Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-07
QUIZ ARmr OoRREsPONpBNCE.
Letter from RicLgp0nIi--ReDieio Of The Campaiga
at IS62-A Glance az tie Fat9rs--Tks Enc
Hgg's Plans and our Policy.
From .hs Mobile Regl..sr.l

my's Plans and our Policy.
From the Mobile Register.l
One year ago the Confederate army Of the Potemsc
oesnnied line extending through Centerviie aud Ma
nassa TO Ocesqusn Acauia Greek and fredericksburg
Magrnder held Yorktown and AL Of the PeEiRsula
cept Newport News Fortress Monroe and the small dis,
tcts Of country sdscent thereto. The Confederstes
under Gen Huser were in possession Of Norfolk Roa-
noke Island ana tne nelghooring mainland Jackkonl
then but little known 20 tame, occupied Hinchaster and
the surrounding country.
Al this time LAST ear we hell the whole Of Tennessee
I and a good portion of Kentucky. 0uriines extended
from Cumberland Gap TO Bowling Green and 20 Co
lumbus, sng through Forts Donelson and He1Fy
the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers The wi Gle Of
the Mississippi from Columbus the BRze inciiding
the country on either side, was IN possession
BeyOnd the Mississippi Gen Price, VII Unsurpassed
ability and cOuFage s maintained the unequal ssrug
gle and With the aid Of the lamentsd McCuliocT and
i Mcintosh held considerable Poron Of the Stale Of
AissO ri sad tee whole Of Arkansas Texas and Vest
Thee lines have undergone many changes during the
year hasteciue TO close The enemy has gsihed
somevhstin in territory especially in the Wes;. In Viz
gina ne holds the desolaed district lying north the
RapT ahannoek and the lower Isr Of the Valley o. the
! 81 enandost, g. well as Ysi kroyn and Nerfo K Ia
NorIh arolina Roanoke I-HnG ana the g ater portion
of the tide istret have fallen into hs hands, The
whole Of Ksnr1ey and much the iargespsrt Tenpes-
see are now oecHped by his troops. Memphis and New
Orleans have fallen also and with them we have lost
ooHtrolof the Mississippi river excep that portion Of
lying between Ricksbarg and Port Hudsfn. West of
rhe aver. nr Hes haze aern retired soneyhst IS the
Sou whist on the eOast below, Galveston has passed
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lost Pen acola voluntarily abendoued BY tie Coufed
GRATIS and portions Of east Flo ida and sCn1h Georgia
including Fort Pulaski and Tybee Island.
Al these aivaD ages were gsiRed by the enemy 10
the early part Of the year and in consequence of want
Of timely preparRtOn by the government The Seere-
tay Of War Mr. ReBiam n persisted the belief thst
foreign powers about to interfere, and that the
wOud virtually close by spring Both the authorities
and people were disposed to rest upon the aures ga h
cred at Manassas Leesbufg Oak b lis snd Belmont
and 70 postpone those timely measu es 80 Indispensable
the successful maintenance Of the struggle. The
Confederate forces in the field, large had been
greatly reduced by battle and disee7e ard it not
unti spring that army raised strong enough
check the advance Of the enemy From hat time un1l
the present, have not only Inaintane5 the then
istng territpri safps but have achieved many brilliant
victories and organized large and iavincible army; so
that orr position noJWithstaPd ding the territorial sd
want gss gained by the enemy iEi1initey better than
il was in the early part Of the year.
The battle Of Fishing Greek fought IN JBnusry
and resulted in the deat II the ConfedeTates and the
loss Of the heroic zolieofsr The disasters at FoFts
Henry and Donsson followed in February ana led to
the unavoidable evacuation of Middle Tennessee and
the strong position at Cou bus the Mississippi river
On the 9th and ttof Apri-Gen Albert s. dney John
stOn having retired with his army from Bowling Green
and united with Gen BaaureEard st Corihthe bloody
battle of Sh lob was fought, and blow administered to
the enemy, from the stunning effects Of which be did
not recover until the arrival Of The SIMMER months
when afurther advance became impract cable It was
here the noble Juhnst0n-a hero without fear of
proacl-fe IN defense Of his country. TIE forces
der Gems Van Dorm and Price were transferred to the
east bank OF the Mississippi late in Aprb but not untl
they hal engaged the enemy at Elkhorn, where both
sides claimed the victory and where the Confderate
susi sined great loss in the fs of Mccullough and
Mcintosh Corinh was wisely evacuated bv Gen Beau.
gard the last week Nav and soon thereafter the
Mssspp down to Vicksburg passed into The possession
Of the enemy.
