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Who had the greatest regimental loss in any one battle in the Civil War?
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The 1st Texas regiment of John Bell Hood's Brigade lost 82.2 percent, 41 killed, 141 wounded our of 226 and eight of its nine color bearers in the famous cornfield at Antietam. The 1st Texan's loss was the highest percentage of any other regiment in the Confederacy. The highest Union regimental loss in terms of percentages was the 1st Minnestoa at Gettysburg. They took 262 into battle and lost 51 killed, and 173 wounded; total, 224.
Another high casualty percentage was the 5th NY Zouaves of Warren's Brigade at 2nd Manassas. They lost 79 killed, 170 wounded, and 48 missing; total, 297 out of 490 taken into battle, fighting Hood's Brigade. Also, the 26th North Carolina at Gettysburg lost 86 killed and 502 wounded out of 820 men.
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