Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-05-18
/. The Gallant Dead.

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victory, are sileaced by the wall OF. sorrow
that breaks forth from. the great heart Of the
Confederacy over'the hundreds slain of the
gallant Sons of the South. 1t is little COM
fort for us to know that thousands of the en-
envy have fallen to our hundreds. The loss
OF the great and immortal JACKSON, is a Ca
lamity to US far greater than the death b. Of all
the Yankee officers could atone for while
the fall of each one of our noble soidiery,
fighting for home, for liberty and the loved
ones that are dearer than life, indicts an in
jury more poignant with anguish, than the
massacre of myfiads of hireling and brutal
hordes, who come to murder those who have
never harmed them, and desolate the fair land
which God hath given to the Southern PEG
pie as their home and heritage.
When we contemplate the hundreds of
families deprived Of husbands, fathers, sons
and brothers-when We picture to our minds
the scenes of woe and desolation, and listen
to the shricks of anguish that come up from
so many homes in our Southern land, our
hearts are crushed with sorrow unutterable,
while we bow in humble submission to HIx
who rules the armies of men, and d~irecteth
all things for His honor and glory. God
hath given us the victory! And though it
has been at a cost of much of the best blood
and many of the dearest lives of the Southern
army, let us patiently submit to His DEGREES,
and reverently excla;m with the Psalmist-
ait is the Lord! Let him do whatsoever
seemcth good in His .sight!"
Among the precious sacrifices made, no
State has contributed more largely, as our
own true and gallant Old North State. With
from thirty to forty regiments in the army of
the Rappahanncck, and most of them in the
front ranks Of all the desperate engagements,
it must needs be that many fell, pierced by
balls, and torn and riven by grape and shell.
The lists of the killed and wounded, now
come. to hang, begin to tell who those brave
heroes are-who sleep quietly-and who
languish under painful wounds. asr-
1~-An shAA&is too contracted an dimensions
to allow us the privilege Of putting on record
in our columns all who have bled and died in
the sanguinary engagements around Freder-
icksburg. The. Daily papers only have space
to give the long lists of casualties ia the va
rious Regiments. We hope, however, to be
able to gather a summary of the casualties in
each Regiment, when the reports of such
shall haze been published complete.
From the statements and reports that we
/, have, seen, we suppose the casualties on our
, side to be about-one thousand killed ;'seven
! thousand wounded, mostly of a slight CHAR
4 acter and two thousand taken prisoners
: Total 10, 5000.
The losses Of the enemy are believed to be
five thousand killed; twenty-five thousand
wounded, and ten thousand taken prisoners
; Total 1000.
CoMMIssARYG ENERAL.-We learn from the Greens
n boro' Patriot, that Capt. James Sloan of Greensboro
who has most efficiently filed the position of A. @
e M, N. c. Army, at this point, ever since the com
mencerR et of the war, has been rendered by Com
= missary General Northrop, c. S. Army, the appoint
E ment of Commissary General for the State of Mort
n Carolina. Wei learn that Capt. S'oan accepts the az
pointment, and will establish his office in Greensboro
If we may judge by Capt. Sloan's large experience
e his practical business qualifications. and untiring er
ergy, he will make an excellent officer, ana the ar
pointment could not have been more worthily b
1, slowed.
The first instalment of the yankee bill of mortal
:, ty in the recent BATTLES, record the following:
y KnLED.-One Major General, two Brigadier Gene
gu ais, seven Colonies. three Lieut.. Colonies and six nj
at Tors, besides the officers and men from and below II
grade of Captain, including % Captains and Lie
tenants.
e, WoUNDED.-one Major General, one Brigadier &c
eral. twenty Colonies, four Lieutenant Colonies al