The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-10
fFrom the New York Evening Post
General Srgei in Fridays aud satur-
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sigel's eeneralship Is not houer OF sud
len bloom AZ the beginning 81 our sirug
+. 10 l,e va already 4 veteran, fully expert
eneed Ia The arts Of active warfare We
are not surprised, therefore, at the prom
pent position which he assumed IN the crit
cal battles Of last Friday and Saturday IL
was no slight token of confidence IN his
leadership that az such time he should have
been entrusted With such responsibilities
Ia the entire conduct Of the actions Of those
two DAYS, General Sigei appears 10 have
been the master mind, originating the plans
snd controlling the movements, 10 whics
Whatever success we had Is 10 be attributed.
Gen. Sigei's tactics on this occasion were
20 admirable that they make the battles IN
which be engaged intensely interesting. even
apart from those other conditions which
give them such mOmehtous significance. II
will be remembered by our readers that he
had Just come up from the Rappahannock.
where he had for four DAYS held the advance
under brisk FIRE, and where. too. he had
displayed marked traits Of generalship, such
a have already been shown in this war
For two days he had been upon the march.
and then, alter a rest OF only four hours, he
again took the advance ia the most moment
Gus struggle which our arms have waged
with rebellion.
No precautiOn was overlooked by him
which might guard against defeat or ensure
success. The General was not miles in the
| rear, ready 20 come up only after the en-
| gagemeut was over 70 congratulate his
| troops on their success, and 20 pen a brilliant
] dispatch he was on the field, acquainting
| himself with every important position and
long before the light could reveal his opera
tons to WHY foe, every battery was sta
toned undor his own eye and By bis own di-
rsction The enemy received no warning
save that given by the roar OF Sigels artil-
| lery. 1he advance was not made az ran
ON scouts were sent out il every direc
| ion and all DAY long they went forth and
| returned 10 their General, who found time
| for cAgtion even in the utmost fury of the
contess His march was rapid. but at every
/ step hisScaSs were under cover of tneir ar
tisiery - Wien the enemy was engaged his
battaIions were brought up in perfect order,
and preciseH Nfhe time and place they were
most ne sded usder such leadership there
was no falteriDg. BY skillful management
one brigade relieved another, ard nothing
va. lost by delay 81 night. although the
enemy had fought under cover Of The woods.
We had gained upon his position and held the
| advantage.
Nor was Sigel's management on Saturday
any less creditable than on the previous day
although the eucmy had been heavily rein
forced. Unfortunately, through mistaken
or wiilfal disregard of General Sigels in
structions. General Mcdowell advanced i'm
properly npon the enemy. aud was compelled
to suffer a terrible repulse Sisels orders
were that our forces should maintain their
position and await the attack: but Mcdowell,
! IL IA said. did not heed these instructions. aud
thus the repulse of a whole division, the
slaughter Of Slocum's brigade, the necessary
reinforcement Of McDowell from Porter :
division tended 20 weaken and disarrange our
admirable position at the beginning Yet
the result Of the days battle was far more
satisfactory than Wa at first believed and
only slight advantage over n was gained
/ by the enemy.
Our German adopted citizens may well be
proud of their representative nor will the
fact that he j. foreigner by birth either
lessen or chill the native admiration OF his
| qualities and services. Even il Sicel were
at the head OF our armies. the amour pTopre
OF Americans would not be much disturbed.
| The military hero OF France was Corsican.
| The man who meets most adequately the
/ the crisis OF the country, Ia such an hour ~
this will have need OF no special baptisufsio
be for ever recognized as our own.