The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-07-02
CONFEDERATE FORCES.
Where the "Lost Cause" Got the Ven to Tight
their Battles.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNr:


their Battles.
FpIroR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Truth IL confirmed by investigation and delay;
fasehood ayaiis itself Of haste aud uncertainty
TactUs
II has been reported by many Of the late
Confoderates and their very ardent friends in
the North that they the COnlcdcrates) were
overwhelmed; that lie Union forces were two,
If not three, TO one Of theirs
Let ms see If statistics confirm the above
statements. The persons Of military age, white
males between lS aud 81 years of age. i'm tho
United States in June, 1850, were J,G2l,065.
The natural increase of military age for 1850
was l23 400; that is, the difference between
those passing Is and those passing - years of
o. age. The census Of 1850 shows that the then
j. slave States had of military age 1,59S 52l ;
also, white population of s 036699. As there
is a very small difference between tho number
of males and females we may safely and almost
correctly say that the white male population
would not be less than 100000 from whom
the Confederate forces were 10 be recruited.
Now, how many were in the Confederate aTmyY
OF the said natural increase" OF the United
States for 1860 the quota Of the said slave
States would be 33Ol5 which, added 10 .50S,-
52l, would give, June 1851, n force Of l63l, SEQ.
Add this 10 the natural increase" for the
four years following, and we have ,7G3,7i6 up
TO June, 1865, TO recruit from. True the civil
war closed in April, 1865 but the said natural
increase" (330l5) remained subject 10 the
order Of the Confederate authorities in the
carly part of said year.
Remember, We are showing tho available
numbers liable and subject TO the commands Of
said authorities. Gen. Grant made the follow
Ing statement: " Every able bodied male in the
South from II to 60 years OF age was in the
army, or supposed 10 DO there
Again, it was remarked by thousands Of
HFF.F Tfta
expeditions, that they saw no boys"
" What has become OF the boys?" I" Has the
C0nicderacy gone mad aud couscripted all the
boys of the SOUTH" Again, I'VE found no
men at homo except old and dccrcpit ones"
Such statements might be multiplied. DO they
not confirm Grants statemcnt2 Now for the
figures TO show the number of males between
II and Is and - and 90 years Of age.
il has been ascertained by a series or calcula-
tious that one-tcnth Of the male population Of
a sparscly- scttlcd State will very nearly equal
the number Of males between the ages OF II and
is years; aud that one-tweith of said popula-
ton Will as equally represent those males
between 40 and 90 years Of age These esti-
mates will give as one.tcnth plus onG-twelith
OF 100000, which equals 733. 333, which added
10 l,7G3,1i6 gives 2ig1,O19, tie number of
males between the ages Of II aud 60 from which
10 recruit the armies Of the South. But we
viii be liberal aud leave 1909 out Of the
count and thereby give 100000 subject 10
" orders We ask the reader 10 remember, and
not forget, The doubly-intcnsc unity of senti-
mcnt pefyading male and female throughout
tic South; also, remember the irregular bush
whacking warfare carried on in the rear Of our
troops by politely spcakiag) Home Guards.
In this connection the reader must recall the
fact that the North was a divided North. VAL
lanGlgham Ia August or September, 1851 in
Dayton, o., IN 4 speech made use Of Tie follow
ing language: There are two rcbClli0ns in
this country. One Ia the South and one in the
North. You who believe il your duty to put
down the ono IN the South, enlist aud DO so /
shall remain here and do all in my power to
put down the one in the North"
/ recall this speech twas there and heard I'D
only for the purpose Of emphasizing the fact
the bitter, burning fact-that tho North was a
divided North. Many people, many soldiers
aye, Union sOldiers-sUem 10 have forgotten
that TIC North was a divided North. What
were the forces Of the North2 Here they are
the exact numbers, 22I3.3G5. From this we
must deduct III -9j dcscricrs and about - 900
soldiers in the rear Of the armies in the field
stationed here aud there, for various purposes,
chief Of which was 10 watch the rebellion
IN the North" Total deductions 49,, 500
leaving 2OlG.i69 10 operate in the field. In
the light aud the fact that the South had been
working with all her rare talent and in
genuity, intensely working for not less than
10 years prior 10 the civil war for separation;
IN the light Of tho extreme hatred Of the South
for the North, a result Of said working" can
anyone, in the light Of the figures aud state
mcuts MADE, say we have exaggerated when we
put down 100000 as the number Of troops the
CoatsGCraCy had in the field during tie civil
WARP is il beyond the truth 20 say the South
had 100000 persons engaged ia LushWhackiugg
] intended IN this article 10 make only mathe-
NAUTICAL statements, and avoid, however tempt
iur, al emotional expressions. Ia the light Of
the political, social, educational and religious
history Of the South prior 10 the civil war, can
anyone say that any statement herein IS ex-
aggcmtedf
With malice towards mono and charity to-
wards all these lines are submitted.
Great God we thank thee for this home
This bOuutCous b.ril-land Of the free;
Where wanderers from affair may come,
Aud breathe tie air Of Liberty
-SAMUEL J. HEEDERsoS, Dayton, o.
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