The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
A Great Confederate Anniversary.

On the 9Th day of April 1852. oc-
Cured the FIRST great battle south of
Virginia in the War of Secession OF
1876, In which the Southern States
fought for independence against the
States of the East. the North the Mid
die West and the West. which still held
their places in the American Union.
The United states, by the census of
1860. had about 3o,0o0,ooo inhabitants,
of which 2o,Ooo,ooo, or two-thlrds, were
in the States that stood by the Union,
while 100000, OF which 5000 600 were
whites and 1000. 900 negroes nearly
all slaves We're in the States which
seeded. Therefore the Northern
section had a population of 10000, 600
from which to draw its armies while
the South had only 100000 of white
population from which IL could put an
army in the field.
1t is to be further noted that. al
though the States of Delaware. Mary
land. the western third of Virginia,
Kentucky and Missouri were slave
States. they remained with the Union
in the war. although they sent some
soldiers TO the Southern cause 1t is
also to be noted that the Southern
negro slaves were set free by act of
war in those parts OF the South that
were permanently held by the Northern
armies, and 1S6,097 negro troops were
enlisted in the Union Army
The total enlistments IN the Northern
Army during the four years OF the war
were 2,S59.l32. and, although the actual
number OF Southern enlistments is not
known. the official facts stated show
that the Southerners fought against
enormous odds--at least four to one
and they did this while their country
was largely deficient in appliances for
the manufacture of arms and munitions
OF war. railroad machinery and the
means OF trarsportatics1 for armleS and
their supplies, creating conditions OF
disadvantage that were greatly ag-
gravated by the blockade of all South
ern seaports with Northern war fleets.
These dry details are suggested by
| the fact that this 9Th day OF April Is
| the anniversary of a great battle and
victory by the Southern army. in which
many Louisiana troops were engaged,
and for that reason this anniversary Is
| specially honored and celebrated by the
veteran survivors who took part in that
battle. and the occasion is generally
honored throughout the state.
The South was invaded in 1861 by
two principal routes. One was from
| Allegheny Mountains. and the other
! from across the Ohio west OF the
mountains. General Albert Sidney
| Johnston, a tried and most able soldier.
commanded the Confederate forces
| west of the mountains, and they were
posted along the northern boundary OF
| Tennessee and close to the southern
line of Kentucky. His force, which
| had been distributed in long thin
line. was not gathered into a concen-
| trated army until after several as
saults upon it's detached forces 1t was
| withdrawn and concentrated at 4 place
| on the Tennessee River near the South
| ern boundary OF that State, and It was
named THE Army of Tennessee" The
| Northern army, under General L. s.
Grant. which 1t confronted was called
The Army OF the Tennessee" and this
distinction must he Kept in mind to
| prevent confusion.
| IT was Sunday when the battle was
| fought. The Confederates made the
attack at daylight and were victorious
at every point. driving the enemy TO
! the cover of his gunhoats which were
| lying In the river. About o'clock in
the afternoon General Albert Sidney
JohnstcS, re great Commander. in the
moment OF grand decisive victory.
| fell mortally wounded
| The command then devolved on Gen
eral Beauregard. and the lighting was
| continued for some time when II,
| ceased. to he resumed next day, but
| during the night a Federal army of
| $4,000 men under General Buell. came
on the field. and, although an attack
! was made on the enemy Monday morn
! ing. the arrival of Buclrs army so
| changed the situation that the Con-
! federate Army was withdrawn and re-
tired southwark TO Corinth. Miss.
| After some severe fighting around
| Corinth the Army of Tennessee was
| started on e grand movement north
| ward through Tennessee into Kentucky
under command of General Bragg and
| In cooperation with General Kirby
Smith. who was in East Tenness They
! advanced nearly to Louisville KY, and
| on the 18th OF October, at Frankfort,
| the capital OF that State. Hon. Richard
| Halves was established as provisional
| Contcde Governor OF kentucky
| These movements greatly aroused
| the Northern government and as a
| consequences a great army under Ger :
| eral Rosecrans was sent against the
! Confederates Several important bat
| ties were fought. among which were
| Perryville, KY, October s. and Stone
| River Tenn. December 81, 1862 For
| n year, In 1863, Bragg and Rosecrans
| confronted and fought each other from
| Murfreesboro. June %. to Chicka-
! manga, Lookout Mountain and Mission
| AIRY Ridge. in Tennessee, November 90
! 25. 1853.
In clay, 1854, General Joseph E.
| Johnston was given command. and his
campaign extended from Rocky Face
|