ItyYas at this time Gen Bsauregard who had desired
short leave of absence to recru his shattered health
deprived Of the command of the army of the Mis-
sisappiie greatest mistake next TO the failure to
uforee Gen. Johnston At Bowling Green committed by
the government sinee toe war beshn portion Of his
army vas ieit at nPeo under Van DorR, and another
portion sent into Tennessee and Kentucky under
Cen Bragg who had succeeded Gen Beauregsid in the
command Of the Western department With the ex
ception of unsuccessful attack upon Cornth Van
D0rns wing0f the army has maintained defensive a.
tude and accomplished but little Gen Bragg captured
large number Of prisoners and consider able stores
and penetrated nearly the Ohio river but otherwise
his movements do not seem 20 have resulted in eny
particular advantages to the Confederate cause
In Virginia, on the contrary have been con
stantly employed and everyshere successful In March
General joseph Z. Johnston moved his army from Cen
erlie back 20 the kappahannOck and thence ia April
70 Yorktown, where NcCe llau was massing force of
$50 Geo men. When the latter got ready to advance
Johnston, whose force was but little more than one
third Of his adversarys retired behind be Oh ekahom
iEy, afer Tepusiug attaek his rear guard at Viii
hsmsburg The battle Of the Seven Pines wss fol ght
the las OF May and r.sulted in heavy loss he enc
my. General Johnson himself wounded and had
70 be carried from the field In the meant neral
Jackson achieved Of trumphs in the Valley
OF the shenandoah which, for rapidly and brianey.
sre almost wi hoat parallel n the worlds history
General lie. took command upon Johnston fail Jack
son was called 10 the Ch,ekahominy the armies
were united and then mmenced s series Of battles
eKi ending over space Of days. ia al of which
the Confederates were gloriOusly triumphant McCiel
Ian vas driven bsck day after day. with immense
slaughter and final forced to shelter under his
sunboats at Hsrri- -ous landing, jane river. The
enemys loss IN lhe Peninsula campaign ineludidg his
killed, wounded aud captured in battle, and these who
died d abled from dsea.e was but httls If ary
shorts 10000 Our OWL loss, though not half heavy
was still very greRt
Gen, raj Pope was pushed forward to the line of the
Rsppahannock to diversion in favor Of McCiel
Ian and enable the latter evacuate his James river
cans aud return to Washington. This charge in the
Federal army effected put in the meantme Gen
Lee succeeded by his mastery strategy in epvelopiDg
Pope within his lines, beating him badly st Manassas
and driving him back RpOa Washington, with loss Of
"a % men, large DumberOf arms and bis private
papers
Passing into Marylsud the Confederates ured the
garrison Of II 900 Harpsrs Ferry sud al their
arms and 81 plies ana iought two engagements-one
At oons0oro gap and the other az Grampton gap-and
great pitched battle a. Shapsburg IN the two affairs
al the gaps, they were suesess tar accomplish
the object had IN view whilst Sharpsburg they re
pulsed the enemy with remedous loss now hstandiug
his immense superiority "a numhen Returning 10 VIZ
gina the enemy hought 70 gain General Lee flank By
marching upon the upper Rgppahanlock but upon his
Val there he asonshed t. I'd the great Con
federste commander ahead of hun. Mcclellan was re-
cal ed and Buns de- who was Supposed to be faster
man, put 10 has place The latter made frequent and
Osentstous demonstrations in front Of Warrenton at a
time when be sending tse main body Of bis troops
20 Erederloksburg where he hoped effect the safe
pa sage Of the Beppahsnnock. Uron reaching the
letter place, however he greatly asonished find
Gen Lee who had an cipatad the movement quietlv
awaiting him on the south hank Of the siYer and the
gateway TO Richmond compe etely closed
This movement took place the latter part Of Nove1n
Der On the 18th day Of December the great pitched
Battle Of Fredericksburg fought. The enemy was
repused with fsa ful slaughter, and compelled te
the river and retire for the second time this year
upon washington According TO Gen. Longstreet,
Burnside had 10000 the outh SIDE of the Ran
pahsnnock, 10000 Of whom held as reserves
Longsreet repulsed % 900 six times o. the lef
Of en- az they returned to the attack while jackson
sent Franklins grand army eerps flying sceross the
plain on the right ongsreets entire force engaged did
not exceed 4500 fact which viii enable fe reader
20 appreciate the strength If Lees position and the
daundess courage of his veterans
The Federal loss at Fredericksburg eannet be far
nom 20 000m The effect of > terrible and mex
pected disaster upon The Nor hern mind has been more
depressing than that produced by any battle during
the war Both the government snd people seem % be
paralyzed and know not what 10 do rreoonciabie
dscOrd prevails in the Cabinet and Congress- and rend
the government itself, The Secretary Of State and the
Secretary Of the Treasury throw mp tae portfolios
and their example is followed by he general com
mauding IN the field. The President declines 10
accept their designations on the ground that IL youd
be Incompatible with the pub ic welfare" ard 70. =
truce il Patchsd up But il will be Of short duration
fhe President must accept either The radical or conser
yatiye programme, and TIE adoption Of either m insure
the tier opposition OF he otter party Mr. Lincoln
mas iaea 20 vanqusn Us when supported by the whole
people q the United states Can he hops for better
( fortune with divided Constituency defested armSs
and an annual expenditure Of thousand millions Of
doaerBf dis own party has been reduced 70 minority
His constitutional advisers war among ernselyes
His ofneers eXaspeTated. The troops lack Confidence
in their leaders and have lost all heart for tia ,er
lands pray for their continued success Under such cir
curnssnees but that the gods had given them ever ~
madness the Federal authorities would abandon their
ia. ane attempt subegafe the South and quickly con-
I sent to peace.
But if the should be continued through another
campaign how and where viii the army iafeIy defeated
al Fredericksburg be employed Portions Of it may be
sent the Southern coast but the main body of it can
operate nowhere bat in Virginia and MARYLAND Wash.
ington must be defended and Richmond csptared The
C0nfederate goveI Inment at Richmond is stsnding
menace and nothing viii avail The North 50 long as
sees Mor1eca the jew sitting se King gete Abo