Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-09-20
Army Corr espondence.
Fort LINCOLN. \
Near Washington, d. G.,
September 8, 1862.

Columbia county, by Rush, Jacoby, Rishel
and others, to defend the institutions of
our Government, mere mustered into ser
vice on the 25th of August, 1862, in
Company L, l36th Regiment, Pennsylva-
MIA Volunteers, under the following Off
cers:-Captatn, Asa Chapman, of Craw-
ford county; lSt Lieut.. VIM. P. Dale, of
Centre county End Lieut.. Alem B. Tate,
OF Columbia county. The Colonel of the
Regiment, Thomas M. Bayne, of Pitts.
burgh, is gentleman we'll qualified for
the position, and having the confidence
and esteem Of both the officers and men of
the Regiment, you may expect to hear of
brave and daring deeds accomplished by
him and his l36th Pennsylvania Regi.
ment. Isaac Wright, our Lieut.. Colonel,
is also clever gentleman, and cool officer,
whose names will yet be distinguished, if
VIC ever encountre the enemy in battle
array Major Ryon, of Toga county, is
perfectly at home in his new position.
There is no disputing his courage, as he is
with us in every danger. The other off
GERS of the Regiment and Companies l
will notice in subsequent letter.
We arrived in Washington last week :,
when everything looked gloomy to the
Union cause, but we hope the close of the
present will present more cheerful as.
pect.
The situation of the army and its affairs
near Washington, is daily improving, and
1t is hoped and expected that ere long
the gallant and selfsacrifcing Mcclellan
will prove his claims to the confidence of
his country, and give his enthuastic legions
the long coveted opportunity of vindi-
eating their character, from the effects of
ITS late disastrous retreat. Heis now again
placed at the head of the grand army by
the administration, from which he should
never have been separated: no general, =,
we can scarcely except even the great Ma.
poeon, ever possessed mere OF the love
and confidence of his soldiery than does
Gen, McClellan-and we have no doubt
that when ever he plaooa them in battle
array before the enemy, whatever is
intended by him, will bs accomplished
they know his prudence and sound iudg
ment, and that he will attempt nothing
that he is unable to perform. They con.
slider that he has been unkindly treated
that ho has boen intelfered with in his
plans, so that delays have taken place, for
which he is in no wise responsble-.till
he has borne all with uncomplaining for
titude-he will do his whole duty to his
country, and will prove to the world, that
though not a desperate or rash general,
yet he is prudent and successful one
and will make glorious page in the g.
9ory of his country. One extraordinary
feature in the character of Mcclellan, is
his reticence. He has been most foully
abused and misrepr esented, and his plans
interfered with by politicians at the Capt.
tai. Indeed, SO far has this spirit of vitu,
pefation been carried that their were not
few who charged him with treason, and
attempted to make him responsible for
the failures of others. He has borne all
thir obloquy without murmur. After
having placed his army before Richmond, :,
and was ready to make an attack, the per-
mission to do so was withheld at the in
stigatlon of timid or designing men, who
appeared to DO anxious for his removal,
with the expectation of being able to place
more congenal spirit who would adopt
Me'r policy in his place, but not word
of complaint is heard to escape his lips,
and when the long looked for opportunity
had just arrived, when he felt it in his
power to plant the Stars and Stripes upon
the rebel capitol at Richmond, instead of
beiug able to lead his faithful lsgions on,
to victory or death, he was ordered to
leave the peninsula, and his hopes for the
vindication of his policy destroyed, he
submitted to the order without q MUIR
mur. He is again, however, by the united
voice of the army placed in chief command
He has great army now with him, an
army which may claim the title of veter-
ans. He is intermingling with it scores Of
new regiments, and filing up the ranks
of the old ones with fresh soldiers, all
burning to wipe out the mishaps and dis
graces of the past month or two, and ar c
ready, under the lead of their beloved
Chief, to prove their ability to do all that
he has promised for them. We do not
anticipate much delay in his operations
He has a splendid army under him, which,