The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-04


should fight unconstitutionally to destroy
the Union and the Constitution. This shows
| where your heart is, better than your for.
mer professions Of Unionism.
Great Military Movements OF the Day.
| -..FRe Results so far.
we are in the midst of the most impor.
tant events OF the war; but, while every
one is anxious to see the telegraphic dis
patches, they bring nothing definite and
VIII not TIL great results are Obtained
we have innunerable rumors, most OF
them incorrect, but which inform us of the
general line movement. In the mean
Whlle, there are some sources of informa-
ton, which, if we consult, we shall know
the general outline Of affairs, and from
| that may gather something Of the probable
tiles. Let us examine this outline and look
at the situation.
| In the first place, whoever has happened
! to see Emil Schalbs last book on strategy.
| VIII see very remarkable fact in the
movements Of the human mind as well as
armies. The fact is, that the rebels hovc
followed exactly, literally, the 21on ,Schalk
! pointed oUt 10 them, in case our armies per
sisted III their MODE Of operations. Know
ing this, all we have gotL do is to see how
lar they nave progressed in those plans
and with what success Schalk's oninion
1 oS.l
! our plans are wrong, the armies being in
the circumference OF a circle, instead o:
concentrated on radial lines. He then sug-
| geSts rapid concentration of the rebel ar
mics on the successive points, occupied by
| our armies, ending with the captnre OF
Washington and Baltimore, and of course
brilliant and tremendous triumph of the
| rebels. Briefly, his plan is, l. A rapid
concentration against Foster at Newborn,
by relniorcements from Charleston and a
corps OF Lees army, which is, OF course,
to end IN a defeat of our troops. The read
er knows that this has been done, except
ing the defeat OF our army. Lengstreets
corps was detached from Lees army to the
Biackwater, where it was repuIsed by
General Peck, as was another division at
New bern.
2. The next great feat was to concentrate
troops from Mobile, Vicksburg auC Rich
mond undcT Bragg, till it amounted to
more than 100000 men, which was to at
tack ana defeat Rosecrans, who offered
himself s. a brilliant prize TO the enterprise
OF Bragg. This, also, was attempted. Sew
er;il unsuccessful attacks were made on the
advance posts OF RosecraIs, and troops
were advancing TO Bragg under Johnston,
when Grant SO seriously interfered with
the scheme, that both Bragg and Johnston
were rendered useless. Instead of Bragg
advancing, he Is now in retreat; and ohm
III the meanwhile, Gen. Hooker crossed
the Rappahannock, and Lee was compelled
10 recall Longstreet's corps, and the attack
on NeWbern became an utter failure.
:. The third grand scheme Of Mr.. Schalk
was = tremendous raid of Lee in Maryland,
which was TO be taken under these circum-
strnces: that there should be first defeat
of the Federal army; Secondly, that Rich
mond should be garrisoned with so 900
mentor Dir. Schaik was not blind enough
to overlook the fact that Richmond might
IN the meanwhile be attacked and MjrdLy,
that Lees army, re-enforced from every
quarter, should advance 10000 strong
whether we consider Hooker defeated or
not, Lee has advanced through the Shen-
andoah Valley, but with not over two
thirds the force Mr., Schalk imagined him
70 have. THIS generous gentleman was
kiNu enough TO advise the rebel Generals
exactly what to 90 in detail; and they have
followed the advice as far as they had the
power. Having supposed the Northern
army utterly defeated, corps of 10000
came up to Centerville to wait; in the
meanwhile, the grand army of Lee passed
through the gaps of the Blue Ridge, crosses
the Potomac least of Harper's FerIy,) and |
marches on Washington, on the North side. |
THIS brings Us to what we NAV consider |
the present moment Of time; and as the !
rebels pursue Schalk's plan, to the minu-
ties detail, let us take his account OF the
smal! matters to be done hereafter:
Arrived at Buckletown they would march |
east and thereby prevent the garrison of
Earpcr's Ferry escaping west or northwest |
The main body Of the army has meanwhile |
moved along LouGon Valley; at Aide Gap |
about 100000 pass through il; the remand |
er (some 10000 move TO Berlin: detach-
nent takes Loudon Nights; 10000 men |
move to Fredericktown, and the remaining |
ny,f ~
Maryland flights and force the garrison of |
Harper'S Ferry once more to surrender
Immediately after the surrender, and if
in the meanwhile Washington has been
captured, the entire corps moves towards |
for an invasion OF the north
if Washington has not been captured, then
it moves against Baltimore The main
advances to Conrad's Ferry, crosses the
Potomac and Immediately proceeds TO-
wards Washington, which place ought to
be attacked simultaneously on the right
bank OF the Potomac by the $4,000 rebels
coming from CenterVille, and by the l00,-
300 coming from Conrads Ferry on the left |
bank One or two forts carried on the left
bank would open the bank into the city,
and this once occupied, the garrison in the
forts on the right would probably be oblig-
ed TO surrender.
This is splendid operation, and il is very
interesting to trace its progress. 1t has
JAILED in several particulars which good
General might think important. First, the
national army was not routed; next Lee
has not 1900 men, next, in consequence
OF these facts he could send no 30, 600 men
C.e,n1teryllle, next, he did not get through
Aioies Gap because Pleasanton defeated
!. Jar at that point; next he did not cross
a. Con a. or any other point east Of Har-
per ferry, because he could not, and by
the garrison at Maryland
'lighIs Is not cut off. Lastly, he does not
nsrch toward Washington, because it is
iot as all convenient. These failures, so
af, are not decisive Of anything, except
very important stratgetic fact that the at
a which was evidently intended on
" aSnlnston o! Baltimore has failed. As
Mr. Emil Schalk has not i,nsgined any.
hing north Of Chambersburg, the rebels