Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-22

m nm IN the Confederate army. Let the
n.ou,e OF future time know Of the ire
mcndous odds Of that great connicI
A DUTY WE OWE.
'r most heartily" said Mr.. +. A. Bowry.
| sendorse the editorials In your paper IN
regard TO compiling and publishing
roster of the troops furnished by this
state 10 the Confederate States army ana
navy II IL a duty we owe not only 10
the dead and living patriots and heroes.
bur 10 future generations. The good old
county OF Hanover has commenced IN
good earnest, and l hope IL VIII NOT
be long before you VIII gee nio'e
| all along the line from sea TO mountain.
I believe our worthy grand-cominanueI
will do anything In his power 10 &c. w.
local camps to mako some uhi'eu shoas
| in that direction. TO show how little we
80, In regard to the matter. just last
week a friend and myself had discus.
s,on az 10 which OF the States furnished
| 'tns greatest number Of troops to the
c,us. u. commended that Georgia, Ala
homa and North Carolina each furnished
r,ore troops than Virginia. 1 thougnt
! chi. state furnished more troops
I ,h,n any OF the other STATES.
| Rut az I had no data by which couid
| determine the number we iurnisneu'
| could only guess at II, taking the reia,ise
population of the States before she va.
| which was not an absoiute'y sale
| as West Virginia was taken from U.s.
SHOULD SETTLE THE QUESTION.
| Mr. r. s. N. Valentine said;
| '"The movement to secure In durau'e
| form a roster OF troops furnished by Nir-
| sinia in our Lost Cause meets my
hearty approval. There seems 10 ne
| great diversity OF opinion IN reearu '"
| tho numbers actually engaged In hos
met d,,r.rg the war A correct enume-
ro,ion nv all the States will set at rest
| forever this doubtful question. and Nir-
| a,r,, without being valnglorlous, VIII
| boya mn cause to blush at her numbers
| or achievements. How 10 accomplish
| this YOU have I doubt not fuiiy con-
s,dorod When secured too much praise
! cannot be bestowed upon the origfnatorS
| OF the idea"
| 'T most heartily approve OF the sugges-
| ,Ion." said Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. thai
| we should have complete roster OF lh'
| Virginians who served IN the 'ohi cue
ate army II is certainly most desirable
and believe entirely feasible. TO secure
such roll. It would require considera'
! bio effort and some expenditure OF money
| but n would not be very difficult or very
| exnensive. and / know OF no expendi
| ,ure of the like amount, either OF effort
| ar money. that would produce such Valu
| able results. Such roster would De ex'
| trernely useful even now. ana would De
| come more Interesting and valuable a.
| the years so on.
81 think the state should undertake tc
do this work, and / believe that in max
ing necessary appropriations to thai
end. the LEGISLATURE would nave the undhI
1 nous approval OF the people.
THANKS THE DISPATCH.
Commander X. NJ. Northen, OF Picket
| Camp said: II am very thankful 'ol
your interest In the Confederate soldier
There Is no doubt in my mind that there
| could be muster-roll or the virginia
troops gotten. up at a very small cost.
"The camp that / am a member o.
passed a resolution at its last meeting
that each member furnish the camp will
a roll of his company. i was very mucl
eratIfied when members OF the First
Twelfth, Fifteenth. and Seventeenth Wiz
ginia regiments reported they could FUR
nIsh the camp rolls of their regiments
There are nearly one hundred camps an
associations in Virginia. representing
every branch Of the Confederate services
These organizations can furnish in les
time than one year the names OF thei
| DUN INlilb anu
Colonel John Bell Bigger said: II an
In full sympathy with the praiseworth.
object which the Dispatch earnestly advo
Gates The names of the heroes who bat
tied In the righteous cause for whicl
our Southland struggled should be Ell
craven on tablets of imperishable marble
as their deeds are ndelibly stampe'
upon memorys tablet in the hearts of
true people. Every newspaper shoul'
herald the names OF these self-sacrihcinl
sons OF Virginia. The old Commonwealth
will preserve in bound volumes the name
Of her Confederate soldiers"
HAS BEEN DERELICT.
THE movement" said Past-Commande
r. y. Pollard. of Lee Camp. meets will
my hearty approval, and though this, tn
mother of States and of statemen. has l.
my humble judgment been somewha
| derelIct In her duty 10 those who 'unde
the trying circumstances connected W.T.
the period of lSGl-65 upheld the dignit
and honor Of this Commonwealth. yet