. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . he many incongruities and deficienciesalready indicated, the Southern volunteer was perhaps moreprompt to acquire the ways of war than was his Northernopponent. The latter indisputably outclassed him in point of [1461 IfaBMS&te of the ways and constrained to make a choice between stay-ing in the Union their ancestors had helped to establish andto which they were bound by the traditions of a lifetime, andtaking arms against their fellow countrymen whose institu-tions a
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . he many incongruities and deficienciesalready indicated, the Southern volunteer was perhaps moreprompt to acquire the ways of war than was his Northernopponent. The latter indisputably outclassed him in point of [1461 IfaBMS&te of the ways and constrained to make a choice between stay-ing in the Union their ancestors had helped to establish andto which they were bound by the traditions of a lifetime, andtaking arms against their fellow countrymen whose institu-tions and political creed accorded with their own. It is to be remembered that Virginia steadfastly declinedin its conversion to sever its connection with the Governmentof which it had formed so large and so significant a partfrom its formation, until called upon to furnish its quota oftroops for the army of invasion, and the final decision wasmade with full recognition of what the choice implied, of thedevastation and bitter misery to be visited upon the territorythus predestined to become the main battle-ground of the con-. EVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS IN 61 A group of Charleston Zouave Cadets—militia organized before the war, hence amongthe few that had swords and guns to start with in 61. The Zouave Cadets, undercommand of Captain C. E. Chichester, formed part of the First Regiment of Rifles,Fourth Brigade, South Carolina, at the outset of the war. The Fourth Brigade wasthe largest organized body of State militia. It was commanded by Brigadier-GeneralJames Simons, was well-organized, well-drilled and armed, and was in active service fromDecember 27, 1860, to May, 1861. Some of its companies continued in service untilthe Confederate regiments, battalions, and batteries were organized and finally absorbedall the effective material of the brigade. One of the first duties of these companies wasto guard some of the prisoners from New York regiments who were captured a
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