Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-18
To THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE
STATES.

After than two years OF warfare scarcely tqusJed in
the number magnitude and fearful It's battles; gsr
fare in which your courage and foruds have strst
country and ac ed lot only gratitude home bat cn ho1
abr sd your enemies Struggle 10 which f1si ISL
urIh be Inevitable Uncuy With
cesseS they imagine that temporary revess que yoer pitt
masses for general ovsso in the vain tope ai by desee
rate effort success may at length be reached
You know too we countyen what they rEean By $50
Their malignant aims at nothing lefS than the ts
destroy they cannot undtr They propose spos
victory that homes sA be parond among The wrecaes
ment The design Dcite serye bsurecion ard g the M
o. hoeSd s@ whenever Ihsy can reach IGuI t'
ng indulgence the ysst passions as the Prize Of eeobtr
daring peace hey should bs hled from Their
OF power the who rule in Warrington refuse even e
grace cur u listen sosseon Tor conducting the
according I, the ussges cdizaton.
feEoW-ctzena alternative Is s1tid
slavery and ne utter rua Of yourselves your families and
your county Inc victory whn you reach nest bus
stretch forth your hands It, For this and al that
essaTy Is that those who called by every
Of duty should S .r nea oTP 5P PSa % 1
foe and thus SO strengthen the siet the c9nfderAcY
present In the ned suffice 70 numerical equality between
to ana ha % S 10 BE- sSi % P
but few Of these absent actuaied ~ uD ngne teve
country many lcuit 70 resist ne
temptation Of avso ir homes and the low whom
they have been long separated tha. 10
rary affection TO their aGi "a with the intention Of mig
then have Skunk from the consequences Their yo,on Of
duty; that others ssan have left th,h post es1
end desire OF csnge each qunetg ne Cu6rsoiess q hi
BY peuading himself shat Ids Individual sr'e ccud
have influence on the & neal result.
These other (hough far less disgacef hs he
desie avoid DANGER ecGp from The sacrifice Iqa
by pa rioism) are nevertheless, gleY pe he
belov.d country and OF hi h,d or
Ia immin perl IGeps-t that the men who tgy
Their have been called out sud have
have bbstned hem froz their pcs
sufficient In number to yct.y In The Struggle
depending
cal you, then, my county men, 70 hsel 10 your camps
In obedience ~ the dictates honor End OF cut add MINOR
who have entef themselves with leave who have
emaned absent bey ond The Ted allowed by ,hd fuof g
repair without delay thsr i've Commando do
Y
GERS within Oonejeracy absent hout lery,
who shall with he eaSt possible delay return 20 th proper
posts OF duty, but WI be received tezrtcr
beyond twenty days AFT the fret plcicGou Of this rrocibns
ton In the State In which the benee be q HI cat % he
paoca Ion This amnesty ald psrdoa ttG extend - WEo
been accused who have ben cn'ctd ard Epdt
ging for absence who1t ceseCn CspnS
those VIII ve been twice convicted Of deser,!gn.
Finally conjure my countrywCmenhe wlves she gis
luence ti call, GROWING
wi their psr iolsm has reely and constantly Tered
tr couny aits ard take that who serves
d al II be sheeYed home from TIE dgr1se CT having
desetei cir duty their families 10 their ~ ard Their
God.
~ Given under my hand, the Seal 4 tie Oozfses-
SEAL States at Richmond this LIST day q August IA ss
year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred ana KY
three. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President:
J.P. BENJAMIN,
au8-tsu20 cre.1ry Of State
gS- The papers throughout the confederate STATE
cs TO the above pocl- nation at the earliest noel
enty days thereafter and send their bills to the Priysts
- Of the President.