The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-09
M E A DE- AR N Y
The Army Of the Potomac"
Still q Great Army.
REVIEW BY GENERAL CORTEZ.
The Railroad, It's Value, Convenience
and Means Of Defence.
EXECUTION IN The TWELFTH ARMY CORPS
JOURNAL OF A RAW RECRUIT,
&C.. &c.. "a
REVIEW BY GENERAL CORTEZ,
EXECUTION IN The TWELFTH ARMY CORPS

JOURNAL OF A RAW RECRUIT,
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Mr.. L. A. Hsndricks' Dispatches.
In THE FIELD, Sept rs, 1883.
THE ARMY THE POTOMAC,
reduced by long, wearying and ncessant marches, BY
disease and all the combined casualties Of active and
yielding war; though not in numerical strength the army
It was whom, under the proud leadership Of General
Mcclellan first forth from the banks Of the Poto
10 put down the rebeHion Of the South and compel
allegiance to tho Union Is still great army Tho pro-
sent il epoch OF great armies and this Army Of the
Potomac ID Of them. We its greatness in every
phase Of s being SEQ 1t while lying idle in camp. in
the smoke Of its 1res-visibe by for miles around
and ut night their flashing briancy seeming many
lighted cities; the march, In Its long line Of
brstlng bsyoneu and floating ensgns stretching far
the eye see, and clouds OF dust, and hurrying
trains and artillery and cavalry completing the moving
pageant We see IL on tho battle field, as It's serriod
columns pressing forward in terrible strength and
the OF artillery and musketry and smoke clouds all
the air. repeat that Is great army STILL But there
Is This fact about IT, that while the organization Of this
army, Its equipments uniforms, what It takes and costs
to feed t Ito grand reviews, the miles II has marched
the Notifications has built It's skrnshee and Its bat
ties have ali been written and rewritten till the smallest
details known to everybody, one thing remains
wr,ten-the mighty resources Of steam powerin other
words the raroadng that has TO bs done 70 keep the
army going.
"THs BOWLS ARxY."
The railroad, 10 speak, the bowels OF tho army;
tho railroad 10 the channel through which the army is
fed, nourshed and kept alive; by Of the railroad
tho army lives and moves and has It's being. Cut of the
railroad and tho army dies In the absence Of battles
h.vi coiiar tad In fat
pertinent the purpose and believing their publication
besides doing justice overlooked branch OF army
labor and enterprise will be Of the public and
essential aid comfort TO the enemy, propose to
wrte this unwritten chapter My only misfortune II
that I en- obliged to compress within the compass
Of Newspaper letter facts pertaining to the United States
military rarosd in It's present high state Of development
connected with the Army OF the Potomac capable and
deserving Of elaboration into volume.
oursr OF ARMY RAmRoApIEa
At tho outbreak Of the rebellion IL we'll Known the
necessities Of the day and the hour had To be seized
Forcmos.ly In demand railroads and their appliances
supply army The government took possession Of
railroads. seIzed hired bought engines and and
employed random 70 do and supervise the work.
thorough and practical railroad system gradually de-
veloped ITSELF tho and random beginning merged
into perfect and effective organization old and dAap
dated and small engines were displaced, and new and
powerful put in their places the rolling stock, Of
mixed character and most OF II In painfully and
yellow leaf condition. thrown asde and iresh capa-
cious stouty built substituted managing head
was given charge with abundant cooperative and ca
pabe officers under him. and large and adequate force
OF employees engaged, Of tried experience and trust
worthincss. All this has not been the work
OF day Time and vast expenditure Of money and en-
cheering skill genius beon requisite 10 effect the
end now Accomplished.
rRExSr RASH ARMY suPPIrEs.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad present base OF
army supplies Is open for few m lies beyont
Culpcpref Court house, miles being the total
running distance from Washington. In the semi periodic
uses OF this road hitherto only IN
Popcs reign) ran az far from the national capita
as now progressing in bringing this war 10
close, In tho future may make further progress
Into the heart OF the sacred COIL till into
the Richmond and the domo Of tho rebel Capitol
itself 70 echoes the sbr whistles Of proud engines
This road all know old one, and great deal Of
repairing and regarding has had 10 be done, TO cay
nothing building and rebuilding burned bridges Thcrs
being only single track frequent switches have had u
be added 20 increase facilities OF transportation II
this war 10 IN DO q settled institution OF Northerr
enterprise will lay parallel track tho entire dis
tance but for the present we have no idea Of
such additional rail laying upon such ground.
need not describe the country through which the
road runs. Reportorial pcns and brains have been
"a I'm IN. r,neated descript,ons given of the couu
" 80 ,. - .,,,.. $3.50.
try tho oroaa unc""va'eu ac'c' ne oesc''eu 'Aeo''
housas and the visible tokens every side OF prolonged
and devastating war
ALEXANDRIA f"s ohASp '~SiS. =" AMI sor'"s
As the Army II located and with It's prcseot base
A.. ~ =, ,,sxars,i. 4. Tho creat ceot,e for foynsb,ro
w ~ ,.,- - -. A.. yv...,.u.-
supplies. Tue track running from nerc W "ssn'nR""
and laid over the Long Bridge 10 an important auxiiiary
a, v.x.v hrpeny n. A. docs Tho bulk of the supni,es
=. .. a., ,.-.s -. w., -, ,......-,,- ..,ux a.
r'"' ''"-' 'o 1919 $50 VS." $50 e"s "
Washington hrst An Immense quantity OF army sup
plies, ho~ever reach Acxandria Wrougn tnc enamel ~
the Potomac VIA Fortress Monroe ~ u NJ Aexhndria
housed all renairinr a all