Ter me.
The OOIHLII in publ'uhednvory Mondn‘y
morning, by Hun J. Snuu, at $1 73~ per
nnnuln if psid strictly m annex—42oo
per mnum if not paid in advance. No
aubmiption discontinued. unleu n the
option 6! £ll6 publisher-punt.“ .11 ctr-gage
no paid. .
Abynunnns inserted antheusunl ram.
Jon Plum-um done with neatneu md
dispnoh.
Omcl in South Baltimore street. directly
opposite Wamplers' Tinning Establishment
° -—‘V‘Cou'xp.u Pm .\"nsa Omar.” on the sigh.
Fresh Grocenes,
/ EW NOTIONS, rm; LIQUORS, to.—
The undersigned has just returned from
he city with the largest stock of new good: he
sh“ yetlmd in, whrch, having bought for nah,
he is prepared to cell u low as Ihybody here
or ebewherr. He will enumerate nportion of
his Itotkz' COFFEES, SUGAR-3. Holman,
Cheeae, Bacon, Potatoes, Salt, Vinegnr,Spices.
Candles, Soaps,~Brooms. Brushes, Halter“, lied
Cords. Cedar and ,Willow Ware, SEGARS and
A TOBACCOS, large lotu’ or best and common
bnnda; with nll aofts of NUTIONS.“ -
. l~He has a. finer stock of LIQUORS than in ul
unlly found outside of the cities, viz: Import
edbnd‘Domgnic Brnudies, lonr kinds, the but
‘_ {or Mdicinal uses; Old Rye, very superior, for
the «me purpose ; Imported Wines, also Do
menic Wine; Schiednm Schnnppa, Bums,
Whirkies, to. Every article in vaunted $0
be what it is lold for. v
- Recalled, lhis is the plug to buy cheap.—
‘ Let Inch u doubt. it mil,~nndlhev will be
’convinc'ed. “ GEO. l". KALBFLEISCH.
.In. 19, 1863. ‘
: Lawyer Book Bmdery.
3 E 0363 WIANT,
‘ ' ‘ B 0 0 K BIND I! R
. Ala lulu: noox uuuucrnnu,
~ g LANCASTER, PA;
Plain and Ornmnrntal (taming, of every de-
Icrimian, executed in the most substantial and
appgoved Icy-lei. ~ ‘
nnrnxchzs
‘ E. W. Brown, Esq., Fnrmcrq Bank of Laura-ten
i W. L. l’eipcl, Eeiq , Imnénst'er County Bank
glmuel Shock, Esq., (Inlumhiu Bnnk. .
Sumac) “'ngmr, 5311., York lizka- '
Willinm Wagner, Esq... York County Bank.
Trl). Carson: Em}; liiunk ufGMtysl‘mrg. ~
Foter}h_t_rlin,flsq:; l'rmhjy of Lancuszcr co., [’l‘
. Gco. C. Hawthorn, E:q., l'ivg'mlu; “ ' “
or GebfiWhiunnfEmh Recorder ' “ “‘
Am: 15, 1561. \
New Goods !—-Large Stock!
.DIERCHANI‘ TAILORING. ‘
~ ' “(mus a; mm;
halve just received frnm the rities n largo Llnt-k
o: goods for Gbntlemen'a wear, embracing a
vnriely of
QLOTIIS, ‘
, . CASSHIERES, . ._
‘ ‘ VESTIXGS, _
(’ussiqets, Jenns, km, with runny other goods
{or lpfing and summer wc'nr.
The} are [an-palm]? nu nmke up garment: n 1
«he shortest. nntivefixud in the Vrr_\,!u-~l Innu
ner.’ The Fashions un- rrgumrl'v rficeircd, and
". clnlhiqgmadc in any «find Hflv. ley n]-
{j in." link? n‘ent tits, whilst their “wing is sure
" to be aub‘m'ntinl. . .
_ They-ask a cnulimmqm nf the pululic‘s pn-
JQ trongc, rcsqh‘ml by good nork and moderate
wchnrges to earn it. ‘ ' -
GettysburgPApx-H 7, 1862. . ‘ .
Town Property ,
‘l‘ PRIVATE SALI-L—‘l‘ht- nndorsignrd 0H
for- It l’rivule I‘th- the I’rnperxy in whirl:
0 now rcsidct. situate in Enst Middle sun-t,
(.'.Ltylburév nuljnining .\'. IL'J‘iptnn on [he “'(‘:l
and Mrs. Mel-Hwy» an the musk. “uh an
uHey in the reur. THE ‘llUl'Sß is aura
two-um" Frame, “'cnthcrlwuxlrtl, with
Back-Imildinz: n null 01' (mu-r. \s ill) a pump m
it. M the dour; and u \‘nrin‘ty (Iffnxil. \llt'll M
gppier, pears, yeuchm, :Iprwuts, Lh'c’rril-y, nud
gnp'w, n“ the most. chuire.
. ZACHA’IHAH‘MYERS.
Not 12. 1860. l!
; Ready-made Cloth: n 2. _
(W BURNS ARNOLD. Ins nnw got up hit full
‘ I and winter stuck ufl‘lutlnug, consisting of
Over (‘.ozus. in gru.-L vuric‘x, very cheap,
‘ Dye" (‘uuts' _
' Business (fan's.
Iluukr—y Japkrts. a
‘ ‘ ' - Pugh-jam“, VP‘N. '
. Shir”, Dunn-rs. km, kc.
‘ All of our own manufacture. nml done up in
(he nry hed— manner, mu! “iHvbe suld wry
dump. (:in u’u u call. .
Gelu'sbmg. Xmas, 1862. -
Piano“ Tuning. .
RQP. BOWEN, of Liuledown It Practical
P Pinko Tuner, informs his frie rh-mnl the
music-1 puhlic in general, am In gives his
time; not ‘otln-rwiw nccupicd‘xo wing find
)lcpairing Pianos, at‘ mmlvrMe prim-s. He
fromlles entire sntisffltiou, fir no pay. Orders
roceived It llnsofiice. [Sept. 16, mm.
O Yes—O Yes—o Yes.
HE undersigned wo'uld mmt rcagrectfiluy
T Announce to the pcoplé of' Gx-Uysnurg nurl
iu ricinity. Hint lie inn-ml: m’ cuntinuo SALE
“WING, in as various branches, h ulnggukcn
out License for that. ‘purpose. ‘flogds erq n on
commission and sold at as modem-1v charm-4a:
cu! be cgpeded. ‘ H. G. ’(‘ARIL
York It., Gettysburg, Dec ,29, '62. 3111‘ ‘ _
Coopering.
DUN CHRISMER is currying on theConper-
Q Hug business. in all it- brunt-In". in York
“fleet. Gettysburg. IfLUUII HA RRELS, in any
duind quality. made to order, m dmrt nu-‘
tire, mad at low profits: REPAIRL‘IIG. 0'! all
kinda,‘uuen-led bu, promptly and (Warmly.—
Evury,etfort'will be made to mimic: satisfie
(Jon 3:) customerg. j 3
Dec. 39, 1862. 6m , ’
New Fall and Winter
00DS.—A. SCOTT & SON have in store
, ' s’nd I" now selling as ghcnp up the
shape“ I good assortment of Dry Goods‘, con
giuii’ng of leies' Dress Goodn. such as ‘
Morindel, Coberga, Delgnes, Travelling Mix
turu,‘Alpaecns. kc. Also—Crows, Ups
tim'erel, Satinens, Over-co3fingq,
Tweedo, Jung, Flannels. ta. ; <
to which w. invite the utemion of bijyeis‘_
All we uk is an examination before purchasing
niacwjxere. _ , A. SCOTT k. SON;
Nov. 3; 1862.
