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Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 January 1864
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2345 - L. Jan. 13; ed:2/1 - Nine months ago the "Corps d' Afrique" was
formed at Brashear, La. It was dishonorable for white men to accept a
position in this army and Jeff Davis outlawed every such man. This army
has increased to 100,000 Negroes. (6)
Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 February 1864
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2346 - L. Feb. 22:2/1 - The Rebel army is slowly backing up, slowly giving
in. Their entire dependence now is the conscription for men and provisions.
"The wounded tiger fights with fierce courage or dispair, but he can
spring but a few feet either way." (5)
Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 March 1864
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2347 - L. Mar. 18; ed: 2/1 - Available Rebel forces under Johnston are
30,000 men. Georgia state troops are being concentrated at Dalton.
"They will probably be a source of weakness rather than strength to the
Rebel army." . (3)
Confederate Army; Dalton, Ga.; Georgia; Johnston, Gen. Joseph E.
Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 September 1864
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2348 - L. Sept. 21; ed:2/1 - "It is astonishing, that, notwithstanding
the terrible evils which the rebellion has brought upon the South, the
Rebel leaders have been able to hold in an iron grip the armies which
they have organized." The reason for this is that while the rank and
file of the Southern army have physical courage, they lack moral cour-
age to rebel against their leaders. So long as the Rebel armies are
unbroken the villains are capable of wielding such a despotism as is
unknown in any other part of the globe. If they are deprived of their
power and are left to the mercies of a cruelly outraged South they
will have no resting place for their feet on this continent.
"Let there be no negotiation with the Rebel leaders, but let them
be dealt with all the energy of force until their power is destroyed."
(15)
Cleveland Morning Leader, 11 November 1864
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2349 - L Nov. 11; ed: 2/2 - The war has made many changes in the condition
of the Rebel and the Union armies. The Rebels had the advantage in the
beginning, due to the fact that many young men who had attended military
schools in the South were ready to take command of their troops. Many
officers who were considered to be the best became identified with the
Rebellion. These advantages were at first noticeable in the superior
discipline of Rebel soldiers when brought in contact with the raw
recruits of the North. However, years of war changed these conditions.
The Rebel soldiers became an undisciplined, thieving, and disorganized
army, more dangerous to the South than to the Northern armies.
"It is so long since the Rebels have had a great victory, that they
have become habituated to defeat, and will grow more and more so as the
pressure of our armies continues.... We have the men, means and money,
and now that the people have triumphantly re-elected Abraham Lincoln,
the day cannot be very far hence when the Rebellion must utterly cease
from the land." (10)
Confederate Army; Lincoln, Abraham; North; South; Union army