Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1901 — Survivors Of Stone River. [ARTICLE]

Survivors Of Stone River.

Dec. 31st, 1901 will be the 39th anniversary of the battle of Stone River. A reunion of the Indiana survivors of the battle will be held at Martinsville on that date. Every survivor is asked to send his name and address to W. Hg Dryden, secretary, at Martinsville* “General'William S. Rosecrans moved from Nashville, Deoember 26tb, 1862, with about 47,000 men. He fought the battle of Stone River with an aggregate of 43,400. He lost 92 officere, killed, and 384 wounded; 1,441 enlisted men killed, and 6,860 wounded, and about 2,800 missing. Lieutenant Colonel Gareeche, his chief of staff, was killed by his side, his head being shot off by a shell. In addition to to the field officers mentioned as killed, eight colonels and five majors fell in immediate death or died from wounds. General Braxton Bragg reported his strength at less than 35,000 men. His losses, in the aggregate, including four general officers, two of whom were killed, were 9,000 killed and wounded, and 1,000 missing.” Among the Indiana regiments in the battle was the 9th infantry, and which included one oompany from Jasper county.