M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-03-31

which constitute the forces unde
Gen. Lee Counting III Lnngstreet
who commands pcr;ion Of hitIarmy
number ninety thousand troops. -
This is also counting in tho troop,
which ae in tho vicinity Of Abing
don, Lynchburg and other portions 0
South Western Virginia, ani Eas
Tennessee, formerly under Genera
Sam Jones, wAo was detached trou
Leo's army late in September to OPP
crate against General Burnside, and
(which are now under the command o
John G. Breckinridge. AT Rich
mond and Petersburg there are, moi
counting in citizens anl Il o IN 4
Guards, about three thousand men.
Between Petersburg AMI Welden
there are ono Thousand men. All
Falong the railroad, between Wvlden
and Wilmington, thore are at least
| six thousand men. The forc,s under
Genera Pirkett number eight thou.
sand men, all Suerrillas. This swells
the army in Eastern Virginia and
North Carolina to scventy.two thons.
and strong.
The 'econd great army in the Con
tederacy is that under General Joe
Johnston, q large portion Of which is
cavalry, The army known as the
Army oil Tcpnessee ia composed of
two corps, each Of which has six di-
visions OF infantry; numbering thirty
sIx thousand mon. There are also
several divisions Of cavalry, number,
ing eighteen thousand men, making
an aggregate OF fifty thousand men.
This includes the four divisions sent
to reehforce Bishop Polk, and the
t~o divisions sent to Mobile, and also
the entire cavalry urder Wheeler,
Wharton and John Morgan. Joe
.IohnstOn also has command OF all the
Confederate forces in Georgia, Ala
6ama and Mississippi except those at
Savanna, Mobile and under Forrest
who has an independent (rovingI
commission. Before the arrival of
Sherman at Meridian, Polk bad elgh-
teen thousand trOnps, only two thou.
sand Of which were veterans, however.
Eight thousand is strong number
for Joe Johnston, Of veterans, outside
OF tie Army Of the Tennessee, in these
three States.
The forces in Sonth Carolina and
at Savannah, under General Bsaure.
gard, and in Florida, under General
NcCown, will number ten thousand
The reader will recollect that this
only includes the veterans, or old
soldiers, us tho armies in these three
localities above mentioned at present
number twenty five Thousand mon)
The next regular armies Of the
COniederacy arc the Texas NJ isis
slPpi lorcrs, scattered in different
portions Of Arkansas and Texas, and
all undei the command OF Lieutenant
General Kirby Smith, the army in
Arkansas under Holmes, and .he /,
army in Texas under Magruder, the
ole soldiers OF which number TIVE, We
thousand men.
The forces at Mobile under Gems.
Dabncr, Maury and Claiborne (not
number about eight thou.
sand. The forces under General
Forrest, and under Chalmers, Lee and
Richardson, will amount to SIX thou
sand, which will include all tho vet.
jrans in the reb0l Service.
To these may be added, however, in
he same line, twelve thousand sol
lier5, engaged in important prison
guard, and in the hospitals and Quar-.
and Commissary depart.
pcnts. There are also about two
housand men engaged in guerrilla
warfare on the banks OF the Missis.
ippi. No other guerrilla bands of
exist in General Grants
There are still several ,
guerrilla organizations in West Ten
lessee and Northern Mississippi.
REHABILITATION.
lumber Of troops in General Lees
army, including Longstreet's ard
all other forces in East Tcnnes.
see, and Brecknridge's and all
forces in Southwestern Virginia 90 600
lumber Of troops in North Carolina
andEastern Virginia; under Gems.
Pickett aud Barclay. including {
those at Richmond an Petersburg 6
and along the line OF the Virginia
and North Carolina Railroad a .ooo |
lumber OF troops in Joe Johnston's
command, including the army Of i
Tennesse and other portions OF bis I
command distributed in portions
OF Georgia, Alabama and Missis.
sippi 6a ooo
lumber OF troops in South Cdroliu.
Savannah and Florida, under Gan.
erals Beauregard and McCown 10 oeo
lumber Of troops wlIh tue Trans.
Mississippi Army. under Generals Z
Kirby Smith, Holmes and Msgru.
der e.. 70 ooo q
lumber Of troops vt Mobils und,,
Generals Msury and CIa;bo., anal