. 0031!: Coal! Coal. .
{BABE l BUBBLER are now prepared to
S apply COAL, of superior qu-lily, in any
gun“, delilgd. Tgrm, Cnh. ‘
Cone Ono! ‘,Com All! . -
fi'fl'hey also request those indpbted to
thaw tonal! Ind pay up. as funds are much
needed. Who will be the Em to all 1 - Uflica
open from 'I w 'l. "
Feb. 24, 1862.
John W. Tipton,
LSRIONABLE BARBER, North-east. cor
ner of the Diamond, (next door to Mc
lollln’l Hatch) Gettysburg. Pm, when he
an n :11 than be found ready to “and to an
budget: in hit ling. He has also excellent»
finance and will ensure summation. Give
NF span, lDac. 3.1860..~
’..vvmnovor Branch Bull-cad.
% ’ ANGIE 0F HOURS.—On and after Non.
’ 0901’, Jun. 50h, 1863 a Passenger Tninl will
"I “101101" :'
[MN Hanover Lean Junction
“train as 10,» I.) In Tnin n 11, ml
3‘ b. “‘3O, r. 11. 2d do. At 8.30, r. x,
n. m b- I. train connect: at Junction to:
.Wc, Hlfliabnrg, Columbia, and Harris
bui- L The 4.30 r. x, 25in makes connectior
yum York, Hnrtisburg, and the We»
' ' .D. E. TRONE, Agent,
" 'm‘gy‘gt, 183. 19, 186.3.
PWHIP.—The pmuship here
”(on existing betvetn the undersigned,
it a; wtico of Medicine, has this day been
1391‘ The book: at the firm will be lound
1‘ i’uuulon of Dr. Chris: Horn", who
315% Ifhapnctice,
A ‘ in. door above the Drug Star. of
lii-.3: in". _ OHARLKS BURNER,
‘ ‘ II“ 301138? WEB.
.”q r . ’9“ ' ,: g
Br H. J. STABLE
45th Year
Tl: ”IV“. 3
Wall not, good .’rinnd, I nought the. "or: now.
1')" SN!” 0' Wu. ' |
Ind therefor} [rod me will: I howling brow I .
Art not cum-Ill! with flu: I luv. uhiund !. '
III" I nht any .the ordm I remind I
11-" I not. ucoqrged thl Innd Irony: Abor- tomato,
L'mil n- .hmmmng numbfuh um: mu ;.‘ .
Until the lit in rift IL“: dying gnu-nu;
And tho wth big with dead uwn’n mandating!!! _
‘l'ill night. in any or the? widow’l nil, ‘
And yum”) sorrow II In idle his! ‘ j I
Tu: Dun"
Aye, thou but dolpo I” this. tad more, I inc". ‘
And yak, molhinkl. thy no]! umvo wuul’mul 110'
The earth In)! lell nlgh mam: ground m "in
Two revululium mince lhu Inrk begun F 1 ‘
16mg; {.l it hug. me: in time in but mt}; den.
‘5 In! ll;- th- hunted lruphlen In thy 1111 f: !_ ‘
llelhmk ghee not :a huudml [hunt-ht! Ila-Kn; 3 -
A path u! demlntiun hum Ind than; , "‘; _1
The sound» at lullle dying in th. sir; j ‘ ‘
Pair lan-men dnqlulled, the win or to! and In“;
The“ gun: main" lg”! ntinu—nlflm flhl‘!
0", on; nui slay thy damn-Latin; tmsl .
Tull [hon cum! cn‘uns me mu lmillinn dead.
Spoil Umir lughwull hum bnmlet,.vlllngg, luvn;
let their, 1’11: cullexpten their churcha: Born; '
\\ hurq there Are home! In mule nr held!" to fell, .
hid furu: the Hmnlng‘ angel, flaming and];
flow up the” ferlih: fields with Ihnt s|va Aha“ ,- i
Blake lhcir Eu‘r laud “N ten-bale of hell. 5
Umuu! l lougw we lb. Ipfermlpldty . '
.lu ll.ulcs it 4.1-Ile 1‘ hulnhy! \ '
On. my bill and talk}, river, pl-ln. A
Wham ’eru in, life pour than {he [sullen min ; ‘
Lou. “mm M rommm of their lustful “3.1 m, ‘ ‘
Au must in o'o4. .110 love», how. ntnmfih. Ilur 11mph
Bring mmrdusuhfiun on the 11nd, V
Till funnno mu: from ocean .innd :0 mm; _
And {urn plullvulan-l h) their ,uncumned dead‘.\"
And \t.‘ the «Jr of Hum!“ ilhlcnes for breud. \
@imfllanmfi
'ormc’mfi REPORT OF GEN.
CLELLAN.‘ ‘ ‘
lacs-ding lli- Mililglry Opthliohl
flu- 'l‘imr of Ike ltvxu-muinn of llnrri
lunulinx 59 the flow 91‘ the Binl;
Amirmm. “In. lmexwxm Driven ol§
lennlnud. ‘ . ‘ V I
VHEAIIQL‘ARTEIFS Aum‘ or run I‘m-0114
‘ ()clubqr L 3, 130%
GFNERAL: Ihnve- the hnnor tO‘sul-A
prn-Lnnn.u-_\' “-I)an ol‘xhp military upon".
ungh-r my ohm-Jo since the evacuaud
nun-Mn: Landing. ‘ ' ‘3 l
The umxxure dimcted by the finger
(‘hil-f wnjrxw'uu-d sbcccqshzfilfi with
lirn mfety to my command an' its malfi
in-numn the um and 19th of August:
lime of Withdrawal Selected was that o
rhuuth n! the Chjckulmmiuy, Williams
and Yorktown. Up?" this jing .3150, .
body of the army. with all its Tain. 1 was
moved, lieinlzlt-iii.iii’s corpsun- ”nin‘gl the
.tjiiiokahmniny iii. ~lont‘fl’lbTillge,: id‘cq'ver- ;
ling by ite‘nlurdllhe niuvenicntfot the‘ main
h-olnnui. The passage of the Lower Chick
inlinminy was etlected by means of n battmu ‘
bridge two thousand leet in‘length. I'l‘he
irflnsrttr of the unity tol'orktowurwis 90m
l-leted by the Nth of August; E'l‘hei’ em.
l-mitiition, q'rtlm troops arid mallerizil at
York towd ml Fortress Mniiroein'as at 'once
comment-93, antf‘as rapidly as‘tlio means
at transportation admitted everything was},
sent, forward to Arqniu creek and ,Ak‘LKtfih
driu. No more skétt-li of an undertaking of
but") hingiiitude.‘iuidyylet of so deliettte d
uiili'ury cliuriitzter‘will sutfice‘to doljnitice.
