The New York herald., 1862-12-04

was directed TO pursue him with all troops which
required for defence Of Washington Several corps
were Immediately thrown out IN observation at Barnes
town and Ieesb e and most OF his army WAS IN molten
by the 5th OF September portion entered Frederick
in The department oonInanded by Major General Wool
directed Gen NC elan 20 assume cnstrol or AL troops
Tie garsons Of Winchester aud Msrtinsburg had been
withdrawn 70 hnpers Ferry, and tho commanding Off
OF that pos had been advised by my che OF stan
mainly confne his defence, In case he attacked by
superior forces ~ the position OF Maryland Heights
vlich could have been he'd along time against over
Thslmng numbers 10 withdraw him entirely from
that POSITION with the great body Of Lee forces between
lm aud our army would not on, expose the garrison 10
capture, but all the artillery d stores collected at that
place must eitbor be destroyed LEFT 10 the enemy The
only feasible plan was for him TO hold his position Until
tion so that he Could eyacuac IL ir safety These
were communicate both TO Gen Mceiciaa and 10 Col
The left Of Gen MoClelIans army pursued Part or the
enemys forces to the South Mountain, where on the
l4O he made stand severe baltic eu-uod, the eae
nv being defeated and driven IRON, his position With
laavy loss. Lees army thea fe behnd Anteam creek
few miles above s mouth and took position acmira
oy suited Tor defence oar army attacked hlm the
18th and hotiv contested battle fought that and
tt ensuing day winch resultsdaa he defeat Of the rebel
teyces On the night of the l7th troop. slept the
neid which they had bravsy on On the 18th neither
pGlty removed the ATTACK, aud IN tho night of the 18th
the Potomac. Our loss in The several battles South
Meuntain and at Antican was i,7t2 killed 066 wounded
s, sn5 sis mssing1malne N t9al q 10 III Gen. MIC.
tAef own accounts give their loss At about IL 0oe II
! killed aud wounded,
On The approach Of the enemy 70 Harpers Forty tho
o6er IN command on Maryland Hcgats destroyed his
tlsy and Abandoned his post and on tho lSh Col Miles
sur enacred Harpcrs Ferry with only ssh ance
aud ithn hearing % the guns Of Gen. Mctlcans army
Al ttg whole matter has been Investigated rescrcd
DToa by military commission, i unnecessary Tor
o uss the dis raccul SURRENDER 0f tne post md army
ruecr Colonel Niles command General hccieilin's pre-
mRary report Of biz operations ID Maryland including
tho battles Of South Mauiain aad Anie,am, sabrt
! tos herewith and marFe1 FxiSG "a / This report
l-s not been receves) Ao reQcfs o. his subordinate
| N ~ n hear fl
Esem thc lslh Of soptsm6er tn ,ha 25,h or October
Ac elaa's mail army remained % he nt<ta bank Of
the Oomsc in The vicinity o. Shafnsbafs aui Harref's
tuy Tho long inlctiyity OF 80 barge m army n the
ace 0. dele-ted foe and durag a aoa tayor DC sea-
matter q great DISAPPOINTMENT AID rezrs Yous let
ley o the 27th and my reply the 18th Of October
regard q the alleged causes OF this unfortunate delay
submit herewith, marked Exhibit No Q, General Hal
icos letter was published On the eth Of Novenber)
! reply TO my geographic order o. the 9th OF October
quoted in ny ettero 2Stl above referred TO- General
Nc lean disa proved OF the plan Of crossing the Poio
cross a, Harpers Ferry ana advance upon Winchester
lie, however, dd not begn to cross I'll! the goth o. DC
| tober, and then at Berlin
This passage occupied several days, and completed
about the Sd OF November What caused him 70 change
his views, what his plan of campaign was, am igno
rant for about this time he ceased TO communicate with
me in regard 10 his operaon sending his reports direct
ly TO the President On the 9th inst. received the writ
order OF the President relieving General Mcclellan aud
placing General Burnside in command Of the Army OF the
| Potomac 1his order was transmitted by special mes
senger, who delivered it 20 Genera! Mcclellan Rector
| town on the 7th.
