The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-31

ermination which once rescued them from des'ruc-
ion, are not extinct among the children Of the
men who once stood so steadfstly by the flag
and fortunes of GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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1t may be somewhat Instructive, even if it
should not happen 10 be altogether consong to
the parties concerned, if we undertake to state
what, in all probability will be the fate of North
ern troops on Southern soil, should the war hap
pen to continue for any considerable length of
time. We are perfectly satisfied that nint-'enlls
of all the who are now rushing TO arms, with
such an ostentatioua parade Of loyalty and en-
thusiasm, have never, for one moment, reflected
uron what is likely TO happen TO them in the
course Of Il single campaign. 1t might sensibly
cool their warIike ardor, if they were made aware
of the fact that the loss of life in battle is small
indeed, when compared with the number who are
foredoomed to fall victims to diseases contracted
in a malarious climate, and which are superin-
duced by the fatigUes aud pryatons Incidental
10 the life of a soldier. 1t Is, nevertheless, uude-
niably true, that where one hundred men NEE,
death by the bullet or the sword. fourteen hundred
pass vigorously out of existence in the hospital
or by tie wayaide. We are dealing with facts
hard, stern facts-and to facts alone we. nrorose
to adhere 10 show what war is; what a voracions
nav 1t has, and how little men know about it
who take it for granted that the statistics Of killed
and wounded cover The larger proportion of tte
losses incurred in Il cain%aign Let us take first
Of ALL the RcpOrt Of tha Commissioners VIII, ,,.o,
- az" WY
appointed by the English House Of Commons TO
investigate tha causeo or tI,o ,,o.l... - =,
- - Wv ''"' "''''1 ''iiio"S we
BRUSH troops IN the Crlmea and 10 make mn Off
ciaI et,te,na,t az H.. ,,,s,,,l.oc 1T,
Cured in the hosnit,Is Tb.t r.,,,t ,rr,,,.,,,r.
lisbe5 embraced :, ,,.r;,,l ,.,,I ,.,,..l.
which it IS stated in svnorsi. f,r,;sI,oa ~,
Vs|;esy f,g-cyc thot
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men among whom the aimssioS rto L 70 :, n
5@9i5 being IN the ratio of sG3 per thousand Of The
man must hav been twice in hons In " t,t GrGE
ne ngits including those at Sruta. J -rc1asjre Of
s'rcHgM- mortali'y so eloruols thqt lad i coofnDg
,rlnI , ,ca ~" u" ~ ore"'tS "es sent ont he
months. Truly such OF sickness and nIortqv
from nnayo a " lsSefn %lr.ier 1t arose
distinctive ase"ts of the enemy. the natural for
mate or soil: or whether it was rot tIibu,G t
me %1Ih nave hen iores"en and with
sense have been aevatei That IT WAS ,3 af
D@4Sy to g des,rgsye weapons Of va. is ncontes
INTO hospital and ia Ia Of the deaths resulted FROM
THAT the mortality could not l,ye bccr IN .n,
hc,r"t deSres, i,e result Of climate, must be inferred
country whichhy The concurrent TESTIMONY. If ncnr
aiI"wips vear a" So T h as me experience OF 'he
E.i5 tan, except, perhaps a, regards Cholera.
ae te imporace Of the study Of mi ,UrS'H illus
ts loss am?rs the infantry, in months was 755
aud Injuries and 9s from Ss Y'o c'ed OF wounds
It may bny,evar bass:5 H.. .t,o.-..,.-..-- r
the .x,raordosr,, ,,or.a1;.,, ,.loi, lor,I d..
ish trooIs in the Crineo d. not ,,~,,o.,.
bjbjt Of IN. rsnoI r,.,,,., 81 ~,
who will take The tronE,In IA ,yc.r,.;, do
of dea lis incurred in battle and ~, d;sooso
the campaigns in the Pe,,ipsri, NAV, .,,l;Ir,
satisfy himself that the unconventional a;,s..,,n.
recorded above aDDroximofes vor ,.,o,or,. . .,,o
general ayerare. Tt.is una,rtnnoto,,. ot ,.i,,:,,
orr power 70 Obtain an occ,,r,,o ,.o,,,.,. or 81,
deaths by disease a1onc which oo.,,,.., .,,,,,,..
troops dn,;nc, ,,a wow ,.;,,, ,,..:. '' ~ 0'''
hcya,,e. "''''
army who had s.r,,.d ,l,r,,.,s,.t
twenty thousand ,.o,,I3 49, ~, 80
IN os,ima1ir,, ,ba rrr,l,or oe
who died from other cansos ,,,,r ,io,.;
can soil Tho LIST IF ,roso ,7:,at,,...,1 e.. =.
ability before the exnira,io- or ,boir ,,r, &c
vice has never been ,nb,;s,,.1 ,,,,+ran;,,.
il is known 10 all who ara ,cono;,tod ,,,;tI ,i,,
subject to have embraced r,,r,, ,hor,a,,d, -
names. Far greater still ,r,, H.. 49,
who, after lcsino the,r bosIt, IN toin .,r,,...1a
with the hardshins snd e,,,os,,ro, oe oo,..7;7..,
life returned home when Tho ror;od far ,I,I he,
enlisted had expired. to live unDroflobIv at the
expense of their families, or of symnatbi-
sing friends; and finally, to sink into nremo-
tGrc graves, the victims of broken constitutions
and of lingering diseases. whose seeds were sown
in the field and developed themselves after their re-
turn TO their friends and kindred. A single illus
tration Of the mortality which attends the march of
an army. even under The most favorable ci,,,,,,
stances, will spfica 10 show what ,,-.r; :, :; ~
most fatal. vet 1aast cc,,s;darod os,oo.
The c;tv of Pp.b,a e 20, 1,,, ,l,,,c ..
haau,, than G,r tic soI,br;,. o,,;..,~.,-
,1nv,tio, of +ho ,o,ro i,.1
5oo f.o. obo,o ,;do a.. .,,
,.r1orI,, Iiob, sd -.
able and eouabIe Tn that cit,, conor,I e.,
snent two n,ontbs v.o;,;ro f,u ro;nc,....~y.s.
nj, o,,;no s0no, o 1',"'0' ''.','"'''
oxceed si,. ,hon,ana ,''o. ~ ''s "re' 4'u NOT
,,,,,,or,,,- 49,, ~ c,, D>'''' "e,e 80
tho rso of ,,,,,,o - c,,,a..,. ~ P'o"io''
inc, ,boso who .,, =, ',Si' a. 'si-
Here was coso IN rrh;or -, a. ,I''.
conduce 10 the nreserr.t;a,, ~. .l,',9 ,:''''
son Of fba
every evening. The troons ware o.,,r,o,. J :;
comfortable buildirgs-conyepts, co,loros g.,
whilst their Gl.e was Of tba bcst ,,,,,,
ity. Nevertheless, when the line of marcl
towards the city of Mexico was resumed fneor
hundred invads were left behind in pnaij,
large number for so small an army Of which
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