Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-07-20

Years war numbered dtloluIHI ~ Wy /
most reliable estimates. not exceeding oOO'-
The losses are thus stated -o,o
Killed o. mOrally wounded, 3z'gggg .
nied ~ disease .,,... 90 29T .
Died In Federal prisons. .,.,...:', oO'l9- /
Oo1lydSIa.' ihe %ar troops taD'u'el ' 47Gl6o
cIsSqe.ate 6sid troops ..,... p4'o's1 ~ 24s, 500
0'lleuyla,s me Sar Neutrality-suspicious. 'l9ota u'ae' ~. ,12s
Dr. i Jones. Jon the former surgeon T. c, ygI
estimated the total Confederate loss by
death at 100000, the total loss ia Doll
armies, by death, upwards OF 6UOypUO;
AT the close Of the war, the North had
1.OO0,JiU electives OF all arms. The Con
fedefacy had less than lUUOuV
In the Army Of Northern Virginia there
were Z s92 men who had arms IN tnelr /
hands at the surrender at AppOmaLo1'
Grant, army numbered lb2, Z39.
Gettysburg was the greatest battle Of the
war, the Confederate loss being Z2rfft
the Federal loss, 23,OOl Antletam was tAe
boodiest. The largest army assembled Dy
the COnfedelates was In the seven Days
fight by the federals at the Wilderness.
Mississippi contributed her full quota 70
the Confederate forces perhaps more, N
any other Southern State; and Of the D 10
battles and heavy skirmlshes Fought durlAB
the war, 234 were upon the soH OF inns
state. From first to last she mustered
7 ABOUT t5UVD A4tur Al 10 IF- liH'Aitt' "a -
lantry - battalOns Of infantry a req,
ments Of cavalry IL battallOns OI cavalry
/ regiment cavalry reserves l regiment oL
light arllllery-4b guns; DatLaIons OI
artillery l regiment Partisan Rangers /
mixed regiment, Mississippi, Alamaba ana
tennessee ! mixed battalion, Mlsslssippl
and Tennessee l mixed battalion, Mlsslss-
ippi and Alabama cavalry ! Jeh. DAVIS
Legion; ! mixed battalion Mississippi Ala
bama and Georgia cavalry Z regiments
State troops battaliOus state troops 3
battallons State cavalry, In all say, ~
regiments Of $50 men in each.
OI these, killed and died Of wounds. l5JO0
Died Of disease ..............,,.. !=UVO
Discharged resigned, retired. ....... l9OOO
Deserted and dropped ...,,....''''l 'lI'VvJ
. Missing ..'',....ss. ''s''''s ~
Total losses from all causes... $3.50
Accounted hl i2g a,a,tor ohont ,birIy9 'ISp her
cent were absent from various causes at
the general surrender OF the armies. IN
some Of the company roll calls tnal VII
messed in Virginia, in March, 1850, leSs
than a dozen men answered 10 tuelf
names. And they did not appear to be
burdened with too much wardrobe. Inc
spanish American war warriors had a good
time compared with the experience OF lne
boys who wore the gFay-of any Qlher
/ color they could gct-Irum 1851 10 lbbJ.
The forty companies that composed the
four regiments OF Humphreys brigade, ana
thlily goIl od DarIi d ot sH9o
i Sne o'loMlns HIItVJis' % a. f-oT roiIg rnrn
IIiIs5i' ~ + n r., rms In tba srrin, of
PlieH Iol 'HJ IL IA Il' , - tsalsiLr "a. r''e
Wp"o iSpo am n',,5har ,t' an an tFa proiIs Of 70
uot,5,,5,,ja5 noIS nTaiD'' O' 'ii1 '0''' 407
companies ..,naniis'''' ,,.onni Y33Gi4i
nniilgyu nnialg GL linl uIgu % "0u'iu9 9lG
"leu VI u'S1"9' -
r,.+oi ,,o,tbs . 400
-, IQlal ueaLhS ; .,tti.oi''''''' 5'00SS2
iDls.l4a1Is - 'cs'sn'"' i''''
transferred ~
DeseIIgu oi ulopp'" 'o' p'''o"7'N o--
4, absence ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
MisSIAB ''''''' ''''''''''''
, rec1
lolal loSses ..''',i 80 49,, ls t5o+
AGCouhleu l9I - ~ @ auu WI ,ngSg ..s' Si
!VVV sta'htd aI lue Ha1t Hl SUI . tgll'iEl. ,2N,
Is me waste OF war Inc attl u5e ~ .Gi ~
lue MISSISSIPPI po9a W. tH'iat1N d" i5'i
was IHCIgI uIueI = Std5 9',,-,.-...,,
OF lAe oolJ NI9 toWPUgss,g-u nun IeSs ,.,r
brigade from loul 70 I9G3'- - - W. W.
s..,.- c., s'lS91 ,i1 tIN ~ tToLLtt.r Sf9taS.
400 of foreign countries nativity OF re-
mainder not known: SO were married When
enlisted 4,j4O were single; average age
- years. They were, as Mr.. Davis said
the seed,corn OF the CohiedtTacy. l...4i,..
heard a young man IN ms gfauiuaIylus ny
that the best and brayest generals Of
ancient or modern times were Washington
at Valley Forge; Stonewall Jackson in the
Valley, and Robert l.. Lee at Appomal9iA;; y;
And the Old rebels IN the ChdpeI appIauueu
that verdict. And as TO the RANK ana me
OF the Confederate armies the WoFld may
yet produce their equaI, IN FaI2r ana PaIgioL