Day in the Life

Mar 5, 1885

Journal Entry

March 05, 1885 ~ Thursday

5 Keys crossed A crown An arrow An arrow An arrow I examined Gaskells Encyclopedia I found
the following Account of the Civil war. The north called into
the field 2,688,523 Soulders if the South had as many
there would have been in the war 5,377,646 There were
reported killed in Battle 455,527. But the heaviest


Civil War
Battles of the South not reported The Provost Marshal
Generals Report shows that there were killed in battle
on the Northern side 280730. There was quite as many
in the south which would make 561,460 deaths in
Battle. There were reported wounded in Battle 94694
This added to the Killed would make 656,154. There were
Prisioners taken on both sides to the am[oun]t of 314,140.
This Added to the killed & wounded would be 970,294
This is ownly an approximate as some of the most
destructive Battles of the south is not reported at all
there was not less than One million of men lost there
thare lives directly or indirectly in the Civil War
The secretary of the Treasury has Paid out of the Treasury
for the war alone outside of the Expense of the Government
of $6,189,929,908.00 Providing it cost the
south as Mooch it would reach the Enormous sum of
$12,379,859,816.00 This shows the inspired
Man what it costs a Nation to kill the Prophets and
Apostles & shed the Blood of the Lords Anointed

A folded letter/box I received Letters from Joseph H Richards G Reynolds
Clare Blanch & Alacice and Orion Snow and a letter
from Asahel to his Mother which was vary good
E Snow called upon me to day

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Mar 5, 1885