Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-20

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special Correspondence ~ the Chicago tuesl
s-ee.ra. ws.aisstos. Jals IA.
There have been some changes Ia The military
situation .iace ny lest letter. asd the plans and
attentions ~ Gen lee are now better developed
gill state that the work undergone by out army
during the whole of last week. both in marching
aud hghtlng. has been such ~ 10 call forth the
utmus, powers of men. and 10 task the abilities
of the ofiieers tn the mmo-t The fesalt has
proved the value Of discipline IN fplte oi
march ~ seventy miles, over muddy roads, ln
spite Of tho Intense heat OF the w.athcf and Of
lonf aud heavy rains. AM. IN spte of The aok uf
many comforts ~ which the msn are Accustom,
si, the whole army u lu better aFhtina trim than
u haa been Al any time since last November -
Gen. Meade has been largely reinforced alao, not
by militia alone, hut aleo by large bodies ~ dis.
opluel troops, go that even " Gen, Lee h,s
100 900 uoepa, Zen, Mesde's foress largely out.
eumber his IN the great hattie, therefore, soon
" take place, OF when u taxes place, the ptoba
bllities are ali with us
Our army has made steady pfogfesa during the
last three days On Friday. the 10Th inst. our
forces we're al aerofs the Soul Mountain, aud
bad fe'oeeuiei the MARYLAND llighla At liaIpef's
Perry, ihs gives va the ase al the baltimore
end Ohio railroad Ca ,hs, point, bf'ddoek' .
Zap, Cfimpton'a Gan and Turner'S Gap IN the
South Mouna n, had all b'e occupied aud hold
bS Gen Lees rear quad up Co the nth ms, hut
they had heen aba ndonei bcInre We reached than
On the iith we occupied toonesbofo on the right,
and hal sharp ,krmi-h With the rear guard Of
the enemy between that place aud Shafpsburg
but on tie left ank Of Abtielam creek. very
near tie old battle ground, On the same day a
portion Of our forces, under Gen, Sedgwck com
prisng more than his own corpr pushed inrwnrd
from Braddo,ks Gap towards Funkstown and
Hagerstown, and occupied funkaown On Sun.
day. the 10Th OF July. We crossed the head waters
of Auteiam Geek, pni occupied llagefsiown.
On the same day We alec crossed Antietm creek
passed Sharpshurg aud tho old battlefield and
formed Inc of battle extending from bakers
Vile 10 Jamestown. Rni on both sides oil the
creek. We held Yesterday. however, line on
tho light bank " the creek, from B,kersyille on
the lait To- Hugeretown on the right
During All this tine the movements Of Gen
Loo have been such as were we'll calculated Ia
mask his real intentions BY the 9th OF july hls
whole army had reached Hngetstown From TINT
time ill tie IOthhc remained. ne II seemed. qui.
city poslei on the right bank of Antietam creek
sending over into NirgInii his wounded and bag
gage trains. and receiving at the same time large
supplies of ammunition. and probably reinforce
ments AL his actions indicated that he intended
10 fight on the old field OF Antetnms Neverthc
less this was not his inten ion lie never had
more than two DIVISIONS on Antietam creek But
these troops were 50 skillfully posted. and they
kept up such show Of force teyen coming over
10 the east side ot Antielam creek to skrmlsh
With our advance. on the llth) ~ might web de.
ceve even q better General than Meade. aud did
indeed, cause the belief that Lees whole army
was there During all this time. however. Gen.
Lees main body was ut Williamsport. while a
single division held Haeerstown. and brigade
WIS pushed out TO Clear Spring, with pcFets to
Hancock And this last fact gives ~ the clue
to the real design of the Rebel General.
Ills object il the capture of Washington. He
invaded Peunsy wanna aud Threatened Harrisburg
In order TO compel the Army of the Potomac Ia
uncover the Capital and leave il defeuselcss by
marching SCI far AWAY from IL. He knows that
he must defeat Gen. Meade army before he can
capture Washington; but the farther away from
Washington he cnn draw the Union army, the
better IL will be for him. He cndeav orcd. for
three days, TO defeat that army ut Getty burg
and failed. He has now changed his ground in
order that he may have on the Potomac what he
did not have at Gettysburg, namely; the aduan-
faqe of position lie has secured that The Pc
sitIon - Antietsm good HIS position
at Willamsport ia much better II Is in his pow
err now either to stand and fight where he Is. or
again TO change his position. and compel Gen.
Meade's army to follow him still farther away
from Washington. even as far MS Hancock, and
perhaps across the Potomac into Virginia again.
IL is the same game that he play eel after his in
va-or of Maryland last October and November
IT was beyond the power Of The Union army then
to compel Gen. Lee 10 fight As he drew the
Union army after him hen, until the retreat and
pursuit eliminated IN the battle of Frcdericks
burg on the 18th of December. So he will now
draw the Union army after him until he has
reiched the spot IN which he chooses 10 fight. II
he l. in that spot now. he will fight now. fnot,
hcSill moveon.
notwithstanding the surrender of Vicksburg.
the greatest anxiety continues to be felt here in
regard 10 the condition Of affairs ON the Lower
Mississippi and ut New Orleans. The very fact
that Gen Johnston did not march TO the assist
ance of Gen. PembertoD, and compel Gen Grant
to raise the siege of that place. bodies no good.
The fact that he had large army at his CON-
mind "a early as the Goth or 25th of June. an
army that had been heavily augmented by rein
forcemcn's from Bragg's army ut Shelby willie. y
admitted What. then. has he done with itf 1t
IL greatly feared here that he marched south be
fore the end Of June, and that I've will seek to
demolish Gen. Banks and iecapture New Orleans
before Gen. Grant can send any tr,'ops TO that
quarter. The capture oi l}rashear City is looked
upon here as great misfortune, "a il undoubt
ely Is; and it is feared that it will be followed
by other disasters II Is pretty we'll understood
that Gen Binks was sent of there in order to
keen HIM nut of sight and out of the other Presi
drnii,l aslirants, and that 1.-The Cavern ment" did
nod feel very desirous of his accomplishing any
thing very brilliant Hence he furnished
with troops whose time expired more than II
month ago. and no provision was made TO supply
their places.
Had troops been sent to him TO supply the
pares of those who-e time had expired, he could
have properly guarded Brashear City. and pre-
vented lis loss. a. IL IL. In consequence OF the
muliSh ohstinacv of the Administration, We lose
not only The position itseif and the whole of the
Lsfourrhc country, but also a vast quantity of
military store> two % FOUNDER Parrott guns. six
large siege guns, 81 600 rounds of ammunition
for the guns. and all the baggage of Gen. Banks
officers The articles which fell into the enemy
hands in Consequence OF the capture OF Brashear
City, we're Just what thew wanted most including
large quantities of me,lical stores and clothing
Indeed am assured on the verv best authority
that our losses in this affair far exceed in value
all the cotton and sugar obtained in the South
during the last Twelve months For the loss of
BraShear City. in louisiana and Winchester. in
Northern Virginia the Administration should be
called to strict account, toe both disasters can
be traced directly To the mismanacement which