Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-03
TO TuE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFRDERATF
STATES.

After than years warfare scarcely equaed IN
fare u which your courage $40 Uute have Illustrated your
couury aud attracted ony gratitude home adm, ion
abroad year enemies continue slegc IN which dua t
uph must be inevitable. Unlaly eSrJ With their
ece' hey asgioe that temporary reeIss qae yoar spirit
or snSE }cur determination snd hey re now gathering heavy
fer general nyEion Ia the vain hope by despe.
rate effort success NAV az ,,B ,;h DC reached.
You kuoE too WELL cogu'ymgn, What they by
Their msaabt sims at nothing less extsr.
roy What they cannot uslcr Try ropose s he spos On
victory that your homes ss pardOncd among the
The design ucile resurrection LIZ the hres
o. ncsndArm whenever they your homes they
@ Of ] a e S S2.e OF oy PTS
Conscious Of tser nsbi 10 Prevail by legitimate warfare
power who Ile IN Washington refuse even t.
confer on the subject Of putting end to cutrage which dis
grace or q len 20 suggestion for conducting
according o. the usages Of Civilization.
Fellow citizens no alternative Is r you victory or sutG
gaon slavery and he utter r Of yourselves families and
county The victory within your reach You uesi
stretch forth your hands to grapt For this AID al that
cs9ry that those whc called 10 the ted BY
that the human heart should promptly repair
Of duty should stand by their comrades front
foe, AMI thul Strengthen Tie the OoufederaeT
present suee TO create numerical equsty between
force and that Of Tue nvUssand When With approach
70 such equality have failed 70 be yc,oiiou,s
hut few q those seu actIa.ei by unWngness
their country tLl found dcu to resist tLe
temptation o. zvisitto t, hom and the love from whom
they have Jssn 50 cg that others have e tempo
aiy attention 10 Acs sr with the Intention returning
then have ghruuk from consequences Of their v0lson Of
duty that others san have i their post rom resessness
and de Of change each quuebg TIE upbrAdnss con
science, b. penus1ng hmefha his individual
have No iuuusnce on IN" general result
These aud other tnyn far less dlsgacsul than The
jsse avoid danger from the sacrifices required
by pa.oism a usytgbrs gey5us isuuB, and place the
Of beloved country and % yh3g hold desy,
la imminent peril repeat that the who duty 70
their county, Who have called and yet report
Tor duty, who have assusd hemeySs posts
Sufficient In number vc5ry IN the struggle
nPsndirg.
call y0u, them country TO hasten your camps
obedience The Dictates CT honor and OF duty
those gho have atseute tlcmssyes without leave
remained absent beyond the period allowed b. hGi iuropgh
spsr without delay % their commands and do here
- declare that grant general pardon aud amnesty 70 ali Of
ADD within the Oouietsracy, absent without leave,
Who sht with possible delay proper
posts of duty, but will be received fer deseer
beyond tEeay DAYS after the Hst Publication Of this
ton Ia the State In Eh the absentee be al the date Of he
publication This amnesty AMI pardon shsl extend 10 al who
accused who haze been convicted
gang sEnce for absence without deseron excepting
Ony those who have been twice convicted OF desertsn
finally, c0nJure couuyvomenthe wives, mothers SIS
sud daughter az the Confsieracyto their Apowe1l
wbh hef patriotism has Freely constantly csred o.
their count ag aud 20 take that who servs
the hy shah be sheltered home from disgrace having
deserted their duy to their families to their country, their
God.
49, Given usder my hand ana the Seal az TIE Cop;ede-
SEAL rate States Richmond this LIST day Of August IN The
- year Of cur Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sy
three. JEFFERSON DAVIS
BY tue President
j. p. BENIANiN,
auS-tausu Secretary % STATE.
az Tue paper Throughout. Confederate
sy lese1 u publish this proclamation at the earliest