Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-16
The Campaign.

Already people have, to n great extent,
become pnrgod with battle accounts, ~ that
but little interest comparatively attaches to
the present operation Of either Grant or
Sherman Grant attack last Friday, i'll
which, as he tclegraphcd, no decided advan-
tage was gained, cost 5000 men; and so
small is this number in comparison with
our average losses, that nobody thought
much about it, \ little skirinish' on
Friday" our loss only some 3,0OO''--was 3,
about the style in which the affair passed
from mouth to mouth, and which was
almost instantly forgotten III the excitement
of politics and ndothcrmattcrs. So, likewise III
the case of Sherman. His movement from
Kingston to his present position was attcn-
dcd with one or two uuimportaut affairs, III
which our total loss was only some lo,OOD,
mere nothing and not worth moment ;
attention. Once the nation was frozen with
horror as it gazcd upon the bloody ground OF
Bull Run and Wilson Greek; but to day,
80 accustomed have we become to the
contemplation of blood and long lists OF
Slaughter that we learn without IN emotion
of affairs which double the number of men
are slain than were lost at both those battles.
Therefore it is that at present the operation
of Grant and Sherman scarcely interest the
public. Itis only when we hear of something
| that numbers its losses by tens ofthousandS
that our iaded curiosity becomes active and
interested. 1t may be now safely said
| however, that the future is full Of promise
| for those who like grand sensations; and
that it will not be long ere these paltry affairs
which cost only two or three thousand mel
will give place to those Titanic operations ii
which the killed are numbered by thousand,
and the wounded by tens Of thousands,
just before Grant are the Richmond
| dcttnces, and in front FISHERMAN are the
! fortifications of Atlanta. There will bC
assaults by vast forces, met by numbers
equally great; assaults are always prodlga
! of life, and upon their occurrence we shal
sensations.
At present-up to the time our men vii
essay to cline the rebel breastworks- there
will be little occurring that can interest the
public. The hostile forces are soclose togeth
or that movements, instead of being conduc
ted ona scale of miles, are limited to yards
n miuuteneSS which will hinder each chang,
from attracting great attention.
In the meantime, it will be well to rcflec
that in proportion as our Generals near tn
objective points of their campaign, tn
slower will be their progress. Nicksbur
with less than 10000 men stood siege q
Of six mouths, and then only surrenderc
when starvation rendered surrender imper
ative. Richmond is stronger than NickS
burg, and has l50, 900 men to hold it; no,
long, then, Judging by Nicksburg,, ought
to take to capture the rebel capital? Siege
are always slow, tedious, toilsome affairs
and this promises to be no exception
is not even vet begun; 1t may be somctim
before it will be begun, after which, in tn
usual course of events, months must claps
without scuring very decided results.
Grant has before him Lees army, th
Chickominy River and Swamp, the defence
of Richmond, hot weather, and an unhea
thy country; and it will take some time.
$ successfully combat all these dificultic
+ Therefore, we suggest that people posse
!. themselves with patience and await quiet
the development Of events in front
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