The National tribune., 1890-06-05
NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY JUNE 1890

put into their armies every white man capa-
bic of carrying musket A traveller through
the South would not scarcely see anywhere
an able-bodied man whowas not in the army,
while in the North the men who had gone to
I the front could not be missed Remembering
the relentless way in which the rebels exc
cuted the CONSUMPTION laws, the presumption
is fair that until the very last part of the
war jeff Davis had really more men at his
command than President Lincoln had in the
! field. As these former occupied the interior
line, and were standing on the defensive,
they counted for many more than were
brought against them.
Col. Fry continued:
Tho South had Mt tho beginning no army no
| navy, no treasury. no arms or munitions of war;
with NIL her ports blocRndcd and no credit mt any
court OF any nation on earth and yet with all this
| vast odds of numbers and resources to contend
against and practically without arms of ofense
defense, the South met and successfully held in
check through this four years of dreadful
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against them.
The rebel conspirators had thrown into
their hands very large proportion of all
the arms and munitions of war there were
i'll the United States at the time Fort Sum-
ter was fired on. This gave them an inn
mcnse advantage. The navy was similarly
neutrali2ed Nearly all the effective ships
were cunningly sent to the farthest seas in
the world. Another valuable portion was
treachcrously destroyed at the Norfolk
Navy yard, and hundreds of the best guns
then known were turned over to the rebels
The immense armorics of England and the
rest of Europe were gladly opened to the
rebels, and they had an abundance of cotton,
which England and France desired above
all things, to exchange for cannon, rifles,
ships and ammunition.
Again:
The battle Of Shiloh, fought April and T. 1852.
commanded by Gen. Grant on tho Federal side
and by Gems. Albert Sidney Johnston and Bragg
on the Confederate side.
The first day of the battle Grant had In action
and under Isis command 1855 men, Johnston 49,,
a}5
The Confodorntcs attacked the Foderas In their
position aud drove thrm for mics to the very mar
Gin 81 tho Tennessee River
The Confederalos captured That day from Fed
erals 5,o!2 prisoners Of war, &c stands Of colors
2ntuD stands OF smalarms aud co pieces OF nrtil-
iery.
During tho night Of the 9th Gen Buell. reinforced
Cen Giant with 2l,575 fresh troops. swelling
Grants total 10 7o,sla Foderals aRninst Johnston's
total o! 80 20 Cnuledcratcs.
The Comte de Paris puts Grants total
force the first day at $4,000 men. This in
Guided all kinds of u-combatants-sick
in hospital, hospital attendants, Quarter
masters, Transfers, etc. Against this force,
which could not have numbered more than
10000 fighting men, Albert Sidney Johnston
threw force which according to the rebel
official reports notorious for undertaking
consisted OF 10 335 fighting men. During
the night Lev Wallaccis Division of Grants
army, and Nelson's, Crttenden's and Nc
Cooks Of Buel's, numbering altogether
probably 200Jo fighting men, arrived on
the field, making the effective strength Of
the Union army about 10000 to something
over 10000 on the rebel aide, and forced the
latter 10 retreat, The rebels Acknowledged
n loss Of i,72s killed, s0i2 wounded and
go prisoners total, 1869 The official
report of the Union loss was / 700 killed,
: 495 wounded and 3022 captured-tot
i21G3 We lost 80 cannon, and captured
30 from the rebels.
Again
The battle 81 AIurfreasboYo, fought Dec. 81, 90
nnd Jan ]. 3D. Bragg had q 90 Confcdcraies and
i.o1ecrnus 5000 FcdcraIs.
THIS a drawn battle neither party gained the |
field or position of ilc other. Tho Confrderntes
lost 10 ooo men and the FedcraIa said to have
lost 300 men. This last estimate, l think. is
probably too large
Braggs official report, made just before
the battle OF Stone River, showed his effect
i've total " TO be:
Infantry 80 sol
@Ttefy 100:
Total 5I.o36
Bat he sent away Morgans and For
rests Bfigades Of cavalry, on raids which
reduced his effective force to 46,6Ol
Rosecrans's official report, also made just
before the battle, states his force:
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