Heaviest Casualties at Rockport on May 6th

Returns have not been fully completed yet, but the heaviest casualties as a % of starting strength at the Battle of Rockport were:

1. 29th South Carolina (Matheny's Brigade): 42%
2. 34th South Carolina (Matheny's Brigade): 35%
3. 74th Alabama (Parish's Brigade): 34%
4. 49th Iowa (Wood's Brigade): 33%
5. 76th Alabama (Parish's Brigade): 33%

The South Carolina regiments were on the left of Matheny's line and took fire from the left of Hollosetter's Brigade. Most of the South Carolinians, however, fell to canister from Capt. Hudson's 6th Iowa Battery. The Alabama Regiments were in the center of the line and took canister from both the 16th Michigan and 6th Iowa Batteries.

The 49th Iowa started the engagement on the skirmish line south of Coffman's Knoll, but lost most of its men after being re-attached to Wood's Brigade in the center of the line and defending the 16th Michigan Battery.

Every unit is both the Confederate 1st Division, II Corps and the Federal 1st Division XXVI Corps took casualties, with the exception of Irvin's South Carolina Battery.