Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-04
SuERMAN'S STRENGTH.

A correspondent Of the NJ aoJa "Tslsctaph'
replies 10 lhs tx Ig,erated statement b7 t;at
Journal Of Sherman'5 strength. H., srrcas.s
to write % what he kucyT- aTi states that liz
figures are from headquarters" We bore
Iha, he is COL reci, bu1, Z: tie ''TelagraPh' RI.
marks, If Sherman Was 81 weak, what shall
be said Of our army who allowed Linn to attain
the capture Of Atlpnta. We have believed idr
long while that Sherman has deceived us as
TO his strength-.by his baIlncea makicg US
think his sire < Il greater than it really was.
II played that game in Mississippi las: Feb &.
ruary Whether t le Telegraph" Or i,a cor
respondent DO correct, It behooves cur suthor.
tiles to do something at once to compel him to
leave Atlanta on the back track:
l, ia to be regretted that paragraph o9n.
tainiug so many radical crr9rs ns this should
have found it's way into public jaurca!.--
She1man's strength IA tho aggregate is hsrG
put DIVA at 10000 t. 10000, when it ID u
yell sscertained fact ut tho hsadq Inrt-rH Of
these wbo have made j. their Dusina;s IT, tioa
out, tha! Il :vcs III; Il 4iUa; IL htf tia! RAM
tor.
! adj nrprehtDsivo :hs. tho gentlemen
from Atlanta, cool. Ub5ervaat and reliable. y
have drawn cor c,usicns i!on bra;.. tircia
Yankees will, whom they have BEEN noLu1b
hirn. S::rn;n ca:hT1snoed the campaign
inccording ~ hid own muster rolls) WITH c
fraction over 100 900 men. have the autho.
rity Of General Wheeler for stating that he
crossed the Cta:tahocchee With G 1900 efer-
two Inon, and tho authority Of man scn!
iuto Sh .rman's army for stating thht Ia ha'l
1t that lime 800 lesl, or G2 80. Slnes that
tmo two important 5attsa have been tcush
ono on the right Of Atlanta, and Gi'vtner
tie Other day at Joneabiro. In the fist the
enemy lost Ill of GOO men, and fully M
number in til, lat Dsducting this - 600
Sherman would have 50, 900 left. Puttng Il .
lcast estimate upon casualties III the rid, pills
in front Of tho city, sick, cossrtiona, g.. 7
would Fay COO Deduct this from 50 TOO.
and il would leave HOOD mca Eow l;it i'll
Sherman's army a. Atlanta.
We ali kuIw that Lincoln .ssuoI Il cal in i,Iii
for 500 900 nentha:;hty promptly vo!L ntctred,
and ofcCurss their time eSpises some tin" 'lur'
irr tho yta. Al men incudt j in tina call ~t 81
olt!e 4 If ghgai = arc in She rnan's arn.y, with
the exception OF Il few who may be III thu Trsn:-
Mississippi, OF s:gt cred aloug that river upon
| GAR son duty. / do no: pr,tord 10 Enrw how
many Of t csc m II W J. 60 out CT rervicr Bnt
a ,l>se examination end enqrity i+s ills ma in
st ng that tE(r5 ae n.il - tim' 21U9O OF Sh'r.
mans m:n whose terms OF sevi,a hra cut. Tha
calculation does not ipclads the 'li5ts ycsr, men
| who r,-enlisted. The number v llo again vcll.-
TERED last winter. WAS one regiment in every
fur; tn balance refused then, Gmd Lave IetGse d
up 20 this time 10 again 20 in.
Then. taking this 2h, QUO who clam 10 be mus
ts,e1 oat OF service at the alton OF the' tune,
sni deduc:irg from $4,000, md We hare re
| m. lining $4,000 as sherman s army ut Atlanta,
PR ssrt aud prospective which e1pl.ius the ar
miti e.
My tgrr,s are fr,m headquarters Take them
| fer a hat thsy are worth.