Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-05
To THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE
STATES.

Ass than tuo q warfare scarcely equsied In
lie numb nigni aie and ssel rnsgs It's battles war
country trIc ed not Oai grad ude at home but ADM Al n
b az eneni,s gSs n Which fLsl TIL
up1 must De Insys1e In uy el.ei Win the recent sue
cessess hsy Sg that mpory eus yOor iit
o. shake our aud they ar nov gathering heavy
n,sss, geae i-ye', In h. vain hope st b. desr
rate sroEt saec may a Length De resehe'
Their msgaalt raEs nothing ls's than the
MI ton o. yours Ives Siys. and cIe They seek 20
ctorT n he rSr,oned among he vrecnes
whose srrcJs Ties have = uPed insny n
meat TSe Sn t. ince e'Te i-scr'econ g ins nre5
Of inc nd a whenever hey re ,ch homes, ad they
isbsu e ncrnr hho docs and ooueItci, by pro-
missing ndu Snee 81 the VII pSSsoG as tho P treaohery
conscious Of cir inability to prevail by esit mate vre, Mt
ia ins Ike peSce esi n should b hu LED from N r sestg
one" tie subject put log end 70 outrage9 which dis
E-S'c ort ls.en To Ton for conducting the
according N a'a :, Of G. iiLALou
Feoc zsas 20 81 rrave lei you but victory, suta
slavery and ne utter ru yourselves families snd
your county Tie victory hia you reach ne mt
stretch erts yoqr hands to a Il this AMI 81 that is
that ih Sc Wh9 called the f=d By every motive
duy should nd by their AIDES In front Of the
70, aCS thus strengthen the srmis the oonfdesey
ensar success men noF sos,nt rom tner pots Woala
Ia the Geld suffice to Numerical equEly he Eeen
,ulh squt ity Ia = loo be vic oou believe
bI Of n sb scua,sd IS GuWtlngness 10
e@p,s ION q , to hones and the low ones from whom
tsy have hen SO o9s ssp,ra sd hat ohe have s fort mpo
then have sbunk the consequences their yo q
ID a o. ossn9r each ne upbr ns 81 his
&C ence psItu suing Ills Individual services
have 20 intu nee he nj Il ysUlt
These other Though far les disgsce1 hso The
avoid CANCER, from the sacrifices requlr
by pa rosw0 never hees lev ca iau and p4,e he
of loT unty, and o. eve HI held dear,
n iunln ltcFs,t 'hst the who lLty
the have been csed out and hiv reptt
who have abs med them o th,ir posts,
SUFFICIENT IN numbcs vcgry IL the ruggc
A. pending
cal on you then my countImen 20 hasten you camps
In obedience the DICTATES hon snd Of dut aud
those sh) have 30 er hneNs with Us leave, have
remained abseH ne ond "a pend allowed b. thti ucJ g 10
repsir without thr I've commands, and d. here
by do le hat neral don and Smnests T. Il Oh
and with the Uouf eacy absent thou leave.
posts Of duty bu' be received 'eserter
days tn fr,t icaton OF IN
10 the 10 VIII tie bsvn be hs dat Of ms
lra ion. Tbs RnE-Sy hS extend - al who
socused who haze ben convicted AID under
for absence tho gesert excepting
.huse VII hsvs besn twice 'ngicted Of GeSer
Finally, epnure cOC1gYg be wives, iheIs, Els
.Ud dauSl 4 he Con ederasyt) use their sFoWe full
susnce In aid Of hi H. sidore GROWING s4cr 10 sOe
Etl Their iot5m his RELY aad cO1t ,nuy herei en-
"a. II take ihst wh1 serve
the "a - she tered tho~e from sgraoe ofhsviug
ted dug 70 Their families to Their ~, and 10 their
Sod.
l Given uRieT nv hard, and the seSi Co fsie-
stAL rate RchucLd this LIST dsy of Augu the
- year Lord ,nc thousand eight hundrel ana sixty
three. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By tho PreslIsrt:
J. P. BKsJASuS
aus tau4O ors:ary Of State.