The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-05


rae, That lasting honor a.. 49, .,,0,;roa IN
y lhs ever IN, sss s az , f.9 country.
., NC. :, w. a.seer that is keenly watch
,ncy snd ,vint Is sA 81 Mcclellan is .bai u wss
- Askod by ihotOnshness ss 10 Gotham, MIN esteem
confidence and so allied with sympathy a. - ,,,ry in
and love- IN such way ne served MS c"un.y his
Moxso ta,sef Engineer Totem thus gives IN g-sr@
term Of seryice: Lieutenant Mcclellan, on duty WIN
the siege of Vera Cruz, and in all the battles OF Ssh3s
Scott march 70 the city Of Mckee, The company 'ei
this city May o. 1s4s marched TO Vera Cruz and arrived
vt West Point on the 22d Of June.
Lieutenant Mcclellan was brevctted Captain for gallant
and ertorious conduct battle Of Cheputepee and the
following year lsaS) hlp Ter Of this great
company Of sappers and Dners and d. others He con-
tinued here Until 1851 but the military routine was W.
enough Tor him During this period he translated from
the French, which he knows thoroughly, manual ',hich
has become the text book Of the service and int odued
the hayouet exercise into the army.
Captain EcCeans next service wss 10 supv ntend the
construction OF Fort Delaware in the fall OF 1871 IN the
spring OF 1852 hc assigned TO duty und' Nacr Marcy
III the expedition that explored the Red riyer and then
ordered senor engineer Texas ma stn OF Gene
raP Y. Smith, with whom he gagged in surveying
the rivers and harbors Of that State
Captain Mcclellan in the next ar was one of the
Gneers who wore ordered TO MAY and
veys'o ascertain the most pract .be route for railroad
iror the Mississippi river 70 ue Pacific Ocean and among
other duties, hc made the connosance the Yakima
lass among the Rocky Mountains and The most direct
route to Puget Sound - associated the cxllora
ton Of ssyn and forty nnth parallels Of norh
latitude with SbSefsor Stevens, Of UTegon. THE
Secretary Of! War, Jefferson DAVIS, In his ofbcia
report 70 Congress-. says of McCelhn's services
Tho exaHnaton Of tho approaches and passes OF the
Cascade Mountains, made by Captain Mcselhm of the
corps 81 Engineers, presents reconpoissnce u great
ces exhibits oil the Information necessary 10 determine
,haprcabhisy OF this rton Of the route ard reflects
ae highest credit on tho capacity and resources OF that
indotntstfo public servant IN this report, ito
closing vords, Secretary Davis eays;-"Capan
Mcclellan, OK the corps Of engineers, after the
complexion of his neld operations was directed TO visit
various railroads ard collect information aud facts e
tahlahrd in the construction and working Of existing
roads 10 serve as data in determinEg the practeabity
Of constructing and working roads
explored The results Of his inquiries will be found in
| very valuable menoir herewith subaniied.'
70 this engineering service succeeded for three years
otter duties which largely raised the OF Cap
tain Mcclellan After executing secret service in tho
west indies and receiving commission in the United
States Cavalry he was appointed Of military
mission of three officers To proceed TO the Crmea and
Northern Russia for observation on the existing and
his report On the Organization Of European Armies
the Operations Of tho War " much grasp the
subject as to add to the reputation OF and efficient
officer In the field that OF large comprehension OF The
| science Of
And now, there call by his country for ser.
vice IN the Geld, he resigned $3.50 his position the
army and became simple American citizen; but still
kept as We're in the Inc of his profession of engineer
for he became Vice President and Engineer Of the Illinois
| Central Railroad Having served here three years,
much valued were his services that he became General
superintendent the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad in
which capacity he acting when the present unhappy
strife broke out, and he rendered the piece of Major
General Of the 0hostae forces and little later
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services in organizing the volunteers Of that State He
accepted however, tho earliest Offer Of Ohio and he very
promptly organized the iailta Of that State IN a
SO original and efficient 10 elicit the War,nest
miasns and perhaps state III the Union has q citizen
soldiery bidding airer keep the people true the
duties OF both citizen ard soldier at the
| Ohio under this system.
Brit thoroughly had General Mcclellan demonstrated
that he scientific soldier that the 14th day
May he rendered q commission in the United States
Army as Major General and be assigned the Depart
ment OF Ohio, with wide district including Western
| MuV uhpryy IA
portion OF MS command ne entered Virginia, well
known 10 need more than passing reference His sue
cess has been rapid and complete, while the noble words
that he has uttered In Ills procnations have been ai-
rahy calculated appeal TO that mysterious power
Whch N he long run, mNst be the arbiter ia this cota
T, try--pub1c opinion.
Such is the record which onicer--yct but thirty
hFe-has made OF service 10 his country II shows in
domitabe energy, nnirng industry, and rare fertility Of
mako such commander the hour demands-the rare
| power 10 command men aud this General Mcclellan
has because he Is himself a whole -sonled man and
has the power - Intellect. His private life il as
beautiful rs his pueblo has been beth brilliant and
solid and though he quietly and with prete1i-
! sion IN the ordinary business circle, yet the battle
HELD when al his energies are reused he shows thai,
genius for war st prompted the unreserved tributes
| admiration mat are seen IN Official reports.
| General Nc,elan's work in Virginia has commanded
like admiration from the country. He has held at va
roas points, thirty thousand troops under him. and he
has had them the right time in the right place
General Scott marched from Puebla with less eleven
thousand rank and e There hut eighty five hun
dred ~ the battle Of tohrefas but thirty three hundred
at Moline del Rcy and but six thousand in the
| INTO Mexico SO that General Mcclellan had under him.
IN his late command 80 600 three tho number OF
troops that General Scott had Cntreras The work
done N western Virginia go splenddty is, ut least
good ar assurance as the country that General
Mcclellan is fiy capable OF leading riumphanty
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