Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
Facts About Greatest Mod
ern War---America's
Civil War.

The American Civil war, which be-
gan just nfty-enc years ago today.
was the greatest war 81 modern times
Not even in the Napoleonic era was
there any single war involving opera
tons OF such magnitude as those OF
'6I-6s. Since the great battles OF
Borodino, Lepsie and Waterloo the
world had seen no such conflicts as
those that were Waetd al Autietam,
Gettysburg and tho Wilderness. II
remained Tor the battles 81 taoyang.
sha River and Mukdon 10 eclhse Get.
iysburg and tho Wilderness IN point
OF magnitude and blo0dinoaa--M uk-
den was probably the greatest battle
the world has ever aeen--but as "a
whole the Russo-Japanese wa did not
rival the civil war "a greatness az
wars go--that II. IN scope ~ opcra-
tons and in cost, both IN none aaa
IN blood.
The civil war cost ave times as
many lives as ala the Japanese
war.
Following Is a resume o. the sallsnt
facts regarding this great war, a
chronicle taat hits the high spots. and
that shows. a. nearly AZ mere figures
can, what the war for the Union really
was.
The civil war cost more than half a
million lives,
II cost perhaps ss.00o.O00 COO
counting S2,00e.000 Ia slave values
wiped ont, and pensions that have
been paid since tho war.
Union troops under arms 2.77s, 3O4.
Confederate troops uudsr arms les
timated) i.e00.0oo
Union array, maximum (May. $50,
i,000.5t6.
Confederate army. niaximum prob
ably 700. coo.
Federals killed IN action (lncluding
MORALLY woundod) f10.O7O. died Of
disease 23a,i5s; deaths. all causes.
309,52S.
Confederate deaths all Causes (es-
tlmated) 10000; aggregate Of killed
and wounded see. zoe.
Federnls drafted eos. 260 held TO
service $4,000, conn uiall0n paid s26,-
90. 900.
Federal bountles paid $500 .OOe 900
Estates paid Ia addition S2S5.OOO, OOO).
Presidents calls Tor troops, Aprn
IS, 1861. $4,000. May 3, soc, goo: July
2, 1899, 800. 000i August 4, 1892. s00-
900; October "a, 1868, 100000: Feb-
ruary /. 1864 zoo 900. March IL,
200,o0oi July IS, 100000. December
Is, 10000
The greatest battle OF the war.
everything considered. was that OF
Gotlysburg Meade naf about fGO,,
coo men. and Lee possibly few more
ihan that Fsacrala killed 1910: to-
tai OF BILLED, NoundAd ami missing.
22,Ooi. confoderaies killed, g6g2: to-
al Of killed, wounded ana Iisslns.
20.ffg.
Con. Robert n. Lee. confederate
commandments was the greatest
general Of the war Gottysbure was
really the only pitched battle In which
he WAS dceislvcly beaten, and even
then ho made good MS escape. Win
an inferior army hU defeated tho fed
erals time and time again Grant
drove him back into Richmond In ga
OILY by virtue OF having vastly super
ioI forces.
The greptest army assembled by Tire
ioderas wa at iho Wiloarnt-is--l
900. l,oo ia said 10 have had as mary
as 10000 men IN that rario taitio.
but the number o probably everest
mated.
The most complete federtl victory
io tho war was that won ~ Gen.
Thomas In tne battle OF Nashville, the
most complete confederate victory
that won hy bcaureEard al the first
battle on Manonans (null RUM
Al The rlorc of thc Nar the United
states navy was more poWeriui than
All tho rest OF the navioa of me world.
The war began April ~. iSjL ltI
ended, virtually, vita tho surrender Of
Loe az Appomnios donfi noHhe. April
.. 1855. Ihus tho actual nghtlng.
lasted d few days hort of foar GEARS.
The war was not ouiciaNy over FOR
many months ulior Lffa surrender