The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-08-17
A Canadian Opinion of the Federal Cam
Eaign in I86a-A Glance all around the
Military Horizon.

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Eaign in I86a-A Glance all around the
Military Horizon.
From the Montreal Telegraph.
So far the Federal Campaign of 1864 has
failed more completely than any Of its pre-
decessors. The various movements have
been sufficiently developed TO enable US to
speak positively Of the general plan the
design was of magnificent proportions, the
forces and material employed immense !;
the results have been many disasters, nu-
merous repulses, fr;ghtful waste of life and
treasure, and not single victory.
The grand objective point Of the design
was the isolation and capture of Richmond.
The operations in the Southwest were de-
signed 10 assist this object. Banks in
Northern Louisiana and Smith in Southern
Arkansas were directed 10 clear the right
bank of the Mississippi by an advance with
forces supposed to be sufficient to defeat
the Conlederates in those States, destroy
them or drive them into Texas, thus leav-
ing the father Of walers free, and prevent
II ing any cooperation between the enemy
east and west OF the Mississippi. Later
small force was to issue from Vicksburg
and march toward Selma, threatening the
Confederate army in Georgia under john
ston in the flank and rear Sherman with
the main Western army was to break up
At Chattanooga and move rapidly toward
Atlanta, in the hope Of defeating Johnston
and capturing that important arsenal and
depot, at least preventing any reinforce
meni being sent from that quarter to Lee
while Sturgls was TO move IRON Memphis
toward Chattanooga, covering Sherman s
communications and preventing any dan
gerous interruption Of his supplies. North
ward through Tennessee and Kentucky the
railways were guarded BY large bodies OF
Western militia called out for a hundred
days' service. The forces employed in
these operations numbered fully TWO hun
dred and fifty thousand men, Of when one
half we're under Sherman's immediate com
mand.
At the beginning Of MAY, Grant propos-
ed 70 break up at Culpepper, where he lay
few miles north of Lee, move rapidly by
his left, east and south to the junction ol
the Fredericksburg and Richmond and
Virginia Central railways. thus getting be-
tween Lee and Richniond and threatening
that city from the Northwest, while Sigel
was To advance down the Shenandoah, and
With the corporation Of Crooks and Ave.
rill, destroy Lees communication with
Western Virginia and Tennessee, capture
Lynchburg aud the supplies gathered there,
and 70 break up the railway lines west
OF Richmend. simultaneously Butler and
Smith were to ascend the James river, de-
stroy the Petersburg railway, capture that
city, break up the Danvilc and Richmond
line. and isolate and threaten the Confed-
crate capital from The South. " The best
laid schemes Of mice and men gang Oft
agle." In the West Sherman, by dint ol
numbers, made respectable progress John
ston compelling him, however, 70 pay dear.
" Tor every mile ot advance, fighting him
wherever the ground was favorable, inilict.
ing immense loss % him d; trilinR cost
dexternusiy syading all his flanking move.
ments; thrashing bin handsomely al Re.
saea anl Dallas, and fually bringing him