New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-01
Gas. SCHENCK,S DEFENSE.

The following communication appears in TIE Fila
delp4ia Press
CAMP UPTos, Va. Tuesday, June Is, lstl.
find in the kilograms OF the 29d inst, the follosag
Especial Dispatch"
vIenu resulted IL the eTcupsion Q! the enE5eer o. the
u.n which took The Ohio troop, The ropon,by critic
bunder which resulted 20 di'so0sJ for oar troops rests n
Now that you have published the above, win iOu
do Gen. sehenck the justice pPublish hso this comnu'
nicaiOni
wa, at the time acting aid TO Gen. Schenck, and =:
bis side both upon and driog the action, aud have f
knowledge, therefore, Of every order given.
The First Ohio Regiment were taken on train far-
nished by Gen. Mcdowell and pursuant 70 his ordes
Six com osnies left III different points along tk
line of the Loudon and Hampshire Railroad. Tho foG
remaining COMPANIES were to be stationed III vienna
This same train had only the day before been a
ViennanOt at Vienna alone, but three miles beyond-
with Gen. Tyler and staff who reported no eyidens
of troops in that neighboIh0Od" IL IL true that 'obR
one told Gen. Schenck that some other man bad heart
that somebody had said that there had been 100 rebels
at or near Vienna. lie had no foundation on which "a
base even delay Of 80 important move let alone "a
disobey his orders. An officer, In TIE command OF
post in the enemy country soon learns 10 appreciate
wild ruinors. When within mile Of the village, To.
train was ordered TO proceed cautiously, and Major
Hughes with the Generals field glass, was placed "a
the lookout on the forward car.
The battery being masked BY bushes, was not dis.
covered until the moment II opened IRE. The train
was almost instantly stopped The General first or
ered me 10 have the train drawn out Of range. I'M
mediatey went TO the platform next the engine, bic
was in the rear followed by the General himself, who
repeated his order after me. The engineer who war
much excited and in evident fear, stammered out that
tho breaks were down and he could not move. j al
once unooted the brakes on the platform where we
stood ran back and unwound that Of the next be-
hind, and gave orders TO have all the rect done.
then went back and informed the engineer Of the
fact MEANWHILE some uneoupled the tirft car
with the engine and tender from the rest OF the tram
The General then gave special orders TO the engineer
10 move o short distance down the road, and there
await :,
He at once started of az quick and fast az he could
and ran, as we were informed by parties along tue
road Az il the devil were after him, 10 Alexandria,
where he probably yet remains.
By taking off 10 this manner the car, he deprived
ma Of all means Of sending for reenofcenents, OF
carving our wounded back TO camp except laborionsy
and painfully ia blankets. The Of surgical instru-
ments which our surgeon, who was with us all the
time had placed 10 charge Of an attendant ON the cara
was carried off, and nothing could be done Tor the poor
sufferers until next morning. -.
The men who were present, and In fact, all the ons
GERS and men of the brigade attach no blame to Gen.
Schenck, who only obeyed SPECIAL orders from head
quarters and Ear from abIsiDg, they all praise Lis
GOODNESS under fire, his Judgment and ohcer'nke con.
dnct In rallyipg and forming bis men either aide OF
the road No officer could have obeyed his instructions
bettor and no man could have done more to retrieve
the disaster, and save lis command from utter annhi'
ton, ... ,,,,
This statement IL not made 10 shield any one or TO
nre,en and possessed of facts which probably but few
have knowledge write the above = render ja''i's
~ LisV.. Co. q, ID Restnsnto. v, H.