Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-14

who evidently has the 'haeit Of ST;
ties has collected the following in
esting information concerning the g
wars of the world and the armies
navies OF the great powers:
During the frs, four years the
Union war department dis
Dursed ....-............... 81. ia. 00s
During four years the Union
navy cost ....-.............. S5lu,UUS
the Union Side was, $3.50. 2.77.
The number OF Southern men
withdra@n from industry es-
tiuiated al 6Ut
During the last few months OF
the war the expenses OF the
Union army and navy aggre-
gated each day more than. S3.oOl
During the war the number OF
men ktied In battle VAS. %,
Number OF men dying OF dis
case while serving in the war Is
Total number of men who we're
killed, died of wounds. or
who succumbed to disease
during the civil war was. -. 30;
II is estimated that during the
civil war in the United States
property destroyed North
and South amounted to.. $l00,O0i
During the civil war the no.
Der Of rifles served out TO
Union So Iers numbered. 4.02
During the civil war the Union
furni5iies! "a the soldiers cart
ridges, numbering. ....... or. 0ct
Pairing the American revolu-
ton the Number OF soldiers
enlisted for tile colonies
was ..........ss..... ~
The revolution cost America. s135, 19'
The war of 1872 cost America. S107, 10.
During the revolution Great
Britain sent to America hired
warriors TO the number off,. =
The number of soldiers put Id
the field By the Union III the
Mexican war was. 1890. 81
1t Is estimated that since the
birth of Christ the number OF
men killed in war is about. 4,ooo.OO
During the most peaceful years
the standing army Of the
world Is about ............ $40
In times of war the united
armies Of Europe would con
tain men numbering about. g,33
In times Of peace the armies Of
the world cost daily. . $500
The wars Of Napoleon and
Louis Bonaparte cost. ...... So, 3S5, o0
In 1881 there were brought to
England skeletons of Turkish
and Russian soldiers who
persisted in the Crimean war.
These bones were made into
fertilizer and the skeletons
NUMBERED ,.,............. 81
In the Franco -prussian war
the number of rifle cartridges
fired by the Germans was. 10000
In the Franco russian war
the number OF Erenchmen
who persisted was, .... z
At Canine, where the Romans
sustained the worst defeat
they had $4,000 men on the
field and of them the killed
numbered .....-............ 81
Battles in the worlds history
worthy of record number. >.
Russia has standing army OF
more than ..............-... SO(
Germany has standing
army OK 81.
France has a standing army OF So
Austria has standing army of 81:
Italy has a standing army Of. %;
England has standing army
The warships Of the world
number .........-.....s...
Russia Observation-Disclosures. s120.oot
In battles of the century the
average number of shots fred
to hit one man has been. ..
At Borodina. when the French
and Russians fought, there
were 100000 men on the
field and the dead numbered "a
In less than 300 years Great
Britain has spent In var the
sum of .........,....... SO, 795, 00C
The soldiers at Waterloo num-
bered ...... ............ 14s
The soldiers killed. or disabled
at Water,cc numbered .. 81
The men In the British navy
number
The men IN the French navy
number g.
The men in the German navy
number INSTRUMENTATION. II
During the Franco German
war the German artillery
fired charges numbering ..... SO;
The total deaths in the Grim
can war were. ........... 81