The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-20

dured 10 a three years standard hcing
States furnished 2a7.IIo. and Of this mum.
Der Mississippi furnished ota. In addition.
the federals had $1,000 sailors who manned
The following are the losses of the
Federal armies
Killed IN battle. ................. GLOSS
nied 81 wounds. ..s.=s...-..s#..#.... 3a.olE
llleu OF disease -. .... ..s.... lau, ~
Died In Confederate prisons. ........ 3e,laG
Other causes .s...........s....... a.9es
Total deaths ........--....... a4e,ai4
bfseftleuS sss..s.Is. s.l.... iaa. luo
United States troops captured dur
United States troops paroled ON =.
The Confederate forces during the four
years war numbered. according TO the
most reliable estimates. not exceeding 60O.-
200.
The losses are thus stated
Killed or mortally wounded. ...... -, 900
Died of wounds ................. 21.51O
Died of disease. ,..s....s....... a9.2pT
Died IN Federal prisons. ......... 30,l52
Confederate troops captured during
the war ..s..--H.s.-. ........ .9ibs i W
neid ..s..................s., e4s. 500
the war NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1o4. .12s
Dr. Jones. the former surgeon L. c. v,
estimated the total Confederate loss by
death at 2uo,uOO the total loss In both
armies, BY death, upwards OF B0O,O 900.
AT The close OF the war the North had
1,OoO,Jl6 electives OF all arms. The Con
federaoy had less than UO.OuO.
In the Army Of Northern Virginia there
Were 1872 men who had arms In their
hands at the surrender At Appomatox.
Grants army numbered l62. 30.
Gettysburg was the greatest battle Of the
war, the Confederate loss being 22,A44
the Federal loss, 2S,0ol Antletam was the
btOodIest The largest army assembled by
the Confederates was In the seven Days
night, by the Federats. at the Wilderness.
Mississippi contributed her full quota TO
the Confederate fofces-perhaps more, In
proportion 10 her white population, than
any other Southern State aud OF the 3,120
battles and heavy skirmishes fought during
the war, 334 were upon the soil OF this
about $4,000 men, In ~ regiments OF in
Iantry 10 battaliUns OF infnntry "a regi-
ments OF cavalry l6 battaiions of cavalry
! regiment cavalry reserves; ] regiment OF
light ariiilery--4O guns, battalions of
artillery 1 regiment Partisan hangers |
mixed regiment. Mississippi, Alamapa and
Tennessee 4 mixed battalion, Mississippi
aud Tennessee l mixed battalion, Missss-
lppi and Alabama cavalry l Jen. Davis
Legion ] mixed battalion Mississippi, Ala
Dama ana Georgia cavalry, regiments
State troops ) battaions State troops 8
battalions state cavalry. In all say, 10
regiments OF / 80 men In each.
OF these, killed and died OF wounds. 15,500
Died OF disease ................. I2,0uO
Discharged. resigned, retired. ..... 10000
Deserted ana dropped .......... II ,UvU
Missing ................... ZoU
iiahsAtis '.s.s.+s. ...s...s.. ifoVu
Total losses from all causes. -. 59,25O
And of this number about thirty per
cent we're absent from various causes al
some OF the company roll calls that / wit
messed In Nirginia, In March, 1861 less
than dozen men answered TO theli
names. And they did not appear TO b,
| burdened with too much wardrobe Th'
/ Spanish American war warriors had a goot
| time compared with the experience of th'
boys who wore the gray-or any othe
] The forty companies that composed th
/ four regiments OF Humphreys Brigade, an'
thirty companies OF Dayis's Bridage, shov
| the following figures. and these are abso
| iutely correct, tabulated from rolls com
piled for me In the camps In the spring o
! ls15, and still in my possession
companies ................. g.4O,
Killed or died Of wounds. 49,. i.s4.
| Died Of disease ................ LA
Total ueaths .............. 900
Discharged, resigned, retired d....... 2,03,
Deserted ser it or dropped for prolonged 90
,Il, absence ...'.....:.. 1.2si
Missing ......7.. ...........*.... =,
Total losses ......... 0.G6l
Accounted for 2,74G and Of these less thai
1000 stacked at the hnal surrender. Sucl
ls the waste OF war. The average, age O
the Mississippi boys who enlisted In 1861
was a fraction under - years.
OF the J.O15 who composed Humphreys
Brigade from 1861 to 1863, 2,714 were
Southern States 122 of Northern States
400 Of foreign countries; nativity Of re
mainder not known $40 were married when
enlisted 4,34U were single; average age
- years. They were, as Mr.. Davis said
the seed-corn Of the confederacy"
! heard a young man, in his graduating
that the best and brayest generals OF
ancient or modern times were Washington,
at Valley Forge stonewail Jackson In the
And the old rebels In the chapel applauded
that verdict. And as TO the rank and file
of the Confederate armies, the world may
yet produce their equal In valor and patriot.
Ism, but In these qualities they win never
MY comrades and friends. as we are
and emphasize the fact that from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from Maine TO
Texas, we are one government and one
not sectionallssm. IL Is not animOsity, IL is
not political Jealousy for men and women
TO recall and TO cherish their fathers hon
or and their fathers hope. Let the past
be past. Let Its mistakes its errors and
mlsi9Etnnes 9Id,a Gie but iet Its her9ism and
Yalor and the patriotism OF the soldiers Of
the South and Of the North. IN all the
wars In which our country has been en-
gagged. be the common heritage and the i'm
perishable glory Of the American people.
The War Period.
In these days OF peace, plenty and
prosperity, 1t Is dnieult TO recall those
years Of war. of waste and want that cast
their Clark shadows Ger the Sunny South.
With all our ports blockaded and supplies
OF every kind limited to home production,
many and strange were the devices for
subsstiEg the armies In the field and pro-
viding for the women and children at
home. | will let patriotic and accomplish
ed Mississippi woman. tae late Mrs. Hast
ings, Of Port Gibson, give. you some Of her
observations along this line
"Spnny wheels were resurrected and
clumsy wooden looms woye the coarse home
spun which kept US warm, but at first irri-
iated the skin by its rough exterior.
Lambs wool was knit into hose and socks
and woven into thick flannel for under
clothing. Black sheep were at premium !
their wool was carefully picked apart and
used for knitting gloves and for stripping
cloth mixed with white it was much used
for making gray jeans for soldiers wear.
their skins were found to be more pliaDie
than the skin Of calves. and the better suit.
ed to the manufacture Of women's and
ehildren's shoes.
carded with wool, and spin into thread, and
re woven with cloth. An old broadcloth
coat or cloak was a perfect treasure TO q
family, 20 be used for making shoes. Old
shoe soles were carefully. preserved and
soaked in water to make them pliabIe. the
upper parts made Of broadciOth, stitched
by hand. Many women became expert In
making cloth galters.
The woods were searched for roots and
bark for dyeing cloth. Oak bark, walnut
and pnrsane were commonly used. One In
YentlFe genius produced a bright magenta
color by combination OF poke berries and
riDd OF ripe pumpkin.
shucks OF corn, or OF palmetto beached
white and plated in an Irregular notched
plait. which was sewed together and shaped