Battle Over - White Fox Tavern Casualty Returns

The Battle of White Fox Tavern is over. The ending was a bit anti-climatic and mostly artillery shelling infantry to little effect during the afternoon of the 2nd.

Here are the casualty returns for both armies for June 1st and June 2nd 1864, including the cavalry skirmish between Randall and Kraft at Harold on the 1st: Casualty Returns: 1st and 2nd June 1864

The regiments with the heaviest loss by percentage of those engaged were:

XXVI Corps, Army of the Arkansas (US):

1. 25th Illinois Cavalry (1st Brigade, Cavalry Division): 82.1%
2. 62nd Missouri Infantry (3rd Brigade, 2nd Division - Clay's Brigade): 42.1%
3. 57th Missouri Infantry (3rd Brigade, 2nd Division - Clay's Brigade): 35.7%
4. 58th Missouri Infantry (3rd Brigade, 2nd Division - Clay's Brigade): 34.8%
5. 167th Indiana Infantry (2nd Brigade, 2nd Division - Hammond's Brigade): 34.3%

The 25th Illinois Cavalry was captured by the 32rd Arkansas Cavalry while under attack by Martin's Brigade east of Bethel Church. Clay's Brigade fought in the trenches against Black's and Schuyler's Brigades, after Osgood's Brigade gave way on its left. Hammond's Brigade fought in the woods north of the trenches against Schuyler, refusing Osgood's and then Clay's flank.

II Corps, Department of the Eastern Frontier (CS):

1. 10th Kentucky Infantry (1st Brigade, 2nd Division - Rector's Brigade): 31.4%
2. 20th Missouri Infantry (2nd Brigade, 2nd Division - Black's Brigade): 31.1%
3. 23rd Missouri Infantry (2nd Brigade, 2nd Division - Black's Brigade): 28.7%
4. 21st Missouri Infantry (1st Brigade, 3rd Division - Wales' Brigade): 28.1%
5. 14th Kentucky Infantry (1st Brigade, 2nd Division - Rector's Brigade): 26.5%

Rector's losses were primarily at White Fox Tavern in the first assault against Clay's Brigade from against Clay's front. Rector was repulsed and did not enter the trenches. Black's Brigade fought in the trenches near White Fox Tavern against Osgood and then Clay. The losses in the 21st Missouri were primarily on the afternoon of June 1st, when it ran into Bryan's Brigade on the road in the Baird Woods, commencing the battle. Wales' Brigade was engaged against Marple's cavalry brigade near Bethel Church during the morning phase of June 2nd and then redeployed to White Fox Tavern, being lightly engaged against elements of Clay's and Stratton's Brigades at the close of the battle.

Highest losses by number of men lost during the engagement were as follows:

Army of the Arkansas:

1. 25th Illinois Cavalry (Marple's Brigade): 490 men
2. 246th Ohio Infantry (Bryan's Brigade): 204 men
3. 201st Indiana (Bryan's Brigade): 185 men
4. 70th Kentucky (Osgood's Brigade): 171 men
5. 163rd Indiana (Bryan's Brigade): 169 men

Bryan's Brigade was engaged on the afternoon of the 1st and then had its skirmish line overrun during the 1st Confederate attack. The 70th Kentucky was hit by Black's Brigade to its front and Schuyler's Brigade on its left flank, while being enfiladed by artillery fire. It fought stubbornly in the trenches, as attested by its loss, but could not hold.

Department of the Eastern Frontier:

1. 18th Kentucky (Rector's Brigade): 132 men
2. 16th Kentucky (Rector's Brigade): 117 men
3. 23rd Missouri (Black's Brigade): 117 men
4. 21st Missouri (Wales' Brigade): 115 men
5. 20th Missouri (Black's Brigade): 104 men

The numerical losses roughly correspond to the percentages.