Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1900 — DEATH RECORD OF THE WAR. [ARTICLE]

DEATH RECORD OF THE WAR.

Casualties of American Troops at Santiago and Manila. In comparison with the casualties suffered by the British troops in South Africa, those sustained by the American forces in the Philippines seem very small. A statement just compiled by the War Department shows that from July 1, 1898, when American troops reached Manila, until April 27. 1!KK), these deaths have occurred: Killed aud died of wounds, 43 officers, 552 men; died of disease, 20 officers, 1,635 men; total, (59 officers, 2,187 men; grand total, 2,256. Several thousand men have been woonded. but only a small percentage have died of wounds, arid most of them have returned to duty. The War Department has just issued a complete table of the casualties in the Fifth army corps in the operations against Santiago from June 22 until July 17, 1808. The losses are given: Killed, 21 officers, 222 enlisted men; wounded, 101 officers, 1,344 enlisted men; total, 1,688 officers aud eulisted men. The total strength of the forces operating against Santiago is given as 869 officers and 17,349 men. The Seventeenth regular infantry lost the greatest number of men, its killed aud wounded numbering 182. The Sixteenth regular infantry lost 129 men. and Gov. Roosevelt’s regiment and the Sixth regular infantry each lost 127 men.