by William Allan, Southern Historical Society Papers (1877)
“ Now if we take merely the lists of regiments, assuming them to be equally full, we have the infantry strength of the two armies as 239:163. If Meade had 95,000 men on the field, as he testifies, then deducting 15,000 or 16,000 for artillery and cavalry (Dr. Bates places the cavalry alone at 12,000) , there remained about 80,000 for his infantry force at Gettysburg. ”
by William Allan, Southern Historical Society Papers (1877)
“ Frequently the Confederate reports included more than the effective fighting men. Thus 'Rodes' "return" at Carlisle, a few days before Gettysburg, makes his total strength of officers and enlisted men, "8,052." Now, Rhodes had about 6,000 muskets, or less than 7,000 effectives. The remainder were the detailed men—many of them disabled soldiers, but all "enlisted" men—who filled the places of teamsters, clerks, &c. There were no employees in the Confederate army—all such places being filled by details from the ranks. ”
by William Allan, Southern Historical Society Papers (1877)
“ My error was in underestimating Hill's loss, which, in the absence of his report, I supposed not greater than the average of the other corps. —— adds to the above the losses of the Confederate cavalry in the fights of Brandy Station (June 9th) , and at Aldie, &c., (June 17th to 21st,) before Lee crossed the Potomac, putting the aggregate cavalry loss during the campaign at 1,100, and thus brings up the Confederate loss to the neighborhood of 24,000 men. But with what propriety this addition should be made to the losses at Gettysburg I am at a loss to perceive. ”
