Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-02
what has Been Accomplished Since
the war Commenced. .

nave OUT bll pe-OL-hdE eCaLbel VI AiAS SfS4 -
world feF-the purpose Ofaiding secessiOnj-
no arms, because Democratic Secretary of
War managed to store three-fourths of all
our arms, including all riaed muskets, in
Southern Arsensls, which were seized by
by the rebels according to programme
while there we're left In the Northern Ars-
enals one-fourth Of the arms belonging to
Government, all inferior smooth-bores.
2 Yet in spite of all these tremendous disad-
vantages the Government labOred under, we
of the North have succeeded in accom-
plsbing a gigantic work during the last
three years. aer %
During that time We have organized and
educated one of the largest armies the
ssssIa ever saw
4 We have manufactured over q million
stand of Springfield muskets,
We ehave turned out over 1000 pieces Of
field artillery. ...---,-
We have manufactured over 1000 heavy
guns, ranging from the 80 pound rifed to
20 inch 100 FOUNDER.
We have built over 80 iron olads, and
more than hundred wooden men-of-war.
We have driven secessionism out of
Maryland, and made it a strong Union
State
We have taken the city of Baltimore
out of the hands of a secession mob and
held it.
We have turned neutral Kentucky into
strong Union State IL
We have taken all of Western Virginia,
and held it.
We hsvstaken Cape Hatteras and held It.
We have taken Port Royal and held it.
We have taken Fort Henry and held it.
We have taken Fort DonelsOn and held
it.
Wehave taken Island No 10 and held it.
We have captured Fort Pulaski and
hsldit.
We have captured Fort Macon and
held it.
We have taken Fort Philip and held it,
We havetaken Fort jackson and held it,
We have captured the city Of New Or
leans and held it
We hsve taken Pensacols and held It.
We have captured Norfolk and held it.
We have captured Newbern, y. O. and
held it. .rs
We have taken james Island near
Charleston, and held it
We have taken the city of Memphis and
held it.
We have taken Nashville and held It,.
wenzyecaprureu fSnoxsine and held It.
We have driven the rebels out of Ten
nessee and held the entire State
We have taken Yioksburg, with 10000
prisoners, and held It, Hsi
Wehave taken Port Hudson and held it.
Wehave taken Fort Wagner and held it.
We have taken the city of Natchez and
heldit.
We have captured the city of Baton
Rouge and held it.
We have opened the Mississippi and
kept It opened.
We have captured Little Rock, AFkan-
sas, and held it.
We have captured Chattanooga and
hsld it. .,.-.
Wehavs captured Cleveland, Tennessee,
and held it.
We have taken Fort Powell and held
it.
We havO captured Fort Morgan and
held It.
We have taken City Point and Bermuda
Hundred and held them.
We have destroyed or gained possession
Of one-third of the rebel railways.
At the commencement Of the war the
HOld Gag" only Aoaied in one of the Sc
eeded statea-YiEginia nO's 4 tlOa!s IN all
.ofttsm.
We have on hand $4,000 more rebel
prisoners than they have Union pris-
oners.
We have won four times as many bat
ties and shrnishes as the rebels.
Out ofsome 40 vessels Of war the rebels
have built and equipped, including seven
iron-clads, all, excepting about four, have
been captured or sunk
We have compelled the rebels to consen-
trste nearly ali their army at two plsces
Atlanta and Richmond .--....
We have large army confronting them
at each of these places, besides an army OF
garrisoN IN each of the above named ,Dla4ss
eaPtursd from the rebels. aT
In no irstance have the Unionists failed
to hold place captured by them The
Rebels have never yet captured solitary
fort or town and he'd it, since the war com
meneed-
OF all their sea ports, Ethe Rebels
control only four, namely Wilmington,
Charleston, Galveston and Mobile. The |
hrst three are thoroughly blockaded, while
the Last port is hermetically closed by the
capture of Fort Morgan.
We have labored under the disadvantage
Of being obliged to fight on the outside of
q circle, while the rebels are on the inside
enabling them to move their armies cross
lots" to meet Union forces at different
points. To illustrate-if General Lee
should wish to reinforce General Hood at
Atlanta, he has only to move his army by
railrosds $50 miles if General Grant
should wish to reinforce General Sherman
at the same place, he would have to move
his army 1850 miles, nearly three times as
faras Lee would have 20 go.
The Rebels are not obliged to keep arm
les and garrisons to hold places; we on the
other hand, are Obligedto keep an army or
gsrrison at every point we hold.