The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-19
REBEL PLANS Of INVASION.
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johnston and LOngstreet TO In
wade Eennessee, Kentucky,
Indiana, and Ohio. ~
THE DEFENSES OF ATLANTA.
Confederate Operations Com
mencing in the West, :
WHAT HARDEE is EXPECTED TO DO.
The Rebels Encouraged by Mr..
Lincoln's War Policy.

LlQCOtuS war IOIICy.
Special Correspondent of the World
BALTINoRE, April a.
WHAT THE REBELS EXPECT.
am able at length to present to you the
full developments Of the rebel plans
for the spring and summer campaign
both in the East, and at the West,
which plans will be executed simultaneous
ly and in concert, if possible. AZ { E5
No one at Richmond PROCESSES to have
divined what the plans of Gen. Grant are
Tor the spring and summer campaign. The
fact that he lies still and ''makes no sign"
causes them considerable annoyance. They
ars consoled, however, by the conviction,
that, whatever may be his plans, they will
be rendered alb ,rtive by the interference OF
the President. On two points, however,
they are toleraby clear. They feel certain
that Gen. Grant will concentrate all the
force in his power on two objects First,
the capture of Richmond, and second, a
movement on Atlanta. They think it may
be possible that Gen. Meade's army may
be augmented to one hundred and fifty
thousand men, and that twenty five thous
and troops in Gen. Buffers department,
but not under Gen. Butler, will co operate
in the movement on Richmond, so that the
city may be threatened with fully one hun
drei and seventy five thousand troops
They think also that Gen. ShermaL q forces
at Chattanooga may possibly; be raised to
one hundred and fifty thousand troops by
the addition of tho Onion troops in East
Tennessee but they do not intend tn wait
tn be attacked, either in Virginia or in the
West, by armies Of that magnitude.
PLAN FOR THE CONFEDERATE OPERATIONS IN
THE WEST.
The manner in which our army was de-
leated at Dalton, in its recent attempt to
drive The rebels from that point, proves the
ease with which a comparatively small body
Of troops can hold rho line defending At
lanta against Iargc hostile force. When
our army advanced against Dalton, it was
confidently expected that the place would
ne carried, and the rebels driven from it,
But the very reverse took place; and the
attack, well planned and brilliantly execu
ted as it was, only revealed the great
strength Of the enemy's position. 1t was
then only that it was called a reconnos
sance, as all of our defeats have been
called, from Big Bethel, Bull Run, and
Belm ont, down to Mine Run
PROTECTED MARCH OF GENERAL JOHNSTON
INTO TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
IL is the intention of the rebel leaders,
therefore, to leave the defensive line cover"
ing Atlanta to be held by comparatively
small body Of tr,ops, while, with the main
body Of the confederate army in the West,
General johnson will strike at once for
Tennessee. and move rapidly into the heart
oi Kentucky. Forty thousand troops will
be left at Dalton probably under Lieuten-
ant General Hardee, to hold that point, or
T, retire behind the Coosa river, "a circum-
stances NAV render most advisable. With
the remainder of his army, Gen johnson
will march northward. 4
LoNGsTREET To JOIN JOHNSON, AND INDIANA
AND OHIO TO BE INVADED.
If the plans Of the rebel leaders are car
ned out he will be joined at some point IN
hentuckv by the whole force under Long
street, which has recently been mobi!,Zed
for that purpose 1t is arranged that the
whole force under General Johnsons orders
will then amount to sixty thousand intan
5rv. fifteen thousand cavalry. aud about two
hundred pieces OF artillery. The infantry
are to be in light marching order, and the
column is TO he unencumbered by baggage
trains. Indeed the only wagons used VII
be those for the conveyance OF the ammu
milton. The junction with Longstreet hav
ing been effected, the whole army vii
move rapidly forward, and will cross thu
Ohio river either above Cincinnati, or be
low Louisville The invasion of the Nortt
will then have commenced. 1t is not in
tended to attack either Louisville or Gin
cinnati at first, but to strike at once for th
interior of Indiana or Ohio
THE SEAT OF THE WAR IN THE VEST TO BI
TRANSFERRED FROM GEORGIA To OHIO.
In this way General johnson expects Il
be able to transfer the seat OF war iron
Georgia to the north side of the Ohio rive
aod to keep it there during the whole sum
mer and fall: thus relieving the South O
the burden of supporting two vast hostil
armies. and throwing that burden upon tn
North: and acting in this respect on thl
same principles and carrying out the sam
plan that General Lee will pursue in th
East, IL is expected by the rebel leader
tha, two decisive battles will be fought q
northern soil this summer; and they DE
pend on General johnson to fight the on
at the West. In order that he may b
victorious in this conflict they will endeavo
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