Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-03
MISCELLANEOUS WAR ITEMS

which at the present time Is BEING ;,os
clad for the war service of the Gove,p
ment.
"A Washington dispatch states tb.,
the Congressional committee on tho o"o ~"
duct of the war viii not make a renor,
present for fear of injuring the pubGo
service.
Over 800 applications have heo,
filed with the Navy Department soliciti0n
vacant chaplaincy in the Navy, cau.e5
by the death of a chaplain on the Cuw
berland. There is great superabnn.
dance of patriotic clergymen, in spite oe
the scarcity so much lamented by mission
AIRY boards,
The President has been asked toa
| point Gen. Seigel to the division on tbo
Potomac, which las been under the lend
Of Gen. Blenker. The change womb
undoubtedly be exceedingly gratifying to
his countrymen, who make up so large
portion of that division--but the country.
is very well satisfied with what Seigel !,
doing in his present fighting field at the
West.
The rich and thriving farming land.
about and near Leesburg have been dew,
tated by the rebels, and they look mO,.
like waste than an inhabited region ~
The farmers have suffered most several,
A letter from Cumberland Gan n
the Atalanta (Ga.) Intelligencer says The
Gap is not, as many suppose, an opening
between two large mountains, but simnI1
road over mountain and this roo5
, is called gap-a place where wagon;
travel over toward the valleys on eacB
side. This Cumberland Gap is the msir
road from Kentucky, Virginia and Ten.
! nessee.
r We had not been in Winchester tv,
Y hours (says the Wheeling Intelligence
: before Yankeedom was in its element and
!, glory. Some half dozen of the Mass.
It chuseets soldiers dotted their knapsack,
and soon oil-cans, files and hammers wers
in requisition. The old Potomac and
j Virginia engines were hauled out and
e placed in as good running order as posi-.
J, BILE under the circumstances.
q IHE CASUALTIES OF THE WAR.-Ths
n Boston Journal has compiled tabe
: showing the casualties of the most impOr
: tant battles of the rebellion, includiD,
!, that near Winchester We should iudg
lie that it is as correct as it is possible to
1t make it. The following is a recapitula.
~ ton -
UNION.
Killed and wounded, SPAS
ID Prisoners, LAO
e. General Killed, /
Id Losses--S3 cannon, ships and lodi
IN muskets.
e. REBELS.
L Killed and wounded, l2429
u Prisoners, 1870
IN Generals killed, - S
TT Losses-220 cannon no account Of
a. ships and steamers.
or SIGELs WAR PoLIcY.-"Never At
tack your enemy in front when you cal
flank him with safety" is one of Genenl
p SigePs general rules. The General neV
m er goes to bed after camping until b.
= consultation with his guides, scouts &
., body OF whom he keeps constantly
a around) and maps, and the assistance 4
" his private secretary, he has diagras
as complete in all its parts, of all the hill
" streams, ravines, roads, woods, &C., ia
I'd miles around his camp.
" A Washington dispatch to the Chic
'n' 60 Tribune says there are no California
&c on Gen. Fremont's staff. Following u
friends advice, he has shaken off d
whole gang,
he BIN MCCULLOUGH Respecting u
al IN death of Ben Mccullough, the corr
Ike pendent of the st. Louis Democrat say
, iiS "do hlncu III tlt UTuSH on SLY
Sc. elevation on the opposite side of the fell
ny by Peter Pelican, private in Go, B
seth Illinois. The attack in which tt
A. ubiquitous Ben was taken off was led q
m, Capt. Miller. Mccullough wore drss
k, of black velvet, patent-leather high TOP
u boots, and he had on light-colored bros'
~ brimmed Texan hat. He was on lgt
an bay horse. Pelican went up and took
gold watch, which is now in possession I
Col. Greusel.
th. HE RETREAT FROM WINCHESTER
ng The Rebel retreat from Winchesass
tie, has become perfect panic, beside whS
wo that from Bull Run was insignificant.
is The dead, the dying and the halt are 70
mt at each stopping place on the route