The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-26

kindle the burnt out fagots Of sectional
animosities. And OF this. am sorry
20 observe a conspicuous example in q
recent public address from the Governor
Of Georgia 70 surviving soldiers Of the
Confederate Army.
LOSSES OF THE ARMY.
The Army Of the Potomac in its cam
paigns from 'Gl to '65 lost 200. $40 men.
killed and wounded and "a. 742 miss
ing. a large number Of whom were kill
ed and wounded that is to say. the
losses Of the Army Of the Potomac were
larger than the combined losses Of all
the other Union armies employed In the
OWL war These figures do not in
clude casualties on the picket line nor
the continuous, almost daily losses by
the cavalry in outpost service and skir-
mishes. II these were added, the losses
have gisen on the authority Of Dol.
VIM + Fox. trustworthy authority.
who has compiled them from the Of
fetal Records would be increased
over ten per cent. II may be safely as
sumed, says Dol. Fox, that tho losses Of
the Army Of Northern Virginia were
about the same as those Of the Army OF
the Potomac 1t therefore appears that
these two great armies, representing the
best on either side In discipline, equip
ment, fortitude and fighting, lost half
million Of men in q hundred and
thirty-two combats, most Of which were
fought on the soil Of Virginia, the bat
tlefeld OF the OWL war. The survivors
Of these armies, represented here TO-
day, have earned the rank and title OF
veteran soldiers Although the laurels
won in the Spanish. h.Amerioan war are
fresher, the Donors gained ty the SOL
diers Of the Civil war are imperishable.
Forty thousand Union veterans are
sheltered in homes maintained in whole
or in part by the National Government
One hundred and forty million dollars
year are given In pensions by the
Government TO Union soldiers. The
South oheerfully contributes its share
Of the taxation imposed TO meet these
large expenditures. This month, both
houses Of Congress, in which all the
Southern States and constituencies we're
represented. passed a liberal pension act
for the benefit Of Union soldiers and
their widows, without dissenting
voice or vote. Only week ago the
Governor Of South Carolina and the
municipal authorities Of Charleston
asked the Government to establish q
home for Union soldiers at Castle Pinck-
ney, in the harbor Of Charleston.
BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR COMPARED
WITH THOSE OF OTHER WARS.
How often you have compared our
battles with those of our English cous-
ins and the Dutch republics in South
Africa. When you read of the battle
Of Santiago. or Of the snipe-hunting
in the Philippine Islands, how often
you have recalled the bloody conflicts
between the Army Of Northern Virgin
ia and the Army Of the Potomac at
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville
and Gettysburg and Spotsylvania. The
Army of the Potomac fought dozen
battles. in any Of which the casualties
exceeded the combined losses Of all our
armies In the recent Cuban and present
Philippine wars. The number Of kill
ed and wounded in the Army Of the
Potomac at the Battle Of Spotsylvania
was greater than the combined losses
of the British army during all the pres
ent war In South Africa. as officially
reported and tabulated up to this date.
The Dutch republics have indeed
taught the world the resources for de-
fence possessed by brave race. Who
have modern arms Of precision in their
hands, and who know how to use them
Compare the tiresome and desul-
tory hostilities in the Philippine
Islands with the campaigns In
South Africa The Philippines, who
number millions, have never held their
ground for an hour against the Ameri.
can troops They are an inferior race.
incspably led, and unfit for war; The
Dutch generals have bsffied the skill Of
the ablest British commanders. The
Dutch burghers-th farmers and herds
men-the cowboys and Saxon rough
riders Of South Africa have deied the
assaults Of the best troops In Europe
The British commanders, from Symonds
to Butler, Kitchener, Warren, Gatacre and
Methuen, have conspicuously dissppcint-
ed expectation The reason must be found
In the enormous advantages given 10
she defence by modern arms and mod.
ern tactics, employed by entrenched
troops on mountainous frontier.
There are no better soldiers, no more
capable chiefs, than ore 10 DO found In