Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-11-25
Year Past Of the War.
WHAT HAS BEEN GAlNEO.

CuI Scu " tuc utH pOtiC, bioOus iuic
the Shareholders rebellion. Such Al
advance has already been attempted
but bafiicd. Yet, it would be absur,
to say that the Union arms hav,
made mo progress" We appeal Il
the most undeniable facts.
One year ago, the Rebels held th'
southern shore Of the Potomac from
point not far below Washington
with Norfolk, Yorktown, and tha
portion Of Virginia which lies on the
Eastern shore Of Chesapeake Bay
Now, all this is in the undisturbcC
possession of the Unionists.
/ One year ago, they held Centre
vile, Manassas Junction, Lcesburg
lIarper's Ferry, and the south bank
OF the Potomac, above Washington
for fifty or sixty miles, whence they
inflicted on Us the sad disaster Of
Balls Bluff. Now, these are all in
Union hands and our main army
threatens theirs across the upper
Rappahannock, and renders their
possession Of the Shenandoah valley
precarious and unsafe.
One year ago, We stood on the dc.
fensive in Eastern Virginia, holding
only 4 diminutive crescent over
against Washington and like patch
under the guns Of Fortress Monroe.
Now We hold at least a half Of the
Ola Dominion, and are likely soon to
mold more.
Oue year ago, Kentucky was most-
" IN Rebel possession. Their main
Western Army, y,under Sidney johnson,
lay strongly intrcuched at Bowling
Green, while Bishop Polk barred the
Mississippi against Us from his strong
and well manned fortiiications at
Columbus. Marshall and Zollicon'cr
threatened Us further East, and kept
down East Tennessee in their rear.
Now, Kentucky. though repeatedly
travcrsed and ravaged by the Rebels,
is virtually deserted by hem.
One year ago, SoHth-W cstern Mis-
souri,, uuwiscly abandoned on the dis
placement of Fremont from command
there, was given up to Rebel maraud-
crs, with most of the Southern part of
the State. Now, scarcely guerrilla
band, and no formidable force Of Reb-
els, remains within the State, which
Rebel murders and robbcries have
nearly converted to the most radical
advocacy Of Emancipation.
One year ago, Arkansas had not
seen the Federal flag waving since
Treason expelled it from her soil.
Since then, several bloody battles
have been fought within her limits,
every one resulting in a Union vic
tory, and a Union army has travcrsed
the State from the Boston Mountains
to the Mississippi, without serious op-
position. Arkansas has had very
nearly her fill of rebellion.
One year ago, no Federal flag
waved in Tennessee, though one-third
Of her people were loyal to the Union
cause. To-day, we hold her capital,
Nashville, her only considerable port,
Memphis, and large portion of her
territory, and all her navigable
waters. Alas for tho fatality, the
the treason, which have
thus far precluded our penetrating
and libcrating that home of pcrsecu-
TED, ,butchered, but unfaltering Union
sm, gallant, glorious East Tennessee!
One year ago, the Mississippi be-
ow Cairo was exclusively in Rebel .
lands. To-day, the Union flag floats .
over every mile Of it but for league .
'r SO opposite Vicksburg; while
New Orleans, the chief mart Of the
Rebel Empire, the emporium of the
treat Valley, has been undisputedly
,urs for more than half a year.
One year ago, We held no part OF
North. Carolina but Fort Uatteras.
Now, we hold Newborn, Washington,
md two-third5 OF her coast, and con-
rol the waters Of Albermarlc Sound.
One year ago, we held no part of
Georgia, save it may be some little
sland. Since then, we have captured
md firmly hold Fort Pulaski, shut
ing the port of Savannah against
blockade breakers and privateers.
One year ago, We held not foot
f Texas. Now, Galveston, Sabine
PASS, and all her ports, repose under
he folds Of the Federal flag.
One year ago, Rebel expedition
rom Texas had overrun a great part
+ New Mexico, worsted our little
iIuy there in u pitched battle, and ,
TO annex the whole vast
errltory to Jeifdom. Arizona was
lready in the possession Of the Reb-
Is. Since then, they have been
'hipped, routed, chased home, (where
ut disorganized remnant ar
Ived,) and New Mexico, with Ari.
,na, is now completely restored TO
Ie Union.
One year ago, the Rebels held Pen i
lcola, and nearly all the ports Of c
lorida, threatening to capture Fort a
ickens. Now, those forts are near I
all IN Union hands, and a very
oderate force would suffice, by the
el p of the Proclamation OF Freedom, :
restore the Stale wholly TO the