The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-19
Comparative Number OF the Two
Armies OF Gems. Grant and Lee.

Comparative NUMBER OF the Two
Armies Of Gems. Grant aud Lee.
Fram tI,- Raiiu4lI Wing.
Tus report Df tie Secretary Of War throws
I..Ht au O. matter ol HISTORY ia regard 10 which
fsueH interest has been ielt by the public
H- refer tB the strength oi the Army of he
I.8iamac. Hudrr The Immediate command Of
l.saerai Meade, bus directed by the Lieu
I-l-aUt General. at thu two important pc
Rode of the spring oi ESQ s,aud ihe spring
.l I-a5. General Meade crossed the Rapf-
..aa. 1903 tae an ui May, lsG4, with l20,as0
H.al.
General Grant says, In his report, that
.Us HE o'clock 0i the morning Of the oh,
bel s-uerel Burn .ide' wns lesding his corps
.ui. action near the Wilderness tavern
Ea-l..ide's force .tHe Ninth Corp-) number
cd twenty thaussud men Thus, ia the
u-rslJ battle Wilderness alter crossing the
EHpidaB. General Meade bad, under biz i'm
mediate command, one huudred aud forty
tII iI1utuud troops.
Prom OBJ. beet IuiTrmuti0u we can obtain,
a.urruI Lees army commenced this series
.. bauIrs about reyenty thousand strong,
aua received uo reini0rremeuis, except the
email tore, ur three ur four Thousand that
came from the valley uudeT Breckiubridge,
-H.r..t before tha battle of gbld Hartur
e.
Hfr.rmsuts. ID lHrgg numbers, were sent
f.H.uerai Guutir6m Washington; aud uI-
HH H.a forming junction With General
IuIrr Boz was reinforced by the whole
strength 1l tbc Army oi the James.
Iu Che meantime General Lee had been
compelled t8 weaken himself by sending
Urrs. urIIHe back tl the Valley, aud dc
suat.hIIe EarIE. with SOME eileen or TWEEN.
Do Thousand men, te meet Hunter. then
u.FHuEHu Lyuehburg- This reduction of
f.lra was notr1mVensaied by She accession
l.uaI from the garrison OF Richmond and
Che force between this city aud Petersburg
under br4uIs-srI.
Hu tH. lst Hi Narrh, 1850. q month before
Che .ua. aud su-rr9sIuI assault uu Lees
Uu.a the strength of the Army Of the poto-
Iua. be- .IErl hy Secretary stanton aa
Ir..-lt Tbs was Abe available force
present tar Luiy.. The exact strength Of
EHr ARMY aI the JAMES. 10 that date. IS NOT
stated Dos the numbrr OF troops present
Hriuiy n ihs Department Of Nirgiuu, was
d a-s. Ih-se without doubt. were nearly
a.I uIfh General Huuer. Added O. the Ar.
HE .I tle Potomac. taeF make las. $50
go IVES understood .n Richmond that, in
edition 90 She numbers here given, General
Grant was receiving heavy reiui0rcemeut-
s' Through March aud 90 is known that TO-
.arf che close .l that Iauuth De wac Ioiurl
uv General Sherman with his splendid cav
a..E. Altogether. DO seems probable thatthe
f.rea DOB I-.uf OBJ Richmond and Petersburg
D.arIY lUpH.A. ualra % 90 ,lil not roach, two
hundred ths1sagu- 10 meet Cd immense
.rrar. General lee olu'i muster not more
rraU .HIrE th.Halud uru.
The uuubtr .urrrudrred 90 ban b. stated
Iu tho report as -..u-l. tut We bohevr the
number gu aury, with arms ju their hands,
Irs maruIaE VI the day on which the sur-
r.aIer aa- made, iId not reach s 0Ou Ifit
H" sr'l lrrt 4u uuH men behind such dc.
.ru"U. a- Had Teen constructed uruuud tins
..iE. ought o. have h,eu sblo o. resist 2OB.-
UgH. Ihe reply b, thaf she sbilltul mauuycr-
ur .i DsaerfI sraut compelled General
Zee ar as iu extend his lines that his works
E..e uI no point suhricutiy manned.
Where h.s Iiue was Hral broken the mcu
stood t.u or 6itogu PAGES apar.
These hrures Dr. riyeu Ia matters OF gen
rrsi and historic interest. aud mt for the
cake ol making comparisons 1r suggesting
..ue-us.H ls ta tao llsparaEcmrut I'D either
-.ir.