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.