The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-08-10
THE GRAND Army"

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grand army Ia the history Of this con
iiuent, no such army was ever sent
against an enemy. 1t was larger ar
my than that which gained the great
victory 81 Waterloo, or which won The
decisive and brilliant iriumpis AT Sol.
fc,no and Magenta IL was indeed the
grandest army that has advanced. in one
body since the great wars Of Napoleon
The Foderalists had lust reason 10 feel
the great pride aud confidence manifest
ed by them in the advance Of such an
army.
II would cvincc a great lack of caudor
TO d dy that 'lic organization 81 such an
army IA the time allowed the Lincoln
Government cyinccd vast resources.
great energy and hisu capacity for mill
taty organization. In numbers Tie grand
army could not have been less than sew.
cnty thousand Commencing the march
with fifty five regiment. aud fifty can
NON, this army was reinforced by twenty
new regiments aud several batteries
Washington City Was drained Of all the
troops intended for its defense. The
strategy adopted ly Con Scott was to
render 'le army 80 overwhelming in
force that all resistance would be vain.
aud an eilusiun OF blood would bc Pre-
vented There was much opposition to
the long delay in the advance on the
part OF the more violent and ardent Of
the I.iuculnitcs, but the wise aud hu.
name policy of Gen. Scot prevailed,
aud thus il was when an advance was
ordered that all parties were satisfied
Virginia would now be sutlugat"d ut
little cost
The army was hot only a large one,
but iis appointments were complete and
it's officers were the best s0ldict8 ia the
Nerih, mostly veteran Ulcers 90 the old
army, men who have seen severe service,
whose names have figured couspieuously
VA all the wars e the country for the
last half century. The proiouse Of Ger.
tain newspaper warriors and critics, that
the failure Of the amy was due t. the
inc0mpetehcy OF the officers and the
want Of proper organization, is too ~.
dienlOus for comment II the grand
army 4 thc Potomac was not property
organized and onicercd, what ground for
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The Commanding General Was an cX-
pericucod, educated, regular officer who
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graphical Engineers Wmpplc aud ib.
bnli and the other officers of the stan
All tine divisions and briradcs were com.
m.pded hy regular officers. or ly distiu.
1uishol graduates Of the National Mil
iary Academy. The accomplished ca
T. d kcyes I'D one Of the hrigades
William 4 Sherman. recently Supcfu.
tcudcnt of the Iogisi,ua state Military
Academy, bet another Cod Andrew
Porter af the Dragons, one Of the mo-t
dashtne and at.ompli-hed officers 10 the
oit amy. led anoih,l brigade: Colonel
Bnrnstlc. distinguished graduate oi
West Point sud an officer Of great *
peri.nre in military Affairs. was at the
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81 that veteran regular officer. who has
had thirty yearr experience "a Military
affairs. C.A David Hunter Anuihcr III.
vision was directed hyCd ll,ui1eimnu
than whom no cooler. Drawer or mofe
skillfnl officer cnu be found IN any army
biz Brieadicr was the accomplished Col
W d. Franklin, al eiiiocr OF rare merit
aud accomplishments
Tier, ycre many other reenlar OH
.crrs of like DISTINGUISHED merit and cX-
.rcrienco Tho militia and volunteer
r,,,,o,nnders were selected with refer
ono, 10 ,pccial qualiNcet'ous Astraug
htioaul. II Germans was led hv AN ac.
complishcd European o0cor who had
had largo experience IN the direction of
l,rre holies of soldiers. Snppolt,net the
advance ID, lhe p0wcitul columns ol iu-
lnntrv.--thcre was an unusual force OF
that kind In which tile United States
have attained hiah degree Of efficiency
vc refer 70 the living artillery. al
which there was full battery 80 every
brigade These batteries were famous
IN our history ~hcrmaus battery had