The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-08-28

The Rebel Army.
T. u e.asuhr what difficulty the Federal
Generals have been exposed u in ascertain
.ag the strength Of The rebel forces. They
scarcely ever give az account Of a conflict. /
Da, VIA, lis stated 'hs, tho rebel forces
,ar-s'y ou,aunbcrcd s5en. while Oh re
other hand ire rebel oH:ess arrays claim 70
e outnunbered b. the Fsderals. IL IS
sertain that II our officers report the rebel
forces II their tree strength, they have not
less than one million soldiers in the hsld.--
Their armies according to our calculstisns
are vastly superior to ours. La the
battles before Richmond it is stated that we
we're overwhelmed by numbers. and that the
rebel commanders set upon our troops at
least two hundred and ffty thousand men
While the rebel Government may have that
many soldiers az Richmond and 10 ifs yicinni-
u. !, would be bard to provo that mere than
one third that number were engaged in the
osttlos before Richmond. The fact Of the
matter i. that General McCLrILas weaken
cd his strength materially by lengthening out
Ms lines 10 the extent that he did. History
will accord to him bu, llttle military genius
N his manner Of approaching Richmond
tia army Was attacked in detail. and was
consequently easily beaten Notwithstanding
the desperate fighting Of his troops. One
wing of his army wa7 broken by over
whelming numbers and forced to retreat but
this fact aloac. under the circumstances did
n, prove the force in his front was proper
tionally large. la the whole fight running
through seven lays, his army vas always
beaten in detail. But small portion OF il
~as IN actual conflict at any one time. The
rebel Generals massed heavy forces upon
our separate Divisions aud a a consequence
succeeded in ''driring them 20 The rsH As
the history Of the whole affair becomes more
fully developed. the moro plainly Is Il seen.
that the rebel forces were vastly over cstima-
ted, AMI that our forces would at least have
maintained their proximity to Richmond IT
controlled by h,lf the military genu. which
General MCCLELLAN to have.
Every Federal General who happens % be
defeated by the enemy Immediately se.s up
the ovefpovering numbers on the other side
lie strategy for hsh,ing ability was not at
the slightest fault. bat the enemy over
whelmed hin with numbers. This IL the
only exc se. and s,al4ins plea OF our com.
msnder. from Major Generals down - Col.
snels and ,'sr,sirs. They are aiirIys out
numbered wencser hear OF a battle or
s1ienph wiihou, hearing that "our forces
wore largely oatnumbsred. "but fought with
sho mos; desperate courage From Bull
Run 81 Cedar Msuniaiu. ia every battle and
IN every skirmish. We have heard tho cry Of
Overwhelming nansbers an The caeni,s side =
And when the Gossramentiputs in the field
he .ase .onO troops. which il nov contem-
plates sqaipping. NC expect 20 stlii hear OF
ne "os sswh,.ming numbers Of the enemy
The fault i never with oar Generals. Their
action i sublime Their strategy splendid !.
taelr courage daring, but overwhelming
nuabs.s" :. what done the mischief. moth
lng clsc This excuse 10 Lefc.. or disaster
Sill AT bong tia> 81 1, covers ~ the
isEliences Of rtay poor oHcsr !! NC
c3ali hear o; soms GsacsAl having made n
ns,st.. 4 would De nl,h.as more laan Ne
NIB, ~ o,c. i.ss, f,lli5le r,,n. eus % hear
als.ys d tie offers iu;a.lb,.sy AL D. the
''sssr-irirsia, fsre>s 81 As eseras' i Indeed
/. very sad thing
TAcr-.ucver va was "a Which tbs oficei,
ssre s, isffe,s IN al their movements a
are oass. aai lac.c rrss- vas a war. IN
whsca oss side had 'ovsrwhelmiag naubcrs
On az occasies,.
B.. fcr tha, cause. cars failed to rcael
Little Roek. Nssssa did 20, narrh uPo,
Knoxville. nor Hsaisr apsa savannah OF
Tharlcaoa. nsr E.li,sm, u9on Nick.bafg
lttherc sers Overwhelming numbers 'apor
tbs saemies .!ls n Al these cases. the afgu
nsat IA, sc are socoinanbsrei in virxini.
~oa,l make the rebel forcc ba' little short
oforc millios Of soldiers Il q l,s2,ss,bls
" t~st~f" 80 sttc W. EtFftt ttfffAulrH
Aas that amber Of men sa service. vet -.
40 compelled % >, eslcelale lfosf Gcsesal,
are .oveswhelmed wish uamhers ~ al
poiEis. By con7ariiaa nth oar o~a force,
Al those poinis
Or lcokiaS aves As = >,aa.. =. l.s a.
s.e. bs.ore the rebel caplssi. aoue "A theu
make the rebe' foscss -n<assi exceed =,
co. Or eighty sh9csnd Tie sasssrnsa.
Ia -hich 1asv dislasei n. greatest f,sce
~. ne oss a, e siae Nn- o. me hs.s IA,
Of The hghi where q "a been stated sAs
bssagAs .lxy sAousAnd msa mao he aesisr
While Our Generals Sa4 enis thire t.
tAsr...... - osssse them. o. eoarss tse ~
.emy head ssi.c lsrse iSree u fesesss -
a wouii be cutie Strange that tsenef@l Le'
soald seep to- shsris Of h force n reserv
tsrcush terrible s.Fssgls la'sins sess