Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-10
THE EVENING STAR.
- Washington correspondent of the Gin
einnati Commercial thus compares the Union .
and rebel armies:
TIE REBEL SOLDIERS.

~ n NdsHiHSton Correspondents OI Nhh-
einnsti Commercial thus compares the Union
and rebel armies:
rRR REBEL SOLDIERS.
Necessity has compelled Tho Confederate
soldier 20 take the field lightly bui'!ehtd. his
gun. hi- cartridges, his haV"rsaes, WIN h''i
ratiorS or no ra.ions n all. ana 4 Shaooy oian-
rot b.- constituted his outfit. His uniform -
cfrt-cclcr-d, shows no stain, ara doesn : need
washing. 1t is coarse warm lha dnrao!". re
carries no sulprfluiti"s-har'tiy the nec~searfes
for a miserable existence. This may 10: DC 8.
eiSiJizad way OF going tn war. bG; war * not q
civil institution, though sometimes grea.
rfviIizer The plow is not "lovCly" 20 look
upop. but il taars away the roots and bTieTS.
bfirie< the weeds and the old grass.s, and turns
Iae barren land into garden. The Confederate
soldier .stTustS tn luck" He calculates 20 III
M billy az the farm houses or in the cornf.lds,
or from supplies captured from the enemy. lie
viii clothe his hack and shoe his feet an tia"
same way. 1.-The don'tsuceeed i'm that il il all
The same TO him. He makes long MARCHES,
fights on an empty stomach, sleeps under a tree
or tho open sky, rides If he can, walks II he
must is half B-dcuin and part American, trusts
his family To the nv grOes on the plantation. his
fate 20 Ston"wall Jackson, and his life 10 his
Geetn-ss of foot and keenness of sight.
TIRE UNION SOLDIER.
Look at any OF our new regiments they
march down the avenue and across into Dixie.
What monsi rCus packs they groin under! An
Extra pair Of shoes. extra pantaloons, extra
shirts and stockings, little packages OF lint and
ban6aSr, s'krcpsakps' from home, writing ma
teriais shaving utensils, and some trifcS in tho
way of medicine, put up at home to prevent di-
aTThea and other complaints incident to camp
Life; and he has in addition, Bible or a pack
OF cards, and If he thinks enough of them to
carry them along, a few tracts for the soldiers,
provided by tract societies as certificates Of ad-
mission ut the gate OF st. Peter, if a stray shot
sends him knoc king at the wicket. He expects
to travel with all these traps about him. If
transportation is not provided he grumbles; If
Tations according TO the regulations are not
provided he grumblPs. Our old regiments, il
IL true, have improved in these matters. They
have dispensed with the little comforts; if they
have one suit they satisfied; if il comes to
half rations they can endure without COM
plant; they carry their tents and bedding on
their backs; their knapsacks have Shrunk away
wonderfully; they move with more ease.
THE NEW PROGRAMME OF luggage.
i understand that the army now moving
through Maryland is to be put on the same foot
ing in these respects is the more mobile rebels
Transportation is TO be cut down; there is hard
ly 10 be one wagon TO a regiment; knapsacks
are dispensed with: knick-knacks and super
fiuities OF all sorts are forbidden; the soldier
Is 10 move unincnmbered, save his shelter
tent, his blanket, his haversack, cartridge box
and musket. He must be ready to make rapid
and long marches, and to pounce upon the en-
envy wherever he is to he found Such is the
programme. There is TO BE- no more everlasting
waiting for transportation. All this is hopeful