l HML‘\ now. hum-vet. content myself Wit“) n
bimlde nntioe at it, deterring n ilull ticscrip‘
tic ii lor my oliiciitl report. of the' catiidnign'
lmtoi-e Richmond—h lubor which I oppose
tu lllitll‘l'ltlke as soon as events wili niflird
me the i necessary time: Justico it?) the
flt‘ilit‘Vt‘lilk'lltd (it the Army of the Hmoniao'
and the brave men who composed it required
Unit the atheist record of that campaign
should be pre‘piired with, moi- care than 3
Circumstances have hitherto pefimitted me l
to bestow upon it., The deliy‘w‘ill not hnvd
been felt its injurious to the public intelreiit.t f
‘ inasmuch as by frequent reports from time ‘
‘ to time I ,liave kept the departmient ndyised 1
otheveiitsuii they occurred. ;- 1, 1 " i
‘ 1 reached Acquiii creek with my staifpn‘
the 24th of August, reported my hffllfl'ul‘l
‘ and naked for orders. 0n the 27th of
August. I received, from the Genet-thin;
Chief, permission to proceed to Alexiuri'drnsfit'
where l at once fixed my heidquu‘rte‘rs.—§t
3e troops composing the Army at the
otomiic were meanwhile ordered i‘or'wa'rdu
'to reinforce the army under Generiil 3090 i;
So complete was this order carried out} that
on the 30th of August I had remaining tinL
der my command only a camp ’gua d of
about one hundred men. Evérythin elsél
had been sent toreint‘orce General Po .
In Idditiou, I“ exhausted all the meuiis' at ‘
mydispooal to forward supplies to tha. otfii;
cer. my own heudqunrters' teams heing
used {or that purpose. aj' i
Upon the unfortunate issue of th‘atjcaml
paign I received an intimation fro the
General-invChief that my services was dq~
aired for the purpose ot arranging‘l‘oi' the
defence of the capital. They were ntygoncle ‘
cheerfully given, although While wititing
definite instructions at Alexandria», had
endeavored, as just seen, to promote a favor
ablo'mult in the operations then pen ing'
and hard thus contributed, though ind'recn
ly, yet-as her as I could, to the det’en e of
Washington. On theQd of Septembo the
formal order of the War Depirtment placed
me in command of the fortifications of
Washington “and of all the troops for the
defence of the capital.” 0:. the lst of Sep- ‘
tember I had been instructed that I had
nothing to do with the troops engaged in ‘
active operations under Generai Pope, but
that my command was limited to the Mir
mediate garrison of Washington. On the
next day, however, I was verbally instructed
by the BreSident and the Genernlvin-Ghief
to wume command of Gen. Pope's troops
(including my own Army of the Potomac)
as soon asrthey approached the vicinity at“
Washington. to go out. and meet them, and
to post, them as_ I .deemed best to repulse
the enemy and insure the safety of the city,
At this time the task imposed upon me
was limited to the dibposltlons necessary to
twists. direct attack of the enemy upon I
the capital. Such, indeed, was the danger
naturally indicated by the defeat of our
tones in front. The various gnrrisons were
ct once strengthened and put in order, and
the troops were disposed to cover all the
uppronches to the City, and so as, to be
readily thrown upon threatened pomtsef
New defences were thrown up unredeem
ed neon-say. A tow any: outy ind elapsed
before u OODMVG security was felt. with
regird to our with; to mitt my intuit
E 3
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Mil
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upon the” city. . The disa arsnce of the
enemy from the front of Wilmington; and
their passage into Maryland,‘enlarged the
sphere of Operations. and niade an active
campaign necessary to cover Baltimore.
prevent the invasion of.Pennsylvnnia and
drive them out of Maryland. Being hon
‘ored with the charge ofthe campaignd ell-i
tered at once upon the additional duties
imposed .upon me with. cheerfulnnss‘and
tm~t, yet not without feeling’ithe weight of
the responsibilities thus’; nssumed,and being
deeply impreéred with the magnitude of
\the lnhUt‘S involved. ‘ ' . .
A Having: made the neceatnry'arrahgements
for the defence of the city in the new con
dition of.things. I pudied forward the First
,and Ninth corps, under Gens. Reno and
ltook‘er. forming the right“ wing, under
General Burnside. to'Leeabui-g. on the sth
instant; :thence the Firut coups. by Brook
.vxlie. Cobkesvillr- and Ridgeville. to Fred
erick; and the Ninth. corps. hy Dim-(isms,
on New Market and Frederick. The
Second and Eleventh corps, under Gens.
‘Sumner and Williame, on the tith were
moved from .Tennllytown to Rockviller'
thence by Middleburg and Urbano, on
Frederick, the Eleventh mrps, movuhz by
‘a lateral road 'lwtween 'Urhana and New
Market, thus maintaining the communion.-
tion between the centre and righLWing as
well as covering the direct route from
Frederi k toWashington'. The Sixth corpi,
undertheneral Franklin, was imoved to
JMrne‘sthwn on the (3th instant. [them-o ,hy
DMVsonv'tHe and “.tt'tlfl-ivillq on‘ Buckwh
town. conering‘thu road mm the month of
the Mondcatzy to ltockvillo. and being: in
[Losinon to connect With and support the
centre, {should it have’ byen necessary (as
was aumiowd) to force‘ the line of the
"Monocacy. Couch": ‘dwhion was thrown
forward to ()li'ut’s (‘roas Roads ahzl Poole:-
yllle by the rirnr road, thus covering that,
approach; watching the funds of the Poto
mac ; and ultinnitely‘tnl'lowmg‘and 'support—
ing the Sixth corps. The ‘olziects of these
movements was_tn fool the enemy—to com
pel him to do‘vclnnhis intontiohs—at the
same time thut Hm troops were in position
readily to mver Baltimore or Washington,
to attach huh Should he hold the line of the
Monooacy, or to follow him into Pennsyl
vaniait‘ n'ecmiii-y. pn the 12th a portion
of the right “in: entered Frederick. after
a hrhk skirmish at the ontskirh ol"the city
nmbin its gtre‘nts‘.‘ Hi: the 13m. the main
bodies ol tli right wing and centre ['m'sod
tlnmigh Fro‘derwk. In this city the mini
festatiuns oflliiitvit falling “(‘l‘t' abundant
and'gratil‘ying. 'l'ho trumps, rt't'l‘lvf‘tl the
most c-nthmiaxtic n t‘lt'nnll‘ at the hawk of
the inhabitants. 0n the 123 th the advance.
cnnstrting oi i‘lnakantmi': (-m‘alrv and hor~o
artillery, alter some,‘ikirmishing. cleared
the .mnin Ptl‘2~‘nj.‘e over the (‘atm-tin lnll<,
leaving no wrimh‘ olutrustion to the move—
ment of the l ain body until the base of
the South Mnfntnin range was rvdolu d.
