Shreveport news., 1865-04-25
Our New Military Policy.

Of a clear, comprehension and en-
lightened appreciation OF the true
military situation Of the Confederacy.
Its results ma, BE- looked for with
interest, but not anxiety.
The concentration Of our veterans
forces in the interior, under the i'm
mediate leadership Of the illustrious
commanders of our armies. will form
a combination Of invincible military
power. No combination Of the ene-
my will b% able to withstand it's re-
sistl..sa advance. or check its career
of victory. The army Of Sherman,
at last account. in the vicinity Of
Gold.boro, y c.. will be. most likely.
the first object OF assault. and no
lover OF l,;s country need fear the
reeule. Sherman will be crushed
with inevitable certainty. and then.
if Grant is in position to De- reached,
he and his grand army Of the Poto-
mac will share the same fate.
Johnston, without the assistance
Of Ler's veteran forces. has been
more than match for Sherman in
all the recent military operations in
n. Carolina. The Richmond En-
quircr March 27th says. the situation
in n. Carolina becomes more and
more interesting. With his army
scarcely organized. Gen. Johnston
has been able to resist the advance Of
the enemy from the time he lett the
Cape Fear River. On three occa-
sions he has given Sherman severe
lesson in the art Of war. while at
Kingston he was no less severely
punished by Bragg.
The battle Of B-ntonville was a
triumph to our arms. On the goth
the enemy was entrenched, and no
fighting occurred.
On the 2lst there was heavy Skin
mishing and some severe lighting. in
which the enemy We're badly han
died. That night he moved off. Gen.
Johnston maintains his position, and
will be ready to meet tn. enemy at
all points.
Again. we find in the Carolini ms
of the 23d, the following: On the
2lst Gen Johnston again attacked
Sherman in front and on the flank.
and after a severe battle, drove him
in confusion from the field. capturing
large number of prisoners and artil-
lery, and demoralizins the Federal
army. The same paper states a"-
thorita,iv-ly that the communicates
IF prisons in Mr. Carolina have
been ordered to prepare to receive
5000 prisoners.
In the battle of Averysboro, on the
10th, our loss is Set down as 500.
while that of the yankees is put down
at $500.
A dispatch from Raleigh. North
Carolina, dated gid March. says that
in the battle OF the 2lst, the troops
behaved admirably. and the army of
Tennessee has fully disproved the
SANDERS that have been circulated
against it.
From these facts it is evident that
Sherman has fully met his match,
even without the assistance of Lee.
What then will be his fat. when con-
tronted by the armies of Johnston
and Lee unitedl 1t is evident that
he must be crushed, in which event,
the mongrel forces of Grant will form
but = small obstacle in the way of our
triumphant advance.
The forces of Sherman and Grant
whipped. scattered. demoralized and
destroyed. the remaining Federal
forces in the Conf.d-racy will be
swept like chat before the wind.
Afew days before the evacuation
of Richmond we had full statement
OF the movements and designs of the
enemy. A federal force, numbers
not stated, under Thomas, was slowly
working its way from Knoxville to
Bristol. repairing the railroad as it
advanced. with view, it was thought,
of occupying and holding South
Western Va, including the capture
of Lynchburg, if not sooner checked.
Another force under Hancock was