North Carolina.—Military population was 115,369
Add one-tenth for the extension of military age down to seventeen and up to fifty 11,500
Add twelve per cent. for youths maturing to seventeen years in four years 13,800
Total 140,669
Deduct twenty per cent. for exempts 28,133
Leaving available 112,536

Alleged Confederate enrollment 129,000; furnished to the Union army, 3,156; total, 132,156; which is 19,620 more than the available military population, although in one-fourth of the State the conscript law could not be executed, and although many thousands were exempted from service by State law.

South Carolina.—Military population 55,046
Add one-tenth as above 5,504
Add twelve per cent. as above 6,605
Total 67,155
Deduct twenty per cent. 13,231
Leaving available 53,924

The alleged Confederate enrollment was 75,000, which is more than 21,000 in excess of the total number of men available for service, though here also there were thousands of State exemptions.

Mississippi.—Military population 70,295
Add one-tenth for extension of military age 7,029
Add twelve per cent. for youths maturing to military age in four years 8,435
Total 85,759
Deduct twenty per cent. for exempts 17,151
Leaving available 68,608

The alleged Confederate enrollment was 70,000, and furnished to the United States army 515, which is nearly 2,000 more than the total military population, taking no account of the large number of exempts and of the failure to execute the conscript act.

Alabama.—Military population was 99,667
Add one-tenth for the extension of military age down to seventeen and up to fifty 11,500
Add twelve per cent. for youths maturing to seventeen years in four years 11,796
Total 121,959
Deduct twenty per cent. for exempts 24,391
Leaving available 97,568

The alleged Confederate enrollment was 90,000, and furnished to the Union army, 2,576, making a total of 92,576; which is within 5,000 of the total available, taking no account of the large number exempted for State officers and other causes, and taking no account, either, of the number of men who could not be reached by the conscript officers.

Tennessee.—Military population 159,353
Add one-tenth as before 15,935
Add twelve per cent. as before 19,222
Total 194,510
Deduct twenty per cent. 38,902
Leaving available 155,608

The alleged Confederate enrollment was 115,000, and the State furnished the Union army 31,092, a total of 146,092, which is within 9,000 of the total available military population, without taking account of the men not reached by the conscript officers, and, further, taking no account of the fact that so large a part of the State was in occupation of the Federal armies.