Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-09

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sion Of the Army---The Employment Of
NeGfoe1s
The report of Secretary Stanton, though
Of absorbing interest, is too long for our
columns. We eOndense such portions as
are of the greatest interest;
ONE MILLION OF MEN.
OF the force in the field, at this time, and
the estimates for the future, the Secretary
says:
"That portion Of the United States
which is now, or has been during the last
yesr, the scene Of military operations is
comprised within ten military depart
ments. The armies operating in these de-
partments, according to recent official re-
turns, constitute force Of seven hundred
and seventy-fve thousand three hundred
and thirty-six officers and privates, fully
armed and equipped. Since the date of
the returns this number has been increased
to over eight hundred thousand men,
When the quotas are filled up the force will
number q million men, and the estimates
for next year are based upon that num-
Der.
THE SITUATION IN TUE EAST.
Having spoken of the operations which
have had Washington as a base, he sums
up as follows;
1.-THE invading army which recently
threatened the Capital and the borders Of
Maryland and Pennsylvania, has been
driven back beyond the Rappahannock /;
Norfolk, captured by Major General Wool,
is in our possession: Suffolk and Yorktown
are held; q strong army corps, under its
vigilsnt and efficient commander, Major
General Dix, at Fortress Monroe, threat
ems and harnesses the enemy; and what is
especially gratifying, it has been proved
that the loyalty Of the State Of Maryland
cannot be shaken; even BY the presence Of
rebel army"
TIE GENERAL FIELD.
He then reviews the operations of the
departments of the West, Of North Caro-
lima, the Department of the South, of the
Gulf, of the Northwest, the Indian War,
the Pacific and the Territories, and makes
this general survey;
aFrom a survey Of the whole field of op-
erations, it is apparent that whatever dis
asters our arms may have suffered at par
ticular points, great advance has never
theless been made since the commencement
Of the war. When it began, the enemy
were in possession Of Norfolk, and every
port of the Southern coast. They held the
Mississippi, from Cairo to New Orleans
Now, the blockaded ports Of Charleston
and Mobile only remain to them on the
seaboard; and New Orleans and Memphis
have been wrested from them. Their pos
session of Vicksburg obstructs the Missis-
sippi, but it is to them Of no commercial
use. Their strongholds on the Tennessee
and Cumberland rivers have been captur-
ed. General Andrew Johnson, as Military
Governor Of Tennessee, holds Nashville
The enemy have been driven from Ken
lucky, West Tennessee, Missouri, part of
Arkansas; are fleeing before Grant in
Mississippi, and all their hopes of Mary
land are cut off, In commercial, political
and stragetical points Of view, more sec
cess has attended the Union cause than
was ever witnessed upon so large thea
tire, in the same brief period, against SO
formidable an enemy"
The Union forces are eager for vigor-
Gus prosecution Of the war, and spirit of
earnest activity pervades the battlefield.
A tribute is paid to the noble dead, and
an allusion made to the fact that medals of
honor are to be ready for distribution to
private soldiers in January next.
EELIsTIIEETs AND DRAFTING.
OF the results Of the calls for volunteers,
and the order for drafting, he says:
"The Adjutant Generals Office is charg-
ed, among other important duties, with the
business relating to enlistments, recruit
ing and drafting militia. Under your
calls Of July and August, there are al
ready in the field over four hundred and
twenty thousand new troops, of which
three hundred and ninety-nine thousand
$4,000 are volunteers, three hundred
and thirty-two thousand 1882, ,000) of whom
have volunteered for three years rduring
the war"
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