According to John Busey’s “These Honored Dead: The Union Casualties at Gettysburg”, the following is a list of the number of soldiers killed during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Army Of the Potomac :
|
New York |
978 |
|
Pennsylvania |
745 |
|
Massachusetts |
200 |
|
Michigan |
200 |
|
US Regulars |
182 |
|
Ohio |
139 |
|
Maine |
119 |
|
Wisconsin |
105 |
|
Indiana |
96 |
|
New Jersey |
80 |
|
New Hampshire |
67 |
|
Vermont |
58 |
|
Minnesota |
50 |
|
Connecticut |
45 |
|
Maryland |
29 |
|
Delaware |
21 |
|
Rhode Island |
14 |
|
West Virginia |
11 |
|
Illinois |
9 |
|
Total |
3,148 |
Army of Northern Virginia:
|
North Carolina |
1452 |
|
Virginia |
1012 |
|
Georgia |
774 |
|
Mississippi |
393 |
|
South Carolina |
295 |
|
Alabama |
254 |
|
Louisiana |
141 |
|
Texas |
111 |
|
Florida |
80 |
|
Maryland |
65 |
|
Tennessee |
55 |
|
Arkansas |
41 |
|
Total |
4,673 |
Total number killed: 7,821
Based on these figures, you can easily have your students working on some math concepts. Have your students answer questions such as:
- What is the average number of soldiers killed for both the North and the South?
- What percentage of the total number of soldiers killed were from Ohio?
- What percentage of those killed were from the South?
- How many more soldiers were killed from North Carolina versus Pennsylvania?
Or, how about some critical thinking skills…
- Why do you think New York and North Carolina had the highest number of soldiers killed?
- During what day of the battle do you think Minnesota lost the greatest number of soldiers and why?
Until next time. From just north of Gettysburg…
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