, 1864-08-24
TIE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Extent Of The AFmy-Its Appoint
nehts.lts ~ orate And1he Confidence


1ne bAseEt q me Afmy-1ta appoint
NJ Tks ~ .niaI.GA4an isaIosate an9 Inc Conadcnc
"eaco 6aenee'
Especial Correspondence Chicago THbnne.1
HEApQuAETKRs, ARMY or THE PoroxAc,
August 20, 1864. {
As moet OF your correspondents cont1n
their remarks to their regiments and to .fu
some fattery to this or that officer. Tbot
Hnobody knows. nor nohnar caras :, ~;
o,a a. re.v ~. ' s1Ase, -
pvoe ~ 'a.y ne programme ana give you
glimpse OF Social and political chit chat. L
TIE first place the Army Of the Potomac il
very huge concern. Practically II consists n
the I'd, 5th. 9Th. 10Th and 18th urmv corn
.;t,, sber,aaa,. .ara1us 49, 49, o. sosp
WI -NN:,,'., eu . ,a'0as auu 'ne ola aad 4'l'
corps as au11usF1es. as TO exact Numbers
it is impossible to guess them, and sucl
euasirg ould be contrabapd if indul2ed in
| But IL occupies a line Of intrepchmenta ev
4ans,n,- f-o-, a n,,1+ I'D ' 49,. "a
tena.nS - :aom po4"s a4he veal o1 da'
SCUM o1 fetefspufe, south OF the Appcmat
tox, for nine miles, theEce up the James u
| naan pat+ar,+ - -,snt .a, r, uou "
r oesas p.sSA 49, ~ nS e4D,a nsa. Saas4cs clt1
Crces koaos, "1tnln 1o"r miles OF thn south
eastern suburbs Of Richmond. Tbs whole
! extent Of this line Is little If auy sboyt o.
| thirty mills. With this data yon nm ;,no
gine eomething Of the power. extent E an3 dpf If;
dcienc; Of this army. and of tSe oiaaaI;, Gnu r.
! cnmhnntinns nercssarr n ;ts .ao s.Sanlls
Ga-ono1nnnt W At7 eoatFo1 0Ao
n E. nard IN a11 TN ,.,.4
a-n, ~: fha Po+n1n.a - . a5RIolntnenIs, I tne
ca11inned. ithas iost mnch NJ Met1 IL va it noeraly
9dug;s.:s an,1 e1e ~ us9 ~ ol lt5 surplus o1
eunse,e5s, n+ nsaess ~ a 2t ns elegance OF equip
men1s uneeI tAe oraer o. ten. Grant, but 10
.aaa ~ lnae ,s essential 70 IT'S hsalth, comfort,
sunnsied unN pef3ectaon 1t is amply
81 m1,iie -, thatg us1ul laeklng or need
dtss"neared ed III his rtfe[ @ey osementai h has
enee upon all, oneefa aud men, and has de-
sG!opea etGatl7 increased degree Of real
eAc4enGy anu Mofe decidedly " fighting
emRssluon lhan oefoTc exhibited.
Inc 1;c7dH OF Ills army ia uDe1ceptfon-
asie' II mas suffered revere pruning ot its
campaign, on the field. fl 10 true, bnt there
cas $50 Deep 1ntrcduceG more e:Rcient
dHc'ei1ne DMcers are held to more strict
acc9uaIao1nty than ever befor. and there
ale le"ef u nc inner class, who, through
iaF9F o. folitlcal friends, do their soldering
la,a - masa.ngton a4d ttereabouts, than in any
iotmeE sesn on: There Is sttll 3 large opening
1or 1etorn In this regard, as' tbs fecor ds Of
han5 reginehts VIII SHOW. Bag this IL one
OF me evils chat alTass will extst in q Re-
pn1plcsn ar1n3s When coWards" are gener-
Gy asnon s1ao!y dasmisssd," Whso 'etrng-
elels' gre "aAoWed to resign" when F" de-
ses t,aeT ut, aIe eeat 10 PRISON Tor thS remain
uel ~ LIelI tt.Ms ot enlistment" Dcder
satI ttnaent I1!es II ~in readily be seen that
pn+;eas ~ ana ' persona PRIDE are al tise IT,
n1.n =" SsIp tue tn1on solaler u rus
~ sn,atau u tne elensst pIaI5t 20
hnt+s have hea,, a f",a ~ - m .ne tas Is.en
tncs The pcn pecn,%e ~ mnns va at1.. "a .nese is
eonni +hosa ~ th;s Ra,rh,ts Wy a'My tsn
Cnnsifcrah1a lac 49, t.11..a. .nsoe ,, ton'
,,s1,ed r. sn1na ra-o-s @ sG f.ssli M.sSn auu IEo.
