The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-30

Ihc military Situation In the south
The Moves on the Chessboard.
The military situation OF the South at the
present moment is very curious and very
critical. On the whole, considering the de-
fensive POSITIONS ii has at least equal
strength with the North for this campaign.
They have four principal armies-First, the
chief army in Northern Virginia, under Lee,
cooperating with subordinate army in
Southern Virginia and North Carolina; second,
an army in South Carolina and Georgia, under
Beauregard; third, the army under Bragg. in
Tennessee; and, fourth. the army under Johns
ton, in Mississippi
These armies with their subordinate armies
and reserves, are like so many pieces Of chess
on the board, and upon the skill and sagacity
In moving them depends the fate of the
tremendous campaign which has now begun
and must be concluded during the en-
suing month. Napoleon SO placed the
various divisions of his troops on the
chessboard that the enemy was rarely able
to divine his purpose, so complicated did To
problem seem. BE usually took great delight
in this apparent confusion, saying, s'the chess
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