With your input, my "Yerger" now looks more like Zeigler. Those fancy capital curly-cues are a challenge. Thus, my "Yerger" is Col Franz Sigel (Sigel would be pronounced "Z". The Battle of Carthage fits the context. The exaggerated Confederate casuality figure was, no doubt, simply a morale booster (brainwashing). My questions were all answered within hours. thanks