It was also called the War of Rebellion before that became politically incorrect to use. On Mar 27, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Fern wrote: > This is especially interesting for families like mine who had as > many soldiers in the CSA > as they had on the UNION side. > > The War Between the Stats. Yes, that's stats, not states. > > Historians and statisticians are questioning the statistics of > Confederate War dead. Official military records compiled in 1866 > counted 40,275 North Carolina soldiers who died in uniform. > Reportedly, North Carolina had more men die in uniform than any other > Confederate state, although not as many as New York in the Union. Now > new investigations seem to show the 1866 claims, made when records > were spotty, are highly inaccurate. > > While the new counts are not yet complete, it looks like the true > count will be about 31,000 deaths of North Carolina soldiers during > the war. Meanwhile, a separate count iis being made of Virginia > soldiers and it looks like its final tally will also be about 31,000, > far higher than previous reports. > > "It's going to be close," says Virginia librarian Edwin Ray, the man > making the count of Virginia deaths in uniform. > > The issue tends to be emotional in the affected states which have > pride in their soldiers who died for the losing cause. Whatever the > final count, many people will have difficulty believing it. > > New York reported the most deaths of any state: 46,534, according to > the 1866 federal report. > > You can read more in an article by Cameron McWhirter in the Wall > Street Journal at http://goo.gl/usb0U If this link does not work - > try this one: > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704662604576202823930087328.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond > > Another interesting fact is that Cameron McWhirter had family > fighting for the CSA > and this family member was a 'friend' of my distant cousin General > Abe Buford > who rode with General Forrest -CSA.. > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html