The National tribune., 1891-07-09
Statistics or the War.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: VIII you
kindly give me the following facts through The
columns Of your paper, viz:
l. The total number OF enlistments in tbs
Union Army during the war OF the rebellion.
2 The total number Of men I'm the Union
armies during the rebellion. JThe enlistmeRt5
DO not show the actual number Of men, as some
enlisted twice or moro)
3. The total number Of men discharged from
the Union armies at the close Of the rebellion.
3. The number of men still remaining in
the Union army after the discharge Of tho vol
Egtecrs, who had served &c any ;imo during
the war. / refer 90 the Regular Army.
5. The number Of calls made by Lincoln FOR
men, the amount called for IN each call, and
the number that responded.
8. The number and dates Of drafts ordered,
in what States the drafts bad % be enforced
and the number Of men raised by draft in each
State.
:. The total number Of men who we're killed
or died Of wounds in the Union army during
the rebellion, and also the total number who
died Of disease.
3. At what rate per year the old soldiers OF
the rebellion are now dying.
9. The total number OF them now living.
Will you kindly respond in your paper 70
the above questions and obige-O. J. jolly,
Rockwell City, Iowa.
| lANsWEE.-TOu ask as some questions which
no man can answer. The others We viii try
to-
/ / and 2 The total number Of snlistments
| during the war was 2,S59.l32. How many diff
+ fercnt mdlCltUglS served no man knows. Ls
was possible FOR one man to have served out as
/ many as five eu.istmcnts during tho war.
/ The Adiutaut-Gencral has placed the enlist
ments reduced TO a three-years' standard at
/ 2,3279l7 men.
3. There were o5aut 100000 men discharged
I at the close Of the war; The exact Ggurss can
not be given.
l. The actual strength Of the Regular Army
March 81, lsC5, was 1850 present, and 1859
/ abseHt-total, 2tG6J. large force Of voiun-
tcers and colored troops were kept in service
until as late as 1867.
5. President Lincoln called for IS COO three
months men April Is, 1861, and 9I5l6 re-
T spOlded. May 3, 1851 he called for 100000
men FOR three years, and there were furnished
under this call, 657 $50 threey years men, BIB
six months men; OH one year men. and 30
300 twO-ycars men, making total OF 70065O
men. In May and June 1852, New York, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois furnished about 10000
three months men. July 2, 1862, the President
called for 100000 three-y years men. and re-
ceived 42l465. Aug. T. 1862, 100000 nine
months men were called for and 57555 fur
nishcd. June -, 1863, 1851 six months men
were called out. Oct H. 1863, and Feb. /, 1864,
100000 men for three years were called for, and
3693SO were furnished. March H. 1854 200-
OOO thrce-yeGrs men were called for, and 292,lJ3
furnished. In the Summer of 1861 1852 100
days men were called ont. July IS, 1864,
50O.0 900 threc-yCars men were called for and
356461 furnished. Dee. 10. 1864, COO men
were called out, and 2l22l2 furnished for one,
two three and four years.
6. The drafted men actually held to service
numbered 52,0GS, and there were 1880 con-
scripts who sent substitutes. Ii would take
up too much space to answer this question
fully.
z. The latest estimates places the number OF
killed in battle at 11OO7G. It was much moro
than this. as great numbers of the missing"
were really killed. There were 2i9, 4J3 deaths
from disease.
8. It is estimated that about 90 1000 veterans
are dying per annUm.
9. The census reports show 100000 Union
veterans were surviving last year.-EDrrOR
I NATIONAL TRIBUNE