Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-02-25

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District OF Columbia p~~-...e, 1873
Ohio ..--.-~. .~.-.....-s 317,1s3
Indiana !...s..s~..-SA 4.- 1s0,14T
Illinois ....~..~~... ,-..~..., 258,21T
Michigan -..~-.~~.~~ ~~~.~ 90,11S
Wisconsin .....-. ~..-. S6,11S
Minnesota --.....-.... ...... 25,024
Iowa ........>~~ ~~.-....... 1880
Missouri ..-~.-.s~. ..~.... 108,77S
Kentucky ...~,..>.. .~~...--. 1880
Kansas ...--~.. ~~.&~-.... 20,097
Aos'i "'.'~~ ~~-~~~-~-~-~ boS,Obs
IN the number of her sons sacrificed
In the cause of the Union Vermont led
all the other States by heavy per
cent, with the exception of Kansas.
Fermont's proportion per thousand
contributed to the total of deaths in
action was 5S.22; that of Ohio 1855;
that OF New York 1858. Massachusetts
was 1876; Iowa, 45.44.
In the proportion per thousand OF
deaths from disease Iowa led with q
percentage OF 114.02, and Vermont fol-
lowed with 91.S1. Ohio's percentage
was 1888. The proportion Of deaths
from all causes in the troops of each
State was rs follows: Maine. / in Z:
New Hampshire, l in 7; Vermont, / In
q; Massachusetts, 1 in 8; Rhode Isl
and, / in II; Connecticut, in 10; New
York, l In IL; New Jersey, in -:
Pennsylvania, / in IL; Delaware, / III
20; Maryland, / In 20; Ohio, l in rs;
Indiana I in IllinnEQ 1 in -
gan, | in 8; Wisconsin,. / In Z: Mime
sofa, / III s; Iowa, l in (nearly 81;
Kansas, l in s: California, in 20;
Virginia, / in 6; Kentucky, / in 19;
Missouri, [ in Q.
Again the young man must not for
get as he reads of the great battles Of
history that few of them can compare
, In magnitude with the great battles OF
the Civil War, and that the battles Of
that war were the bloodiest in all the
history OF wars in the proportion OF
killed to those engaged. Waterloo was
one of the most desperate and bloody
fields chronicled in European history,
and yet Wellingtons casualties were
less than II per cent, his losses being
1882 killed and 458 wounded out OF
over 100000 while at Shiloh one side
/ lost in killed and wounded 9,740 out of
$4,000, while their opponents reported
their killed and wounded at 9,616.
making the casualties about 80 per
cent. At the great battle of Wagram,
Napoleon lost but about 5 per cent
At Wurzburg the French lost but 312
per cent. and yet tho army gave up the
field and retreated to the Rhine.
At Racour, Marshal SAKE lost but 3 X.
per cent. At Zurich Massena lost but
s per cent At Lagriz. Frederick lost
but 612 per cent. At Malplaquet, Mari
borough lost but 10 per cent. and at
Families the same intrepid command
er lost but per cent.
At Contras. Henry OF Navarro was
reported rs cut to pieces, yet his loss
was less than 10 per cent. At Lodi,
/ Napoleon lost but 1 II per cent. At
Valmy, Frederick William lost but
per cent, and at the great battles OF
Marengo and Austerlitz. sanguinary as
they were. Napoleon lost an average
of less than 14I2 per cent. At Magenta
and Solferino. in 1859, the average loss
of both armies WAS less than 9 per
cent. At Konigrafz, in 1858, it was
per cent. At Worth, Specheram, Mars
lie Tour, Grayelotte, and Sedan, in 1870,
the average loss was Il per cent, while
at Linden General M0reau lost but
per cent, and the Archduke John lost
but per cent In killed and wounded
Of the gentlemen who were at West
Point during the period of cadetship
f1fty-six were killed In battle, and, es-
timating the rate of killed and wound.
ed at one to five, two hundred and
eighty were wounded.
In addition to the vast list of dead
from the war must be added those who
have died from wounds received dur
ing the war, The killing is still going
on about as rapidly as ever and the
men are dropping daily from wounds
received ia action who ought to live
for long years yet The figures that I
have given really give bat glimpse
into the sad truth OF the awful NOR
tdlitV OF the WIT 1haL saved the Union.
I hone the Young men who read this
will feel no more impatience because
the sacrifices OF the great war are talk
ed about, and they will cut out the
figures / have collected for them and
save them for reference whenever they
feel that way Chicago Ledger.
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bridegroom TO repeat:
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His WxKers value.
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