Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-08
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,xyaprsnry TN ADvANcr.1
News from the South
Rebel Plans fol. the Inva-
atf7 sion of the North.
Rebel Councils at Richmond.

Rebel Councils at Richmond.
HOW THE REBELS GET NEWS
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Baltimore correspondent of the New
York World details, under date Of the 9Th
inst. some interesting news, which he had
that day received from Richmond, as fol-
q lows:
MILITARY COUNCILS AT RICHMOND.
If the plans of the rebels for the cam
paigns for the year 1864 succeed, even meas
urably. it will be owing to the remarkable
amount of preparation that has been ex-
pended upon them during the last winter.
When the facts in regard to the military
councils which have been held at Richmond
during the last four months become known,
success, or even partial success, on the part
of the rebel armies in the approaching
spring and summer campaigns will not be
wondered at. In very quiet way, and
without exciting much attention and re-
mark, every prominent military officer in
the Confederacy has been summoned to
Richmond at some period since December
last, and has been consulted on points re-
lating to the strategic features Of the war,
cry branch Of the service. sa
THE WINTER DEVOTED TO PREPARATION.
There is not single feature or detail
which may be supposed to contribute in any
manner to the efficiency of the rebel army
this year, that has not been fully considered
at these military councils. And whenever
necessary, after any measure has been
agreed upon, the sanction of the rebel Con-
gress or Its Legislative action, was sought,
and it was Immediately attended to and fur
nished. In this respect the action of the
rebel Congress ought to put to shame the
ridiculous trifling and the culpable waste of
time of the Republican majority in the Fed
er,ll Congress. The clothing and pay of the
trOops-their food, measures to secure 1t in
abundance, and to make it certain that it is
issued at the proper times, and even meas
,ures for cooking it better; the supply of
shoes and blankets; the supply of muskets
and ammunition; measures to increase the
efficiency of the artillery arm; measures to
keep full the ranks of all the old regiments,
and measures to insure the greatest possible
efficiency on the partof the cavalry. These
are some of the subjects that have been dis
cussed, and in regard to which definite re-
suits have been arrived at on the part of the
rebel leaders.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CAVALRY ARM.
When the subject OF the cavalry arm OF
the service was under discussion, tne views
or all the eminent cavairy omeers, were op-
tanned, ana the results OF tnelrl eNperlehce
were emDodied IN the improvements enaI
ments relate not only to the arms and ac-
couterments of the men, and the saddles,
etc, Dnt also 10 Ine highiy ihpnrtant n ~ o, suo
evolutions in battle. IA
embraces four hundred regiments Of in
Tfantrv. of six hundred men in each; fifty
regiments of cavalry, of eight hundred men
in each: and six hundred pieces Of field ar
tillerv. organized In one hundred batteries,
and manned by twelve thousand men. This
wonld give total force of two hundred
and ninety-two thousand men,. and this is
the sum OF the rebel force on paper. But,
as / showed in recent letter, they can not
show an actual force of over two hundred
and seventy live thousand troops. This re-
suits from the. fact that the ranks of some
of the regiments are not full. z The cavalry
force amounts really, however, to very
nearly forty thousand men. OF these Gem
eral Lee aud General Johnston have each
about fifteen thousand. Constant accessions
are heing made to the cavalry: and the
horses. "a well as the men, are subjected to
a co,Irse Of regular drill and training. It Is
.,intended. when the invasion of the North
takes place, that each one. of the invading
columns shall be accompanied by strong
cavalry horse, not alone toact as scouts and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES whenever That is desirable,
-but also 10 take prominent part In the de-
cisiye battles on Northern soil which 1t is
fleternnined to bring on.
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