The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-21
MEMORIAL DAY.
Secession Of the state---organization Of the South
ern Confederaey---vaIo Of the Southern Soldier
VICTORIES in Peace Neral and Material Growth
Of the Country.
SOME DATES AND FIGURES.

Of the Country.
SOME DATES AND FIGURES.
Nov. T., 1seo-Firt public act having for its object the formation of the
Confederacy was that of the South Carolina Legislature In
calling for a State Convention to meet in Columbia December
II, 1860 Smallpox prevailing in Columbia the Convention
moved to Charleston.
Nov, q, 1seo-At Abbevine the first political meeting in the confedeyacy
Delegates nominated to the State Convention namely: Son
A. Calhoun, Edward Noble, Thomas c. Perrin Momas Inom-
son I. L. wardaw, John H. Wilson.
December TO- 1850 Ordinance of Secession adopted unanimously.
Fab T. 1s61-Congress of the Confederate States me- tin Montgomery ala"
Feb. IS, 1se1-Jeferson Davis inaugurated President.
April 70, 1se1-Beauregard fred on Fort Sumter, being the frs gun If one
of the greatest wars recorded in the annals OF mankind"
April "A, 1ss1-United States Flag lowered at Fort Sumter by Maj Anderson
April ID, 1s61-Fort Sumter surrendered to Confederate forces
May 81, 1s61-Congress Adjourned to meet in Richmond, July 90 1851.
April 2, 1s65-Richmond evacuated by the Confederates
April 9, 1s65-Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox.
April H. 1s65-Major Anderson raised the same flag on Fort Sumter that he
had lowered four years previously:
April IA, 1se5-Abraham Lincoln assassnated in Fords Theatre, Washington.
April 16, 1S65-Batue of BentonviLe, last battle OF the war.
April IS, 1se5-Johnston surrendered to Sherman at Durham, n. c.
April Is, 1865 General Johnston admitted to Ger. Sherman 'thatany further
fighting would bemurder"
May g. 1s65-When the very ground upon which he was then running had
been surrendered, MI. Davis proposed further resistance at
Abbevile, S. c. This, too, after johnson had said that
further fighting would be murder" The soldiers very
properly refused to fight. and Davis moved on.
Nav II, 1s65-Jef Davis, in his attempt to escape from the country was
caught at Evnvile, near Macon, Ga.
May IA, 1866 lei Taylor surrenders to Gen. Candy all the remaining Con-
federate forces east of the Mississippi
May %, 1se5-Gen. Kirby Smith surrenders to Gen. Candy all Confederate
forces west of the Mississippi
May 49, 1ss5-An military opposition to the United States ceased.
CAPTURED.
US troops captured, in the ar""""" "~"""" slssos
Confederates captured, in the 476l69
DIED IN PRISON.
u s troops died in Southern ~" s"15s
AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR.
Total strength Union army -~~.w.. ~~~.~ 1,WO,576
Of this number were absent ao27os
Union soldiers on duty when the wal closed ~~.~ >7s7,So7
Confederate soldiers in service at surrender
Army Northern Virginia ~ .~ ~~-.~~~m secs. 1896
Army of Tennessee ~.-....-.- w. see. .w. 31,24S
Army of Missouri 1878
Army of Alabama ~~w.. -~...~. .-~w~~~-. 1898
Army of Trans Mississippi. ~~~~~~~~- ~~~-~~~~~. 1856
Army of Nashville and Chattanooga. ~~-~-~ w~ 5O29
Parold from different points, ~~w~~ - 421s9
In Federal prisons &,SR
Total strength Confederate army at surrender .~w. 27s025
Of this number were:
Absent in Northern prisons .- see. .-~...... $500
At home and in hospitals, estimated. - ~~.~~ se472
Confederate soldiers on duty at the surrender, esh-
mated .--"- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
A little study of these figures, with some knowledge of the situation. won X
lead us to believe that at least some of those in authority were utterly reckless
of the lives of the gallant soldiers under their command, and that some com
connection with this it might be asked if Werz of Anderonvile fame, was h
only man that should have been punished at the close of the war. While man
officers were killed, yet it seems that many private soldiers were neehessy 0
deed to certain death.
We re told in the books that the battle of Franklin was a sanguinar ~
fight between $4,000 intrenched Federds under Schofed and 40 900 Confed-
crates who stormed the fort. The battle is notable for the remarkable gal
1, Federals under Schofed. The Federal loss in killed, wounded and missing
! is set down as 1885, while the Confederate loss is estimated as exceeding
5000. Whether these facts sustain the belief of the needless waste of South
ern life, the following paragraph will be interesting readug:
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charge the woEks behind which m command Tasintrs3ehsdL They came 2
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