Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-31
The Record Of Virginia in the Present War
AnathY Of Her Citizens.

Apathy Of Her Citizens
Virvpians are accused Of excessive State pride But
IA Deople in the world are 90 subhIey indifferent TO
tia preseryaton of their fame. The part which VT-
gina and Ysgnans played in the American Revolution
wa noble one, yet 10 the best Of our knOHlsdse,
thsre does not exist in the State single historical paint
ing. or single sugravug, worthy Of the name, com
memOraiye Of any one Of the many great achievement
Of Virgiaians in that struggle. There ia not even
tolsrabls collection Of historical relics. That collected
by the Historical Society Of Vrgina-an organization
which never aourshed-is ridiculous when compared
with the collections in even the youngest States Of TIE
North Eighty or ninety years have Obltsrated these
reEcs which would have been Of presleSs value to the
historian, and destroyed the landmarks which his.
tore paintings and engrayngs could have been Oas d.
We doubt whether the records OF single county have
been preserved intact They have been given 10 tie
rats the mildeW the flames she hands Of the Nandals
now waging war against US, with shameless and df-
graesfu indereIcs Before the war, Yankee curiosity
hunters we're permitted 70 buy steal our most Var-
able manuscripts and relics. The record Of Virgins
during the Revolution Is forever lost 70 the s at.
part Of il may be fout in the Historical Societies Of
New YORK and Massachusetts, and In the British Coo
MAJ OHies, but the rest Il nOn-extAnL
Since this indifference cannot be AseTibed to lack
OF State PRIDE il must be attributed 70 grand indo-
lsDee-A lOrdly azinesa. The apathy or laGnesa
exists in regard to the present Two at least OF
she SJuhern States have been pains preserve their
record in the immense struggle, bot Virginia has nos
lifted her hand Here and there, Isolated collector,
like Mr. HOWisOn the assistant Editor OF this paper
and few Others may be found but there no concert
Of action among these collectors, no Association Or
Eanzsd for the express purpose Of preserving the
tsris If y,,ginian bstorv: and in her SAFE capacy
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Hsn- las uONo N''-"e
Society % dead or noPeiessy DORMANT IheTe mas MOI
been, so far aware, meeting OF the EEeeu-
tive uommittes sinoe The breaking out of the war
d.. Cs.i.,.., 81 ,h., cor,r,;,tss CoD.., Rohirson
Auo NHAiiNlAn VI 'N@' SS'i''sN' NOA""J A'S''NoO"'
Esq, the life aud soul Of the Society. No one has
arisen 70 m his pace and without him. the very exist
anos og ths Soeirtv bas been forgotten
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0o1'A 'O1'o '''l' - .PP'1
Johntton ~ Us agent 10 RECORD inc names Oh TIE
soldiers from that Safe Who have fallen during the
present. war; and on the rss OF December Ass he made
3 report TO the Legislature, from which We make tie
following extract:
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As nc ssen' sPpolnseu 70 eousc. SnI IeToFu Tue
hAmoi Oi ueeeaseu sOIulefs Hom SCUM OAToAhA "no
nave Asn oA.le OF aieo uurihs me var oSs Sa'e
- - - 49, - F-No' - - -
Ss,, ~ ~ ' uly, .t.,-., .,,..,
- 49, scr,r,Sai- Ica-s ~ 49,. ,s.,o1, - .ar.j
ss.tis- nm "a ,slsr e,,rrs ~ d. Sss,hs - 49,
tse 80 - - - ,l N.I a - s
pIa 49, so1. 80
$1,000 80 49, y, ,0 O0e ''e''-' '" 'N'
VnSi@i 10 eA'A4 i0l''
Here follows ist Of the dead Of the various South
O,rolina regimenta TIA aggregate Of which IA thus
-. ;. a. 49, -. - a.. -.
~IN~.s,, - -
$50 save uot0S, N nc PuO,o - ne iAA
es 40 lsien1. " u'SSAs'u sO'uoiS " o 'u0
desired Ias re4u'S' hA' o"sa anu Is o.
$500 = - ~. ~ - Ny..A II, .aA.
,.o,i - - 81 Co.. ,hS.'s5 "a
eghtynins men. Of these, two thousand two buudr,
and thirty nice fell in bae or died from wounds and
s assea Iu oaSo anu MY HOm &c" ron
The record, alphabetically arranged, as far as made,
has been placed In the Library for the information Of
tns members Of your honorable ooOy. SiGeS the re-
- Ish 81 ,,a 1870 S.o s
sources.
North Carolina has gone several steps further than
her sister State as viii be seen BY the annexed para
rraph. which We clip from an exchange:
Coon IDEA.-Fhs State OF North Carolina has Lu-
reAn for keeping roll OF honor The record embrsc
the name, rsnk, resieenee, GATE Of entering eerVee
49, orDSS5 IilSd 49, S.cbs,,a5 49,
I'D. cSshiered, or deserted; and a short mil airy
akstOh Of every nicer and private from the stae-in.
ending al battles N Haloa sAoa nA' Par'lo
80 .ood - ,bs srsi b.,,sIjoos
&c Another Is TO contain biographical sketches Of ali