The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-28
The Campaign Contlnuea-th<

Vnere 10 an Impotence OF expectation in
the public mind, which ought to be COR
victory Qike that of Hancock's) which is a
real and = solid one, there is an instant
conclusion that the war ought to be ended
In few days, and when the impatient 6nd
that is not the case, they begin to think
they are actually going to lose ground. II
such persons will refer to the campaign
which ended with the conquest of vicks-
burg and gave us the Mississippi Valley.
they will learn a little more of the work to
be done and of the prospect before them
In December, 1852, Grant was marching on
Grenada, Miss, when all his lines Of COM
municatiOn were cut and he was Obliged to
return and go by water. From January to
April the investment and bonn bardment Of
vicksburg went on without effect but in
July the armies of the rebels had been de-
feated, Vicksburg taken, aud the country
rejoicing. There was no part Of that cam
paign a. suspicious of good results as the
present, and at no period Of the war have
we done such effective work as IN the last
tsro acceks. On the I'd of May, Grant lay at
Cuipepper Court House aimee that he has
crossed the Rapidan, repulsed Lee in two
twenty miles, and defeated him in third
great battle The mud delays another
struggle and will do SO until the roads are
dry. When Grant set out, he we'll knew
the great aud terrible work before him.
and has since dispatched to the War De-
partment, that he should 60 90 On 6gkfin0.
yiR took al summer. That il what the
rebel army il not accustomed to, and don't
understand. They have been used to CEN
erals who after every battle, took a month
or two to rest and get new shoes. Grant
will give them no rest, but xneo,at1itionl
surrender. Does the reader know Mat
that involves? It means incessant battle
till Lees army il destroyed beyond the
power OF fighting longer, and that not met
.Phoricaily, but really. That will require
from three toifive' more great battles. Ii
We are worsted in any one of them. It will
make no difference in the result, but will
make delay In time. If Lee loaea i'm
three more battles what he lost in the Last
three. his army will be beyond the power
Of making another stand. He has lost. in
killed wounded and prisoners, at least
SV,VUO men. The proof Of this does not de-
pend upon anybody's assertion, but upon
the lists Of general and field officers killed
or wounded, and published in the Rich
mond papers. the names Of which are be.
fore US. They are mostly from Virginia.
North Carolina and South Carolina. They
show, without going to any other evidence.
that Lees losses are tremendous.
On the other baud, Lees army was much
larger than even Grant supposed 1t was
We estimated, in former article. that the
rebel forces were in all 800, 600 men. We
see that recent intelligence verifies this
statement. Of this body, about 1870. 600
composed Lees army, and some 4OO00
more at Richmond, Petersburg, DC. were
under Lees command, making his avail
able force 10000. It is not possible TO "a
enforce his army TO any great extent. for
two reasons-that the men are not Il Is
had. and the communications not omen
In the meantime Grant will ho cnr.fan.r
REINFORCED to the extent of his losses. The
.oork before Grant and his army. then. ia
t'scessant battle. 1t is terrible crisis: Int
when Lee has fought three more great hat.
ties he will have lost n, 600 men. and be in.
capable OF making another combat outside
Of fOrtiflcatlons. This is the work q -,
done. We don't want to run over "a IN.
mense extent Of country. We want to de-
stroy the armies Of the rebels, and render
any further contest impossible. All the
military positions are now good, far better
than they have been in any other period Of
the war. All the auspices are in our favor.
and we only need patience and courage.
1ae other movements are quite as impor-