The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-01
'VTPGINIA'S GLORY GUARDED
BY THE HISTORY COMMITTEE.

thousand, eight hundred and seventy-six
u53,s76), whilst the total number sent by
North Carolina up to that time was only
lightweight thousand, four hundred aud
fifty-seven (ss.aSO, or sxty-five thousand.
-four hundred and nineteen less than Vtr-
ginla.
This report further shows. that accord
Ing to the then last census, there We're
then remaining in Virginia, between tks
nges Of eighteen and forty-f1ve, III 'rteGn
thousand two hundred and forty-e ght
men to be accounted for as soldiers; and
! in North Carolina twelve thousand eight
|. hundred and seventy-seven. So that, II
every man Of these unaccounted tor in
North Carolina had been subsequently
sent to the field. and not one of these
from Virginia, still, according to this
report. Virginia would have furnished
flfty-two thousand FIVE hundred and
forty three more than North Carolina.
An Error N ade.
At page 80 OF this report. In referring
to North Carolina, the following state
ment Is made:
estimated that the State has put into
the service one hundred thousand men.
but his calculations contain an appar-
ent error, In which he has accounted for
fourteen thousand men twice. His esti-
mate should therefore be less than mine"
We do not quote this with the purpose
OF intimating that North Carolina may
(unintentionally, of course) still be court
ing "twice." in making up the nun bet
she now claims, but only to show that
her own Acknowledgement did not then
claim that North Carolina had furnished
more than onel hundred thousand men.
when Virginia had then sent to the field
as shown by this report, one hun
dred and fifty-three thousand eight
hundred and ffty-six and rather moe
than double the number with which
she IS credited nv the distinguished writer
to whom we have Just referred.
A o ubl Bounty
At page 100 OF this same report, in ac-
counting for the troops furnished by
South Carolina, occurs this Item and
statement, viz:
without passing through camps 49,
$685."
"a large part Of this number (13,sSa)
will be found to have volunteered in
North Carolina regiments, having been
ments of double bounty, which was at
one time offered to volunteers
These troop, from South Carolina are,
doubtless. counted by North Carol ma in
the number she now claims, and may,
to some extent. account for how she fur
nished ten thousand more soldiers to the
Confederacy than her voting population,
as shown In then recent election, OF
which fact she now SO Justly boasts
AS showing that the report from which
we have quoted Is substantially correct.
the largest number of troops we Ia Q
seen anywhere claimed to have been
furnished by North Caraltna Is that con-
tanned In the report from the present
acknowledgements Office and this number
Is put at about one hundred and TWEEN y
seven thousand, and, OF course. this In.
cludes the total OF all men disposed
Of from the State-all in the field. and
all exemptions from whatever cause. The
report from which we have quoted above
(page lo3) gives North Carolina one hun
dred and twenty-six thousand six HIM
dred and twenty-three and to Virginia
Counting In the same way) one hundred
and seventy-eight thousand line hundred
and thirty-three. or ffty-two thousand
three hundred and sixteen moro than
North Carolina
Gener Bragg's Estimate.
Whilst this report gives the number Of
regiments. battalions and batteries fur
nished by Virginia, 1t does mot give the
number Of those furnished by North Car
olina; but we are enabled to supply this
apparent omission from another source,
to be found in the same volume at page
722 AS late as October II, 1864. Governor
Vance wrote to General Bragg "a native
OF North Carolina) then stationed in
Richmond, asking Bragg to furnish him
with the number OF troops furnished by
North Carolina to the Confederacy and
saying he wished this information In or