Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18
TAKING ACCOUNT OF srocr


Now that the time for active operations seor,
to have arrived, ii may be appropriate to taxa
hurried account of stock and soe how wo
stand.
l, The eoniederates, though they recept,,,
invaded Maryland in force, and have mad,
petty'ralds into Pennsylvania, Ohio, In6iana
No., do not at this hour hold a single fnot -
territory outside of what they claim as thai.
own, nor do they seriously threaten to aoonira
any
p Amer having for months desperately con.
tested the great State of Missouri, iopgh,
many important battles therein-some of than
suecesstuly--they have been driven cut of i
so that only two or three guerilla bands of M
Importance now Turk in It's swamps or forests
and occasionally steal out to commit depreda.
tons,
3. Kentucky has in like manner been IN
good part under rebel dominion not only last
Winter, but again two weeks ago, Now thew
are wholly expelled from it and are likely IL
remain so.
4. Tennessee is one Of the States most I'M
portant to the shareholders coniederaoy. Half
of it, including the two most important cities
Nashville and Memphis, have been held for
the Union throughout the last SIX months, and
we are on the pofut of trying to reclaim the
residue.
S. Virginia is the most populous State be.
| longing TO Jetf's confederacy, and Includes his
metropolis, Very nearly half of il is now in
Union hands, including the cities of Norfolk
and Wheeling, while the chief fortress, Mon.
roe, has never yet seen rebel flag floating
from its walls. We expect TO have GOOD
| deal more of il before the year is out
6. OF North Carolina, the Union has held
! Albemarle and the connected sounds, with
their islands and the beach outside, Forts Hat
teras and Macon, the cities of Newben and
| Washington, with a considerable strip of the
| man land for several months, without resist
ance. We hold also the water line of transit
hence to Hampton Roads through the Dismal
Swamp canal.
/. Of South Carolina we hold the Sea ISL
ands, including the Forts built by the rebels
to guard the entrance TO Port Royal Inlet.
s. Of Georgia, we have long held Fort Pu-
laski, commanding the water way to Savan.
nah aud the Islands of Tybee St Smmont,
&c. are actually or virtually in our possession.
The whole coast with its nlets and mouths of
rivers, is in our possession.
Q. Nearly all the sea ports of Florida, Pen
sacola, st, Augustine, &C., have long been in
Union hands. All tn fortifcations, also-Ft.
Pickens, Fort Taylor, the Tortugas-are and
ever have been Union.
TO- OF Texas, we have Galveston and most
of the seaports. We can take the residue
when we choose, with little effort.
IL. Of Louisiana, we hold Forts st. Phillip
and Jackson, which guard the ascent of the
Mississippi with New Orleans, the chief mart
of the Southwest, and large area of the ad-
jacent sugar growing region; and we have
held the city and the forts several months un-
disputedly.
II. We hold a considerable strip of north
ern Mississippi, and have victorious army
there ready to fight all corners. only the Reb-
els insist on being goers instead.
Is. Ditto as to Arkansas.
ii. We have quiet possession of all New
Mexico and Arizona, which, one year since
were mainly in the possession of triumphant
Rebel force.
Is. This is also the fact as to the Indian
Territory.