2 Privates
Company G: 2 Privates
Company H: 4 Privates
Company I: 3 Privates
Company K: 1 Nco, 3 Privates
Company L: 1 Officer
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Extra Duty
Company A: 2 Privates
Company B: 3 Privates
Company C: 4 Privates
Company D: 2 Privates
Company E: 2 Officers, 2 Privates
Company F: 9 Privates
Company G: 2 Privates
Company H: 1 Private
Company I: 3 Privates
Company K: 2 Privates
Company L: 1 Private
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Detached Service
Company A: 1 Officer, 1 (Enlisted) Man
Company B: 10 Men
Company C: 1 Officer, 8 Men
Company D: 8 Men
Company E: 4 Men
Company F: 1 Officer, 16 Men
Company G: 7 Men
Company H: 2 Officers, 3 Men
Company I: 1 Officer, 4 Men
Company K: 1 Officer, 8 Men
Company L: 5 Men
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Absent
Company A: 8 (Enlisted) Men (with leave); 13 Men (without leave)
Company B: 3 Men (with leave); 2 Men (without leave)
Company C: 3 Men (without leave)
Company D: 1 Man (without leave)
Company E: 3 Men (without leave)
Company F: None
Company G: 1 Man (with leave); 1 Man (without leave)
Company H: None
Company I: 3 Men (without leave)
Company K: 27 Men (without leave)
Company L: 10 Men (without leave)
Extant Confederate strength (morning) reports associated with the Gettysburg campaign are very rare (based on my experience), but we have two for the 10th Virginia – one taken on the eve of the battle (June 29), and another from a month later (July 30) while the regiment was recovering in Virginia. As expected, the numbers correlate fairly closely with a tally derived from individual compiled service records (discrepancies are addressed below). Taken together they allow for one of the most complete dissections of a Confederate infantry regiment at Gettysburg.
-------------------
Part I (The morning report has been divided into sections; additional reports to follow.)
Morning Report, Camp [4 miles from Carlisle?], June 29, 1863
Present
Field and Staff: 1 Colonel; 1 Adjutant; 1 Quartermaster; 1 Commissary; 2 Surgeons; 1 Chaplain, 3 Sergeants.
A: 5 Musicians.
B: 1 Captain; 1 2nd Lieutenant; 1 Sergeant; 3 Corporals; 14 Privates.
C: 1 1st Lieutenant; 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 13 Privates.
D: 1 Captain; 2 2nd Lieutenants; 2 Sergeants; 3 Corporals; 20 Privates.
E: 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 3 Corporals; 6 Privates.
F: 1 Captain; 2 2nd Lieutenants; 4 Sergeants; 2 Musicians; 32 Privates.
G: 1 1st Lieutenant; 4 Sergeants; 1 Corporal; 4 Musicians; 8 Privates.
H: 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 3 Corporals; 14 Privates.
I: 1 Captain; 1 1st Lieutenant; 3 Sergeants; 2 Corporals; 19 Privates.
K: 1 1st Lieutenant; 2 2nd Lieutenants; 1 Sergeant; 19 Privates.
L: 1 Captain; 1 2nd Lieutenant; 2 Sergeants; 1 Corporal; 11 Privates.
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Sick
Company A: 1 Nco, 1 Private
Company B: 2 Privates
Company C: 1 Private
Company D: None
Company E: 1 Nco, 2 Privates
Company F: 2 Privates
Company G: 2 Privates
Company H: 4 Privates
Company I: 3 Privates
Company K: 1 Nco, 3 Privates
Company L: 1 Officer
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Extra Duty
Company A: 2 Privates
Company B: 3 Privates
Company C: 4 Privates
Company D: 2 Privates
Company E: 2 Officers, 2 Privates
Company F: 9 Privates
Company G: 2 Privates
Company H: 1 Private
Company I: 3 Privates
Company K: 2 Privates
Company L: 1 Private
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Detached Service
Company A: 1 Officer, 1 (Enlisted) Man
Company B: 10 Men
Company C: 1 Officer, 8 Men
Company D: 8 Men
Company E: 4 Men
Company F: 1 Officer, 16 Men
Company G: 7 Men
Company H: 2 Officers, 3 Men
Company I: 1 Officer, 4 Men
Company K: 1 Officer, 8 Men
Company L: 5 Men
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Absent
Company A: 8 (Enlisted) Men (with leave); 13 Men (without leave)
Company B: 3 Men (with leave); 2 Men (without leave)
Company C: 3 Men (without leave)
Company D: 1 Man (without leave)
Company E: 3 Men (without leave)
Company F: None
Company G: 1 Man (with leave); 1 Man (without leave)
Company H: None
Company I: 3 Men (without leave)
Company K: 27 Men (without leave)
Company L: 10 Men (without leave)