An American Almanac and Treasury of Facts, Statistical, Financial, and Political, for the Year ...American News Company, 1888 |
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Page 267 - No choice having been made by the Electoral College, the choice devolved upon the House of Representatives. A choice was made on the first ballot, which was as follows : Adams— Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont— 13 States...
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Page 23 - Killed In battle, 61,362; Died of wounds, 34,727 ; Died of disease, 183,287; Total died, 279,376; Total deserted, 199,105. Number of soldiers In the Confederate service, who died of wounds or disease, (partial statement,) 133,821. Deserted, (partial statement,) 104,428.
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