Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-10
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correspondent of the Chicago Post, from Hallecks
army says Twelve thousand sick soldiers have been
sent home within the last ten days"
This statement must have been made OF least two
weeks ago. since which time the hot and sicky
has been advancing 1t shows average daily depe-
ton of twelve hundred from sickness alone and this
fearful mortality must, according to all the laws of
health, increase largely as long it he's the material to
operate upon If according to another statement from
one OF their correspondents, which We published some
days ago. it cost thirty five thousand to ditch their
way from Pttsburg landing to Cornth the question at
the head of this paragraph is quite susceptible of
plain mathematical demonstration.
The estimate which the New York Herald makes
allows Hallecks column to number $4,000 men,
From the battle of Shiloh to the evacuation Of Cornth
by Beauregard, they lost, from sickness and death,
$4,000 mep, by their confession. later cores
poDden about ten days after the occupation of Cornh
makes the startling confession that they had seat of
within ten days 10000 sick At this ratio of mortaI
y the loss from the cause since the last statement
up to the present time could not be less than 10000
This would make the entire loss of Haleck's army,
since the battle of Shiloh reach the astounding number
of 10000 men, and would depete his grand column to
10000 effective troops We would not be at all sur
prlsed ii true statement of the condition of his army
did not present still more fearful exhibit.
When we take into consideration the immense cost
in money well life of Gen. Hallecks campaign we
are not at all surprised that the Northern people and
press should begin to inquire "What has been accom-
pSutu Dy Tue enormous Outlay {! N NOr are we Dy any
means astonished that they should characterize the
evacuation of Corinth by Gen. Beauregard as master
y display of generalship and heavy blow upon the
cause Of the North.
We are more thoroughly convinced than ever OF Gen
Beauregard's qualities General. And as the Fed
erals wish to conGne all their operations within the
limits of absolute safety and certainly by means o
ditch digging, breast works and long siege guns WI
decidedly in favor of letting them Dig dig dig anc
die to their hearts content Judging from their start
ling loss within the last few weeks the summer months
will leave very few of the ditch diggers to moe8t US
If by means of their gunboats they have secured &
temporary advantage u.s. they have met an enemy
in climate more dreadful than our bayonets ant
if at present they can largely outnumber in th
valley, the time will soon when our powerful ally
the Southern climate will reduce their ranks far below
our own. The odds have been rather against for
short time past have suffered severe reverses bu
we have improved them, and the star of the Confede
racy again shines forth in its wonted briaucy n7it
ing Us on to glory and independence. We now hav
the eremy Just wherewe want him. if cur object be
destroy him, and with the assistance of Providence
the summer will witness the burial of threeourths
all the hirelin2s who TO suhugate, dshonor an
destroy as.-Jackson MississPplan, 26th ult.