, 1861-12-21
QUE ARMY ON THE POTOMAC,

w.-x.--...,. n.-N1ea -.
M o,dara bava boo,, ;ga,.s - 49, ~ .
On ;nfo wir+er on.r+e,a b,,+ - 10 <.o,.a - ~
o- boot-~. f..t A. .a-t..5.a s.I
4ha co1,,, 1ast 4xae1r -, a.. -. -
vat;or ho, n,oda - ,1o;a tr,.t 49, ss~,Ns.. ~ es
n atav vhera;t u :. r1ar..-1.tasa 49,, ~ ~
,,a ra+;ona for -,,,+.. mh:.a.a.s; - a sse ~
"a - 49, - - - LS,1S .,. ri.%s4 ~ |
eoat ,,;.., ..a -. a.. - - =.
~, 49, 80" ePAeao NO seus s.ooto ~
- ~ " , eoass' "u.. '14aAoa
' 49, -o,te "s4~
~ s ~. 10 ~. , - ~. 1u".4 49, -" ~
.a:s, s ' 49,. ~ 49, 80 go. r.
ae,. en oAea ~ - ~ .ne -o4ses
~ 4ee .4'4A 4l.e" 40 p~"1tl,. w." ,, NV
" Aonen t',4o sA..noo' oo."0 Ans
oaeeenuesls ns, ln.s, n.. nn.su :. s.a.oneu u.a
80, ~ - s -oo '. fs'
"4'l.A ~, 'Ao 49, So" 10, '1.41 -l4s'- -.
'e!sa "4a4 nuo nnA'u wv e..Anso sos,,, sma"'
WINCH lnahee "a'nl' = eoil'foft"ole a"ena
eome reennen1e, VI 1ataef eo1e conapAues'
afe Ploslalng' " tnelf OWL e1penss' pofeaule
wooden honses, which are put together with
+r,nsnor+ea IN ho.r.oa xx,cona "a n they
=. o~65see "@e'
were Only 1unoef- ihe men get up al soie
Of contrivances for heating and cooking
they have sod sto7es, stone and sod fire places,
ho,ee n The gronnd sheet iron sto7eE. so that
thus far there has been no suheI1hg from eolo.
If they knew that they were not to move, they
wou1d soon be in "apple pie'' order, as the
~ r,o,1o,da-a oav for onn1e nie is +hr
Ne" Snsuoe' e~'' ~ pf.S r. :: ...4
highest synonym 1of any tnn8 sooo III 'nat
The look ahead is not 7ery encouraging.
Wv lno.. +h.+ +ba,e u,e a ,root da,1 eo;d
1oa h1o~ ,n4s 1uele "as s.e'.s os.1I oslu :
after the Bull Kun light about The necessity OF
having cavalry. It was believed, ard Isl
believed nv many. that the rebels won that
sght hocsnee tbev | h.d ar ef5cient hodT m 1 of
ngne because tnes naa an encien' oous Oh
cavalry. It is great mistake. The cavalry
charge, 60 much talked about. WIS 4 yery
f.ah1. ,tE.;v -.,;,oo,t ~ e-.s,, ;nfaa+,r
would nave animated them, bat our
troops were exhausted, md gave way
h.oo1ee they ware urak- and not brranse
60 .rw ,,,r+;,,1.- s+ran,,+1 :,
ane1e "'s n5 IL
the rebel squadrons. But the atalr was mag
nifed and talked about till it WAS said BY all
| hands that ne could not expect to do ANYTHING
till re had l1rge force Of cavalry. Well, We
have got the caEa11y-an immense body OF
| horseuen. Here they are uninstructed, inefh-
| cient, and daily becoming more so, for want
| Of forage. And strange to say, regiments
| which have been lately recruited are now on
| their way here to add to the complication, the
misery and distress. a Vermont regiment,
| said to be most admirably mounted on Nor,
gan horses, selected with great care from that
celebrated stock, is leaving State where hay
! is cheap, and where oats are staple, for this
city, now filed with poor horses, INSTALLED
unfed, and which are fast resembling old hail
| trunksi Talk Gs much as YOU please about
the capacity Of the railroad to bring forage
and freight, it is certain that the forage i!
wanting. Why are more regiments concen
trated herc2 Of what use can they bes Wha1
| can they do? Nothing but eat themselves up
Stables arc constructing on the outskirts .
there are acres Of stables, soon to be com
p1eted, that look like winter quarters for th,
cavalry, to say the least. If they arc not tt
move, what stupidity to bring those fin
b1oodcd horses here to dwindle away on hal
feed during the winter, at twice the cost O
yond Baltimores
to see Z sword exercise. 1 have been q con
slant visitor to the camps for many months
thrust. and 6arrY. has been Witnessed
may b. that there is dai}y instruction in tn
sword cxercise. INIT I t1oubt IT, 7 donh
whether The cavalry ran handle the sword Wit
anv depree of skiIi worth naming. II is m
to he eynectnd. with rood drill-fnasters. tha
raw recruit can be made into GOOD dragoo
| slorf Of Two vcars: how much 1cSs wien fhcr
ia no ariI1. mr. at 1eost, the mere shadow of
drill The cavalry might do something q
scouts. nickcfs. and nafro1s. Init have n
domht hint Cen McGle1ian il well aware tha
The cavalry here is not to be dcpendcd mo
fnr INV arcat service in i,att1e sceoTdinF +
nresent indications It never will he Of an
I3,,rt;on,or snr-r;ce