Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-07-16
Fna Eifhvsl Rebel YES Of ihs Late Battle
Id Slsienai el a Rsiagee

We fnd the f5llowing in he B ldnore
Amerieaa # July 5th. This Olives men
toned IS unquesiion4bly in our mind ths
tbe son IL Mr DougLs Oliver, of Olieer's
AIlls 10 tbs coumy-ihe same whose let
tsr from Harpers Ferry appeared 10 ouf
paper last fsll lis real name is DR.. Isaac
$. Oliver, but for reasons DOUBTLESS justii-
a5le Be- uses the initials % G." Ills said
letter appeared disloyaI, FOR reasons well
unaers,oo5, it was probably 50 written as
t. sat official inqaisilors.
Dr. D. G. Oliver, formerly Of Grant
county. Niseon I'D, recently Of Holly
Springs, Mississippi, who was impressed
Into the Rebel service Oil the beginning Of
lie war, ard siuce tie LATHE 81 Bull Run
has been acting as Assistant Surgeon ID
tle Rebel army, rea he'd Washington on
Sunday. lie had been peisisteatiy refused
d take the oash Of alle laaea 70 the Rebel
Government, but was competed to 10 50
tuesday last lie vas detaiiel 10 charge
lof tNeutg-ave aaibalaucrs filed with
wounded 10 10 to Lynteharg. Beng
p0ssed of The couptefsi-u, be- determined
/ 10 take advantage Of the existing confusion
to nel away. lie bribea a negro IN Rich-
mond to saap clothes with BIN, and atter
/ passing he pickets by means Of the coun-
/ iersign, be tramped 10 Fredericksburg and
GOT into tie lines Of the Uaion army at
/ That point. lie has had good ofpor.u-
uty to observe the condition 81 aIiairs Ut
/ Rebeldom lie ststes that tie entire
white male population 81 the South, be-
tween the ages Of fifteen ana iof5 haze
been focaa into the amy. The consclp-
ton there is reality.
Numbers vino are in arms ara doing
duty unwillingy, aud would gladly get
away from the tyranny Of the Davis auto
cpacy. DIR. Oliver has been in Richmond
for the last two mouths. The Rebel force
lin Virginia is estimated at fally two hun
bred and fifty thousand. They admit a
loss IF twenty five thousand in the recent
battias They arc subsi*tiag on what is
termed half iations, by which is meant
only the snbstantials, without any OF the
small stores. They have an abundance Of
bacon, rice and corn, but no salt nor coffee,
nor other sinal stores that g. to make up
4 soldiers ations. Since the occupation
Of the Mississippi by the Federal forces,
cutting III communication with TESTS their
supplies i bsef ara afoaght from fiafsa,
where there IS ID abundance ~ Vilj eat
tie. The stock Of whiskey Is pretty well
exhausted.
DR.. Oliver says the greatest depression
be observed was produces By the inteifi-
gcnce that President Lincoln bad called
out three hundred thousand additional
troops The opinion prevails that it these
troops should be promptly furnished The
Rebel game would ba ended. They have
exhausted their resources for soldiers, and
would be unable TO contend against fresh
army ot that size Their only hope Is
that this call will not be promptly respond
ed to by Volunteers, but that there will be
Sufficient delay to afford M opportunity
for foreign Intervention before they are
forced to give up. Dr.. Oliver says tie
Rebel plan Of fighting is not with reserves,
bur by retreats II the field, and that ii
every battle regiments are regularly re-
lieyed by ire.h 'roops, after having foaght
i for iittls While. In this way ii was
hoped to wear out aud tire downtle troops
unler MeClallan
Il j. ss4om tla; tie regiments haye
aeep allowed ta engage Twice. d the same
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