The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-11
REPORT OF LTNCoL.N,s WAR MINISTER

The report Of Secretary Stanton ezto1s into an
elaborate view Of tie II iitsry operations OF tie
Yankee Government. since the commencement of
s@tonai hos.Etes 1t is stated by his official that
La portion of the United States which il now, or
aas been, the theatre OF military operations. is
oouprised within ten military departments. TIE
!otces operating in these several departments, ac
toTdas to the latest official returns, amount to
s7sn hundred and seveuty.fvs thousand three
l12Gred and thirty six men, officers and privates
fly armed and equipped Since the reception of
-ss- r.turus al the Official bureau, this number has
pesa increased TO excess of eigh. hundred thou.
SAID and ii is aided that when the different quotas
4s died, tia armies now 10 the ss.d will number
million OF men.
Ar. Stanton says that the middle department
comprising the States Of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland AMI Della aware, and the Department of
Virginia, hea been the scene Of important military
operations and although these operations have not
sqaallcd il their results the expectations Of tn
Government and the public hope, stIll they have
not been anproduclve of good results he ailudes to
lie Valor displayed by thu Federal troops, and the
sss! evinced by their officers IN the eng agemsnts
81 Yorktown Williamsburg Pair Oaks Gainess
Mi, Malvern Hill, Cross Keys Cedar Mountain,
Ctantily, and other places but onits 10 inform the
Yankee public that in each Of these eng gagements,
The troops so much Landed were signally defeated
de eiieitstes tAe whole Yankee nation tina. the in
Vaaing army which recently threatened tae capital
and the borders Of Maryland and Pennsylvania
sG@ osea driven back beyond the Rappahsnnock
hat a,r ok is still In their possessi that Su
ia.k and oEktown ara yet hsld and that q strong
army Corps, under It's vigilsn: and efficient CON
nand.r, Msj. Gen. Dix. at Fortress Monroe, threat
eoi and harasses the enemy; and he then branches
oS With a brief reference to the fact that 1t has
een proved that the loyalty Of the State Of Mary.
'4aa cannot be shaken even by the presencs of
feot! army. He omi,s to state, however, that the
people of this loyal State only held il subjee-
'on al tie point Of the Federal bSyonet.
Tie milf sry operations in the Wes: are alluded
" 81 especially gratifying By the Yankee seese-
'~'y and they are represented TO have besn both
"vaV2 G-a facyessfuL The Missouri campaign,
'-sias with the battle 0. Pea Ridge, which is
oAiined ss a complete and decisive victory for the
FEDERAL arms, the operations On the Tennessee
aH Cumberland riyers. resulting In the capture of
tor's Heory al Donels,n; ths ca2ttulation of
A.nd No. 10. and the battle Of Corinth, In which
" E Claimed that the Confederstes were driven
oaes ct every point, and subsequently Asd from the
A7id iesvIng their dead and wounded In Federal
asada are all referred to In detail and commented
~ ii lvns.a.
sle Secretary after summing up these op srstions
e'aS 'aat, from survey Of the wholeseid OF opsr
"'i'as' 1t Is apparen. that Whatever di .asters our
~nic may lave suffered q. particular points,
great edyano1 has been made since the commerce
Heh' OF tbs war" TIE ynicn .oross are sspEe-
'-1'Ua 70 Le uoa Al It's he.d under able command
s stronger than ever resolute and eager to be led
"Ssas' lie enemy, 70 crush the rebellion By Wig
"'Ds ~!ntsf oaaspaisn; tbs armies OF tbs Poto-
ln@e and The West vieug with each other Ia deal.
''s the quickest and heaviest blows again the en-
Guy Under ths calls Of July and August there
arc already la the fsld over 10000 new troops
VI which $50 900 are volunteers. 3320oe Of whom
lave vsioatsered fer ttsee years or the war.
t1sted In the report th.t chief hope Of those
VINO set the rebellion On foot was for sii and com.
.or' - from disloysi sympathizsrs In the Northern
.Ns whose s6orts wsrs relied upon TO divide and
a""set the people of ths North, and that the call
.~ Voluossrs and draft Of the militia afforded a
'.'l'n Tor these disloysl psrsous 70 accomplish
'''n evil purpcsss BY disesufssins snlktmsets
40 saeo1rssing oppositien TO the war and the
WI q soidiass n carry II ~,