Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-26
X CHMOND WHIG.
GEN. JOIN B. FLOYD.
CRRlsrIASsBURq April ! lth


CRRIsrIASsBURs, April llth, 1864.
To tie Editor Of the Whis.
am in the habit of writing for newspapers nor
often of annoying editors with my quesiOuiDgs; tui
there subject upo1 which the people OF this sec.
ton Of the Stats feel deeply ard anIously. refer to
the suspension of G.n. FioyI. We feel that Floyd
is, in every way, qualified to M any position witch may
be assigned him BY the Adm nstraton and that this
iue the country needs his services; and have been
led TO believe that at least n the beginning Of his
tory nation, every difference, whether personal
political would be buried, and that in common srug
81, o' Independence, Efficiency alone would be looked
to- Uoder Mr.. B1chauans Administration Ger. Floyd
was appointed Secretary Of War; and Who in the South
at least questions his ability energy, and elty 10 the
execution Of the duties Of that Officer At the COM
mSoOsueas Of this Gen Foid rAised Brigade. aud
was ordered Western Virginia and while there 9Th
force greatly inferior to that OF the enemy his blows
neither few nor light. At length, tho reinforce
meIt4 with which he could have penetrated the Kans-
VIII Valley, and which had been promised him by the
WAr D. pArtmeAt, having failed tU reash him. aud the
iacesssn. raj having reHd red the roads almost u'
passibs, so that lis supplies wers cut CG from the
East be compelled to Al back to Dublin depot,
on the vrgnia and Tennessee RsrOAe and bis gal,nt
lii L. army allowed recover from the laligues
and hardsbp of the campaign ia the mountains before
i. sas ordered TO Kentucky. Commander and men obey
ed the order With prompneSs and cheerglnes trough
raay Of tho mou we're leayinG their Ia miles and homes
ia the hand Of Lac enemy.
What followed is yet fresh In the memories Of ALL the
march TO D)ne!sOn; the bloody 6ght at tha. i'll iaed
Fort, in which tie 'FOyd Brigade" bore conspicuous
part; the consultation between Geaeals Floyd, Pillow
ard Backncr the deiei eiminAio OF The LATER to sur
render bstalse bis men were lnnSh exhausted to
90. awsy the s9ul!ly irm discrimination OF G'n Foyd
TO save his army If possible his escape from D1relsol
and his through Nlsavo at III ;: point sAviag
Cover stosGs to the amount of miiOns which had
been abandoned by thos1 who.pr,o seded him. These
facts are familiar 10 tSe pubii"
Tlere va, then, bat ole feeling al over the land
on universal sspdmcnt Of approval AID Ger. Floyd was
ranked among the dtsl military Of the age. What
thep, musi have the surprise OF ILL., lOt in the con
ddenee Of the imins ,raou) Thea i. found that
Ga Floyd ha3 no: only failed mee: the approval #
tae Prssiieul, bu. hal b,el su-psaiod from ais com
maad aud 70, VIVA, cf .lcel SmpIy for saving itl al
loassome corf iemapt, in Yankee f.ison, those
uao had to with he; ia the mountains Of Vrgiuis'
Who had touga. with hin a. Crj's aes and a. CArni-
Tx who stood by han 50 uOb'y at DInelsoa. Snd who
locked up 10 him not oly as Iaeis onti, Int aS Pc
.ce,or
The Floyd Ef;g,de Is a uoOe. gallant band, worthy
Il tae n.nas o vlrSin4 soiders worthy OF their com
mAader, aad the, b.legs their commander to DC wor.
thy Of them. whea at Chattanooga, Teuu., the b
god, a. zgs sin blessing from the wounds received
a, Donelsoo, Slmos: to rsenssed ior the war,
sad when called together a,an, they wish TO fight under
,Le Grey E.ge," as thcy call their General. Tney
T. sx thai although be is ut graduate Of Wet Point,
he Is fully qualified to fill any position IL which he may
% pac,d. NJ other voice call them tegs,hcf
sooner or more surely than his. it no: due then to
hs men AMI to our that this matter shouli be IN
vsslgAed a. onc aad Gen Floyd &c. OpIy rest.red 10
bis jmuand -. rai-ed to higher position
S1UrH-WIsr.