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Alexandria (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.13
lexandria was occupied the day after secession, Norfolk and Wheeling soon after, together with the whole of the western part of the State, and by the time the Confederate conscription act went into force many large cities were out of the control of the Confederacy, and the circle gradually contracted until the end; therefore, it is safe to say that the conscription act was never enforced in half of the territory, and that the most populous part of the Confederate States. In the town of Alexandria, Va., for instance, five companies of infantry and one of artillery were organized in 1861. Alexandria's quota should not have been less than 1,000, according to the established rule, but these companies numbered less than 500 men, most of them young men from 18 to 25, and after the occupation by the Union soldiers very few reached the Confederate ranks. Of those who remained at home, many from necessity, having no other means of livelihood, served the Federal army in various capacities, s
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.13
t latitude have tried by every means that ingenuity could devise to disprove the claim of these Confederates that they fought against immense odds, but Mr. Lee has come back in a calm, dignified, and perfectly conclusive reply, in which he shows the accuracy of the figures he gave in his original statement. This reply, which is given below, should be widely published and preserved as a conclusive statement of relative numbers engaged in the great war between the States. J. Wm. Jones. Richmond, Va., December 27, 1904. Mr. Lee's reply to his critics. Messrs. Editors,—Several months ago you published some Civil war statistics prepared by me. These have been widely republished and much criticised. Will you kindly publish my authorities for these figures? The statement most objected to is the totol number of enlistments in the Confederate army; that is, 600,000 men. The New York Tribune never, to my knowledge, said anything kind or generous about the South, and, ther
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.13
British Americans,53,500 English,45,500 Other nationalities,74,900 Negroes,186,017 ——— Total,680,917 Total of Southern soldiers,600,000 ——— Southern men in Northern army,316,424 Foreigners,494,900 Negroes,186,017 ——— Total,997,341 Armies at the wars end. Aggregate Federal Army May 1, 1865,1,000,516 Aggregate Confederate Army May, 1865,133,433 No. in Battle.Confederates.Federals. Seven days fight,80,835115,249 Antietam,35,25587,164 Chancellorsville,57,212131,661 Fredericksburg,78,110110,000 Gettysburg,62,00095,000 Chickamauga,44,00065,000 Wilderness,63,987141,160 Federal prisoners in Confederate prisons,270,000 Confederate prisoners in Federal prisons,220,000 Confederates died in Federal prisons,26,436 Federals died in Confederate prisons,22,570 These figures were violently assailed in the Northern press, for our friends in that latitude have tried by every means that ingenuity could devise to disprove the claim of these Confederates that
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.13
0 from the border States, making 677,009 in both armies out of the I,044,193 men of the age of service in the South, and leaving 387,184 for other duties, such as State government officials, Confederate government officials, railroad employes, ordnance and other manufacturers and skulkers and invalids. It is a historical fact that many of the centers of population in the South soon fell into the hands of the Federal army. Thus, in Virginia, Alexandria was occupied the day after secession, Norfolk and Wheeling soon after, together with the whole of the western part of the State, and by the time the Confederate conscription act went into force many large cities were out of the control of the Confederacy, and the circle gradually contracted until the end; therefore, it is safe to say that the conscription act was never enforced in half of the territory, and that the most populous part of the Confederate States. In the town of Alexandria, Va., for instance, five companies of infantry a
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.13
Relative numbers of the United States and Confederate States armies. [from the times-dispatch, January 8, 1905.] Cazenove G. Lee's figures denied by Papers at the North. With his reply. Confederate States armies. [from the times-dispatch, January 8, 1905.] Cazenove G. Lee's figures denied by Papers at the North. With his reply. One of the most important historical facts in the great struggle we made for constitutional freedom (as General Lee always designated the war) is a correct statement of the overwhelming numbers d at 600,000. Of this number not more than 400,000 were enrolled at any one time, and the Confederate States never had in the field at once more than 200,000 men. The letter of General Cooper relahe North. Of this 600,000 were in the Confederate army and 86,000 in the Union, while the Confederate States received 19,000 from the border States, making 677,009 in both armies out of the I,044,193on act was never enforced in half of the territory, and that the most populous part of the Confederate States. In the town of Alexandria, Va., for instance, five companies of infantry and one of arti
