The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-06


mort of the military operations of the
limited States armies for the years
1885 to the War Department. It
covers nearly sixteen columns Of a
newspaper. We take from the report
such portions as win be likely to inter-
est our readers
GEN. GRANTS VIEWS.
From an early period in the rebel
lion / had been impressed with the
idea that active and continuous opera
tions With all the troops that could be
brought into the field, regardless of
season and weather, were necessary to
speedy termination of the war, The
resources of the enemy and his numer-
ical strength were far inferior to ours;
but as an offset to this we had vast
territory with population hostile to
the government, to garrison, and long
lines of river and railroad communica-
tioas to protect, to enable us to sup
ply the operating armies.
HIS PLAN OF OPERATIONS.
From the first I was firm in the con-
viction that no peace could be had
that would be stable and conducive to
the happiness of the people, both North
and South, until the military power of
the rebellion was entirely broken.
therefore determined, first, to use
the greatest number of troops practi-
cable against the armed force of the
enemy; preventing him from using the
same force at different seasons against
first one and then another of our ar
mics, and the possibility of repose for
reftting and producing necessary sup
plies for carrying on resistance. Sc
eond, to hammer continuously against
the armed force of the enemy and his
resources, until by mere attrirIon, if in
no other way, there shonld be nothing
left to him but an equal. submission
with the loyal section of our common
country to the Constitution and laws.
of fthe land
? Th arsal Len proceeds to sketch
the I a urces of the South at
thet Report commences,
itss m diers. the position of
the l6iGrant agaI s.. and the interior
col .iso f he Confederate States.
lie Jews Of fSs2
issE Of TEE 'EGG."
aa4tae zion lines there were
a large
10 1lae Cnment,
euad every
W = pplying
e1 afa IS M solath reign of
mnitaFJ deslohsa prefa which
made every man and boy capable of
bearing arms soldier, and those who
could not bear arms in the field, acted
aS provosts for collecting deserters and
returning them. This enabled theenemy
to bring almost his entire strength in
to the field.
The instructions. TO-. and military
movements Of Sherman, Butler and
Banks, during the year 1864, are then
given. In the course of his summary
OF these operations Gen. Grant thus
takes occasion to compliment
THE ooMMANpER OF TIE ARMY OF THE 20
ToMAc.
l may here state that, commanding
all the armies as 7 did! / tried as far
as possible to leave Gen. Meade in in
dependent command of the army ofthe
Potomac My Instructions for that
army were all through him, and were
general in their nature, leaving all the
details and the execution to him. The
campaigns that followed proved him to
be the right man in the right place.
dis commanding always in the pres
ence Of an officer superior to him in
rank, has drawn from him much of /
that public attention that his zeal and
ability entitle him to, and which he
would otherwise have received.
The Report then. i'm g review of the
operations of. the Army Of the Poto-
mac against Richmond commencing
May 4th, goes on to show how great
zeal was expected of Gen. Butler, and
how very little was got out ofhin. In
snls connection Gen. Grant gives Gen.
nuter's dispatches of the operation of
as command against vicksburg. Gen.
os despatch, written from near Ber-.
luda Hundred on the 9Th of May, 1864,
uoses with these words: sss1 s
Yen. Grant viii not be troubled
WIN any further reinfcrcements to Lee
non Beauregards force. ?
!. whether ether Gen, Butler was entirely
S'iect Or not, IN his deductions is
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