, 1863-10-28
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %. 1868.

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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER %, 1868.
LEES CAMPAIGN
4 Complete View Of tile Late
Rebel Movements,
Tho Strategy Of Both Sides. What was
Aimed at ana What Effected.
Correspondence of the N. T. TimesJ
Army OF THE PoToXAc, WAEE.ENroN, VA,.}
Thursday. Oct, =, 1868.
GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE CAMPAIGN,
The Army Of the Potomac has again settled
down, aftef is great rscc mp and down Vir-
ginia. The whirl, ard bns1e, and confusion
Of the backward aud the forward movement
laye eo far given plsce to catfrer moods, that
1t IL Possible now to survey with some salts.
faction the series ef complicated and excltiug
eyc1ts whose relations aud nEshot 1t Mas At
The tine impossible to grasp.
1t must be ackDo wledged that the cam
paign of the past turtnieht has not been one
that has brought much glory to either army.
The operations, VITA tue exception Of "a.
1iety u ek1r1nitAes ana tte one cons1deraole
brush at bFlsto7, hare all been OF me kfao n
clrded under the term stratfgyIthat 1s,
marches and man9ufres out q st9ht o1 LUG
enemy. The rebels hhTe Inflicted no great
danage on US, We have inflicted no great
damage on the rehsls. In truth. the real re-.
eolts Il tnis invasive M9setnent 0n ene paE' ol
Gen: Ice are 10 oe sopeul iot ~ ~ Hocn u
an!thl2g lna' ~ Seen assot,l laiseeu ~ ae1G ~
here to tie y hole field Of war. In this regard
It remains 10 pc seen nov n 1ar ar tne pros;ress 4
ano to' 1upes y. .uo VA "'a W % ansslGa ~
toe tatc !eeSa @ - -. r. = ~ "a
talnes ~ ~ ,k.st y, " e"9n ~ nv! "
GIe'a'onn '.l - .n' aos,h; that ne.;Lh'e - h9e
to,,;n- - +te - +.nons a,t1 wh;,,, Tae 1,,rew
~ ~ M.s5a 80 nowor +hai- 49, Ia rs;nfar,n
| he rebel army in TcrneEaee for actIye work
:gnsnEt some portion Of the great Line now
hei5 held by the unton forces, from Chatta'
necea % 1ne eafs e1 'AghA"
nEBEL 1uEoRr OF LEES FORWARD MOVE
MEST.
lave hsd ttcdnent opportunity of f1earnfur
the rebel theory Of Less lata movement, bay.
;pg conyersea with many citizens Of the
con1t,Y thrc peh which ws hare, during tue
Lees army. and they ati teli the same storr.
| II l. ttsr tha rnoytmert yas mafe far ti3e
| 7nrrote ct thro1;inr HE Army IT fhe Potn-
NM hack on WatLinrton. and then nrter]v
aertroy % W fhe M 1ail,oaa eornec,i5c Meade,s armT
| m the lire Of the Rapjdau with it's base thus
1eiityine Riclmcnd. fIon fhe standinp
Tcnaee which our occunat;on of that fronf ri
| nrnref;ons ht1d nnt .vhnnz,;nr a. eaasor
Gnrinr prhfch - e. ntss;hIe for s. ~ ~ moEa
fa11 cn9mns;c,,. ma ,hrnaing ns nxer ~ +;iT NV
sn1;nr Thsn ire d;ee,nt;tn IF o,,r or,nv ~
rFPnsIsc.;rS F rehe1 onerations IN III the Snn,i ~.
Eust,d c,,,d ..oyIa Nv, ..eaoo ~ '"o e'uH
rsu 1;s,rs ,sstra s4st.d Nc
oi,at ~ ta,nn,r .thaNss 10 ~ ~ -
t1ast ~ - 3,,;s;4.a;.d 11o T:;,s3a} } ~ ~
G'. ~, :;sa. - 4Isa - ,;s ~ ~, aief naf
; o.nt1t;1nan NJ ~ n cfarmir@' m rstste ~ a. ~ GEaen
E;1. - - s;,ea a1. ~ 3T+ a. u'e.n -.
