Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-04-28
AMERICAS HARD FIGHTING
RECORD.

Il takes i long Inc TO -iz. up the
hict ike ;he civil. Wa, anu It Is no: sur
pr.sng that the verdict Ot I0rei1a m.i-
'ary students Is constantly changing
and drawing closer ~ 4 true estimate
= tie iac;s. ! fresh review or the last
stage Of the var, FROM Getty sbu.ge o.
APpouattoE. mas Just appeared in Eng
and from the pea of Captain BattiEe
Of the kng'= aGEsars. IL writing o. the
the o c1tca. phase Ot the contest II
America Captain BattiEe has in mind
tie recent great military events, and he
ha.!s hat the v0r!I may still ,E:a 70
American hattleields FOR examples Of
the highest military efficiency and
martial vaIor. Ha Gays:
The history Of the American civi.
war stIIl remains The most important
theme for the student and the statesman
De ,ausa way=4 between adyer=aries
ot The highest Intelligence and courage,
enormous area NTH ever device With
IN the reach Of human ingenuity and
who had TO create every organization
needed for the purpose after the stEug-
gle had been begun. Justice has hardly
been done 10 tho armies which arose
time and again from ~saaguiGary re.
pulses and from disasters more demon.
alizlng han any ~repulse i'll tie field
because they were caused oy political
and military ~Incapac.ty IN high places,
10 redeem which the soldiers freely shed
their blood, IA 1t s~eenei. IN vain. II
the heroic endurance Of the southern
people and the t!ery Tslor o! the southern
Armies thrill u today with wonder and
admiration, the stubborn tenacity and
coaurZe TLIch succeeded 10 preserving
intact the heritage OF the American
nation and which phcd owe, toes
so formidable are not less worthy Of
praise and imitation. The Ame, aias
still hold the worlds record 10, hard
lighting.
The va!Or Of the so1then =o!Ilers has
long been eTtOlled at home a. well ns
Si'fat l4A a. 'lt N4Ilt Nalr rlltE ISIS
seemed that to forget yalor ID any army
pre-uppose7 equal yaIor IN the Zoe. lee
met HE match and StonewaII Jackson
tound his counterpart il the opposing
lines OF the var would hare ended N
1862 With the Cuufedcracy triumphant.
The fighting records 81 the comhatuuts
in that great war do not rest upon mere
speculation. They we're written in
blood, and the books are open b. the
worlds inspection And every elite reg.
imeni, every elite brigade aud elite
division and elite corps on ci'her side
must and con without loss OF prestige
stand CONF arson with an elite cquiya-
lent III the ranks Df ;ne Toe. The north
had more regiments III the field than
did the south. but the ratio 81 hard
lighting regiments was the III There
were 30 evenly northern regiments which
lost from 30 to 20 per cent az their
strength in Jingle cugugcmenis and
tifty.tbreo southern regiments IN the
same class.
FIgutes ohnwiug losscg in actual battle
are eloquent Witnesses ~ the Ynlor %,
individual organizations. Tho highest
brigade loss recorded III the Confederate
army was that Of Grrgg'e south Caro-.
lima brigade. which is credited with 1879
killed in battle. In the northern nrmy
the Vermont brigade taKa highcs,
place, with a Iosa NJ ! liz killed. nnd the
Iron brigade Is q close second wi.h l.Ii2
deaths on the battlefield. 4. tho north.
eTn regiments were regularly recruited.
The losses fell upon greater numerical
strepgth than was tho case IN the sontl,
where recruits wcrc scarce. Tho Ramona
Kentucky Orphan brigade Of the
south, bong made up ~ cxpattjaioa
from the land Of nghtors, vac neycr
recruited and literally fought itself 10 n
~frnzzIc, as The fou,horncra EXPRESSED
1t. Gfegg's brigade had the banner
regiment OF The south Tor Icea in battlc
during the whole war-the FRS, Soutb
Carolina. Its record was 2sl killed. and