When lett the DEPARTMENT Of the Mississippi in July
last the body Of the army under Major General Buc
Was between Huntsville and Stevenson, moving towards
Chattanooga for which place they had LEFT Cornth about
the 10th Of June Major General Curtis forces were al
| Helena Arkansas and those under Brigalier GenesS
Schoheld in Sou hwestern Missouri Ihe cent al army
under MAJOR Genera Grant Occupying tho line o. West
Tennessee and Northern Mississippi, extended from Mem
phs Iuk-a and protected the railroads from Columbus
SOUTH then only channels Of supply These
several armies spread along aiiho sf some hundred
miles from the western borders OF Arkansas Cumberland
Gap, and occupy ing strip Of country more than
hundred and fifty miles in width from which the enemy's
forces had recently been expelled, rapidly de.
creasng In strength from the large numbers OF soldiers
sent home account OF real or pretended disability
On the other hand, the enemys were greatly
Increased by an arbitrary and gidy enforced coDscp
they boldly determined to reoccupy Arkansas, Missouri
tennessee and Kentucky and, if possible TO invade the
states o. ONO indiana and Illinois, while our attention
vania ami an extended Indian nsurrecon the West
ern frontiers THIS plan had many chances OF
cess but the timely order Of the President OF August
calling for additional forces and the patriotic OF
the people OF the Northwest ,hwarted the eneuys well
General Bragg suddenly transferred large part Of his
army from Tupeo, Mississippi, through the states OF
Alabama and Georgia reached Chattanooga advance OF
General Buell. turned his lett, and rapidly crossing the
state Of Tennessee, entered Kentucky BY MunIordsve
General Buell. fell back upon Nashville without giving
the enemy battle, then followed rather moved parai
with Bragg who capturing our garrison at Nun.
ordsvile turned OF from the main road TO louisville
along which General Buell. passedthe latter reaching
Louisville without any eng engagement gem another column OF
aiding Cumberland Gap, upon Lexington and threatened
Cincinnati small force OF our raw troops which had
been pushed forward 10 Richmond, KY. un Ter Major
General Nelson were met by the enemy and completely
routed. In the meantime every effort had been made 70
collect troops at Cincinnati and Louisville, and to
fortify these places against coup de mair.
10 give confidence to the new ievies portion OF Gene
raj Grants army was Withdrawn from Mississippi
sent to Kentucky and Cincinnati. No attack was at
| tempted by the enemy
Major General Buell. LEFT Louisville on the LIST of octo.
Der with an army OF about one hundred thousand men
in pursuit OF General Bragg. The latter engaged part
OF General Baeil's army ~ Perrvvie about ten O'Clock
on the SIN Q. October general battle ensued, and
was continued til dark il mainly fought by Major
| General AcCooks corps The enemy retreated dur
lug The night Tue losses heavy both sides but
no Official repors OF the numbers engaged or the losses
either side have seen received After this battle the
main army OF the rebels rctreated 70 East leanessce
General Buell. pursued II as far as Mount Vernon or Lon
don. then fell back 10 the lne FROM Louisville Nash
Vile. Here MAJOR General H1s,crans superseded him ia
the command by The orders Of Tho President As the
Secretary OF War has ordered military commission
Investigate the operations VI General Buell. this cain
pngu would be obviously improper for TO express
| any opinion, unless specially directed 70 do SO
The command OF Bri adler General Morgan al Climber
ant Gap abandoned that place and rereated the Ohio
river The alleged cause OF this retreat the OF
| supplies The Commanding officer however had lust
and under no circumstances would he surrender that i'm.
portan post. An nvestgalsn of this matter has been
| The withdrawal Of a considerable part of General
Grants army 10 reinforce General Bncll and occupy
Lanesyile and Cincinnati induced the euemy renew
operations in Northern Mississippi aud Western Ten
nessee.
force Q. some coo or 900 meA "as sent 10 attack
Bolivar aud jackson, Tenn, aud by destroying the rail-
road 10 of all connection between Memphis and Co.
rlnn The head OF the eneinys column met about
four miles south OF Bolivar the 30th August, and
brisk skmish eusued. On the 3lst portion Of the
my's forces engaged and repused Meadow sta
ton On the Is, of September the tight renewed
Brtton Lane the Denmark road, and continued til
night when the enemy retrsated south tbs Hat
chic, leaving Que hundred and seventy nine dead and
wounded ON the held Our oss was i've killed, seventy
eight wounded, and ninety two prisoners and missing
ID the early par, 81 October Cen Price adyarced with
force, and took "a small
on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad twenty one
miles southeast oi lorinh. The garrison, eak
attempt resistance fell back torinth AS the occupa
top OF this place by the enemy cut OF al connection be-
tween the forces ol Gen. Grant and cen Buell., the
former determined % attack and drive him from that pc
stion. Grants forces we'd Ia two columns the
enemy, 1nding hmsel likely 70 be surrounded, left