Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-01

Columbia and also received not a few
from Southern Illinois.
Perhaps we may see by comparison
how closely the CONSUMPTION laws
were enforced IN the South. Take Tor
example North Carolina and Iowa,
I'VE select these because they are so
near alike in population at the time OF
,, taking the sensus OF 1851 Then
again North Carolina has the best sta
tistics extant Of any Confederate state.
And then again In 1881 Major John w.
Moore, Sd. N. e. Battalion was em-
ployed by the state to compile roster
OF North Carolina troops. His report
shows that North Carolina sent into
the army l45,00D in round numbers.
The census Of 1880 gives that state
population Of 629,y42. The same cen
sus gives Iowa 673,779 or iowa has
43S,s37 more people than North Caro-
lina Now the Majors report shows
5000 men went into the rebel army.
| lowe sent 76,242 into the Union army.
North Carlina sent more than z to
| Iowa l.
Southern Leaders.
Thus as our old commander said the
! South robbed the cradle and the
| grave for soldiers. From all these
sources official and historical records
1t clearly appears that at least l,7U0,.
| 900 men went into the rebel army.
! This vast army was officered largely
! by men of military experience and
! training, many of whom had been edu-
Gated and trained by the United States
government
The confederacy could put nearly
all these men into battle and were
available for field service. Their
| 100000 of slaves without regard to
age or sex were required to labor in
| chops and fields for the support OF
! the army and besides this the work
on Notifications intrenchments and
stockades was largely performed by
the slaves.
This army formed line OF battle
two thousand, one hundred miles long.
They fought in their own country
usually on ground OF their own selec-
| ton or behind Notifications OF their
own building and received the almost
unanimous support OF public sentt-
ment. This most Formidable array
| plunged our country into the most
wicked and gigantic war OF modern
| times
Beginning OF the war.
On the 18th day Of April 1861, this
so-called Confederate government be-
gan actual war by firing upon our
flag Old glory peacefully floating over
United States property in Charleston
harbor. They thus began the war FOR
the dismemberment OF the American
! Union. The slave owners OF the South
with their friends in the North ar.
rayed themselves against the Union.
u The liberty loving people OF the
1 North with their friends in the South
came to its defense. For little more
than four awful years the cconrlict
went on until near 100000 Of men
were involved in deadly warfare and
our whole land scorched and scared
and burned until there was anxiety
and mourning In almost every house.
hold North and South on account OF
loved ones gone away to war never
again to return. Their magnificent
army OF splendid array had been liter.
ally ground into powder. One example
, illustrates the obstruction suffered by
the entire army. Gov. Parsons Of
, alabama In a proclamation to the
! people of that state speaks Of "the
10000 men from Alabama who went
into the war, $4,000 OF more than hail
Of whom are dead or disabled And
, their great army melted away under
| the last heavy losses OF the war BY
! disease and death, by desertion ant
! battle 100000 Of their number killed
? and disabled on the many fields o.
!. battle, until az last in the great mer
/, BY Of God that superb army OF Con
'federates under the lead OF thei
/ chief commander.
The "oId Union Army"
Opposed to the wicked wide spreat
i conspiracy to destroy the America,
? Union was what is famillialy Gale,
). "Uld Union Army" most OF whom are
now known as '"rhe Grand Army o
uhe RepubIic!" but all OF whom ar,
inscribed by name upon the nation
J, roll Of honor This roll conta1n
> some OF the most ilustrious names o
4 earth. No names OF any nation shine
brighter than the name Of Lincoln
:, Grant, Sherman. Sheridan and man
liberty loving people Of the North an
= religious differences, ra1lying to tn
support of the government and tn
y legally elected president. recruite
- armed and equipped this grand arm.
II They also supported 1t in the riel
- as the strong arm Of the governmer
III to preserve the Union OF these state
10 and make human liberty inseparabl
y from every inch Of American sol
d Originally mustered TOR the preserve
y ton Of the Union this army came