Whilent F ederiu'k, on tho liith, 1 ol»«
tained reliable inlnruntidE 01-thc morcw
"19!th and intviitimw of ti \xt‘lyeiiiy. which
made it clear tlnit it “av. nece‘wuy to {once
the‘pi sage of the South Mountain range.
and gain pmsfidon’ol' l’m‘onshoro" and
‘R'ohrorsville lit-fore any relief could be af
ibrdg‘ed lo Harper's Ferry. ‘J
On the morning of the 13th I resented a.
verbal message lmm Col. Milm. command-.
ing at Harper's Ferry, int'ormmgme that
on the preceding afternoon the ‘Murylnndv
Heights had been abandoned, alter repell
ingan attack by the rebels, and that the
whole force' was concentrated at Harper’s
Ferry, the Maryland, London and Boilvar
Heights being all in paifleesiou of the iene:
va .'l‘he messenger stated that. there was
no ayiparent remon for the aliandonwnt of
the Marvlnnd lleighh, and that, though
Colonel Miles asked for assistance, he said
he could hold out ct-rtainlyitwo days._. I
directed him to make his way back. if p 053
sible, with the information that l was rapid
ly npproachingmnd wrwld undoubtedly re
‘lieve the plape. By three other couriers I
sent the same message, withjhe order to
hold out to the last. ' ’
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The
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ain
I do not lgfiirn that any of these messen—
gers succeeded in reaching Harper’s Ferry.
I Mould here 11111:: that on (lie 12!]: I was directed
to assume eomnumfl of the garrison at Harper's
Ferry. bulging antennae-lied me after all cam—
munimn'nnwatk the 94:17.90" mascot (Lt/l Before
1.10“. Washington; and {While it was yét
time, 'I recommended -to the proper iiu
thorities that the gnrriaon ot Harper’s Fer
ry‘should be withdrawn, vin’llugerstown. to
aid in covering the Cumberland valley, or
that, taking up the pontoon bridge and ob~
slructing the railroad bridge, it should fall
back to the Mnrylund Heights, and there
hold its own to tliqlest. In this position
it could have maintained itself for weeks.
It was not deemed proper to‘adopt either of time
say extimis, and when. the subject was left to my
dhidion it was 010 late to do anything ezcépt to
try lo relieve the garrison. :
I directed artillery to be freqqently fired
by our advanced guards is it signal to the
garrison that relief was It hand. This was
done.~ and I learn that our firing was dis
tinctly heard at Harper’s Ferry, and that
they werelthus made aware that he were
npproaching’ rapidly. It was confidently
expected that this piece could hold out
until we lied carried the mountains end
were in a position to make a detachment
for its relief.’ The left, therefore. the or
dered to move through Jefferson to the
South Mountain, at Uriimpton’e Puss; in
front of Burkettsville, while the centre or
right movad upon the main or Turner’s
Pass,in frontof Middletown. During these
movements] had not imposed long marches
on the columns. The ab>olufc necessity of
refitting and giving some little rest to troops
worn down by previousl long continued
marching and severe fighting, together
with the uncertainty as to the actual posi
tion, strength and intentionsof the enemy,
rendered it incumbent upon me tomove
slowly and cautiously until the headquar
ters reached Urbano, where I first obtained
reliable information that the enemy’s ob
ject was to move upnnJlnrper’s Ferry and
the Cumberland Valley, and not upon Bail
timore, ~Wasnington or Gettysburg.
In the absence of the full reports of corps
commanders,»n simple outline of the bril
liant operations which resulted in the car
rying of the two pauses through the South
Moumin is all that can at this tune, With
justice to the troops and commanders en
gaged, be furnished. The South Mountain
range. neiir Turner’s Puss, averages per
haps a thousaifd feet in height. and forms
a strong natural military barrier. The
practicable pasees are not numerous. and are
readily defensible, the gaps nbounding in
fine positions. Turner's Puss is the more
prominent, being that by which the nu
tional rofid crosses the mountain. It was
necessarily indicated as the route of Id
; vnncq of our nnnn army. ' '
i The carrying ol‘urumpton‘s Pass. live or
six miles below, wan also important to
GETTYSBURG, PA», MONDAY, APRIL 2d, 1868.
"nu-n 13 main an mu. "nun."
furnish the meat: of reaching thelfiank of‘
the enemy, and ,having, as w luteml move
ment. direct relqtions to.tho attack on thel
prin'cipal pass, filiilo it ‘nt the some timei
presented the most direct proctiwble route‘
for the relief ofolearper's Ferry. Early in
the morning of Sliptember 14, Gen. Pleasan
ton. with a cam, i force, reconnoitered the
position of the en my, when he discovered
them' to occupy‘the crests of commanding
hills in the anpiQn either sidé of the na-}
tional road, and tipon advhntagequs ground ‘
in the centre uphn and néar the road, with ‘
artillery bearing upon the approaches to‘
their position. whether that by the mnin‘
road or those hy- the country roads, which 1
led around up tb the crest upon the right‘
and left. 'At about 8 o'clock, A. 1., Cox's
division of Rentals corps. n’portion of Burn
side's column. irLco-opemtio’n With thh re
connaissance. which by this tlme'had he
come an attack, inoved up the mountain by
the old Shnrpshérg road to the, left of the
main road. divitlgng n 5 they advanced into
two columns. ’ . 10% columns (Sonnimon's
and Cook’s Wiggles) handsomely carried
the enemy’s pesi‘tion on the crest in their
front, which {Zane us possession-of an im
portant point fofifu'rthcr operations. Fresh
bodies of the on .my now‘nupearing. Cox’s
position, thong hold stub ornly, became
critical, nml hot e,en 12 and 1 o'clock, r. m,
\VilcoxK' division of Rero's corps was ,sent
forward by (ion. htlirnsitle to support /Cox,‘
and between 2 ahd 3 r. n.‘, Sturgis' division
mu M3lll up.“ 1 , . 2‘
{The content Wis maintainctl with perse
rnnrc until dark. the encxny_lmvihg the}
mlwmtaga M to position, and fighting with:
nlptinncy: but ll”: grounvl won was fully“
nmintnim-Ll. 'l‘l cloaé in killed :‘mtl wuu‘ml—l
Ctl horn wu: conqiglnrulile on both sides, find
it was hero that Major General Reno. who
lmrl gone fol-wai- to ohaei-ve the operations
of his corps and 0 give such directmnmah
wme necessary; i-ll pierced with n: musket
hall. The lo~= ofithis Li are and di~tinguislb
ml oflicor tompctod with sadness" the exul
tntions of triuniJih. A gnlJnnt goldior‘. un
nlulc general. on l':llf(‘tl to his trodps and as.
socintes. his (lentil: is_ felt as an irrefutable
mkl‘onun’c. A i ’ ,
About three 'o’clock,. PHIL, Hacker’s
corps. of Runhh c's colhmn. movcil u” to
the right of 111 main road by amoumry
road, which. bonding to this right, {he-h
turning Ll]! to t elelt, circuitous]? woufiuul
its way lmynnd 1 no cragt cftlle p. 113 #0 {the
.\lnunmin “011%.; on due 11min ‘rungl. 3 ‘ic-nu
om! Hnnkor .wnd Mmule. \vilhwhc‘divisiiou
of l‘t-nmyh‘nnin'; “vim-Iv“, to attack fthe
rmjm-ncc to lhchightaf this cnlraficg‘ to
the gun-“1110]: “9:1: dune must handsomely
and :xl¢-vv~>f[x!l)’.§ _ ' 1
Patrick's hrlurlde, of ~1l itch’s divisilin,
mic sent—(me Minion up ni'miml thr- road,
to turn the hill on the lt'll, while tlmlie
lllllllltlt'l‘u’lllVilllt‘itl :vs slgirmil-hcrs—up ‘the'
hill. and accupi d the crest,,i>lll.vportcd' by
lloulnli-thy'é and lflwlp’; biigmlos. 'l'he
lthVl'llH'Ll, nl'uh' n sharp c Kitten on the
(‘l‘('~l, and in the lield: invthe depndsion be
tween the crest and the adjoining hill, was
fully suocesd'u'l. 3., ' ‘
llicketts’ dividon pressed up the moun
tnin almut 5 r. I: arriving nt'lhe crest with
the lelt of hi~4 (-qmmnnd in time to partici
pate in the cld~ii gscenedl‘the engagement.
