Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-18
Total prisoners. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. o7,o
REBEL GENERALS PLACED HoRs pU COMBAT.
Total miles of railroad DESTROYED.

Total miles of railroad destroyed. ....... 2S5
In addition to this, at least &c, 900 rebels
were killed or wounded during the same
period. These 10000 added to the 34,-
900 prisoners, gives grand total of loss
in men of $4,000, in the short space of
three months. The miscellaneous losses
were also very heavy. Thus in Georgia,
cotton to the value of $l0,0OO,000, $4,000
mules and horses, three railroad trains and
fifteen engines were captured; in Mis-
souri,, 100 wagons and 500 head of cattle
in Mississippi, 1000 bales of cotton, nine
locomotives and cars, twenty-six barrels
of salt, and stores to the value of $4,000
in East Tennessee, six railroad trains; in
Middle Tennessee, most of Hoods wagon
train, camp equipage, etc.; in North
Carolina, stores to the value Of million
or two and in Virginia, twenty boats on
the Potomac, and 5000 sacks of corn at
Stony Creek.
Our losses during this time have been
comparatively trihing. The rebels cap
tured six guns from Gillem IN East Ten
nessee, a few guns left at Columbia, and
one howitzer at Franklin. 10000 killed
and wounded will cover our losses in front
of Nashville, in Georgia, and at Fisher.
No prisoners were taken by the rebels,
Not one Union General was captured,
General Bidwell was killed near Winches-
ter, and Generals Ricketts,, Wright and
Grover wounded. Generals Stanley and
Bradley were wounded at Franklin. All
the wounded, however, are recovering.
The result of these great successes, in a
military point of view, is that there Is
now no formidable force of rebels concen-
trated at any point in the rebel States ex-
cept Richmond. Kirby Smith, who has
been exercising the office OF pro-consul in
the trans-Mississippi Department, was de
prived of the greater portion OF his troops
to enable Hood to advance on Nashville.
1t is probable that no soldiers were left
him but Prices ragamufins, and as that
redoubtable chieftain has passed away
forever from the scene of his villainies,
they can no longer be regarded as form
liable body. Hood at last dates was re-
organizing his shattered army south of the
Tennessee River, but Thomas is more than
a match for him. When the Spring opens
Thomas will drive him either towards or
into the Gulf.
Richmond, therefore, to all appearances.
alone remains. We can only arrive at a
correct knowledge Of the problem which
it involves, and the probable method of its
solution, by careful examination of the
" situation" The difficulty about the
capture of the rebel capital is this: it is so
situated that we have not yet been able to
invest it. Grant menaces it simply on
the east side. The whole country to the
west of it is open to the rebels. To cap
ture Richmond under these circumstances
would only be to drive Lee westwards.
To end the rebellion we have to capture,
not only this much coveted city, but Lee
and his army.
To get at Richmond from the west;
three routes are open to us-by way Of
the Valley of the Shenandoah to Char
lottesville and Lynchburg; by way of
Eastern Tennessee, with Knoxville as o
secondary base to the same places, and by
the coast to Raleigh. The long line of
COMMUNICATIONS HulCh IhC Nallef duu
Eastern Tennessee involve, render these
routes almost impracticable. When the
Spring opens, Sheridan-for we have no
confirmation of the statement that he had
been promoted to the command of the
united armies of the James and Of the Po-
tomac-may press forward from Winches-
ter to Gordonsville, and astrong column
may also be marched from Knoxville to
Lynchburg; but the real movement upon
the west Of Richmond will in all proba-
bility be made by Sherman.
At last dates that General had advanced
as far as Pocotaligo, on the road from Sa-
vannah to Charleston, and Terry was
hewing his way towards Wilmington.
These two cities reduced, Sherman can
march into North CarOlina, gathering
strength on his right from the seaboard as
he progresses. The resistance which
Charleston and Wilmington may be able
to offer cannot Of course be estimated.
The moment, however, Charleston is cap
tured, Wilmington, if it should hold out
so long, will fall as matter OF 'course.
Richmond then securely invested, the end
of the rebellion practically becomes only
question of time.-ARa, 10th.