The New York herald., 1862-12-21


that probshv ths vnac4 would end fasslly and Ihss
General Mcdowell sh suld push my corps forward dA
not receive an order Ncsy but made all preparations
10 assist General PORT to take the troops Of 10
command who were at ~ tune coming out o. the woods
In squads did NOT reosve any % Cen Mcowea
with General McDowes Gen erai Pope wrote TO ms Il
Sulphur Springs that General NcDowet would support
and Waterloo bridge butt did not see any
OF his troops there or within som miles Of that loi
At that place received order ir, VI General AcDosels
Of which one page was missing 50 Ii ava nov Know
What Iay orders were immediately sont 70 Eencrzs
for orders but he be nd DOT give me
any. Immediately sent 10 General Nc poweh tor IN
sructions because not whether my corps was
attached 70 General McDoweli's command, y wished
TO find The oser whom had sent 20 g, neral MO.
DowelI proceeded to warreaten junction to dd GenefM
Pope and returned dark with ordl irsn
General Porter for my corps to march to War. "eto1
that night, which did The next morning, about oaif-
past two clock Of General Mcow oics MI
who delivered me q desI stch which said that
shod go with my force snd make the Of the ord1
Of Waterloo, which was an impossbIIity. When my
corps had arrived at Gainesville recesved order st
three a. NJ from General Mcdowell saying that should
march 70 Manassas asked the orderly who brought
when he left Ganorai McDoweif Hs ss VI that he had
left hun two hours ago. although his headquarters
not two hundred PAGES from my pOeitih.
Question by the CourtDuring The period Of the opera
tons detailed by you in your answers, cid anything tead
70 show that Geness Mcdowell was either treacherou
inaueriive 10 his dues genera, officer oS otsrwle
in operating with his assoate cofnmsn ,eSs or in
ng to their aid and the aid q subordinate command
ers or wanting in personal couragoa Al nust says
e take i Up one point after another AS "a The point q
treachery am 10 speak Of rs relating " sne enemy %
myself
enemy rs wen you self.
wltness-ln regard to treaohery, have proof e
eerved the OF rcichery far relates W
tons comnuEicaliots with the eaeny. other such
actions In regard 70 ipattenon 10 bs duties general
officer far relates to myself In my Judgment he
not attentive " them and TO qualify judgment VIII
give few points am sorry gsatlemen,t 10 be called
herc witness against general ucer, and pcrhapa
may be deceived IN nay Judgment hnt compceA
10 state frankly what believe and know In the frss
place do Believe that General Mcdowell did what he
could under the TO hinder General Long
street from joining Jaakson au not corain, but he
.ve that be left not sufficient force az Thoroughlars
Gap or in that neighSorhood " prevent tue eEemys
tro p pass ng by this dee, which Is worry easy he d.
fended. further beeve that there not the
suy operation between two corps their way
Maaassas by which we lost the opportunity g. attack toe
enemy in retreat their lett flank o. the 29th Az
gust at the baltic oi Ball Run, would have been
sary that General Mcdowell had such dispost0a
his forces 10 allow corps TO act together
battle field with greater part Of his troops earlier
hour. also beiieve that he dad give troops
rs n, direction the 2yh because instead or attacking
lett his troops as near could see came in from
the reay-that l. to say, nstead Of coming from New
Market or in that direction he came from thu ,rocttoa
OF Ccntrev lille don't know what can't TN
derstaId what General Mccwe left the pos.
ton which held on the 2oth, in tie evening, which wouk
have bceE according 10 my opinion, the right place for
attacking the enemy in his right faak 10Th .he
nlorang think that General Mcdowell neglect
oi my corps on the 20th, and that II I'M
possible him. therefore. make his arrangements .
they should have been made and Intended 70 b
made / also must mention remark of Gen. Mcdowell
10 one Of my staff officers during the march fro Gainss
viilo TO Manassas Junction.
Gen Mclowel this point called the attention Of the
Court 70 decision previously made whore hearsay OWL
dence erraled which would favored his oaus
no Court was closed 70 deliberate the point, and
manned closed session for hour After the
the Court decided that the remarks would be admit.
ted II the pcrson to whom thoy woro made acces-
q
Witness (rcsumingiIaptan Dahlgren Is the oecef
ferred 70 He is present and can be produced az VIII
ness. When troops their march 70 New
larkc, and the lead 0f tho column milo distant from
MANASSAS and was of the opinion that battle would bs
was ut that time, / ordered all the troops
back and formed them IN line Of battle.
way between Gahesvie and Centreve, 90 ss 70 come
noon che right Of General Mciowe's corps Isent one
Of my engineers back 70 soc where General McDowsk
and TO bring nstructinns, but hts answer
not salts acory me- he did not speak s3glish very
well. sent Captain Dahgren who came back and toa
that Gene al Mcdowell directed me to march to No
nassas immediately, and that after having ques-
toned General Mcdowell In regard the Pc
b. sss Sse Ses souS s his mass
said nothing, but marched 10 Msnassag but thoughA
that this was great mistake This is all asve 70 say
after tho battle d Bull Run induced by this romsrk g
General Mcdowell refused 70 have any private couvsr.
official communications. In regard 20 the point quee.
ton, "Conng 70 the aid of other commanders" have
special point which henttO0. In fegvfd 70
Cen McOwels personal courage discretion and his
position or hia troops battle, have had opportunity
70 obtain knowledge as was not in his peighborhoo6
In regard 10 tho disposition of his forces for defcuce ~
attack have not had opportunity enough TO form judy
ment As 10 that part Of the question which relates .
bis faithfulness efficiency ~ general ofilceT.
my connection with him OF short duration:
only that he officer of grea1
learning and general kn0 wledge. add these facts ndo-
rendenty a the general conference Of military operations
which may naturally modify my Judgment Whom
STATED that a mistake had been committed when formcA
line OF battle between Gainesville and Msnsssas meant
10 say that the troops lost time In marching ind
countermarching and to tho same point In
the evening nearly which they loft at noon In
complancs with the order Of General McDowell
the 28tb OF August. IN speaking about
tho troops OF General Reynolds this division Of his
ON the 2ath near our left wing, commanded by Gsner0
Schenk but do not know whether they any part II
tho action oil the iny or whether they ordered -
attack tho enemy. The troops a General Mcdowell whO
from tho Centrcy'is road when II nearly carks
were, well Is could distinguish, those Of Geperai
King which had fought tho day before Groveton.
am not certain of this however.
The Court adjourned till Monday.