The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-10
ARMY CORRESPONDENcE.
CAN'T NEAR RRook's STATION, yA.,l

Washington. When the army left Mary.
land on the Goth Of October, and crossed
back into Dixie, at no period since its or.
ganization was it in batter condition to NEE,
and vanquish the foe than then. While the
main body lay in the vicinity Of Sharpsbure
and Harper's Ferry, during the month O
October, it was impossible to move forward
from the fact that the ranks were so thined
in the battle Of Antietam. and needed reor.
ganization, clothing, and supplies. And
while the authorities at Washington were
very slack in sending forward clothing, and
the necessary articles requisite for forward
movement, the newspapers were loud ir
their denunciations against Mcclellan for no,
pushing forward immediately, as the coun.
try and the times demanded it, when, to my
certain knowledge. there were whole regi,
ments that did not have one hundred shirts
Blankets. shoes. socks, pants, overcoats, &c
were needed. The men had been on the
move then from the 10th of August, had
fought the battles of Bulls Run, South
Mountain, and Antietam. Their clothine
was worn out, lost, or.e'sc destroyed at Cen
terviIle by order Of Gen. Pope, on Sept. LIST
and Mcclellan we'll understood, this. tt
march an army into Virginia without al
outfit. was to send him off without any hope
Of getting one for. the roads, at best, ar,
miserable, and it requires all the trains K
transport sufficient supplies. But nothip,
would do, Mcclellan must move or be re-
moved. The time came, the army crossed
the Rubicon, terror strikes into the very
heart OF the enemy-the masses move with
every confidence in their leader, ready t
die or be victorious. That they were victors
history will show. The army arrived a,
Warrenton on the 9th Of November, agair
on the line Of the Rappahannock, the place
that Pope Quilted on the 9Th of August.
But another destiny awaits US. Popula,
prejudice must rule, and partisan politicians
must be obeyed. Abraham Lincoln strikes
with dash Of the pen from the rolls of the
army Of the Potomac the name of George
B. Mcclellan. Let that day perish from
the memory Of the army. # shall be re-
membered only to- be dispised.
When Mcclellan took leave OF the army
in his address he said, IL feel that the army
Of the Potomac belongs to me-" We then
thought, and still think, that it was burn
ing shame. When he came to McCall's old
division, who had fought so noble before
Richmond, as he passed along the line tie
officers threw their swords upon the ground
declaring they had but little interest in per.
ling their lives for such a set of oigarchs
a. managed at the scat Of Government
When We think that it is the wall Of steel
pre- ented toward the foe by the army of the
Potomac, that ensures them 4 safe place
from danger in tho Federal city ; or, what is
still worse, those outside bleaters that dare
not step forward like men to meet the foe
and help suppress the rebellion: but stand
off with arms folded, and say to the Presi
dent, Mcclellan must be removed Or such
and such political aspirant will fail, or our
party will go under''-we feel almost dis
gusted and dishoarted.
/ will boldly assert that Mcclellan was
tho pride Of the army, and it did seem hard
to give him up, for we have full confidence
in him. If understood right lie was too
slow and we had to have faster man.
Well, ! think we have, and he is getting more
SO every day. The great body Of the army
n now lying near Fredericksburg, this side
the river. with Lee and his army at Freder.
icksburg, Jackson at Warrenton, and Stew
art about Thoroughtare Gap, and if it was
not for Sigel, (who is second to no man in
this army who commands the grand re-
serve, we might expect surprise at any
time Should the enemy see fit to hazard
battle now, and should be defeated, it
would have no serious effect, for they could
fall back on Gordonsville, Richmond, or any
of their strong holds without any fears Of
being totally routed while We, should we
be unsuccessful, would have no outlet what
ever save Acquia Creek.
With Jackson on one flank, Lee in front,
and marshy land upon the other flank de-
teat would amount to destruction. Such
IS the condition in which our army is now
placed; but IS Stanton told one of our hes.
generals before the battle Of Bull Run; you
can't 60 there the thing is oil right, your
services are not needed" But the seoue,
shswed that they were needed in very few
days ate, the army had been deprived Of
ten or twelve thousand men and under q
very bad organization. go. is.
The weather is brittle, Fall rains have Sc.
in and the roads are in = bad condition 70,
moving heavy trains, artillery &c. It is
senerslly believed in high military circles,
that forward movement Or Richmond is
anticipated BY ths:way Of Fredericksburgh
and that the army does not intend going
into winter quarters. III. 81. A. w.
Ar the special November term Of tho FAY
cite (Ky.) Circuit Court, which closed it,
Iahors on Saturday week, two hundred and