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Show DATA OFCIVIL WAR TJJ I C Notable Facts to Be Remem- L. f J v v$) bcred About the Conf'iCt' I r? tT .M By COL. W. J. HANDY, Second Mich- kA JT- A lgs Infantry. f" , The demand for the surrender of stf .v. 4' Alkl Fort Sumter was made by Gen. Heau- l ) f'C JHfT '"fl1"1 l o'clock: p. rn., April 11, 1861 nJ bt''n promptly declined by 1 "VV Ti 1 Maj. Anderson, at 4:30 o'clock p. m I tff Jk April 12, the bombardment began and lir 11 SI 5J continued until April 14, when Maj. kjK rj Anderson was permitted to evmcuate rl t '"V., Vl tn 'ort nlcb- n by "luUna; his lNJ Sag with fifty guns, and marchlug out ff , J( with colors flying and drums beating, iym'J - carrying away all company property. yms April 15, President Lincoln made l" fk (l the first call for militia to tbe number i f l ot 75000' ,or lhr''6 n,0UthB. "t0 repos- iV""") 1 Jy. J aess tbe forts, places and property . ,"yL f( v4 which have been seized from the V"f jv Ml union." Under the call 91,816 respond- A A vl 'VyA 1 this time for 600.000. Under the 'call k-7VTS t J 7 VIs lDere ere enllitc1 2175 ni en for six W 1 J months, 9,147 for one year. 30.900 for l v I l AfTm two J',,, 657.8'8 for three years. 1 II 1 iUJ July 2. 1862, a call was made for LJ Yvl Jf J A 300.000, and there were furnished by VY l 4 Yl". "t6 D(1 terrltorlea 421.465 for three "VJI ft 'VNJ 1 August 4. 1861, a call for 300,000 U-"Vs. ' I kf tnllltia, for nine months, was made. M 1 K w(Il aUh,d- r iiiVJ If V 1 June 16, 1163, a call aa made lor I V 1 v'V 14 J tnllitU for six months service and I " JJ N 1 ti 16.361 were furnished. I .. VI o I October 17, 1863. and In February. I v CJ r 7V ; 1864. calls were made for 600.000 more I J ' J fP r tor t,lr Jr,r, These were fur J r) M .y I nlshed. Including those raised by the f ' . V 1 draft. 369,380. under this call. I i' I o 2 Under lh caI1 of wrch 14, 1884, 2x I J 1 for 200,000 men for three years, there ty" I J, I were credited to states and territories, I I (L. P I Including drafted men, 292.193. I J.faN i juy is, 1S64, there was a call for 1 - 1 600.000. After allowing excess credits 00 previous calls, this resulted In securing se-curing 286,461 men. The last call for 300,000 furnished 212.212. The aggregate of all calls for men. reduced to a three-year standard, was 2.320.272. During the draft period 16,724 men paid commutation amounting amount-ing to $300 each tor release. This amount waa used for bounty money. The total number of colored troops enlisted during tbe war was 186.097. The Fire Zouaves raised by CoL E. E. Ellsworth In New York were the only regiment enlisting for "the war," with no more definite term of service stated. The state of Kansas bas the credit of raising. May S. 1863, tbe first regiment regi-ment of colored troops. Tbe first action between tbe Union and Confederate troops la tbe field occurred at Fairfax Courthouse, Vs.. June 1, mi. with tbe following losses: loss-es: Union, killed 1, wounded 4; Confederate, Con-federate, killed 1. wounded 14. The last action between Union forces and Confederates occurred at Columbus. Gs., April 16, 1165. Union, killed 13. wounded 63; Confederate loss not recorded. Following were the losses In ten principal battles: First Hull Run. Virginia, July 21. 1861 Union, killed. 470; wounded. 1.071; captured and missing. 1.793. Confederate, killed. 387; wourded. 1.683; captured and missing. 13. Bblloh. Tennessee, April 6-7, 1863 Union, killed. 1.754; wounded. 1.401; missing. J.m. Confederate, killed. L723: wounded. 8.012; missis g. .(Q. Fair Oaks. Vh-giala. May 21. 1183 3b)o. killed. 790; wounded. U4; missing, 617. Confederate, killed. 908; wounded. 4,749; missing, 405. Seven Days' Patties. June 25July 1. 1862 Union, killed, 1.734; wounded. 8,062; missing. 6,053. Confederate, killed. 3.478; wounded. 16,261; missing. miss-ing. 875. Manassas campaign, August 1621. 1862 Union, killed. 1.747; wounded. 8,452; missing. 4.263. Confederate, killed, 1,481; wounded. 7,627; missing. 89. Antletam, Maryland. September 17. 1862 Union, killed. 2,108; wounded. 9.643; missing. 753. Confederate, killed. 1.886; wounded, 9.348; missing. miss-ing. 1.367. Fredericksburg, Virginia. December 13. 1862 Union, killed. 1.284; wounded. wound-ed. 9,600; missing, 1.769. Confederate, killed. 696; woandod. 1.061; missing, 65L Stone IUver. Tennessee, December SI. 1862 Union, killed. 1.730; wounded. wound-ed. 7.802; missing, 3.717. Confederate, killed. 1494; wounded. 7.945; missing. miss-ing. 1.037. Gettysburg. Pennsylvania, July 1-3, 1863 Union, killed 3.080; wounded. 14.497; missing. 23.00L Confederate, killed. 2.592; wounded. 12.704; Discing. Disc-ing. 20.448. Wilderness. Virginia, May -, 1864 Union, allied. 2.246; wounded. 12.037; missing. 3.363. Confederate figure not recorded. Looses of Union troops: Total killed In action. 61,3(2; died of wounds. 24.772; died of disease. 183.387. Oa in every CS waa killed la actio. On la every 66 died of wounds. One la every 13 died of disease. 1 Om la every It was captarwd. |