The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-23

The most genlOus So attenpLf OF alR
bers. was made 81 Colonel Livormore. Of
Boston. 4,
seems to mo clear, accur rate, and 3concu-3
sive, ana to deserve a vide leircnlatt1nf
Richmond, Va, March rs. 1905. 4,
Editor Of rho sTimes-D Dispatch:
S!r.-Allow me through your coluinns ~
r 1ay Iiv tsm SF n the shuset,s
Historical Society, December, 1901. and
Z to a communication in the = ram ~! g, ript'
ii is interesting g read what what. these these
gentlemen say OF the war figures Is cr ~,
tied 70 nlethat itawouia Is e. ne . h ins
sfsat q ta. 3es FRA f the
oi e i,oS4, iss in issi, and the same time
e1am that ,hs Mn & s o only put
+ in tho }lofd about two million men. when
O9s G13 or these were Southern men. TOT TOT
eigners ana nssr9ss G sentIen,en do not
possess The South fought for Q n 70
cause, never better stated than ~ ,GeNl-
cral Order No. 16. to the Army 3 OF NoftlT
e'@ Let every soldier rem ember That Z, on
his courage and rdcttty DEPENDS az .hn a.
makes fs w9rt lIyng thn people ana
The The e security Of his home. Z, I.
SThey fought and lost. ana Wh q. t ms:
lost is tod by tho New York tribune S''
va great part e the 4, . assnma aWsyi
not only changed hh a'M, a tnrn ~ Is e be
re aHsta but Absolutely ann!hiat;ed,
not only the created wealth, s ,nt. ,.an
means ersatpSg ib eas Rfe not 81
History tho v record Of war attended BY
sic1l utter destructlo -. ~, t,,e
short they had lltt1e is,s enc
n, ncr sa o 20 w' wsh 70 dvide Tut honor
With the skukers md towards, put :, keep ,a
fGr t ths sr eld a TSey x deserve al
hasory cam giye them, as redernl army ro
nx Ia 81 su tie re,urps the war
ment, and these figures re usually ~ q
ceptcd by Southern writer's !, .Nyou!u. TO-, y
not be simple justice IN Norlherin wa -
gs ls con hs nsw f letter tom wash
ngon saa e 1v ext gse
theA fSliow'taiss WHICH {ell Into
our hands mt ths do{Wmtal % g nearly mu
feaephaty 81 fo the confederate armies fre
theIf In the s snrlmGr ' 81.
down to the spr,aff Fl s9 analyzed and
AN. an enabled to furnsh the returns , ni,., ~
avcrv departmtit and for q most. of Wy
month from t5 oScoo o dferent men wore
''aadstah e Y canttesdsSaie ranks during the
Ws one can doubt that these r RI q q
sx Il, a. aa sesS Rse Is
sa @ Wsue orl hoSs
pear party 10 legni ov gdnt
assrGys iii
Sase that adversary Y Rsrn,,tftSSl s ~ mat,
trodtce secondary lyldehce; I'M IN I've
|crfh Tribpne's COPY Gt t tne ~ dsnce ii
Turns Is the best seco'sahs " 7
efRs afore passing from this LET t| ne
cailHnttentlnn to the incorresEC,L , Z Trih,ine
made by MI Ll St 1!',,onv ~ tho Con-.
WTiss g, ap reeords have been eta
hit s,nearly .complcte RETURNS, ~ m uns shis
sves hkures ppfamp %nsoiI tIa aTrftca
r nent Il SiI,esxrusabe Bit Ta nre III.
Wholly depending upon tlis Z, a = and con,
Ten f9r n aysns wsrlter teates the same
Msry v Il aspiiHsIpa VI
estimate q nearly A i9I5sais
ana o'nnanXXa s is,gl q seeretars 81 Var
.ssenera Il Tie coied,
az. ~ army, General 81 Cooper ~ "a
satsmet made since @. Y 1somI
IL tha Acid al 60O,0M OF this number not
n,o Io' than than 10000 we're enrolled astha1y
one time; and the Gon1eaeratfta e, more
y le ttes 81 General Cooper relating 70