The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-05
our NEW MAJOR AND BRlGADIER GENERALS

n.rsr. curtis, mccall, she
I.,d.y. Kelly, Kearney, p .,,n
u.,nt,c,,m.n. Porter, Stone, eater. |
v.sc,r.ns. BucIi, Mcigs and + ...sIIu. |
v ,no proceedings Of Congress sasur ,.v aaa. q will
\. .sen that among the numerous a. mr. annolunenls
he following names were confirmed u.sor and sadier
Generals Mech III N, Fremont, DIX and
hanks, and Brigadier Geners Is,oNor Curtis, Mccall,
herman, Lander, Kelley, Ksarrcy, Pope, Heinzeiman,
'orter Stone, Reynolds In,er, Franklin ssossncranS,
sueii, Mansfield Mcp weil and Meigs wopFopose to lay
before our readcrs biographical sketch OF all these
officers, 10 order that Tie public may know in whom rests
Ihe trust Of So many valuable lives Of our bravo soldiers
In our cdv On of Tao sth ult published sketches OF
y large nu,p Der ofGeneras among them Mcclellan Ere
MONT aud. Banks
BY lpo advfccs from Washington informed
that Major General John E. Wool, late com
rpaDacr Of the Department. Of the East, and
sscond m rank only to Lieutenant General
Scott ls 10 the command or the forces in and
Fortress Monroe Newport News The pos, thus
assigned 10 General Wool h OF much Importance ana has
been sadly neglected that ii s scarcely TO be wondered
at chat veteran of much practical experience
should be assigned 10 Its command Tho career 81 MAJOR
s;snerai John Eis Wool rs SO well and aycraby oown
tooverybOdy that hardly necessary 10 gay anything
relative 10 hts merits IS sufficient TO know 1sat lie
mas been in commission since 1912, having entered tho
army captain OF tho thirteenth United States
tnisntry; greatly distinguished himself, and was
severely wounded at the assault ON Queenstown
Heights Oct, 49, lst2; appointed Major April, 1919,
hrcvetcd Lieutenant Colonerfcr gann cosduct at psts
burg Sept H. 1915. At the end OF tho second with
sTeat Britain DO reaind in tho array and appointed
Colonel of the Sixth infantry in May ,si6. Subsequent
by he insde Inspector General Soldng his rank Of
C!one April 2e 1896 FOR ten years faithful service he
al he nf Eriu
ss4l he appointed Brgadier General in the United
staica Army. In February ,ls47 General Wool command
cd the central division Of the army and untod his forces
with those Of General Taylor III the baltic Of Bucna
Vista General Wool distinguished himself 10 such
that thon received the brevet Of MAJOR General
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN
The telegraph reports that great satisfaction was felt
among military and civilians at Washington that
General Mcclellan ordered to the army Of
Tho Potomac. The satisfaction, says tho Boston
Post Of the 18th nit Is expressed here u may be no.
only interesting but useful in this unhappy hour OF
country to review the record that makes The confidence
unusually felt IN She ability and judgment OF this dis
singushed military leader
George r. Mcclellan the Of an eminent physician Of
Philadelphia, born in that city, December g. 1920
Al the Of sixteen or in 1912 he the West
Point Academy and graduated 1s4e, at the ago of
ahs year, his title Brevet Second Lieutenant Of En-
gineers.
