The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-08-26
, Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
Evacuation of Harrison's Landing.
FULL PARTICULARS.
A MOST SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENT
HARRIsos's LANDINo, Aug l6.

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! A MOST SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENT
I . .ig9a HARRIsoS's LANDING, Aug 10.
Harisou's Landingi is evacuated. Withou
a ctruggle, without a blow, without even th
!, loss of single man, the immense army o
the Potomac, officers and men, bag and bag
: gag,, stores, touts. horses, ammunition ant
contrabands, are now far away from Harri
sons Landing, leaving it a deserted and desc
late plain. For several days this imporian
: movement has been going on, Ten days ago
: when on the way from Fortress Monroe t.
tHarrison's Landing, in the mail boat j. A
; Warner, / was convinced that the evacuation
had already commenced, from the fact that
steamer after steamer and vessel after yesse
stenming or sailing in the direction of Fort
ress Monroe, laden with horses and stores.-
! III agree that the whole affair has been ad
miably well planned and executed. For a
wonder, everybody did not know everything
that was to take place before an order was
given, and for still greater wonder after an
order was given no ono knew the result; foi
4 If it related to tho movement of brigade OF
n division, men and officers, Colonies aud even
Generals, speculated as to the meaning of the
\ move, such as What docs it meant" "Where
are We gongp "Is the whole army going
to move" &C.; and even at this moment
! your reporter is asking the two former ques
I tious at Fortress Monroe, without being able
TO obtain more than supposition for an
answer. 3i ln.g bl a7Nl lru allaa
! have said that this movement had been
in contemplation some time, but the first in
| tilnation Of it took place on Monday last,
when McCall's division received orders to
strike their tents, provide six days ratioss, and
be ready TO move at moments notice.
AT o'clock at night the whole division ar.
rived at the wharf and embarked quietly on
steamers; LET tho Landing sometime during
the night for Aqua Creek, as was supposed,
via Fortress Monroe. An order was next is
sued that no more vessels loaded with sup
plies should proceed further than Fortress
Monroe; and on Wednesday ten days rations
werc served to tho army, which was required
TO be in readiness TO move at an hours notice.
All the knapsacks Of those who were ordered
10 march by land, were placed on board bar.
ges and scbooners for the humane purpose of
relieving the men of their weight aud incum
berance during the hot and weary march,
On the same day Gen. Mcclellan aud Col.
Ingalls, left Harrisons Landing for the War
Department for orders as to future IN ,vements,
returning the following day. 1
On Thursday the army commenced evacu-
atipg in earnest. All the seige guns were re-
moved from the front, and safely embarked on
Thursday and yesterday on board barges and
schooners. Porters Corps led the van Of he
overland portion Of the army on Thursday
night. On Friday moruipg every tent was
struck, aud then for tie fist time, was il
generally known that the whole army was
about evacualing Harrson's Landing. On
Thar day night fifty sail of vessels left the
different wharves, loaCed with stores, aud yas.
terday the remainder Of the stores were placed
on boats and steamers by the conlrabands.-
All the cavalry that remained before the final
departure of the land forces acted as pickets,
aud strong rear guard Of infantry and ar
tilery was placed TO protect the baggage
trains. The sick and wounded who remain
cd at the different hospitals were placed on
board tho regular steamboats, belonging to
the Sanitary Commission at the Long Wharf,
aud were among the first 10 move out into
The stream. Contrabands were shipped on
schooueis, barges and pontoon floats, and it
was an amusing sight 10 see the long line Of
boats with their ebon freighltpass the differ
ent steamers and whaves, TO take their pla.
ces among the others anchored 10 the stream,
or hear the questions, answers, and jokes
which passed between tho two parties, amid
the cha! La's" of The white men and The 'ya!
ya's" of the black. s III ar.ir.
Gen. Mcclellan and most of his staff went
by land, and yesterday afternoon Col. Ingalls
aud Capt. Rankin started across the Peninsu-
la on horseback. Capt. Sawtelle remains to
direct the operations at the Landing, and
great praise is duo to him for his energetic
and indefatigable exeriions aud excellent man
agement Throughout. ~ fs,..s..Is4ii ..t
At o'clock last night wodt on shore for
the last time from the mail dock. On the
pier and the bank above but few barrels aud
boxes remained to be shipped; and, with the
exception of the Proyost's guard, this was al.
that remained on STORE of the Army of the
Potomac. Far as the eve could reach moth
Ing could be seen but mighty plain of des-
olation and ruin. The ground was strewn
the whole distance with mere rubbish--for
here, there, and everywhere, large fires burn
ed, and anything that could assist the rebels
ever so slightly, was fast becoming heap of
charred and blackened ruins, or lay useless
by destruction upon the ground. Old tents
aud bags either fed the flames or lay about,
torn into sbreds; boxes and barrel, were bro
ken; in fact, nothing remained that could be
Of use to the enemy, except thousands of cool
and shady bowers, built by our soldiers from
limbs aud boughs Of trees in lieu Of tents,
which were kindly left standing TO WOO the !
rebels on their onward march TO Washington,
and rest their weary limbs and cool their iiery
spirits down,
All being now safely embarked on board
the different vessels, Col. Bntler, command |
ant Of the depot guard, called in his sentinels,
who were on duty at the different whayes,
and embarked bis regiment on board the
North America. His regiment, the 93i New
York, have performed the arduous duties of
guarding the depots at White House aud
Harrison's Landing with credit 10 themselves
aud satisfaction to the whole army ia
And now they, too, are all embarked, and
the last steamer has steamed TO the center OF
the stream, the mighty feet quietly resting at
anchor or the bosom Of the placid James,
waiting for the changing Of the tide, which