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SOUTHERN BANNER. APRIL 9, 1878
REBEL ARCHIVES- J conic ill ami copy off these docu*
it lint (■< ner.il Townsend lias to s»j a boon t Them ; nients; and llieu again there are
- Thirteen Volumes Already In Type, and
Sixly-Seve n More Coming.
[ Washington Post]
The Confederate archives in jkis*
session of the War Department are
objects both of curiosity anti cupidity
on t lie part of many people, and ocea
sionally something bearing reseiii-
blence to indignation breaks out at
different quarters that they are not
open to the inspection of every one,
especially lately, since public atten
tion has been attracted to the subject
by the spat in the House between
llcagan and Wiliest. The papers are
all in charge of E. D. Townsend,
Adjutant General of the army, and
from this office the Post obtained the
following information last envening:
In reply to the question, “ Why
are those archives kept from public
inspection ?” The General said
“ For the same and simular reasons
that the Union war records are held
as official secrets. It is for the pro
tection of the government and the
people.”
“ IIow are they prelected by such
a course ?”
44 In this way : It persons were al
lowed to come in and inspect the
muster rolls, one so disposed could
draw off the exact history of a soldier,
for instance, and personate him in
procuring a pension. He would
make his application, state hi? si-rvi*
cos, etc., and when in the ordinary
course of business the War Depart*
incut received a letter from the Pen
sion office asking for the man’s rcc.nl,
of course its reply would agree with
its statement, and the government
would be defrauded. The opening of
the Union records to the public would
at once destroy the safeguards and
checks designed for the protection of
the government and the people.”
44 Hill is it so with the Confederate
records ?”
“ Yes to a very great extent. In
one way and another they have eost
the government a large sum. Ap
propriations have been made for their
compilation and printing, and when
ever Congress wishes to publish them
it can do so Up to this time some
thirteen volumes of five and six linn
di ed pages eacti arc ready. These
include the battle records up to about
1803. And when they are published
maps of the battle fields and positions
of the troops have been prepared to
accompany them. The matter is so
arranged that the historian will find
the history of each battle complete
bv itself.”
*• Who will get these books?’’
‘‘The purpose, as I understand it
is t<> print tho usual number for
members of Congress, public libraries
and institutions of learning, and be*
sides this a number for the people,
perhaps sufficient when sold, tore*
imbursethe government for its outlay
in the purchase and preparation and
printing.”
“Not much concealment in that
plan V'
44 No, and concealment is not the i
purpose. Why, for two days the late I
Confederate Postmaster General was
engaged in an examination of the
archives. A few days ago Col.
Moshy requested a copy of one of the
papers relating to a battle of J. E. 13.
Stuart’s, and it was promptly furnish
ed him. The Hon. Mr. Scales and
Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, asked
for copies of papers and they were
given, as well as to other members of
Congress, and any respectable editor
in the country can get a copy of any
paper he aska for, provided it is not
one in which the government and the
people are interested for its protec
lion.”
“ What sort of papers arc those?”
*• They belong to the class having a
legal value—papers containing evi
dence which may be called for in the
Court of Claims or by the Southern
Claims Commission. There are those
who have claimed to ha Union men
during the war, and, when asking for
payment from the government for
damages sustained, the archives have
revealed evidence that they had been
once compensated, or that they were
not Union men at all. It stands to
reason that hundreds of claim agents
and speculators would be glad to
publishers who offer large s ms for
the privilege ot ransacking the
archives and making selections. No
wonder that complains are made
that access to the archives is denied ;
but they come from persons, as a
rule, who have a direct monetary iii*
terest in obtaining copies. For all
legitimate purposes copies of papers
can be obtained of the class that will
finally be printed.”
And about what proportion is
that?’’
“ Why, nearly all. In the end only
a few will be held back.’’
“ What is being done with our own
records ?”
“ The battle records are being com
piled and arranged for printing, side
by side with those of the Confederacy,
but they are more abridged than the
latter. The two will make, when
completed, perhaps 100 volumes,
embracing a more complete history
of a war than was ever written be*
fore, and furnished for the historians
of the republic, unbounded material
Infinite pains have been taken by the
compilers to have all the names and
dates correct and the work will be
pushed just as fast as Congress
furnishes the means.”
“ Has much of the matter been
printed ?”
44 The thirteen volumes referred to
have been set up and primed in the
department, so that the government
printers can have a perfect copy.
The archives, for the most part, have
been stored in the Winder building,
which is as, near fireproof as any we
have. This matter I take pleasure in
explaining to persons honestly in
quiring, and when it is understood
the course in regard to the care and
protection of ti.e archives adopted
by the department is approved.’’
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