The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-11-15
The Removal of General Mcclellan

career of Gen. Isaac j. Stevens.
The Removal of General Mcclellan.
OGcial Report Of General Hal'ecI.
HEADQUARTERS oE TIE ARMY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %, '62.
Hon. e. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
SIR In reply to the general inter-
rogatories contained in your letter of
yesterday, have to report:
l. That acquisitions for supplies to
the army under General Mcclellan are
made by his staff officers on the Chiefs
of Bureaus here that is, for Quarter
masters supplies, by his Chief Quarter
master on the Quartermaster-G General :;
FOR Comnlssary supplies, by his Chief
Conmissary on the Commissary-Gcneral,
&c. No such acquisitions have been to
my knowledge made upon the Secretary
of War, and none upon the Gencral-in
Chief.
2. On several occasions Gen. McClel-
Ian has tclegraphed to NE that his Army
was deficient in certain supplies. All
these kilograms were immcdia ely re-
ferred to the Heads of Bureaus wi h
orders to report. 1t was ascertained
thai in every instance the acquisitions
had been immediately filled, except one,
where the MISUNDERSTANDING had
been obliged to send from Philadelphia
certain articles of clothing, tents, &c,
not having full supply here. There
has not been, so far as | could ascertain,
any neglect or delay in any Department
or Bureau, in issuing all supplies asked
for by Gen. Mcclellan or by The officers
of his staff. Delays have occasionally
occurred in forwarding supplies by rail,
on account of the crowded condition Of
the dcpots or of want of cars but
whenever no fled of this, agents have
been sent out to remove the Difficult "
Under the excellcn, perintcndence of
of Gen. Haupt, l think these delays
have been less frequent and of shor,er
duration than is usual with freight
trains. An army of tie size of that
under Gen. Mcclellan will frequently be
for some days without the supplies asked
on account of neglect in making timely
acquisitions and unavoidable delays in
forwarding them, and in distributing
them to the different brgades and regi-
mcnts.
FROM an inc information can oD;aln,
am OF opinion that TIC acquisitions from
that army have been filled more prompt
~, and that the men, as a general rule,
have been better SUPPLIED than our
armies operating IN the west. lhe lat
ter have operated at much greater dis
tanccs from the sources of supply, and
have had far less facilities for tr.nsnor-
.,,;o T., Co.. IIl:
80 ,' ! o0i'o'o ho "''hies III
the world, while IN campaign, have been
more promptly or better supplied than
ours.
c.. .n
o. W 1""n ,i n'lcr 'ne o",'.e OF An'Icta@i'
N'rt. NC ic!l'h was "TSea 10 give me I'M or
I. :r on MS intended movements, III order
1 u !! nt 'hoNcu between tle enemy ana
w. shihs'on, re'hl0rceinehts could be sent
;"ii ,.'tI pi"te' VII tllG hrSt OF oc'ooer,
I Iins,, 'nIt ne PurposGu 10 operate from
it'i pc, fer'S', urSe1 nun 10 cross the
riVel ~ once ana give pa'tle 10 the enemy,
Poiht.nS ON 10 nm the disadvantages OF
the l0toinac ana impaired the roads. On
the 6th OF october, ne was premptorily or
uereu 20 cross the Ietonae, and give bat
Tie 10 'he enemy or drive MN South. our
army must move now While the roads are
good. 1t Will be observed that three
weeks nave elapsed since thl s order was
g'ver'
4. In my opinion there has Seen no such
want of supplies in the army under General
| Mcclellan as to prevent his compliance with
the orders to advance against the euemv.-
| Had he moved to the south side of the Pc.
tomac, he could have received his supplies
| almost as readily as by remaining inactive
| on the the north.
| 5. On the 18th of October. in n toIoorom
| in regard to his intended movrmcnts 9;cn
Mcclellan stated that il wonl1 renu;ra nt
ot looet throo dave tn sun,I, ,La I;nit E;t,L
and Sixth Corns. that thev nocIed sboo. and
| other indisneusiblc articles of ,lnlhing nc
well nc shelton ,nnts M non,,ln;,,t3 w.,
made that ,nv rcnnis;tions had mob hna,, fii
cd and il wa. ;ninrrod r.on, he io,a,, ,,,'
tho. he w,s only u,;t;no Co.. thn l;,. .;i,',;ee
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tLot =, nori;nn or IL r,,,l,i;aa pl.G:
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AZ already s,,tsd oror,s ro,,, ;,o,;,.,,,
s.nt from bnre r., ;nunst;.a,' ,,,;. %'i,
and ,hnv rn,',rtad ,h',, .h LIS Ionp''l'
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9, ,Ep harsns wa. wy ia'r VI S"ppH was onis
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