The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-01-04

blood sfalHe1 records NJ Dhf pssf,
,esfoh M tie Hurled archives n q
silent haii6n, and. win aclihg hearts,
Nh ~ Ihp beafilstohes N tnonfnos
" atk faeia. mast Walk among fbe
long f0ws u oooamleicd graves ior
figures, must gather hon ali mess
materials !rom which " write a tfao
and faithful history o. lho aag n llio
slarry Cfoss and iloao Who died ba.
Meath Iis shadow. Alas, many who
would gladly assist IN ibls labor Of
love have been for years forced 10 do.
vote thoir time almost exclusively 10
daily. sye, and nightly toll for bicadf
For this cause, aud no other, we fear-
0 ] failure at The outset, but now that
tlic society has continued 10 exit
from year TO year and 70 provo its
existence by works. let us hope that
the history Of the sad Niobe Of Ma
tions viii yet be written.
The forces and losses of tho Con-
federato army were the FIRST coniribu-
tion to history from tie Eouthorn
Historical Society.
In the November numbers Of "The
New Eclectic and The Land We
Love-" 1869, an interesting aid i'm.
portant correspondence was publish
ed between DR.. Joseph Jones, Secre,
tary OF the Historical Society, and
General ). Cooper, ex ndjutant Gems
eral of the Confederate States. From
that source we CLEAN the following
facts for the benetit OF those who are
not so fortunate as TO have preserved
a file Of those valuable magazines.
Such facts are startling even to
those who participated in the South.
ern struggle:
|. The available force OF the Con-.
fcdefate army did not, during hewar,
exceed 100000 men!
2. The Confederate States never
had ia their defence more than 200.
700 men in the field at one time,
43. From 1861 to 1865 The Confed
rats forces actively engaged
My 60V ,00n'
4. The total number of deiths dlr-
lg that time were 100000!
5. Losses Of prisoners counted as IL.
1tal losses on account Of United
lates policy of exchange, 200,000I
6. The loss of Confederate States
rmy by discharge, disability, aud de.
'rtion amounted to 100000!
7. AT the close of the war, the
rec of the Confederate army was
IS than 100000 men!
s. Out Of 100000 men, 100000
ere lost to the service!
These facts are taken from calcula-
1ns made with great care by DIR.
,seph Jones, Submitted to and ap-
owed by Gen. S. Cooper, AdJutant
eneral of the Confederate Army.
'om them we deduce these two facts:
the close of the war the Federal
rces numbered one million the
onfederate forces numbered one
ndred thousand! How sad and elo-
ent diff-rence! Eloquent of dis
Vantage, determination, devotion
d death!
The files of the Office held BY Gen.
,oper were carefully preserved, and
is tragic secret was carefully pre-
rved and knowL only TO its Heroes.
ley guarded it we'll. It was boxed
J, and retreated under guard from
chmond to Charlotte, N. G. There
was unfortunately captured, and
: United States found that her mill.
i of men had been held at bay by
e hundred thousand onlyl
This box, along with Other treas>
es Of our past, is said to lie entomb-
in the stronghold Of building
epared for the purpose at WashiDg-
a City. The tattered remnant of
Q Grand Army of the South laid
wn its arms at the command of
IN R. e. Lee; at his word they
oke their swords and furled their
nner. Then their President was
prisoned and women's cries went
to the God of battles, leaving it
to Him. These men and women
, now citizens of the United States,
F-abiding, harmless. faithful citi.
ls--s she proud Of them, true to
IN, faithful to them? Does she pro.
t them in their rights to Citizen
p? Truth compels the declaration
It in their return to her fold she
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