Rv-lievingllutéh‘ dlvi>iun‘, lhckott‘ereinmn
ed 'on the‘grouxfid, lioldingytho battle field
during the night. The tnnumhhfisidezl
thus gnllnntly passed over by Hooker on the
right—of the grip ilnd Reno on the left Were
bleep and (hiliehlt in the extreme. We
could make butgliltle use of our artilléry,
whil‘nknur troops were subject to‘a worm
artillery tire, as tell as to that of infantry
in the Woods mitt under cover. By order
of GenorN Burnside, (libbon’s praguda of
llntcii‘s lllNthDi, late in the alternoon.‘ad
vanced upnn thé~ centre of the eiiegny’s_jio
sition on the'xmnin, road. Deéuloymg his
brigade. Gibbon riotivi-ly engage xi Superior
torce of the enemy». which though stubborn
ly resisting was steadily pre>sed hack uhtil
.some hours altér dark, when Gibbon re
mained in un’ditturheil possession jof the
field. Ilc was tlien relieved by a brigade of
Sedgwick’s diviqion. Finding themselves
‘outflanked Vbothion theright nn4l:left, the
enemy abandoned their position ddring the
night, lean * heir dead andwmnded on
the field, and!) I: " retreated down the
'monntain. f ‘ 1E t ’ ’
In the cngngément at Turn- ' Ems our
loss was three landred and twed (' fht
killed, and one thousand four hilntired n
sixty three wounded and missing thatwt‘
the enemy is estimated to be in 11H about
three thousands Among our ‘wonlnded. I.
regret to say. were Brig. Gen.J. lj’. Hatch.
and other valuable officers. ‘ . 1
The carrying of Crampton’s Pass by
Franklin was executed rapidly‘ and deci~
sively.—Slocum'§ division was formedhpon‘
the right of the road leading thro’ the ri¥ht
of the gap, Sinith’s upon the left. A line;
formed of Bartlets’s and Torbitt’s brigades,
supported by Newton, whose activity was
conspicuous (nllfof Slocum’s, divisionhnd
nnoed steadily upon the enemy pt 3 charge
on the right. The enemy were drivhn from
their position at the base of the mountain‘
where they were; protected by ostone'wull,
Ind steadily forced bhck up the mou'ntnin'
until therreaohdd the position of theil; hat
tery near the raid, well up the nlountainf
Here they made u stand. They were. how
ever. driven back. retiring their artillery in
echelon until,.after on action of three hours,
the crest was gained, and the enemy hasti~
1y fled down the mountain on the other
side. On the let’t of the roud= Brooriu’ and
Irvins’ brigadespof Smith’s divisio , form‘
ed for the protection of Slocum’s flunk,
charged up the mountain in the some stem
dy manner, driving the enemy betore them
until the crest was carried. The loss in
Franklin’s corps was one hundred and tif
teen killed, rdur hundred and sixteen
wounded and two missing. The enemy’s
loss was about the some. One piece of ar
tillery and four colors were captured, Ind
knapsacks and eVen haversacks, were sham
doned as the enemy were driven up the hill.
On the morning of the 15th I wxu‘in
formed by Union civilians livtng on .the
side ofthe mountains that. the enemy were
retreating in the greatest haste and in disor
dered masses to the river. There was such
a. concurrence of testimony on this pomt
that there seemed no doubt as to the fact.
The huty retreat of the enemy’s tomes
from the mountain, and the Withdmwal ot‘
the remaining troops from between Boons
hero and Hngerstown to a position where
they could resist attack and cover the
Sheperdstowu ford, and receive the rem
forcements expected from Harper’s Ferry,
were for a time interpreted as evidence of
the enemy’s disorganization and uemorah:
nation.
As soon as it wan definitely known that
the enemy-\had abandoned the mountains,
tbecavalry Ind the corps ofSumner, Hooker
Ind Mansfield were ordered w'purme them.
win the turnyike m_d Baonsbom, u prompt,
ly 1.! possible. The corps ' Burnside end
Porter-(the latter lining b‘ one weak di
vision present) were ordergg to move by
the Sharpsburg road", and anklin to ad
vance into Pleasant valley, thfiupy Rohrers
ville and to' endeavor to relieye Harper’s
Ferry. Burnside and Poi: 'r, upon reach
ing the road from Boon‘sb'igro to Rohrers
ville. were to reinforce Franklinror to move
on Sharpsburg, “cording Weircumstances.
Fritnklin moved towards Brownsville, and
found there a force largely‘muperior to his
own, drawn up in n ttrqng‘position to re:
eeite him. Here the Walgesmtion of fir
ing in the directiol‘i of Harper’s Ferry in
dicated but too clearly the aha‘meful and
‘premhture surrender of the ost. ‘
The cavalry advance ov took n body of
the enmy'ii czavulrflat Boon oro.‘ which it
dispensed. M er 8 brief. sk tmish. killing
and wounding many, takifii; some two
.hundrc‘d and fifty prisoneraimd two gu .
:_ Richaidaon’s division of ._ meet-'5 corrs,
nssing Boonsboro"tu Kedfisvillc, found a
ew miles heyonddhe term the enem 5
areas displayed ini line ofi'brtttle, strong
othin respect to number; and ‘positio i,
find awaiting attack. Up'" receiving ri
ports of the disposition of tfifinemy, I di
rected all the corps; excel tranklin’s. up
on Sharpe-burg, leaving Fr£ii klin to observe
ind check the enemy in his .i'mht. turd
Vail himself of any chance that mightof
fer. I had hoped to come up with the (m
-an): during the lstlr, in sufficient force to
at them again and drive them llllQ the
river. My iiistructiune'were thitt'it‘the ch
eniy Were. not on the march they were to
he at oiice attacked; if they were found in
force and position the come was to he pla
ced in position for‘attnck; but mo attack
was to be made until I reached the Iron .
Un arriving at the front in the nilurnooE,
I found but two divisions (Iticlmi-dsons
andSykcs,} in position. The at: were hul
tcd in the road, tlie liezidol the column
ome‘distuiiee in the rear ofi Richardson”:
titer axhpid cxum‘imtimi of thaz petition I
ouiitl tliatlit was 100 late to ethic}: tli t
lay, and‘at once directed locations to la
elected for our batteries of pmition,end i -
‘cated the bivouncfi for the difl'erent cor ,
assing them nearfnd oii'both sides of t e
harpehurg pike. l‘he corps were not all
in their; places until the morning, some
time attersunrize. j » . ‘ ~ I
“n the 113th the enemy? had slight
.ehangcd their lines: and were; posted up
the, heights in the rear or the .\ntictn i
Ol‘ccii, their left arid criitic bearing upon.
