Russian River Flag, Number 13, 5 February 1874 — The Rebel Forces.

The Rebel Forces.

In the November numbers of the Eleetie and the Land We love, 1869, an interesting anil important correspondence was published between Dr. Joseph Jones, Secretary of the Historical Society, and General S. Cooper, ex-Adjutant-General of the Confederate States. From that source we glean the following'; facts for the benefit of those who are not so fortunate as to have preserved a file of the magazines. Such facts are startling even to those who participated in the Southern struggle:
First—The available forces of the_ Confederate army did not, during the war, exceed 000,000 men.
Second—The Confederate States never had in their defense more than 200,000 men in the field at one time. Third—From 1861 to 1805 the Confederate forces actively engaged were only 600,000.
Fourth —The total number of deaths during that time were 200,000.
Fifth—Losses of prisoners counted as total losses, on account of the United States policy of exchange, 200,000. Sixth—The loss of the Confederate States army by discharge, disability and desertion, amounted to 100,000. Seventh—At the close of the war, the force of the Confederate army was less than 100,000.
Eighth—Out of 600,000 men, 500,000 were lost to the service.

These facts are taken from calculations, made with great care by Dr. Joseph Jones, submitted to arid approved by General S. Cooper, Adjutant-General of the Confederate army.

â– Mobile [Ala.) Register.