Duncan’s Brigade, comprising the Fourth and Sixth Regiments at
| New Market Heights, | Had 683 | Lost 365 | Percent 53.7 |
| Light Brigade, Balaklava, | Had -673 | Lost 247 | percent 36.7 |
| ──── | ──── | ──── | |
| Excess in Duncan’s Brigade, | 10 | 118 | 17 |
Sanford B. Hunt, M. D., late surgeon of U. S. Volunteers, made an exhaustive research into the capacity of the Negro as a soldier. As to his—
1. Aptitude for drill.
2. Capacity for marching.
3. Endurance of fatigue and hunger.
4. Powers of digestion and assimilation.
5. Immunity from or liability to disabling diseases.
All of which points are treated with great detail, and summed up as follows:
“For the purposes of the soldier he has all the physical characteristics required, his temperament adapts him to camp life, and his morale conduces to discipline. He is also brave and steady in action. In all subsequent wars the country will rely largely upon its Negro population as a part of its military power.”