Wheeling, W. Va. (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.13
order States, making 677,009 in both armies out of the I,044,193 men of the age of service in the South, and leaving 387,184 for other duties, such as State government officials, Confederate government officials, railroad employes, ordnance and other manufacturers and skulkers and invalids. It is a historical fact that many of the centers of population in the South soon fell into the hands of the Federal army. Thus, in Virginia, Alexandria was occupied the day after secession, Norfolk and Wheeling soon after, together with the whole of the western part of the State, and by the time the Confederate conscription act went into force many large cities were out of the control of the Confederacy, and the circle gradually contracted until the end; therefore, it is safe to say that the conscription act was never enforced in half of the territory, and that the most populous part of the Confederate States. In the town of Alexandria, Va., for instance, five companies of infantry and one of art
Chancellorsville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.13
Germans,176,800 Irish,144,200 British Americans,53,500 English,45,500 Other nationalities,74,900 Negroes,186,017 ——— Total,680,917 Total of Southern soldiers,600,000 ——— Southern men in Northern army,316,424 Foreigners,494,900 Negroes,186,017 ——— Total,997,341 Armies at the wars end. Aggregate Federal Army May 1, 1865,1,000,516 Aggregate Confederate Army May, 1865,133,433 No. in Battle.Confederates.Federals. Seven days fight,80,835115,249 Antietam,35,25587,164 Chancellorsville,57,212131,661 Fredericksburg,78,110110,000 Gettysburg,62,00095,000 Chickamauga,44,00065,000 Wilderness,63,987141,160 Federal prisoners in Confederate prisons,270,000 Confederate prisoners in Federal prisons,220,000 Confederates died in Federal prisons,26,436 Federals died in Confederate prisons,22,570 These figures were violently assailed in the Northern press, for our friends in that latitude have tried by every means that ingenuity could devise to disprove the c
Albert Sidney Johnston (search for this): chapter 1.13
etter stated than in General Order No. 16, to the Army of Northern Virginia, which says: Let every soldier remember that on his courage and fidelity depends all that makes life worth living, the freedom of his country, the honor of his people and the security of his home. Could they fight for a better cause, and has not such a cause made men superhumanly brave in all ages? Did the North produce in their respective sphere men of such extraordinary military genius as Lee, Jackson, A. S. Johnston, Stuart, Forest and Mosby? No intelligent, candid, Northern man of to-day claims that it did. When I look at the snap judgments on posterity, statues to Northern generals (though most of them are Southern men) in Washington, I wonder how posterity will treat these outrages on justice. They will not find an impartial, competent military historian that will give to one of them, except, perhaps, McClellan, one particle of military genius. These, I believe, to be the true reasons for the
Cazenove G. Lee (search for this): chapter 1.13
he times-dispatch, January 8, 1905.] Cazenove G. Lee's figures denied by Papers at the North. ggle we made for constitutional freedom (as General Lee always designated the war) is a correct staght out, but never more clearly than by Mr. Cazenove G. Lee, of Washington, in the following table,published originally in the Baltimore Sun. Mr. Lee's figures show that the total enlistments in men of Southern birth in the Northern army. Mr. Lee's figures are as follows: Northern Army. es that they fought against immense odds, but Mr. Lee has come back in a calm, dignified, and perfeJones. Richmond, Va., December 27, 1904. Mr. Lee's reply to his critics. Messrs. Editor the Union as devotedly as did Davis, Stephens, Lee and the Johnstons war would have been impossiblre men of such extraordinary military genius as Lee, Jackson, A. S. Johnston, Stuart, Forest and Mormies, notwithstanding their overpowering numbers and resources. Cazenove G. Lee. Washington, D. C
Indians (search for this): chapter 1.13
y in the Baltimore Sun. Mr. Lee's figures show that the total enlistments in the Northern army were 2,778,304, as against 600,000 in the Confederate army. The foreigners and negroes in the Northern army aggregated 680,-917 or 80,917 more than the total strength of the Confederate army. There were 316,424 men of Southern birth in the Northern army. Mr. Lee's figures are as follows: Northern Army. Whites from the North,2,272,333 Whites from the South,316,424 Negroes,186,017 Indians,3,530 ——— Total,2,778,304 Southern army,600,000 ——— North's numerical superiority,2,178,304 In the Northern army there were: Germans,176,800 Irish,144,200 British Americans,53,500 English,45,500 Other nationalities,74,900 Negroes,186,017 ——— Total,680,917 Total of Southern soldiers,600,000 ——— Southern men in Northern army,316,424 Foreigners,494,900 Negroes,186,017 ——— Total,997,341 Armies at the wars end. Aggregate Federal Army May 1, 1865
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