EmiLifi li'ont of the road l'i-on'i Sharinburg i
to I‘lngc-rslown, rind protected: by 'wood‘sl
:tnd \OUICI' irregularities of thé grounds-1
"lilibir exti-cuie‘ lelt‘ reeled uppn :i. wooden
‘en'iiiienee near the Cl’flxa romlsi to the north]
of J. Miller's farm, thenlistiince at thisi
point between the iroml hml the Potomac,
which makes here“ it great band tythe exut,
being about threefthirtlrs hf aimiua. Their.
right rested on the hillw to;t_he right of
Sliarpshurg. nofir Snavcly'n [hi-m. covering
the crossing of the Antietam and the tip
proachpe to the tot‘vn from tlia‘southeaat.
The groundbetween tliuirimniediate front
and the Aiitietim creek is undulating—w
Hills intervene n'liOse crests in general are‘
commanded by thucrests of others in their
rear. 011 all lavm-ahle points theirartillery
was pasted. It beeame évide‘n‘t, from the
three (it'lthe oncmf' xind tlielbtrength oftheir
position, that ( emit-mite fighting alone
enuld drive them ftom ‘the field, and all
‘felt that. ii. great and tertiiblé battle was at‘
hand. _ - ' . ‘ . . 3
ln proceeding toe narrhtiv’e of the events
ofthis and the. succeeding day,' I must here
ri-pout what I have obseirvod in reporting
upon the other subjects of this communica
tion, that l nttempt’in this preliminary re
port nothing more tlizm. a sketch of the
ihnin features of this grail. engagement. re
serving forniy oflioial report, “based upon
the reports of the corps commanders, that
full description ofdetinls which «halt place
upon record the achievementspfl individu
‘als and particular ibodies oi troops. The
design was to make the'nttack upon the.
enemy's left—at leost to‘ rente a diversion
in. favor of the main atta k, with the hope
of something more—by smiling the one
my’s‘ right, and, uS'soon as Chemo-r both of
the flank movements were fully successful.
to attack their centre with any reserve I
might then have on hand. a ~ . ,
The niorning'ol' the, 16th (during which
there was consider‘able artilleryifiring) wus
- —-.AA::.:..:,. r: . -- ..., to (hf
Hacker's" rps. mo engmge m a slur '
.conceet wig; themmy, which‘ghuted until
after dark, when it had succeejlhd in driv- ‘
ing in a portion ofitho‘ opposing line, and
held thetgmund. { ‘
At. daylight the contest was renewed be
tween'lzlooker andlthe enemy‘ in his front.
llooker’s aftack wins successful for a. time:
but 'masms of the enemy, throw!) upon b’TE
corps, checked in, Mansfield brought up
his corps-and drove the enemy Back-4m
alien: and distinguished Vetergn Mansfield
fixing his life inalie effort. ‘ General Hook
tlr has, unhappilypnbout this time, wound
ed. end compelled ‘to leave the field, where
his services had been conspicuous and ini- ‘
pormnt. About an hour after this time I
Summer's corps, cbnaiszing of Sedgwick’a, ‘
Riche'rdeon'a‘snd Ennch’s divisions, arriv
ed on the field~Richardson some Limeal’wr
the other two, as, he web u‘nnble to hurt as
soon he them. Sedgwick, on the right, pen
etrated the woods in from, of Hacker's and
Mansiield'e broope. ,
French and Richardson were laced to
the left. of Sedgwick, thus “mailing the
enemy towards their left centre. Craw
ford’s nnd Sedwick’n lines, however, yield~
ed to a destructive fire of masses of the ene—
my in the woods, and aufl‘uring greatly,
(Generais Sedgwick and Crfirtord being
among the wounded.) the trobps fell back
in disorder. They nevertheless rallied in
the wouds. The enemy’s ndvanco'was,
however, entirely checked hy'the destruc
tive fire of our artillery. Franklin, who
had been directed the day before tp join
the niain army with Mo dwisiom, arrived
on the field from Bmwnsvillcfiboutan hour
after, and Smith’s division replaced Sedg-
Wick’a and Crawford’s line. Advancing
steadily, it BWept over the groundjust lost.
but now iermanentl , retaken. The lel
- of Flranch and‘lgichnrdson mlinuined
with cousideruhle losalho exposed positions
which they had/£0 gallmuy gained. among
i ::' '-|
'f
I‘ll.
mus; AdYEAR
TWO
the wounded being General Richardson.
'The condition of‘rthin'gs onvvthe right to
wards the middle of the afternoon, not
withstanding the success wretted from the
enemy by the stubborn “bravery of the
troops, was at this time unpi-ornisi‘ng. Bum
ner’s, Becker’s and Mansfield’a corps hnd
lost heavily. sovernl‘generzil officers having
been carried from the field. )1 was at one
time compglled to'draw twio brigades from
Porter’s corps, (‘the‘ reserve) to strengthen
the ightl Thig left for fire, reaerve the
atrial;- division of regulars whoihnd b'ec’n en
gaged in supporting during t day the bat
teriegin the centre and a tin le brigade of
Morell’s division. lii‘fore Ile t. the right to
I return to the centrebiel becar‘m ‘isatisfied that
rtheline would'be id withiut these‘ two
1 brigades, and countermnnded the order;
which was in courso‘of execution. The ef~
‘fect oißumKide’s mdveme'n’toit theenerny’n
‘ right was to preventlthe fulrthler mimeing of
‘ their troops on thpleft, a do h’eld what
we hnd gained. _ 'L“ e -
Burnside's corps, confiistinglof Wilcox's,
Sturgis' and Rodmnn'u div moths, and Cox’s
Knnawhn division. was en rulited with the
- difficult task of-cnrt'ving die jlbridge‘ncrou
tho Antietam,~near..llohrhfiicl§{s farm. rind
assaulting the enemy’s ‘lgli , the order
having been communicated Ziodmn 11th
yo’clock my. , i ii v
; J'l‘he valley of the Antiethmq at and near
‘ the bridge. is narrow, .with high banks..—
On the right of thestresunii the hunlg is
twoodod and commands the, 'approuchos
j both to the bridge {and nine ford. The
sfeep slopes of the hank ‘ eta lined with
rifle pits. and breastworlre i‘pf mils and
stones. 'l‘hcso. together ‘ ith the wooden
:wr-re filled with the enemy sirtfnntry';‘ys‘llilej
flieir batteries compinndi d rind (fnfihidcd
the bridge and ford‘and t veil? approaches}
‘ .‘The ndvnnce of the tron) s bS-ought on an
obstinate and snn‘ghinary cfntirst, and from
the; great natural ad antng so! the poxition
itiwzts-nénr oue‘o’cldck bier the heights
on the right bank \r‘ re ca iefi. At 'about
3 o’clock r. u. the corps ngziin advanced
with succexs, tho rig it, dri ing" the enemy
before it, and pushi gon en yto Sharps
lidrg, while the leftfifter aiha‘ird encounter,
also/compelled the encmyjto retire before
it; The enemy here. howelirori were speed,
ily reinforced, 11nd with overwhelming inns
-595. New batteries of theira 'llery, also,
were brought up and‘oponedl‘ It became
evident that our force wnslnot'. sufficient to.
