*”KeystoneZouaves” Barton’sBrigade–Turner’s Division–10th Corps History

“KeystoneZouaves”

Barton’sBrigade–Turner’s Division–10th Corps

(1) Col. JOHN M. POWER.

(2) Col. D.C. STRAWBRIDGE.

(3) Col. JOHN C. CAMPBELL.

(4) Col. JOHN S. LITTEL; BVT.BRIG.-GEN.

 

TotalLosses

*Died of disease, accidents, in prison, &c.

Totalof killed and wounded, 623; died in Confederate prisons (previously included),52.

Losses by Battle

Present, also, at FortPulaski; Wilmington.

NOTES.–Fort Wagner was a memorablelocality of the war by reason of many varied incidents of siege and assault,together with the dramatic character which invested some of those thrillingscenes. There were two distinct assaults; the first occurred July 11, 1863, andthe second, just one week later. The Seventy-sixth took a conspicuous part inthe first assault, which was made by three regiments only; the Ninth Maine,Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, and the Seventh Connecticut–under General Strongthe brigade commander. The Seventy-sixth occupied the centre of the line, itsadvance taking it over a ridge where it was exposed to the fire of the fort.The assault failed, but not until 180 of the regiment had been cut down.Another attempt was made on the 18th with an assaulting column of the threebrigades, but it also failed, and General Strong was killed. The Seventy-sixthhad the honor of participating in the successful assault on Fort Fisher.It was then in Penny-packer’s Brigade, Ames’sDivision; General Terry commanded the expedition. As these troops remained in <st1:statew:st=”on”>North Carolina, theTenth Corps which had been discontinued was reorganized with Terry in command.General Pennypacker was badly wounded at <st1:placew:st=”on”>Fort Fisher,and Colonel Littell succeedto the command of the brigade. The Seventy-sixth was organized at <st1:cityw:st=”on”>Harrisburg in October, 1861; it proceeded immediately toHilton Head, S.C., and remained in that Department until it entered the <st1:statew:st=”on”>Virginia campaign of1864. In the actions at Drewry’s Bluff and itsvicinity the regiment lost 15 killed, 119 wounded, and 10 missing; total, 144.It reenlisted and served through the whole period of the war.

 

Source: <spanstyle=’font-family:arial’>Fox, William F. Regimental Losses in the AmericanCivil War 1861-1865. Albany, NY: Albany PublishingCompany, 1889 )<spanstyle=’font-family:”trebuchet ms”‘=””>