The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-17

GENERAL. BURNSIDE AT MANASSAS.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GENERAL BURNSIDE AND
HONORABLE HENRY WILSON.
BURNsspHs LITTER.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OfFlcEi
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PROVIDENCE August ., 1851, ! J..
Hon. HENRy WusoN--You will remember CONVERSE
ton that had with General Mcdowell at Csnirev'i,i In,
reference to the move upon Manassas Wc ours n O
conversation imagined that you looked al me 40 u yp ~
thought was inclined to be over cauions W say ,he
least and in the remarks a NcWport he
other day unwsely alluded to your looks OF dsrust as
10 my courage. Ia conversation To-Day WIN uoveror
Anthony learned that you were The nrs TO urge my
confirmation as Brigadier General, which eonvnces me
that you never could have entertained tho thoughts at
trbuted TO YOU and as am always anxious TO repair
wrong hasten to repair that done you and to thank
YOU for your kind support As may have been under
stood TO imply that you urging the forward at
that time beg to say that with the above exception
never heard any thing from you that tended that
way, and as have stated was mistaken in that in
You are at liberty to make this public II is
matter of sufficient importance. Again tlanking you
for your kindness am as ever, yours sincerely,
A. T. BURNSIDE.
LETTER FROM WILSON.
NAucK, Mass. August 10, 1861.
GEN. A. Z. BuRNsiDE-Your note explanatory OF your
Newport speech is received and hasten to acknowledge
its receipt ] confess was surprised and panied when
read in the public prints the report of your speech but
am grathod that you have discovered Your mistake and
rightcd so far as you can, the wrong you did me.
Yonr remarks tended to fix the conviction In the public
mind that was at Centrevllle urging ON The forward
movement OF the army, but admit in your note thh,
with the exception of look which you thought expressed
disrust of your You never heard anything from
me of the kind Surely, you could not have done so,or
while for the most energetic prosecution OF tho war
content TO leave the matter in tie hands OF General
Scott and the officers OF the army.
But you certainly misinterprcted my ook at YOU in
General McDowens tent 1cer,any had no thought that
you were ethor oyer OF uYwu on tnc M
result Of the coming battle knew fears entertained
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position. Anxiety the result, not idle curiosity,
ried me there Knowing tho position of affairs felt op.
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ton Won were "ttering words In New Eng,ond whh ie
rance or malignitv cr,lJ ue IN ;nnro r, p, iHi ~,
mass. have no memory for wrong vour own scnsc of
Justice has riph,ed W. " "'''e '''' Wv" ''"'' VI
can assure Won however that should have acted as
did towards xou If your Newrort sneech lad hon he
fore me We are engaged in contest for national exist
once contest in Which hcleye y,r should
Give onr toi ,reasuro and MOOD Il, hi, ho ,
should know no no rersonol friends or cncirs An
we should ask is Gdtv ia mo country and coal ami
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have opposed the of less efficient personal and
political friends Officers who tcndcry care for their men
suppv their wants and discipline them for the stern din,
had watched vonr conrsc from tbe 9at or Anil When
10 the day of your return home and saw how carefully
Won watched over yor noble regiment and how well VOL,
lifted those brave men TO do their duty ON the field Of
battle was glad of an opportunity to aid in placing
YOU in position where YOU would continue to serve yor
country HENRY WILSON
COL. BURNSIDE'S SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT
The following report is supplementary to the one which
we have recently published 1t will be found in
terestinr;-
PROVIDENCE August 8, 1861.
Col ANDREW PORTER commanding Second Division SC -
CoI0NrIYou viii observe thai INV report Of the move
rops of nv brigade at R run on The Dist nit is dated
Imlv "a bmi three dovs after Tho ba,ti 7, vne ma ,
in Inc ro uI ON ho, dav and 11 ,ho ne mS %
orders came "a NV cam directing mo IN get nv Eirst
Th"d fnd W E uap 't W se' r my p rs'
dencc ON the seven O'Clock p NJ tran Tho work mel
dent TO moving regiment with its bagpope so occnned
me that had no time To revise INV rcnort INT sent i in
kp n
Iarv one n viii moi seem srancc tba many dm sione
md some inaccuracies sbou,d have occurred which now
hope to correct I stated that after Col Hunter was
wounded no directed mo IN iote cbarce of tho ror,aton
of the division in the presence Of the enemy when
should have said hat part of the division in presence of
The enemy | of course knew that Won commanded the
division y virtue of your superior rank but YOU were
at that time as you will remember in command Of YOUR
brigade in another Dart Of the Geld. u ''''
In another part OF nv repor mention the arrival OF
Col Heintzeman's division on our left twas shermans
brigade, with the sixty ninth New York Militia in adj.
vance that arrived al about half mast Twelve o'clock and
by most deadly fire assisted in breaking the ene,y's
anes and soon after one ocock tho woods nm onr font
which had been so obstnaely held was cleared of the
enemy NV brigade had now been engaged since about
half mast ion o,cIo,k ~
In my first report mentioned the oppor,une arrival Of
Major sykes battalion and 1t il not necessary 10 reneat
what then said of their gallant sunnor If nv brigada
beg to again mention the bravery and stendness nanest
both the field and during the retreat Col Marston
ene seo9na New iaipshie was pauIy wounded 10 the
saddle under fire after his wound was hi.
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