enable the advance to tench the town; and
the order was given} to retire to tho' cbver
ofi the bill' which w s token frrbm the ene
my earlier in tho aftofinoon. This movement
mm oilbctéd withOutlconfur ion” and they»-
sition nuiintnined uhtihth en'ie'my retreat
ed. Gen. Burnside had sett Vine for re
inforcements late [in the dftitfrnoon ;, but
the cond'tion of things on tiheifightwns not
‘such as (to enable'me to at! rdtthem. '
3Dnring the ivholg day Ihr hrtillery was
everywhere bravely and uh y hhnclletl. ln
deed. I cannot speak too highly ot‘the efll
ciian‘cy of our batteries. and 'the great ser
vice they rendered. On mfrezthnn' one oc
casion, when our infantry l: cs ‘brokcn,llmy
cht'ered its .reformation a d‘ drove ”heel:
the enemy. A i
I'l‘he cavalry hnd little fie dfriroperntions
dhring the engagement, bu Wits employed
in supporting'the/ horse ar ille‘ry batteries
in tho centre,llnd in drivin up ntrngglers,
.while awaitingoppartunity r therservice.
The signal corps, unde j i‘fljOl‘ Myer,
rendered during thoopemti ls t-Antietam.
he at South Mountain, rind diurlng tliewholo
movements of the army, e ci n: and vulu-.
ahle service. Indeed, by 'it s ‘vices here,,
mi on other fields elsewhere It Rs corps has
gnlla‘ntly earned its title to n ndependent
and permanent organizatio . I 3
The duties devolving upriin my staff dur
ing the action wqm‘most nor-rant. and
the performance of, thein ah and untvring.
At a later day [propose t ' bring to the
noticeof the department t air individual
services. -1 ,
.With the day closed this memorable bat
tle“ in which, perhapr, nearly (we lmm‘lrul
demand men were furfOurlee/L hawk engaged in
comIML We had 'etteclted'the eriemy'in po
sition, driven them Lfi-yrn t air line on one
flank, and secured a. footing within it on
the other. Under the depression ofpre
vidus reverses, we had achieved a victory
over an adversary investedfwith the pres
tige of former successes andlinflhted vnth a
recent triumph. Our forces jslept that
“ n fietd ' ‘\ by the;
v ‘ u
39th::
some of the corps sufficed tq deter me from
[messing them into‘ immediue action, and
I felt. that my duty to the Army and the
country forbade the risk: ‘involved in u
may movement. which mightresuln in the
loss of what, had been gained the preview!
.day. Impelled by ; tine éonsiderntion. l
Few-sited the arrival ‘of‘my minim-cements,
‘ taking advantage of the’occuian to collect
Jogether the dispersed, give rest to the fa.
tigued. and remove the wounded. Of the
L reinforcements, Coach's lelElOl’l. although
marching mill commendable rapidity, was
. not in position until~ 1: late hour in the
'morning; and Humphrey's division of new
troops, fali ued with forced marches, were
:notavfilab‘le. until rear its close. Large
reinforcements from Pennsylvnnia, which
_we(e expected during the day, did not in.
iriv‘ep't all.» _- _ l _
During the 18th order: were given for a. ‘
tenewalof the attack at daylight on the
19th. On the night of the 15th the enemy, '
alter having ‘ passed troops in the lub‘
her part of the day from the Virginia share I
to their position behind Sharpsburg. as geen
by our oflicers. suddenly larmed the design
0! abandoning their line. This movement:
they executed before (Liylight. Being but
a short distance from the river, the evacua
tion presented but little dxificulty. 1t wan,
however, rapidly followed up. Thedemh
input withdrew with slight loss.
A recouuoissance was made morass the
river on the evening ofthe mm, which re
sulted in ascertaining the neu- presenoe of
the enemy in some force. and in our captur
ing six guns.
A'secund reconnaissance, the next morn
ing, which, with the first, wu mule by u
Imull demchmenb from Porter’s corps, re
sulted in observmg a. heavy force of me an
emy there. ' "
I submit hgrewith '1 1.1.59 me killed.
womided and mining in the engagement
of the 15m, and on!” 16:539ud17th. The
enemy's low is believed, from Lil .
sources of information. to be nenfli ‘ ink
thousand. Their dead was mostly left 0».
the field. and a Inge number of wounded
were left behind. - 'y
While it gives me pleasure to spank if
the gallantry and devotion the oflioerl on
men enerally displayed through this “
flict, l feel it necessar to mention 53.":
l some of the officers andymcn skulked from
their places until the battle WM oven—l'-
Death on the spot must hereafter bothd
fate; of all such cowards, and the hunk of
the military commanders must bestrengtfi
ened with all the power oflvhe Govern . *
tointlict ittaummarily. The easy and d 1?"
graceful surrender of Harper’s Ferry tint-t
prived my operntions of results whiclt‘
would have tormcd u brilliant sequel (9'
the substantial and gratifying unwell-l»
ready related. . , ' l. ,
Ilad the garrison held out 24 hours long
er. I should, in all probability, have captu
red that part of the enemy's fo e mgr-god
in the attack on Maryland lle‘hl; whillo
the whole garrison—some 12.000 strong-7-
could havebeen drawn to reinforce rne on We
day of the decisive battle. Certainly, oh
the morning of the 18ih, I would ,tlm‘l
have been iu‘ a position to have-destrqri
the rebel army.’ 1
Under the dame 'cirvmstancesrllltd t Io
besieging force on the irginia sidia gt H r
per’s l-‘erry notlwen withdrawn, Iwa ld
have had 35,000 or 49,000 less men to n
counter. at Antihtampsnd must have a
atrbyed or captured all opgosed tome. ' Al
it was, I had to engage an army fresh from
a recent and. to them. great victory; and to
reap the dimdyantage of their being freshly
and plentifully supplied with animugjtiou
and supplies. \ ' t
The objects and results of this brief '
«1 ,mi n mi? be rammed up as followsr.‘
lnnllie lieginnmg of the month oftfleptega
her, the safety of the National Capitol was
neriéusly endangered by the presence of n
victorious (Funny, who soon after ctoss'od
into Maryland“, and then lirectly threaten- '
ed Washington and Baltimore, while they
occupied the soil of n. loyal State. Ind ‘
threatened uminvnsidn of Pennsylvania.
The Army of the Union, inferior in num
bers, wearietl by long marches. deficient in
various supplies, worn out by unmet-nun
battles. thelnst of which had not been suc
cesalul. first covered by its moveinenta the:
important citiq-a of Washington and Bitlti-i
more, then boldly attacked the victorious
enemy in their chosen strong yodtionmml
drove them back, with all their superiority
of numbers, into the State of Virginiafllnn}
saving the loyigl States from invasion, and
iudel y dispelling the rebel dreams of carry-"
ing the war into our country, and out-ist
ing upon our,rcsources. , ’
INTO.. 2,8-
~ Thirteen guhs\ and 39 colors, more (but!
