The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-12-19
Gen Halleck's Report.

N'"''"s hh''cK ahd McCIUllan is from
th" New Y"k Evrajng Post:
G"noral II Illrck begins his report will
his VISIT Ot InspUctinu aud cnnsuItatinp :,
the army at tho Potomac. ut Harrison,
Llnding. on July 25 n--27th lis oli.ct
was. Vt pnsslblo. I" cause an advsnce ~,
Richmond from the James RIVER; or. IL thii
was not possIhle. To unito the armies ot
Mcclellan aud Pope for cumblned operatIops
on some other .ina.
ii" relates iha: General Mcclellan a, frs,
required so 900 addltionsl men to Att,tr u,
the assault ~ Richmond. II was iufurm,,J
that o"lN 20 900 could be spared; offered
to make III" attempt with tins Incroasr
but, "h"n General ilallcck lei him oucr
more changed his mind aud telrprauhcd
thai no would require 35 O0O-a n1,nher
winch he already know II was impossible to
send.
As General Mcclellan thus gave up in
Eject the attempted assault on K cn,nnnd
from IN" James. he was ordered on J nI\ 3Jth
Z" prepare Tor removal of hia arm, IN
Aqua Creek General Burnside. ord,.rad
10 tho same pnnt with his army on the lat
0f August. rosChed il on the 81 Gen. Me
Cl"llau. ordor"d un the 81 Ia wi ndtnw hIs
whole army. sent protest ON the 5th. dated
at noon on the 1 h Tn this il seems Gem
"ral III illeck replied. with what will apIy,ar
IN many singular mIldnoss next dav. the
sIx'h aud not till eight dass after that
or eleven days after he had received the
order toI moving his army, did General Nc
Ciulan begin to obey
Meantime the rebos were pressing Pnpe.
On th5 h--sx days after Mcclellan had
h'"'n nr'lcrrh tn muvr--tha battle ut Cedar
M"untaln was fought. ID spatches caprured
sh"wed that III" whnle rsheI army WA.
mnvIug towards Pnpo. WIN was ordered To
:ali back Though the armv "f III" Potomac
was go lcng delayed vet Gan"rni HiIlrck
reports that on the 9th nf Angus, Their.
WAS every prosp"c' that jackson would he
destroyed bntnre reiniOrc"n.nis cnurd o,nr
Ia ms r"lrnf" McClrllan's army had then
arrived at Apxlndria. Hmksr aud K.arnay
we're already with Pope. Hem zImnu aiso
came INTO nciIon the next mnrnlup: bu,
F"ZJ mn Porter "Ord"reh To he at Brtstpn's
station on the morning of the 2S h. for
some unexplained reason did not comply
win TINS order aud his corps was not IN
t1n battles OF the % h aud 29th," the de-
clS'vn battles nt that campaign,
G'hniai ii tii"ck cnnpiaius thar snme of
the c"ips nt tho Potomac behaved very
4.
badly. On III" 81 ot September. Pnpr
drought ms army within she dnfuncrs ~
Washington. wh"re u came under cnin,nand
"I McC"lian. H. WAS at his avn rroursr
Relieved Thus "ndrd this movement. of
winch General Hii"ck mnkrs this simuIe
hut pregnant ro'naik: H 81 thr Army ot
th" Phr"nac arrived few da>s rarirpr N,
r6rf army ro"M hare brrn tnsiv dsf,at,d.
amt prIhVps dtsii Ourd But ,I,, ,,,,I,,r a.,
M.r.!". ""a '.'na'k mat n"d General
-, ,,,,,.,. p''y "''So' "'"e's. "s'eah
A at "'"'e' precious hays tn"
,rr,s.; t'a ''""''c ', w"u',, corta'hiy have
~. ,,, o"''
Ncu ALLAN sas n.LD, W. ""'!'""u te"erh'
,,,., ~, 100 "'o'eu '" pursue MIN. on
h. l2 h mart of j, r,,ch,.I E,aa", %", "n
I Ia, IA n ih,. h,,,,. ,f S,,,,, u,' ""
fought ON IN. " n ,b,, -, Au,,..,. o'
ih, Is n and 10 n I,., viii, :, 49,. ."',. ~
Potomac uupursu,J mud t,,,n ,h..
S..p,e,nb.r ,o IN, % n NJ O,,ni,,, H.
II ,llrck reports, "McCl.llan's main arm,
an ,h. n,r,b ,.,,l IS 49, n ~ a'"''
IN the vicinity of Sharpshurp and H,ruer's
Ferry. aud this though on the 6, h of Octo.
hrr trr"ty dnys prrpIous. II now appears
ny ~" Frrs'd"ht thr"ugh General H,iIrck
10 cross the Pnomac and give hattie to
ne enemy or drive MIN S"urh." On this !
'"'aV. 't"n"ral ii il'"ck temporarily ru.
MARKS; Ihe l"ng inactivity ut an large an
""F w III" lace ~ defeated toe. and du.
'"g IN" most favorable season for rapid
""''"",,'s ana vigorous campaign was II I
'"'er o' great tn'shppoIniment and r"gro'
l. is lUtle ruzz ing tn read nrxr. thai
G"neral McC'elan disnpproped of rhe plan
I crossing III" P't"mac s"urh of the B IL"
thge. aud said thar he would cross at H,r
or's Ferry and advance upon Wnchrsrsr.
IL. however. did MOI cross ill tho 26. IA of
)ctnbGr. and hpa at Berlin. winch is
nu'h of the Blue Ridge"
Nor does GIN II LI,ck soo,, h,,,o, =,
,rm.d for n. save. WI, a L:
ticn McCellanI TO chang, bs ,;..s -,
,h., III. ,,I.n o, o""s" "'s '''"s or
nnt. for about this tlme hs ceased 10 com.
,unicate with me in regard 10 his opera
nns. sending his reports directly to the
residents"
On the 6tb nj Novorbor H., u.c,.,
.as rrl,y,d from commend
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