The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-07
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The Baltimore Correspondent Of the
New York Herald gives the following as
tbe plan Of The rebels for the summct
Campaign. There is probably some
truth in The Information given. The
numbers of the rebel forceshowever may
be regarded IS exaggerated. although
they are formidable enough to arouse the
enthusiasm and the soldiers Of tho loyal
states. We havegood reason for be-
lieving that Beauregard will operate in
this State as long as he can. We think
that the Federal Government is making
great error in occupying too much
territory At once 4 should doits work
eiFectually as il advances.
Pans Of NE Rebels tor he Sanmer Cam
paign = They have determined % Attack
: Washington 1hci, Plans Jo,'the Capture
oftidt CHy-7Le Var Meeting al BALI
moro, DC.
From the source indicated in my last
letter have learned the following news
from Richmond. If correct the facts are
Of great importance -
The plans Of the rebels-to be accom-
plished by the summer and fall campaign
ARE now fully developed, and embrace
both offensive and defensive operations.
Among the latter is the defence not only
Of Richmond, but also of Charleston and
Savannah, Mobile, Vicksburg, and the
great Southern railroad from Gordons-
vile TO Chattanoonga, The arrangements
that have been made for the defence of
these are such as, in the opinion of the
rebel authorities, place them beyond the
possibility of capture During the sum-
mer a force will be maintained in Ten
nessee and Kentucky, and in the centre
and North of Virginia, chiefly for the
purpose Of making it necessary for the
United States Government to keep a large
number of troops in those States, in order
TO protect, Cincinnati, Ohio and Indiana
from invasion,and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad from being captured. lfa strong
Union force is kept in those States, it is
not intended to engage il in battle, or to
cross the frontier, but rather TO retire
into the interior, and seek TO draw the
Union forces after them. But unless
strong Union force is kept in those States,
II is believed that the rebel leaders seri-
ously intend to attack both Cincinnati
and st. Louis, The chief offensive ope-
rations Of the campaign, however-inde deed
the only one that is known to be resolved
on--is an attack on Washington. This,
improbable as IL may seem, has really
been decided on by the rebel Govern.
ment. Not only 30, but the details of
the plan have been arranged, and the
particular troops TO make the attempt
have been designated.
According to the calculations of the
rebel War Department it will require only
$4,000 troops to defend Richmond and
to man0uvre on the peninsula, $4,000 to
defend the railroad from Gordonsville TO
Chattanooga, $4,000 TO defend Charleston
and Savannah, $4,000 to defend Mobile,
10000 TO defend Yicksburg, $4,000 for
operations in Tennessee and Kentucky
total, 295,000. For the attack on Wash
ington 100000 picked troops are now
being massed at Richmond, Gordonsville,
Charlottesville, Lynchburg and Burks-
vile. Besides all the troops enumerated
above, they have several corps of reserves,
as they are called, amounting TO 1885,
600 men; but as this number, with the
others, would just make up the 100000
troops which they claim TO have in arms,
the probability is that they are the newly
raised conscripts, who have been put into
camps of instruction and are being
drilled, so as to be able to act as reserves.
The expedition against Washington is to
be commanded by General Lee in person
General Beauregard, General Jackson and
General Johnston are all to have COM
mands in il. 1t is not known when the
expedition will start but the impression
prevails that il will be soon. II is de
signed to make the whole movement sud
denly. The city is not to be invested,
nor is anything like regular siege ap-
proaches contemplated. If the present
plans of the rebels are carried out, an
attempt will be made to capture the city
either by stratagem or by assault, or by
both,
All the operations on the James river
aud the peninsula are feints. The rebel
lie aders do. not wish to drive Mcclellan
out Of the peninsula; but they do wish
to keep him there. They will keep
enough troops at Richmond to mako tn at
place secure, AID will then continue to
man@uvre small bodies Of troops in front
Of Mcclellan at City Point, at Dancing
Point at Gloucester Point and down the
peninsula near williamsburg, Yorktown.
NewpOrts News and Fort Monroe, so as
to keep General Mcclellan where he is.
and if possible TO induce the United
States government 10 send him and Cen
eral Dix more troops. All the operations
Of the rebel forces in Tennessee and Ken
lucky, and all their demonstrations to-
wards Cincinnati and 81. Louis, are also
for the present mere feints, made with the
intent TO draw towards those points, and
to keep there as many United States
troops as possible In word, the policy
of the rebels during the campaign will be
to menace and threaten as many different
points as possible, in order TO distract the
attention Of the Union government, and
to make it necessary for the latter TO
keep at distant points large bodies of
troops. On their part their admirable
system Of railroads will enable them TO
concentrate any required force at any de-
sired point in very short time.
The Richmond Enquirer says that in
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