VIZ VIZ, au" 3 n"..u y MI11ens91, 11 , ~. ~
WIN WAeln sens' Lee ane EKEn, ana taea
IesPseutt t s.an7' e'o2peo A.s1 euecaS' "au'
e..-- -. y. ~. N -. -
| cueA ~ .Ae tucut3 sNen oat =. Lue teo
% sse oh Asaa! snsar oacs"asa move movement. & e AZ a
1ao1gn peluaps HeI tne Raois 1fatn, IL II
cemn.san fpsh as that on -, which HI Gan l11 20
M.ey - fniseo, a;e, ~ en9sc, th1r s. oenoue5s, m eon
Rlex o. ame; aae tseIe caa M ne no doubt t1at u
- rasttto aute ~ taa1 n
sG!a =! ~ ~ , Eaoe " ;, II
i1caaonHs @ " shas Eo hieh hL;e S Even d oade IN
trains, lSov, too, low greedy they s we1e ~ 10 10
uo'y- nu f .eeHS g.. "ousa a,s Iats, pslAaps
ne N1o!e cd tne seres o. monses m
R1emPteo Lee 70 tne ~. iosmala moremea1
a:, 1Ac ~ - ptpoao..t tata- - ~ pa.peset
crossing 1ns notcmac los Tesn M INVASION
Ma5sIano @ OF atEts t'nt +, ~ LII LII
contrary, 5erg grcat certainty that ne dia -, no
oes!gn snea ; InDs emFua, tos Us ;.f o.usn
.",;1et az ench des;rn ma for1her rnrroho
rated ty :be limited quantity Of supplies b.
lad With hIs1.
As to the results Of the movement, tn
rebels cid Lot succeed in any considerable
CAPTURES; The movements Of the 1ieuteu3nt
on whom Lee relied to execute hfs plans wer
too sWut ard too sEillful, to afford him tn
fltt,pg opportunity for battle, and the on
| practical result obtained Is the destruction c
lie railroad, and WEat that involves.
TIE DESTRUCTION or TEE RAILROAD.
mis- work has been rev thoranch,v aon,
Lee.s *hole army oas1ng oeen engasea on
for tTo days. From biisto~ 10 the Rapps
tanrocE, the destruction Is c2mplcte-o1}dse
burt, cuirefts b!oTn n dnp. yes 1 taks3 up an
filed, Up etc. etc. The engineers say that
Tt11 be at 1ea.t mooth beeoEe1t csn be agai
rnt in 1un1toE order. It Is 60 sma
Ino1tiflcotiGn, Therefore, :Eat We hat
to coLfts8 the rebels have achieved q
sEd fully commensurate with the u !:
bcr and risk Of the campaign. Tt
1tbel theory, 60 far rs 1t canaigns the arm
If fte Potomac to .0le Ct inactivity In Vi
Einis Is accepted BY our own Geuer.ls, and
win depend On the conluct Of those who
rett military operations oges the whole til!
sire ef var Io| far the pass to which tt
| 1eh4!s have brought affairs In Virginia Il
af1sct tie fortunes Of FIT oa ether fields.
cn1r1c1su OF THE CAMPAIGN.
1.kst1,. 7,ao,no.,+ -,,,o,, ~ cona,c,
this csnrs:en-+ ven # that be no7sible Al n
at tlia u1e-"e nust Weigh duly I'll the eli
ments that enter Tito the problem. IA
Gen. Meade been free to operate with n
ether considerations in yieE saye those Of
military order, blow might have been struc
at the audscIoue invaders that would hay
proved their death blow. When Lees fore
was naseed ut Sreuyvllle, and Meade
| en- the Rappahannock. the Union Commando
| was already practically Oh tie rebel line q
communications, md By an advance on th
part Of Gen. Meade direct on Gordonsrt1
he would bave brought Lee promptly hac
to atteSd to the Ioeraced E1iety Of the reb
cspItal, and he might have, IL a strogg, POS
tien, given The rebel forty thousand bait
with double That force. This wonld ha'
BEEN to repeat the brilliant strategy Of II
tcnne, who, when his opponent. ADntecacu
crossed to TIE left bank Of fhe Rhine to 4
ynde Alsace, himself passed to the right ban
and thus brought Monteeucult hufrled1y bae
to look after his own communications. II
renre bsd no washington 70 loo6 nfte
: Meade Was hopnd, at all hszards, to cover Il
| ~of'sHf NV w Fo- -. 80 w ~ IN