The world: historical and actual . ich side toespouse, was ap-pointed to takecommand ofthe Confederateforces on thecoast of Georgiarobebt e. lee. and South Car- lie was a native of Virginia, born inHe was a colonel in the regular army atthe time Virginia seceded. He felt that the statehad a higher claim upon him than the UnitedStates, and resigned his commission. He was aman of superb physique, high moral characterand great ability. Ho was early second in impor-tance among the Confederate army, and after Gen- eral Joseph waswounded andsucceeded byhim at FairOaks (May 31,1862) he was
The world: historical and actual . ich side toespouse, was ap-pointed to takecommand ofthe Confederateforces on thecoast of Georgiarobebt e. lee. and South Car- lie was a native of Virginia, born inHe was a colonel in the regular army atthe time Virginia seceded. He felt that the statehad a higher claim upon him than the UnitedStates, and resigned his commission. He was aman of superb physique, high moral characterand great ability. Ho was early second in impor-tance among the Confederate army, and after Gen- eral Joseph waswounded andsucceeded byhim at FairOaks (May 31,1862) he was thefirst. When Leedied,October 12,1870, he was themost popularman in e. Johnston. T]ie first year of the war was in its net results favorable to theConfederacy, both on land and water. The Con-federate privateers crippled Northern commercevery seriously, and captured merchandise uponthe high seas to the value of many millions ofdollars. In these operations one name standsout conspicuous, Raphael Semmes of Alabama,. who began his privateering in command of theSumter, but who became best known in connec-tion with the famous Alabama which he commanded,and which was built for privateering by 260 Englishmerchants. The second year of the war was stillmore favorable tothe. Confederatecause than the is wide di-vergence of opin-ion between South-ern and Northernwriters as to thenumber of men oncither side and theresult of many ofthe engagements in ^which no very de-rided advantage was gained by citll- Raphael semmes. cr army ; but there is agreement as to the generalfact that the first and second years of the war madeexhibits in their balance sheets in favor of theConfederacy. It is stated that there were about- 3,000,000 slaveswithin the limits of the Confederate states whenthe Proclamation of Emancipation was issued. Thewhite population was about 5,000,000, as against22,000,000 whites and 1,000,000 blacks within theUnion. From the beginning of 1863 the Con
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