The National tribune., 1906-02-15
The Pope Of ROmc-Deserfcrs.

Editor National Tribune: Please adj
wise me through the columns of your
valuable paper, 1st. Whether the Pope
of Rome ever recognized the Confed-
eracy; I'd. What was the total number
of deserters from the Union army from
1861 to 1S65.-I. l.. Hill. Turlbotvi1le,
Pa. Il
LIST. There is no truth in the belief
current In some sections that the Pore
recognized the Southern Confederacy.
This has been repeatedly asserted and
as repeatedly denied. The only basis
for it is that a Confederate emissary re-
ported to Jefferson Davis that the Pope
had received him favorably and would
recognize the Confederacy. This has
been found to be. more the emissary' s
Sanguine expectation than any reality
conveyed by the Popos words The
thing went no farther than this report
of the cmissary's to the Confederate
Governments
I'd 1t is utterly impossible to say any
thing definite as to the number of de-
scrters from the Union army as there
is more than the usual confusion in
the collected statistics at the War De-
lartment. Very many thousands of
men were reported as deserters who
were not in reality. a surprisingly
large number of these were men who
were taken prisoners. and there were
other equally glaring inaccuracies and
misstatomcnts in the reports. The re-
viscd statistics published by the Pro-
tost- Marshal-Gencral in 1866 show that
there were about 10000 who could he
really regarded Il deserters. While it
is true that this makes an astonishingly
large army, yet ii should he immediate
H. compared with the total number of
cnlistmcnts, some 2,S00 900, by which 1t
will he seen that it is only between four
and five per cent of the total number.
",
fully &c served honorably to the end of
the term and only four deserted. This
is record that cannot he approached
by tho history of the SorS Rec Of men in
an" other war in tho worlds hi~torv--
Editor National Tribune.
Map of Virginia.
Esl1or, National Tribune: VIII YOU
i,forin me if there is Il map of Virginia
giving all the names of places. roads,
etc, of the war that can be obtained at
Il reasonable cost p. r. Fowler. 1S8th'
y: y, Rochester, y. Y. .eae ~. ....- 80. .,..
There is no map published giving a
satisfactory showing Of the towns roads
etc.. Of Virginia during the war period.
IN the different histories of the Army
Of the Potomac and Of regiments. corps,
etc, there are fragmeptacX portions of
the State represented. There are. of
course. the usual State maps published
hy Rand. McNally & Co., add other pub
fishers. hut these -refsrrsoc the present
day of Virginia, and pay little attention
to the war period. The Post Office De-
partment has published for its own use
n fine map of Virginia, but this is not
for sale.--Editor National Tribune.
The 12sth III.
Editor National Tribune: / am
reader of The National Tribune. but
have not seen anything about the 129th
H. I was a member of Co. I. Please
give record OF the regiment.--William
II. Arnett. 2S5 Clinton Park. San Fran
cisco, Cal.
The 129th Ill. was organized at
Pontiac, Sept. 8, 1862. to serve three
years, and mustered out June 8, 1865.
The first Colonel was George p. Smith,
who was succeeded by Col. Henry Case,
brcvetted n Brigadier- General and in
command when the regiment was mus
tered out The 10th Ill. belonged to
Wards Division of the Twentieth Corps,
Army Of the Cumberland. and lost so
killed and 1870 died from disease
Editor National Tribune.