This the period OF the Mexican war End Me- lelan
about the age Of Alexander Hamilton when he began to
show extraordinary ability, called no active servce
Congress May l5 1s46) had passed act adding com
pany Of sappers and pononers 10 the corps Of
engineers, and Mcclellan made Second lieutenant in
this company. Col. Totten with warm approba-
tnn his great eHertions, with two others organizing
A..A .f.sffs. kka it,
West Point they were AT put into OF active
drih infantry and oi practical instruction In max ing
the different materials used in sieges running saps and
forming ponton bridges and nrough the exertions Of
shree officers cniy when they sailed from West Point
tSep 49, seventy strong the Colonel says they were
sin admirable discipline This company was first ordered
70 report 10 General Taylor, aud Camargo but
were then ordered TO countermarch to Ma.amoros and
move with the column Of Patterson. Here Captain swift
.ad nineteen left in the hospital from that
time until few days before the landing al Cruz the
company was under Lieutenant Smith, who had bat one
othor officer Lieutenant Mcclellan. During the march,
Colonel Totem says "to Nitoria from Matamoros, the
COMPANY then reduced forty-Avo electives executed
great amount Of work upon roais fods &c Ms did in
proceeding thence TO lampEo, when it formed with
company Inc Third and one OF the seventh infantry
pioneer party under Captain Henry, Of the Third infantry
The detailed repsrts OF these ahors exhibit greatest
eciency and excellent discipline under severe and trying
circumstances, Lieutenant Smith having then hut one
cfbcor, Lieutenant Mcclellan, under his command,
Colonel Totem, at Vera Cruz this company now
beach under General Worth and its service here Our
ing the siege of Vera Cruz Colonel lotion says
witness TO the great eyertons aud service Of this
pany animated by and eulatng the zeal aud devotion
Of its excellent ofncers Lrutenants smith Mcclellan and
Foster" Until the surrender Of the Castle Lieutenant
ncNieian was engaged IN the most severe and trying
duties In opening fatis and roads facilitate the invest
nent in covering "Reminiscences and in the uaceasog
Toll and hardship Of the trenches The total Of The
company Colonel Totten writes so small and de-
mands for It's aid so ncessan tina, every may be
saidta have been constantly duty with scarccIv mo
ment for rest and refrcshmen, Captain Swift was stI
700 Ia for such ahors, and died soon Afterwards bat
Colonel oten remarks the other officers directed ti,c
operations OF the siege with unsurpassed intelligence and
seal Such is the plain and truthful record OF the ear
hest was experience at ths age Of twenty Of the noc
soldier, Who is the General Of the Army Of the po
somac, AID whose star is fixed in the American consea
ton.
Let the stage forward be related in the official
words Of Colonel Tpt:en"Severe labors followed tho
snrrcndere Vera Cruz and its castle and accompanied
The march 10 the battle Of Cerro Gordo IN which tho com
pany displayed in various parts Of The field It's ealantrv
and efficiency 1t entered the city of Jaapa with the ad
vance Tsyiggs DIVISION and PUebla with The advance
OF Worts. During the pause the latter pacc the in
struction ohe company IN lis appropriate studies aud
exercises wes resumed by its perseverng and Jealous
officers and sss stance given by all in the repars or
the deencss Marching from Puebia with General
Worth at Chaen and arrived 'front.' Of san aaonia on
Abe 18th u August having greatly r clearing
ahe road q Destinations placed by tie enemy"
The company the 10th ordered to take s.,e head
On General asiows column at, ST. Augustine The ser.
s,ce o. the Tsipsny was row noble, and is apeched
All along IN tine ETHICAL reports Before day II Con
treras, Generai THiggs, discovering his eac,ny IN
naturally xcfotg position with besstworks that com.
,fnanded aNpueSch N every diror,4on, despasched
Svo engineers to reconnoi,re, OF wA,p Iaeut
Mcclellan. They wore stopped by the Mexican picke,s
had their horses SHOT under them and compelled %
return. The action commenced-- ie Battle OF Con
irerasin whict' Lstenant Mcclellan was with Magxu
derB battery, which rendered spenthi service ATtsr
mentioning Mcclellan Several times in his 1ds cal roper
Gepei al Nxiggs thsis yritcs"Leut G. b. Mcclellan after
Lieut. Calender sas ,nonntcd, took charge and man
aged the howitzer ba:ery Hieu. Reno beng detached
white rockelsl snh judgment and success s it be.
same ~ dsabied as 10 require shelter. Fer Lieut.
hcteLaA efficiency and g.antry in this afrass pre-
sent his for tho favorable con siderasOs Of the
GeneraisChief' After njgh Of exposure To pitiless
storm ne army fought The next day August ~ the
bats Of Chertscbusco, and that inc soldier Gen Iers
ier y snltn, thus completes the record OF Mcclellan -
Lieut. g. smith in co'npas oi the engineer cor,pasy
ana Len, E3 eian, his subaern, distinguished thenn
selves tne9ehout the whole Of the ,bree actions
Notng sered 10 ihem too bold to be undertaken or IT,,
hiincu To DC executed and their services A. engineers
we're as yaila9e as those they rendered in battle a, the
head OF Their gallant men, For SUCH coJu. on that
day Mcclellan %as breyetted frat ide,g ehant
lieutenant Mcclellan breveed captain for 1allon.
and aertorious conduct in the bate ri Mo.o a.,
Reyifut declining, he stl lieutenant on the great
day OF EAepulcpeg and the General in Chief naming sIu
WIN fopr Others, uses these vsords:-'fhoso 6Es