Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-08-16

and brigade commanders. | bog TO refer 10 their
reports for the names Of those serving under their
immediate orders, desiring that on this subject
they may be consideredas part Of my own ! claim
credit for the officers Of my staff, and for those
acting as such during the day. They did every
thing IN their power, exposing themselves freely
when required. and doing all that men could do,
communicating orders. guiding the columns, cN-
horting the troops, rallyiug them when broken,
ana providing for them the best the circumstances
admitted. They are as follows.
First Lieuienat II W Kngsbury, Fifth ARTILLERY, aide
Major Clarence Brown, New York Militia voluu-
teers. aide.de-c camp.
Major James Wadsworth Now YorL Nuiti, Vniuu.
tccrs nd'de-cafnp The latter who does me the honor
20 pe my personal siaf' had horse shot under him no
the hottest u the fight
Captain James % Frye Assistant Adju,ant General
captain q u lhfnghasi, Assistant Quarcrmasitr,
VINO discharged alone the important and hufdrnsuc due
tics Of his department with ihc arniy and who was mor
ANY wounded while acting with the artillery 10 which
ne ouney belonged, and in which he deeply inter
Captain II T CLARK CHIEF of Subsistence Department
u MAJOR Meyer Signal Officer, and Major Malcolm Nc
Douucll, who acted as sides
4, S9lgGqR W King and Assistant Surgeon Mnsudcr
Major @ barnard. Engineer. and senior OF hi, de-
pa,,mcnt with the army, gave iu'st .mpottant aid.
First Lieutenant Fred Prime, Engineers.
Captain W Whppc
First Lcu'cnut Il T. Abbott aud Second Lieutenant
IL ; Puinml l,p1srahpl'al Eueintcts
ivufrnant % strong, Ordinance Officer
General
Second Lieutenant Guy llcury who Joined me on the
field, and was ~ s'tyico an aidc.de.rauis
The following officers commanded divisions and hiis.
AIDES aud 10 the several places their duty called them
goa most th ct,e service and behaved iu the most pa-
liant manner
Brlgade, Central Tyler. Connection, volunteer,
Colonel DAVID ilnnicr Third Cavalry severely wound
CoIgnd y iduu.mau, Seventeenth Infantry.
wounded in ihr nrm while leading bis division into go
Bugidier General scheuck, Ohio voluu,cr,s, com.
m1,1ing second brigade tifst division
ID, Colonel ID kQt.. Eleventh Infantry, commai ding
Colonel W F'anan. Tweloh mtnuy, First bus-
maudng lhiid migade, Fist division.
Colonel And,cw Porter. Sixccnth Infantry. command.
ing FIRST brigade, Second division
Colonel 4 burnside. Rhode STAND Volunteers. come
mandmR Second brigade. Second division.
Colonel o B Wilcox. Mi Dol gan Volunteers command
inn Second brigade Third division. who was wouna,d
the fight
Colonel Howard Maine Volunteers. command.
ing Third brigade, Third division
Colonel } B ki,hardsnn. Michigan Volunteers COM
Colonel blcnker New York Volunteers commaudin,
Second brigade. Fifth division.
As my position may warrant. even if il does NOT
call FOR some explanation of the causes rs far a,
they can be seen, which led to thc results herein
started, trust It may not be out of place If re-
fer in few words To the immediate antcrc,cnt. of
the battle. When Submitted TO the Gcpo,,l-iu-
Chief, in compliance with his verbal instruction.
the plan of operations and estimate of force r,-
quircd. the time was to proceed 10 c,i4., if init,
effect was fixed for the Sth of july. Monday. tx
cry facility possible was givcn me- by fine Gcpnlll
in-CIuef and heads ol the administrative d.,srf-
meuts n making the ucrcssai, preparations. Dut
che regiments, owing was told To tine want of
transportation, came over very SLOWLY Mann, .f
them did not como across tili ciali or nine .ia.,
after the time fixed upon. and went forward viiI-
out nay even seeing them. and without having
been together before me brigade Tie sends
ing reiniorccmcnts to General Patterson. b,
drawing OF the wagons, was a further and nua-
workable cause of DELAY. Notwithstanding t,c
hcrculcau efforts of the Quatcnnasicr General
and his tayorng me in cycry wa,. the ,yapous for
ammunition, Substance. &c. and the horses ion.
the trains and the artillery. did not an arrive, for
more tim aWcck after the time appoinfcd TO rloyo.
| was not even prepared as late as the ljtl, ulf-
mo, and the desire / should move became ,,r,.,,
and Il was wished should not. ii possible. dclp,.
longer than Tuesday, the 10th utimo. When +
did set ont. ON fine lGtb yos .t;ll ,l,f.;'.,,, a.
wagons for subsistence. But went lor,.,rI
trusting 10 their being procured in time to follow
me. The trains thus h1riicdly Gathered toarib,.r
with HORSES wagons, drivers. and ,vaoon ,u.,,,
gers, all new and unused to each other. moved
with difficulty and disorder and was the cause. of
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