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The report read in the States next day is complete rout of enemy slight loss of Americans. works & guns captured &c &c. You don't know that out of 3 briggades (less than 4000 men) on the march to Malolos we lost over 1000 in killed and wounded! Did you know that nearly every reg. had lost from 35% to 75% of men engaged? The third artillery 800 strong has 300 odd. The Nebraskas 12000 strong has over 50% missing, and has one company of 3 officers 5 men. No officers killed but 95 men killed, wounded and missing. The 10- Pa Reg. (nearly 700 strong in the beginning can not count 400 noses today. Thes facts are not sent home but instead: "health of command good, spirits excellent." Again. The small pox and cholara has mowed our boys down, but it is not reported at home.