LODGE NOTICES.
Past Grand Master P. T. Colding, G. Bailey, W. O. Castor, A. H. Newton, Rev. Bean and twenty others of the State of New Jersey paid Prince Hall Lodge, No. 10, a fraternal visit on last Wednesday. Short addresses were delivered by those present.
Last week we left out the names of the officers elect of the Grand Chapter: S. N. Robinson, M. E. G. P., P. L. Colding, R. D. G. H. P., Camden; W. H. Jackson, R. E. G. K., Bordentown; A. H. Newton, R. E. G. S., Trenton; J. L. Derrick, R. W. G. Treasurer, Camden; W. F. Powell, R. W. Grand Secretary, Burlington; W. H. Douglas, R. W. Dist. Dept., Plainfield.
Madams Pitts, Daniels, Webb, Hack and Newton have been assiduous in their efforts in making the fair a success.
At a meeting of the Damascus Commandery, K. T., No. 4, Trenton, the following officers were elected: Sir A. H. Newton, Em. Com.; Sir J. Thornton, Gen.; John Seruby, Capt. General.
Rev. A. H. Newton, Chaplain of the Senate, Trenton, N. J.
Rev. A. H. Newton has been appointed Chaplain of the State Senate, Trenton, N. J. Thus we creep up. This is a great honor to Rev. Newton, as well as the race. We congratulate him.
March 29th-April 3d.
Camden, N. J., August 20, 1894.
The Adjutant-General W. S. Arcory, W. S. U.
S. A., Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Will you please inform me of the probable number of troops enlisted during the Civil War, those having died from wounds, being sick in hospitals, and the number of those killed on the battlefield?
Also please advise me of the cost of the war, how many colored soldiers enlisted, the years they enlisted, and the first battle they engaged in.
Very respectfully yours,
A. H. NEWTON.
The following was the reply to the above:
Address: “Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D. C.”
RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE,
War Department,
Washington, August 24, 1894.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. A. H. Newton, 332 Washington St., Camden, N. J.
Inviting attention to the accompanying printed statement showing the number of troops furnished by the several States and Territories under the different calls by the President, including the number of colored troops.
According to the latest official compilation, 67,058 officers and men were killed in action, and 292,470 died of wounds or disease during the war.
According to a statement made by the Secretary of the Treasury on June 10, 1880, “the expenditures of the government on account of the war of the rebellion from July 1, 1861 to June 30, 1879,” including interest on the public debt, “aggregated $6,189,929,908.58.” The amount expended since the latter date is not shown by any statistics filed in this Department.
The first authorized enlistment of U. S. colored troops during the war of the rebellion was made in the State of Louisiana in 1862. No detailed information as to the organization and service of colored troops can readily be furnished from data now accessible.
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By authority of the Secretary of War:
F. C. Ainsworth,
Colonel, U. S. Army, Chief of Office.
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