Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-05
THE CoNFEDgRATn ARMIES.
1he Commands from the Several
Southern and border states.

Ahc commands from the SeNcfui
Southern and border states.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
kindly rcpublsh the enclosed. 1t VIII
come I'm Just now very wen, as some OF
our friends claim that Virginia did not
furnish as many troops IN the late war
as some other states. and we wish her
record ever before US. Yours truly,
=. $. VI.
Richmond, Va, July q, 1894
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
In your editorial Of the 22d on the sub
5ect OF the Muster Rolls of Virginia
Troops" YOU refer TO letter from Col
onol Ainsworth TO General Anderson, in
which it was enormously state that Nir-
ginia had 100 batteries OF artillery in the
Confederate armies. Below / send you
an extract from "Regimental Losses in
the Clvl War; by Lieutonant-COlonel
William IT, Fox q work which the author
SAYS represents th- patient and con-
scientious labor Il years Days. and often
weeks. havo been spens on the figures OF
each regiment and 10 statistics are given
that are not warranted by the official re-
cords" AS Tar as am abe to Judge this
volume by comparison with others of Ike
Oh 4racter, 30 is tho most accurate and
complete, and by far the most impartial
work OF the kind published since the war
by the northern press. colonel Fox gives
the following:
STRENGTH or THE CONFEDERATE
ARMIES"
Alabama-55 regiments and II hattalions
Of infantry: 3 regiments Of cavalry;
regiments O. partisan rangers and l6 bat
ter'cs of Light artillery.
Arkarsa So regiments and 70 hattalions
Of infantry; 6 regiments and > battalions
OF cavalry, and 10 batteries OF light ar
tillery.
Florda-iO regiments and battalious
OF infantry; . regiments and l battalion
Of cavalry and . batteries OF light ar
t'l, ~
Georgia-6S regiments and Y battalions
a. infantry; II regiments and 2 battalions
OF cavalry; / regiment and 1 battalion
CT partisan rangers; 2 battalions Of heavy
artillery and IS batteries of light ar
tilery
Louisiana-34 regiments and 10 battalions
Of infantry regiments and l battalion
OF cavalry; 1 regiment OF partisan
rangers. regiments o. heavy artillery.
and 70 batteries Of light artillery.
Mississippi-l9 regiments and bat !
tahons OF infantry; Z regiments and |
battalions uf cavalry; regiments o. ]
partisan rangers, and % batteries or /
light artillery
North Carollna-Gq regiments and bat /
talions OF infantry; 1 regiment and /
battalions Of cavalry: battalons or
heavy artillery. and 8 batteries Of light ar
tillery.
South Carolina-53 regiments and 2 bat
tahons Of infantry. regiments and
battalion OF cavalry; J regiment and !
battalion Of heavy artillery and Is bat
ter.es of light artillery
Tenne see -6l regiments and battaIions
OF infantry; q regiments and IL bat
talions cavalry. l regiment and / bat
TALON Of heavy artillery, and 81 batteries
of Hight artillery.
TcXas-22 regiments and battallons OF
Infantry: p regiments and battalons
Of cavalry. and i6 batteries of light ar
Iiliery.
Nirginia-65 regiments and 10 battalions
n Infantry; % regiments and II battshons
u cavalry regiment OF partisan rangers:
regiment Of artillery. and % batteries OF
artillery
Border states-2i regiments and 4 bat
alions OF infentry; 9 regiments and .
'attaions OF cavalry, and II batteries or
ight artillery.
Confederate States Regulars regi-
nents Of infantry; regiments OF cavalry, !
M battery OF artillery.
Aggregatc-5zJ regiments and IS bat
aiions OF infantry, ~ regiments and A /