Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-23
The h cbeI Army

Inc new ORE HeTdld, OF Friday, has the
following, and as it gives a complete list not
only of the regiments, but of the companies
and their captains, together with their local
tiles, covering nearly three pages, we sup
lose it may be regarded as nearly correct:
So little is known at the North, or even at
the South, Of the organization OF the rebel
army, OF i's Generals, CoIonels and CAPTAINS
OF its numbers camps aud statiens. and of
us arms and eff tctiveness that we have
deemed it a duty TO give what we know of
lis existence and status, in order that the
pubhc may he as fully acquainted as the
facts will permit of the force aud men our
aTmy have 10 meet to crush out the rebellion
of The Southern States.
The report of L. p Wslber, the late rebel
Secretary Of War General Braxton Bragg
OF Louisiana, bsying just been appDn'ed in
his place., presented in July last, to tie Pro-
vislOnal Congress, az Richmond showed that
up to that time one hundred and ninety four
regiments and thirty two battali1us bad been
acct pied into the service Of the rebel States
fesides various detachments of artillery aud
companies OF cavalry not then organized luto
reg meuts. In accordance with his sugges-
ton, that large additions should bs made to
the rebel army, the Congress passed a law
authorizing the President to call for adui-
consist Of four hundred thousand men. Since
thCn each seeded S ate. and every one of
th' other Southern States except Delaware
not avowedly engaged in the revolt, has
contributed her quota to swell the iuere ing
iunhtIs, until now they claim th3. their
a my is ComuOsed of some three hum drad and
fifty thousand men.
Bur the number Of troops which tho rebel
Coriederacy has in the field, according TO
our idea, has been over, siimated from the
starting of he first rumors of a contemplated
attack on Washington. Ii is true that since
the battle Of Manassas large additions have
been made 10 their army, and it is also true
that many regiments huve been Withdrawn
to strengthen the coGst defenses, anl that
some ten Or twelve thousand are now iving
il he hospitals prostrated by disease, while
hurdr' dis have died a Ac1rrespoudent, writ
iul from he camp of Mississippi regiment
at Manassas, says that two thirds OF N ir
regiment reSsicb, and that the deaths
eTeTage nine a day.
AIMS IN THE SOUTH
The Memphis 4PpeaI says the following
seizures have been made (or rather the fol-
lowing arms have been stolen by the rebsls)
stree the inception Of the Southern rebel
lion:
Eaton 20 600
Alabama Al .......... y 900
Eii2auCth n. SlOll
Fayetteville, h. 81 100
Cherries tor 3JHO
Harpers Fei 5000
Mo- lOlB 600
other UlO
coo
The State AIMS previously purchased by
the States, 1t says, amounted TO:
AlatRra 50 COO
Virginia 70 100
LOUISIANA '''''''.'''..'''''''. 20 0
httl ,uOJ
Srlh "a! olua Il nO0
~ lsslts 20 uuO
II 900
Total. one
The grand total" says the Charleston
MercuTy of June 27 thus amounts to seven
hundred and seven thousand stand of arms,
besides two hundred thousand revolvers,
which are said to be on hand at various
points. The above estimate does 0ot include
the arms owned by the States of Tennessee
Arkansas, Texas Kentucky, Maryland and
Virginia, which would increase the number
to about one million. Besides this there are
thought to be two million of private arms"
1t is very doubtful, however, that the
number stolen and the number purchased bv
the States is near so large as those figures
indicate, or that there are in addition two
million private arms.
WHEhE ABE ALL THESE REBELS?
After wGding through these long lists of
rebel generals, colonies and captains and of
the regiments and companies of infantry, ar
tillery and cavalry, the public would like TO
know where they are aud what they are do
ing. According to the latest intelligence
these troops are distributed as follows:
THL FORCES BEFORE WASHINGTON
General Beluregard's COlumus.........IO,OOO
General j, hnstun's columns between
the Chain Bridge and LeesbuI e .......,i 10 OJO
GeLtIai Mu"ruder's re.cuflrcemeut,
lntriu TO cross the Potomac at
Alquid .................-........25C0
Al the various batteries on the Potomac
NuIk, Jan and Eappahauucck ifiyers..,, II OC1
~ horkto|n, NfItelk and PCrtsmouth,...... 90 600
les Tyes at EreCeIlch sbuTg....."........... 900
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