Vo-t1 - 1sa..f s p1pe. :; Sp!.nsipaly N NeW
aud ,3e1, T., W. e-,n1 'rts 1en th uMcelo
C1nrnd ~ tbis snr+ ~ ~. e. ~-aa,, ~ so''s
iass ~ d,.n1 Thn ras,1t ~; ~ "oulu oe nsG
ot the sIh of in1c mav ~ ha ~ e, tue esns assaaa
to this rn,lrce There H. stf11 lr~L,o" - ~
bcarts ~ sn,ne +int ~ faa,,na< ,aa: aaS ~ tus
IL ~ tbe ~. ~ 1esa oas SO nsae
-,1,-saa ~ - - e"s ~ lou 1anneu anu
irf,1encasm a. end =, 1la;,4;a'ay rs4nsy e. o0ss!Qe
~ ns~.se.a an4 Y poa.tst aus-'nts - nok 10
tnce nnon the TanE ana ~ III H. W of a. ,,e las
e1ass 1.'.. .ne raeh anu n1s u tuo army. 10
ciasn ~ p,,sIls aehounee thls lee'ing as the
inn;.s &c ~; n .o ~ ~ tesm lsli nv oitte1
H,ennea ~ and a SISn a. 1eT ann cm'pa in'
uuencss 1au o3unaetn AAe 12tes: eSnt3l-
taon o. thas ieesng .cll upon Gen. Burnside
lno aaae 4's eupe, now 4E1ostiy ano cruelty let
tne na.t ane enousana ~ p1asc men sacslbced On
ne aoth OF July tell The New York u=rad
~ sne Gu Gncsen . arSan s.. o. snesc men, and 1t
nnlr Nen YnrE nsnrr +s+ e. tsn g1S as tne
fri freednm ri fhf a+mv - maLos a1d ~ ~ ~
molcs r.nntation. ror 1.s, atuon.'a 70 ~ ~
;,,st T., r1nnn.1in. ~ ~ ;n4st Hna Soars,
eerrsi nn4 its n,efrd1ces ~ bnrna-a ~ 20, auo-
dnlorn The or1c rrdesnfns- fa.4n-e - th9-
nicfnr, is The evident whoIesame Sec, ~ T. has
lar Lent Grn> crDnt ana O. R,t1e- 1t ~ na7
Thai t,,e noIiticaI ferTtne n t,.is sror ,s
EXTREMELY nnsstt1sa thara - ~ ~ 'n.s nSsna5 -
donht Il cn,.,sfns e. |,en,, 5sravs a1n ~
and * the yictim Of ench rast amonot -;
no1tticn1 nantnr,st,n-, q Ia ~ - au. ~ 49, -
fe1ed At that ta,e IL I;tt;e nnftr ~ NJ re,,t;,a, m
e.nts-oa,t 49, ~ th;s ~ f.aa4 a. tos4t ~
III mart If t. tseneraa "a s na,S ~ ~
49,. 20. ~ f-a,11 ~ IA na1 NV us!u o,
- nts ~ too oiu Ionocla'1c pa:1y, aaa
tne caaes .. tety eAtIus1se antl-aom1nls-
1aauan T. sSntaen's 6 Is eas!as aeeouuted ior: IT
Is a9t 9as saiGe Gsnc oe1aoetae5 se9ttme1t' out
loe hepooneau paatsc tne Gnlcaso Con
senuou and nomtnstes is.s usn. aict'enan upon
!easnnao.e p1ss.ufM> 1ue sote ol tne army OF
the rreeaat ~ nJ nrgg e.ngea 1tom
tie+ Rhaei9a ~ ~ 5nts u ttct
~ a ~. pa ,.s utsf.ooheo aao Wnicn
thag ~ IL aeope eeen WILL ia' ii'fe pefsp'enlsS
toHn ~ -" EEL
r.. inele - - = matAso u'u5Ience IN lns talk a1a
1seanE VI tne sasle!n anu Hestesn troops IN
tnIs IGspeet: 1oe nest aieplats more deter
15L mlnataon; s'Ger aao @ coonaencs tnah 90 even
Tut Ne" Ensaatta 'soops as moss'
the amy Of the Potomac has caused great
deal oftalk. Their failure upon the 30th has
greatly aggravated the almost universal hos
li1it7 Of the eastern ard auti-administretlon
press towards them am gong to eayuoth-
ing to dfspsrnge the conduct Of our white
so1cie1s, but do say, and have good resson
to know whereof ] 8 feak. that no raw troops,
white OF black, ever fought better, or were
60 poorly handled as Were these co.orsd
troops in that nssault. Had Gen. Letllic CIR.
ried out lis instructions and supported the