The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

600, and she sent twenty one military
organizations to the Confedera tc army
during the four years. BasinE these
organizations on the war footing OF
1000 would show tina. Florida sent
more than every fourth person in hcr
population to war Mississippi and
South Carolina are close seconds with
exactly every fourth person. Louis
lana, Alabama, Arkansas. Georgia, and
Texas sent every nth white person
In Tennessee tn, records show that
two person In every thirteen went to
tho front In the Confederate armies
North Carolina sent every seventh
white person to the front.
Richmond county. Georgia. can well
be proud of her war record on this
anniversary. Within six months from
the first call of President Davis, which
came two days after Lincoln's pro-
ciamau ton. this county mustered in and
sent to the battle-lne every fourth
white citizen. including It's men, W.
men and children. Tho white popua-
ton al that time was about 10000, ana
twenty-four companies. or, based OH "a
war footing. 2,i0o men ma rched to the
front
The American aborigine, the Indian.
stood on the battl.-line of the Civil
war. There were more than :; 800
regularly enlisted Indians In the Fed
eral armies. There were also II great
number In the Confederate armies, but
the exact number Is unknown. as the
records are incomplete. OF these $500
Indians In the F'ederais over 1000
or nearly a third--Wcre killed or dt I'd
Of disease.
Scenes Throughout the Country Vow
BciuE Celebrated.
The stirring scenes throughout the
North an dthe South are still fresh
in the minds of many who reau these
lines to-day. The long roll rumble
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific and
fom the Geat Lakes To the Gulf OF
Mexico. The Sixth Massachusetts. which
held Its mi-centenniaI celebration
recently, was clad in gray ov,rcoats
and wore tho odd. h.gh-,opped shakos.
II came from Lowell and stacked arms
on Boston Common. Early the next
morning the regiment was passing
down Broadway, \. y. through lans
of CHI aering, baner- Haunting New York
crs. Shortly after came the Eighth
Massachusetts, similarly clad. Within
eighteen hours of the eccipt OF Ian
coins call for volunteers, the Third
Massachusetts was encamped on his
toric Boston Common. In less than
four days from Lincoln's call a part
or this regiment was marching upon
Gosport navy yard live hundred miles
away from homo and the Sixth was
lighting its way through the streets of
Baltimore. In the first bloodsheI OF the
Civil War.
New York City was a maelstrom Of
war preparations. The famous Seventh
was but a day behind Massachusetts in
mastering. The numerous armories Of
the city were the centre of a turbulent
mob. anxious to. enlist In the army
The Seventh holds a peculiar record.
With less than thousand man COM
posing the regiment, more than 60D be-
came officers in the later years of the
war. The Seventyninth was muster
ed in to the skirl of the Scottish pipes
thu red-legged soldiers OF the Seventy
hrst marched behind their spirited col
oncl. Michael Coreoran. the lrishman,
who n year before refused to turn out
in honor OF the Prince of Wales.
pcnnsyivnnin Reached the Trout First.
Pennsylvania holds the destination of
sending the first troops to reach Wash
ington, which was then in imnedia te
danger of capture. There were live
companies. and OF the $50 men only
thirty had muskets.
The West vas not bahnd the East
in responding 10 the tocsin. Mime
sofa rendered her First Infantry-the
first IN the North. to the goTernmen:-
tr- dag before LinColu issued his
call Within the week the Lake cities
were teeming with farmers, lumber
men. clerks and lawyers who were
besieging the recruiting officers and
offering their services to their coun-
try
1t was not only an offering OF flesh
and blood. but millions of dollars.
Within fortnight .30,0oo.o00 WIS
voted by States and private individuals
for the expenses of war. New York
CITY alone gave 100000. New York
State. PENNSYLVANIA. and Ohio each
contributed S3,000.000. Indiana. Main 4;
Vermont and New Jersey save each
Sl,000,000, and all the other States