15,000 stand ol‘ small arms, and mom Hum
6,ootlprisoners were the, trophies which :9
test the, siliceous of our arms. Rendéring
thanks to Divine Providence for His blou
ing upon ournxt‘rtions, I close (himbrief rp~
'port. 1 be}; oh yto add‘ the hopegflut the
army's ehorts for the cause in whiqh w. "0'
engaged will beideemed wprthy to receive
the commendation of the government. and.
the cqumry. T . 1
. '_ ‘: Gm. B. M'CLufiAx. ‘ ‘
Mnj.'.Gen. United Sana: flu-my.
Brigadier (ivneral L. 't‘houus, Adjuwgfi
.UunoralUmtadb‘tntcs Army. ' 1“
———-7‘—v«uo»~——-fn ’
prim EAR COMMITTEE m commas.
m EAGHIN THE PRESIDENT,
The war commit e,whose purpose it WM tot
, destroy the repntnti n of‘ Gen". Hawaiian, have
{been nimble toi tr tn‘p upmn—y will!!! charge
Ingtinat him,th;in tlmt 6! extreme caution.-
iTheir . negatit‘e‘i' teatimory is; in Atruth, the
fgrentest praise of the‘ Generffl whom they wish
"to condemn. Rushness, under thecircumltuuj
lcos surrounding his «appointment, wits almost
certain to incite the entire destructibn of the '
army he had erénted land diseiplined, and the!
loss ofthe Federal capital. But the President, i,
the Secretary (if War, Mr. Stanton,‘ end, the
Commander-in-thef, UEn. Bullock, E 10310! let
ofl'ao cheap. ,T‘lley are made responsible (or
the failure ufGeti. Burnside, 'who,“ magma, ,
[was intrigued ntinat Joy Gena. New n and
I Cuchmne. We ‘ note from the ten or tht ‘
committee'i report: ‘ ‘ -
‘ ,“Genernl Newton opened the snbjectto the
President. At first the President, 'ul Gem-l '
NewtonJexpresses it, very nnt'umlly conceived ‘
I ihnt they had come there for the purpou oiling
Ijuring’hianerid Burnside. and tnggutlng loin.
j other per‘son to fill his place. ‘Geneml Newton ,
! states thin, white be firmly heliet‘ed‘: that the
principnl'cnnse ,of the mspirited canflitiop of
flu: an” wns the want of confidence in the _
military ‘capnclty of General -Bnr side, be
de ned it imprdper to, say so to.tho firesideél’]
‘ri ht square outf‘and therefore endeu'ored
to convey 'the. same idea indirectly. When
asked if he considered it tiny less improper to
_do sueh'n tbiqg, indirectly than it wan to do if
directly, he qualified his pret’iona assbrtlou by ‘
shying that his object wan to inform the Preli
adent of what he uon‘siatred to he the condition"
“of the army, in the hope that the President.“
lwould nuke inquiry and learn the trip Hutu”
for himself. Upon perceiving this impreu’wn i
uponthcmind at the President, Genet-hither-
I ton and Cuchrnnq state 'that they ha‘neued m 1'
ugsnre the President that he was entiiregy min-7
‘ taken, and to far wounded Mattel lln: done 91‘ In?
‘lnleh‘lcll' (It: l'rm'a'ent will (a Harm lie wad qud they '
had callnlx yum Ilim, and l/m.’ heJopcd that you“
would remit/rum. th‘e Vitamin? , ‘
‘ “To return to Gen. Burnside. The cavalry
expedition lmtl stoned; the brigme ofiinlnmry
detailed no accompany it hid (roiled :the Run-4
pahanuurk at Richard‘a Ford and “lot-Md In:
way at Ellis'l Ford,'lenving the my ‘cleiufi for.
the cavalry to cross at. Kelly's Ford. ‘The day
they haflmrmnged to make the crossing; Gen
era] Burnside received from tho Pruidtot tho -
following telegram: ‘I have yaodrmmi/ar mg:
in}; that you mull not "M“! a interdiml
willow! («fling mebmo of él.’ ~ ‘ ' ’1
“Gen. Burnside stated that. he .eould not in
ngine u the time, what Jeuol tho‘firuldeu
could hays for sending him Inch 5 14km
None of the otliueru of his commawoxcepl 030
on two or hit stall“ who had remained: in map
bud been toliuoylhlog CUM. plan bayou? (In;
’lllnple-fucl Iqu «4‘ mpmmt mu to ba nude. ,Ho
could only sunmsi that. the dispatch [elated]:
some way to million-tam. Ipililmy movements in ~
other pull ofllm country, in which it. was up
ccssuy la lune Kin-operation. _ .
"Upon theredcips of mu telegram “cps were
‘ - xcdinlely taken to lmlfihe enmity egpedi
lion w: z - iO. then was (at Keily's Foil) until
further order . f A portiqn of it. "I shortly n!-
tcrwards sent own-pt Stuart, ‘who Hm!
just mula a mid to Dumfrin and the'noiglibor
hand of Fnirl'au Uourl House. which itvlaitcl u
do. ' I ‘ ' F
J‘ Gen. ~Bumside came to Washington to at.
cejrtuin from the President the true wueohhe
eager He was iummed by [he Presidium HIM.
up” General g'fliceu {rum the army of the
Pqtomac, when! new In decimal (olive, Ind
clued upon" bin: And reprnsenL-d, flan flu. ‘
Bfiruuide wptegphted mu Mia‘s; mou
mum, and tlmt me any Wu no dispm’ud sad
demoralized that (my attempt (0 Ma 5 more.
men H mm. fimje Inn’s: result. in dinner; that.
.no prominent oflpeu in the» army afiiho Pow-
Imu: werg‘iu {.'.}vor uf any Inmiemeu: u um
tune. ‘ _
" Gen. Burnside Informed ghe Preuidninl my
none or his oficua‘bnd been Informed 'hn‘ his
pln VII, and (Km [amended to explain it in delrnfl’
to (In: l’ma'dau. ‘ He urged upun the President
to grain. him permission to carry iv. out, Mr Illa"
I'ruidcnl declined (0 do to at that link. ‘ Gen.- Hul
leck and Secretary Sumtun were um tor. Md
Um: kurncd, for the first time, of tile W 5 fir'
mm in uappmg the nywemnu,‘ ululough (Jen. Eil
leak was previously Ewart than a movemeit‘.
was contemplated by Gen. Burnside. Och";-
lluneck, with Gen. Burnside, held that the OE
cers who had mnde‘those reprmntuuonl. to
lhe—j’resxdent should be u once dmmufi th.
unit-e. ' .
“ Gen. Burnside remlined here at tint the
for two 3.1.”, but no conclusion wn rudwd
upon the subject. When he returned lg Jail
V camp he lenrnefi that many of (In detail; of‘h
igeneral movement, and Mg Made of the cavalry q}.
' lac-dawn, had become known (0 tin ruéd :ympuAéur.
m Ilhkingtnnflhereby rmderiug (Ital plan “prayi
, cable. When naked to whom lie Ind €ome
u.cntcd his plungJu madam; 1.2 bad (old «9.;
m Wmlu'nglan amp! the Prmduu, Serum-yak
um, um, yea. llulleck; and in his qnmir Mo
' knew ofit except one‘or ”yo a! bin in!
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