. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . veler, who had borne him through all the yearsof the war. All along the road to Richmond hereceiyed every evidence of admiration and respectfrom friends and former foes. On reaching Rich-mond he was riding toward his home in Franklinstreet when he was recognized, and the people rushedout from all directions to meet him, cheering andwaving hats and handkerc
. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . veler, who had borne him through all the yearsof the war. All along the road to Richmond hereceiyed every evidence of admiration and respectfrom friends and former foes. On reaching Rich-mond he was riding toward his home in Franklinstreet when he was recognized, and the people rushedout from all directions to meet him, cheering andwaving hats and handkerchiefs. Simply raising hishat in reply to these greetings, Lee hurried to hishome. Secretary Stanton was determined to haveLee arrested, but General Grant opposed it so earn-estly that the Government of the United States wassaved the disgrace of violating the protection pro-mised at Appomattox. Lee became president ofWashington College at Lexington, Virginia, where hedied on October 12th, 1870, beloved and mourned bythe whole South and honored by the whole college over which he presided has since his deathbeen known as the Washington-Lee University. Abridged from an account by Rev. J. Wm. Jones, in his DavisMemo-rial HM « t> WWI-) QSz; is,OH CJ> . 424 Prisoners of War. 425 He was sixty-three years old at the time of hisdeath. Note on the Union and Confederate Armies.—The total enlistmentsin the Union army and navy were 2,773,304. Of these 178,97; were col-ored troops. Of the white troops 282,619 were from the slave States,and54,000 of that number were from the eleven seceding States. A liberalallowance for reinlistments would make the total number broughtinto the field on the Union side amount to 2,400,000. The number ofdeaths from all causes was 360,222. The total number of enlistments in the Confederate army from firstto last was 700,000. The naval force did not exceed 30,000. Consideringthat the militia embraced only those who were exempt from serv
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