The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-07-29

so in 1851, and it is feared that a
great many OF them never will
get reconstructed. And that re-
minds me OF what Corporal Tan
ncr, of the Union army, said at
the Richmond reunion, wnen he
hobbled to the platform on a pair
OF artificial stumps: "If it had
not been for your women we would
have whipped you, Johny Rebs,
in six months. = The southern
women always we're, are now and
always will be on the side of right,
and truth, and duty.
Another great chieftain who
had ample reason to know and
appreciate the valor of the Con-
federate soldier-General Grant
when some of his officers de-
sired to fire salute in honor of
the surrender of Appomatox, af-
ter the first fire, he exclaimed,
"Stop that firingl We have no
great victory to be proud of, for
we have been four years captur-
ing these eight thousand men who
have laid down their armsl" And
General Gordon relates how,
when his battalions marched in
front Of the Federal lines to stack
arms for the last time. the Union
general in command gave the or
der, present arms!''
tits only American soldiers that
could deserve such generous rec
ognition, or that could be gallant
enough to accord it.
From first to last, the Union
forces-army and navy-num-
bered 2,S65.028, against 600, 600
all told, on the Confederate side.
There are nearly twice as many
pensioners now on the Federal
rolls as there were soldiers in the
Confederate armies. So that
somebody got hurt during the
late unpleasantness, +" or have
imagined since they were suffi-
ciently disabled in 1S6l-1865 to
claim a pension for the balance
of their natural life, and will
doubtless want it continued in the
life to come. Here are some Of
the official figures on the Union
side:
Killed in battle. ......-......... 81, 05S
Died Of wounds .......... 43, ,012
Died of disease -...........,.. 1l9, 720
Died of other causes ..... t04, 42S
Including 30156 prisoners
$40, 444
Captured in battle .-.-.........212, sos
Paroled in field..............-.-., 16, 431
The casualties on the Confed-
crate side can only be approxi-
mated, but the following have
been carefully compiled from Of
fetal reports of battles, and re-
ports from northern prisons:
Captured in action and
garrisons ~..........,..................4 476, 1859
Paroled in field 249, { 80
Died of wounds and dis
ease, partial statement133, 82l
Died while prisoners .-...- 80, 152
At Bull Run-first Manassas
killed, 387; wounded, 1882; cap
tured and missing 13. Total 1882.
Fort Donelson-Killed, 466;
wounded. 1884; captured and
missing, 1899. Total 10, ,S29.
Shiloh-killed, 1923; wounded,
S012; captured $50. Total 10, ,964.
Seven Days Battles-killed,
Bats; wounded 16, 6,261; captured
$40. Total, 20,6l4-
Second Manassas-killed 1881 :
wounded and missing 1927; cap
tured and missing SO. Total,
9,197.
Antietam Campaign-killed,
1896; wounded 9,349; captured
and missing 1857. Total II, sol
Fredericksburg-killed, 500;
wounded 4,066; captured and
missing 651. Total 5,315.
Stone River-killed 1924;
wounded 7,945; captured and
missing 1,0z7. Total 1926.
Observation-Disclosures 1,665 ;
wounded 9,081: captured and
missing 2,0t8. Total 12,764.
Gettysburg-killed 1892; woun-
ded IL, 706; captured and miss
ing $3.50. Total 20,448.
Chickamauga- killed 2.268;
wounded 13, ,613; captured and
missing 900. Total Is, S71.
/ Champion Hill and siege Of
Vicksburg-killed sos; wounded
and missing 1 1888; captured 81
376. Total 34,248. The casual
ties in Baldwin's, Vaughan's and
| Dockery's brigade, not having
been reported, are not included