The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21

population or Virginia Ia 1851 is cstl.
mated. exclusive Hf WCs, virginia. At
libn"o. II wc add ITO for tho cAten-
a!un OF military AZ. and - per cent
Tor YOUTHS maturing In four Years We
nnNc Nn agSrcgatc OF ii1,J2O. Sat from
inns ~ must deduct the Uaual 20 url.
cent. Tor physical ami mental disabiii-
y. leaving 1895 AS the total await
ap'" pituitary port!lation OF Tao Stato
% NlrEiniu FOR thc four years of the
WIZ. Hut tue representative writer i'm
VIC Aouth puts tae number OF mon fur
nsacd tie Southern army at if5.U0D
"H'Ci Is d3."Gi more lhaIl tn. avail.
able military population!
TAX" tic state OF Georgia. I'm t..,
t"t.e was a military population Of
!lh"v5. Tie additions as ab,,vn f.,
iYuf ychra swell the number To Ia,
20 from which II we dcduct 20 p.r
cent, ior cNelnpta there r.lnnins ~,
available military population ar 10
~ pot the alleged enrolment II, Tho
'ohiehefut" army is l2o. Oon-- IN
more than the entire military non,,Ia
non, although We know that thousands
o. theSc men could not br reached ~
~, vot'acflPt oiicers, aud thousands
NOR were exempted by state law.
North Carolina: IN isG! there ,y,s
population OF 1856. increased DIR.
+ lng the four years as per estimate to
liphh3 After d"ducting % nor co,.
Tor eHempts the available. nlIi,arv
population is 1883.
The alleged Confederate enrolment
was l29"6n. furnished the linton army.
3'i36 Total, l3:,la6 which Is In.G60
more man the available military popu-
i"tich' although IN on"-fuur;h or the
state conscript law could not liz
executed, ana thousands Of mon were
exempted by state law
Take another example: South caro-
INA The military population was *
olo. Increased III four years 10 G7.,s5.
as per estimate Deduct 20 per rnn,
ana ther" remain available 53.a2.; but
lnr alleged Confederate enrolment is
5'oc0. which IS more than 9iIa0o -,
eMotss OF the total number OF men
available for service, though here aIso
t."r" Nero thousands of State cXclnp-
tons.
MlasiSslpri: The military population
was 1926. The additions in -FOUR
years *wcli tho number to S5.7se. pa
duct - per GENT. and there remain
available 6S,Sns.
The alleged Confederate enrolment
was Ig.PDp; furnished tic Union army.
az" Total. I0,5l5, which is nearly
1000 more than tho total military
population taking no nccoun, Of ths
: large number OF .Xcmpts, and of the
iailufc 10 execute the oonscript act
Pei maps, as suggested above, a large
element OF error may be found In the
failure on the part OF the special writ
. cis 10 observe the great number of re-
chlistments that Undoubtedly took
piece, especially in 1862 when TIC
terms of service of nearly the whole
OF the Confederate army expired.
Enough has been said. I think. 10
suggest TO our Southern historians the
need OF thorough revision of their
! estimates. and tho publication To the
! world OF the facts on which they rely
ana the sources OF their Information.
ne truth OF history Is ct stake in
/ this matter, and tho reputation Of our
great military leaders. For if in fact
Tie southern aolors. 1t Is a serious
there were over a million men with
bloc on the capacity OF our commands
rrs that trey could never concentrat to
IN any one battle more than 1l,ocv
men.
RANDOLPH II. NcEIN.
Washington, March 81, 1912