The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-30

field and the forest; and though
charged with the care of fifty thou
sand more Federal prisoners than the
enemy had of Confederate prisoners,
yet, in spite of these adverse surround
ings, lost four thousand less Federal
prisoners than the Federals lost of
Confederate prisoners. with every
means to command better results.
'This is a monument which history
has erected to the Confederate SUR
geon that neither time nor rust can
corrode.'
"Of the thirty-four States and Terri
tories, only eleven seeded. In these
eleven States the men Of military age
II rem eighteen to forty-five years--num-
bered 1,064 1913, inclusive of lame, halt,
blind, etc. On the Union side the same
class numbered 4. 9.S72-OVer four to
one. without estimating the constant
accessions from the world at large,
auEmenting monthly the Union side.
THE United States, In enlisted men,
numbered 2s65,02s against not ex-
oeeding 100000 on the side of the
Southern Confederacy.
These above facts, derived from
the war records, show that there were
four armies in the field. each one Of
which was as large as the entire Con-
federate army without including the
more than 100000 contingent from the
South.
Gin numbers the Federal loss was
67,05S killed and 43,G12 died of wounds;
total, 10000. OF the Confederatcs, the
luke total was 74,524. The Confeder-
ates had 5S,77s killed outright. and
E194. 026 wounded on the field of battle.
More than nc-third of the 100000
| Confederates We're. therefore, conided
| to the Confederate surgeons for battle
wounds For the nineteen months
January S62, to July, 1853, inclusive
lover 100000 cases of wounds and
sickness We're entered upon the Con-
federate field reports, and over 4oo,-
900 cases OF wounded upon the hospl-
tai reports. 1t is estimated that all OF
| tho 100000 Confedcrates We're, on ar
| average, disabled for greater or lesser
i periods by wounds and sickness about
six times during the war. The heroic
| untiring, Important part thus borne BY
| the sltilful Confederate surgeons IL
| maintaining in the field an effective
army of uneXnmpled Confederate sol.
diers must challenge PARTICULAR atten
| ton. It will suffice to mention here
that the report of Mr.. Stanton, as Sec
rotary OF War; on the 10th of July, 1856
exhibits the fact that. of the Federal
i prisoners in Confederate hands durint
luS war;, OHlS --,O'V uiGu, WHILE VI VII
! Confederate prisoners in Federal hands
i 26,4SG died.
"That tho whole number of Fedora
prisoners captured by the Confederate
and held in Southern prisons from TIL
/ first to the last during the war was, III
round numbers, 270. 900. while the wnol
number OF Confederates captured an
held in prison by the Federals was IL
i like round numbers only 100000. Fror
these two reports 1t appears that Will
$4,000 more prisoners In Southern
stockadcs or other modes OF contine
ment, the deaths We're nearly 1000
i less. According to these figures tn
4 perpentagA of Federal deaths in South
ern prisons was under nine while tht
4 percentage OF Confederate deaths II
Northern prisons was over twelve
These mortuary statistics are OF NJ
small weight in determining on whlcl
side there was the most neglect
cruelty and inhumanity proclalmins
as they do, a loss by death OF more thar
3 per cent. of Confederates over FEEDER
ais In prisons, while the Federals ha'
an unstinted command Of everything.
DR.. Tebault In writing OF the lack o
supplies and equipment paid The fol
, lowing tribute to the Confederate medi
cal corps;
- with all these tremendous and In