Vicksburg, news of surrender,
how received in Cincinnati.
Virginia,
passes ordinance of secession;
admitted to confederacy;
topography of.
Virginia Troops,
22nd, largely composed of young men from Charleston West Virginia;
44th, at Beverly, West Virginia;
8th Cavalry
Volunteers,
high character and spirit of;
superior to recruits for regular army;
many volunteer regiments not excelled in drill by regulars;
methods of discipline necessarily milder;
after a year's service, superior in everything that gives assurance of victory in battle;
in 1862 as well fitted for their work as any army in the world;
so said Grant and Sherman;
many need not have shunned competitive examination with regulars in studies pursued at West Point.
Volunteer Officers,
at first elected by militia;
afterwards appointed by Governor;
necessity for sifting;
military aptitude often wanting in men brave and intelligent;
fitness in subordinate position not always proof of capacity for high command;
ignorance of tactics and regulations seldom overcome by men of advanced age;
business training helpful to;
rapid advance of many young volunteers;
peers of any officers of their grade in regular army or any other;
value of West Point training before the war exaggerated;
comparative merits and defects of regular army officers;
costly conservatism of regular officers and prejudice against improved weapons;
distinction between volunteers and regulars should have been abolished, and officers promoted on their merits.
Von Blessingh, Louis,
lieutenant colonel 37th Ohio.
Von Borke, Heros, major on staff of J. E. B. Stuart,
amusing report of.
Von Moltke favors giving largest discretion to subordinates on detached service.
Wade, Hon. Benj. F., Sen. from Ohio,
opposes re-election of Lincoln;
"Wade-Davis Manifesto."
Wagner, Geo. D., brigadier general commanding division in 4th army corps,
reports to General Cox.