The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-03
NEWS FROM the SOUTH.

NEWS FROM the SOUTH.
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OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE
~ BALTIMORE, Nov. 1. 1851.
Ni'mber, Position and arms Of the Confederate Fbrces-
abtal Srs's9th Of me Confederate AYn.y, Ha!fa Million
@Aea-Rpoys Of Adjasami General Thomas Affairs
in Ke'stscky-He Tainks I wa Regai-e 7vo Hundred
TAoHsdHd Unso~ Troops 10 SAGE Ken,,scky-"H Wore
Large Economy 20 Save" Kentueky at that Prce-Shi
~esa Of Arms from Europe--Aa Manufacture of Arms and
CdnHom attic South7he Lead Mines IN Missouri, DC.
The arguments OF the editorial article in tho HKaAID OF
October 30 in favor Of calling out the whole nghng
population Of the North 70 put down tho rebellion will
acquire oroa from Of the number Of Confede-
rate troops in the field and with this view the fol-
lowing statement is presented. II has been prepared
with great care from tho most authentic sources and
may be relied ON as correct in every particular
In the enumeration Of troops no account s taken Of
those that were stationed at Iynchbnrg Gordonsve,
Charottsburg, Petersburg, Cupcpper, Burksvie, and
several other places in Virginia late September 20
and which then amounted to so 0,o0o nthcy are stAl
thcrs they swell the aggregate by much IN rcsarto
tho troops at Columbus and Hickman, under Gen. Polk
and Gen. Pillow, although they stated below at
5000, yet IT. Is believed that they really amount 10
10000 Tho whole number Of troops in Kentucky Is
stated In this enumeration at only Ss 000 But as has
been for weeks past the evident determination Of
the Confederate War Department wrest Kentucky from
tho Union by force they have probably thrown that
State rs 900 more troops than have any Of
swelling the number there probably 95o00 1t Is GER
tain that with less than 100000 their designs Ken
lucky will fail
THE CONFEDERATE FORCES IN THE FIEID, NovEM.
BIER /, 1861. al
DEPARTMENT or THE roroxAu
General Jos f. Johnston headquarters Manassas juno
Troops.
Left Ivtng-Maj Gen. Gustavus Smith, hcadquar-
ters Aidie, near Leesburg, under Brig General
On the right bank or Goose 5000
Right wino-Major Gen. Bcauregard; headquarters
On the line of tho Occoquan n.....2 $4,000
For support Of the Potomac river batteries 600
- SO 900
Total under General Johnston . ......... .15o 600
DEPARTMENT OF ClEsAPEAKE.
Norfolk and Portsmouth, under Gen. Huger. 10 600
Yorktown, under Gen. Magruder. .......... Is 900
For support Of batteries on James, York and
Rafpahanhock rivers. 600
Total in department of the Chesapeake .. 40 900
Richmond, IS ,ooo other points in Virginia, 5000 10000
DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN
Under Generals Lee and Floyd. .............. 5000
Near Winchester, srasburg and charestown. 10000
Total in the state Of Virginia ........... .24o 600
DEPARTMENT OF
Under Price and McCuoch. ch.................. GO 900
DEPARTMENT or KESruCHy AND TENNESSEE
General Albert s. Johnston headquarters Nashville
In Kentucky-Bowlng Grcen, under General s. B.
Columbus and Hickman. under Generals Polk and
Pillow. .., :; - 10 eco
Loudon Manchester and Cumberland Gap, under
Presonburg, under Breckinrdge :. ........... 5000
Hazel Green, ,ooo other points, Is 600. 20 600
Total in Kentucky IS 600
slater say Bucner hAs Is 900 troops and has
strongly fortified Bowling Green.
In this connection passage In the report Of General
Thomas the Adutant General Of the United States Amy
is worthy Of remark General Thomas accompanied the
Secretary War u his visit Missouri and Ken
tucky and has returned In his report he
after visiting Louisville and Lexington and several othor
important points in kentucky, he found that the Union
sentiment in that State strong been
Teprcsented that the young and active In Kentucky
were nearly all secessonss and had joined tho rebel
mics there . "that although the aged wore Union
ists yet they had not and would not enroll themselves
engage in conflict with their and relations But
few regiments Of Union be raised Kentucky,
that "thc which the present administration had
sent Kcntucky-oyer 20 900 in numbcr-"had passed
into the possession Of the Home Guards Kentucky and
could be recovered that tey refused surrender
them, expressing desire to them in defence their
homes; and that many Of them already in the
hands OF the rebels" General Thomas continucs:.Be-
fore left Kentucky, convinced that large
bodies Of Union troops be raised in that Stae and
that the defence Of kentucky must devove upon the free
States Of the Wet and Northwest" And he states that
the Confederate force in Kentucky is strong that it
will require 200 600 troops cxpeI them and that
state to the Union. ut large economy to savon
tl,on hrf;f
some other general will be found who will make them
..takc cssn But at whatever price, kentucky will be
deserved in the Union. But 10 resume:--
In Tennessee, troops from Manass sas, guarding
the railroad from Chattanooga 10 Jonesborough 1000
Forts Usceola, Wright, Randolph, Rector and Har 0V
r,s, about 600 cach.... .................. 5000
Nashville, Waverly and Humboldt. 5000
total. ....................... $4,000
Points on the Lower Mississippi namely at Forts
Hernando, Coffee, NAPOLEON, De kalb, Benton,
1,alegh, Sabine, Van Buren and Polk k........ 1000
yicksburg and Natchez s COO each. ..s..... 10 600
New Orleans. ........ 10000
Total under General Albert 8. Johnston 1876 900
Charleston s. 10000
Savannah Ga Observation-Disclosures. ........ 10000
Mobile Observation-Disclosures. IL 900
Galveston, Texas. as.................. ........ 5000
REcspITvrArroS.
DEPARTMENT Of the Potomac. $50 900
Department OF Chesapeake and rest Of Virginia. 5000
Department Of Kentucky and Tennessee. 117000
repar rtment of Missouri Observation-Disclosures. 90 900
On the lire Of the Mississippi 80 600
AT Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and Galveston. 1000
Total rebel force in the field 496 900
IN regard 10 the manner in which these troops
armed few words may not be ont Of place. The notion
that the rebel troops armed in a manner inferior
TO our own has been length exploded That statement
was persisteny made however, until the various
lics in which they have been engaged dspelei the u
sion.
The sources from viii the rebels have drawn their
supplies Of arms have been { follows
l. The careful foresight Of John Is. Floyd who, while
Secretary Of War, abused his high position by sending
into all southern States from the rational arsenals
great rantities Of The numbers sent prior TO
the end OF the year les0 follows all Of them
being muskes Of the latest improved kind with bayo
nets &c, completc;-
Alabama ....... Is 600 Missouri 20 900
Arkansas ....... 90 900 North Carona..... so 900
Florida ........ IL 600 South Carolina. 80 600
Georgia ........ IS 900 Texas 40 600
| onisiana ...... so 600 1ennr ssee 40 600
| keutuckv....... $500 isginia. ........ SIS 900
| Marx taud ). ...,. 5oG0
M,ss,seippi .... 1000 Total. l............5 .5Ts 900
q The stored in the arsenals the several South
ern States belonging to tho United States which were
seized by the rebels between January and April 1861
| amounting to least 100 600 muskets.
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