Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-05

nv, Noi'nern virvis.
The Confederate sols,
mense odds. In the Sa.'
ties Around Richmond s Y
the James river liz az
AT Fredericksburg 4
them routed 1l0,Oo0 3.
AT ChancellorsvilIe, IN $50 ,sa'
der Lee and Jackson whs
Tor the death of Jacksnpl
annihilated an army y
NOSE than double tke,r
At Gettysburg 81, 900 a. !, Vsl
the heights mannad pu
900. AT the WI, N
1864, $4,000 mel "0e'
cesslully resisted ISL .ts0 !,
AT APPROXIMATION, in 1881
surrendered to the no., ae
by Grant. The United &, AZ VI
ment, ut the end OF the ~'. r.
out of service 1000, Oo9 ~ y X
had in the field from q
1900, 900. If tn e Confe,lan.l'S' I
had then had only this dst
numbers to contend win 4
have driven every inynds. \
soil of Virginia.
But the Confederate so,a.
In addition to these odd y
for the transportation ana
ton of troops and supplies NJ
the network of RAILWAYS in 4
north of him, all of which /
ject to the control of the =.
and backed by q treasury NH Nh
tuning out money by tn Y
dollar of which was worth n
federate dollars.
1t should be rememberoa !
while the South was rest,i.2
own territory for supplies. WI
people for men, the North d,'I
world for material, and On \
ton of the earth for men.
The arms and ammuniN,,!
Federal soldiers were ab,,nS
good, so abundant and "a n
they supplied both armies.
greatly preferred by Confa)l
GERS. The equipment of A|
armies was well-nigh perfcct
cilities for manufacture wes|
unlimited, and the nation n
expenditure of treasure toa
only the Countrywide Unin]
be saved. The factory and|
chimneys made a pillar Of y
day and of fire by night. +,
improvements were hurried
front and adopted by both N
most simultaneously; for Ia
the Federals bought when tbl|
crates captured and used \
latest.
Commissary stores were ri,
over Virginia for the use ofib
ing armies. They had MORT,
could protect, and their loss i,
to the hungry defenders Of
The Confederate soldiers foua
of ills occasioned by the dem
chloroform and morphia. viii
excluded from the Confedera,
traband of wa~. The man (,
submitted to amputation with
or tossed on /, couch
for a night and "A day
sleep for the want of a dose of
may possibly be able to estIl
advantages which resulted
possession by the Federal SUI
an unlimited supply of these.
The Confederate soldier
bounties and regular m, NTH
Stars and Stripes, the Star
Banner, Hail Columbia.
Tramp, Tramp, John Brow
Rally Round the Flag, andaH
and fanaticism which skineI
could create, opposing this,
ray with the modest and M
frain of Dixie, supported bys
luton of Mary land, My N
He fought good wagons, lat Ii
tons ofquartermaster's stores;
trains of splendid material!
struction by the mile: /
wooden and iron, and mend
lustrated papers, to cheer TIN
blue with sketches the glorit
they did not do; Bibles BY
.oad, and tracts by the mill
Iirst to prepare them for death
second TO urge upon them the
lying.
The Confederate soldier fot
Sanitary Commission, . whos
'ers, armed with every facil
convenience, quickly carried
md wounded of the Federal
comfortable quarters, Yemo'
bloody garments, laid the sutf
lean and dry couch. clothed
lean clothes, and fed him on
he world could afford and ma
lie fought the well-built. th
'Nuipped ambulances, the &
urgeons, nurses and hospiia
!rds, and the best surgical ap
inown to the medical wof
ought the commerce OF the
states and all the facilities
which Europe could supply, "
,Wn ports were closed
he world. He tough
rained officers and the
roops of the United States
SISTED by splendid volunteer
,esides swarms of men, thel
ne earth-Portuguese, Spanil
an, German, Irish, Scotch,
reneh, Chinese, JapaneA
lack, olive and brown. Heia
fe for life with this hireIir
Tho died for pay ourned by
mo were better fed and clot
n, happier, and more conte
le army than ever they weres
nj whose graves strew the
'nesome places, where nom
'eep. When one of these !
'uld be bought TO fill the 20
confederate soldier killed the
II compunction, and their 4
iried them without a tear.
The Confederate soldier tou
les of distress which came fr
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