The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-06
HALLECK ON MCCLELLAN.
The following synopsis of Gen. Halleck's res
port to the Secretary Of War, was telegrapbed
to the Chicago Tribune: e1 ..4at.

port to the Secretary OF war, was telegrapbed
to the Chicago Tribune: ss s46a.
s WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 1862
Is Gen. Halleck, the Commander-in.C Chief, in his
report to the Secretary of War, states that he
started on the oath of July to visit the Army Of
the Potomac, to ascertain if there was posi-
billy of an advance on Richmond from Harri-
sons Landing, and if not to form some plan of
uniting the armies of Gen. Pope and Gen. Nc
Clelan, who was of the opinion that it would
require $4,000 additional men to 60 on. Hal
leck replied that there could not be sent more
than 10000. General Mcclellan asked to
consider the matter till morning, when he agreed
to 20 on with that number. On Gen. Hallecks
arrival home, he received dispatch that at
least 81, 600 troops would be required. The re.
port states that such reinforcem, nts could not
be sent without leaving Washington and Balti-
more almost defenceless, and an order for the
withdrawal of the army Of the Potomac was is
sued on August Sd, previous order having been
given for the removal Of the sick, and transports
in vast numbers supplied. A protest was read
from Gen. Mcclellan on the 5th, and the order
was not put in force for eleven days-until the
l4th.
On the lst orders were issued to Gen. Burnside
to embark at Newberg for Acqu;a Creek, who
arrived promptly on the hight Of the Sd.
1t is added, had the army of the Potomac ar
rived q few days earlier, the rebel army could
have been easily defeated, and perhaps destroy
ed. The losses at South Mountain and Antie-
tam are put at ,742 killed, s,066 wounded, and
9l3 missipg-a total of 1921. The report
states that the army rested on the north bank of
the Potomac, near Sharpsburg, from the 18th of
September to the 9th of October, and Gays that
the long inactivity of go large an army in the
r. g. nd 1,,rspD xhoo 81,
apid marches and vigorous campaign, was q
matter of great disappointment
A review OF the movements before Washington
s made He says that a part of the Army of the
Potomac was ordered forward from Alexandra,
and that Gen. Cox was ordered to come by rail
via Washington from Western Virginia with the
main portion of his force.
Gen. Pope's order of the 9th to Gen. Porter,
to be at Bristow Station next morning, the re-
port says, for some unexplained reason, Porter
did not comply with this order, and bia corps
was no. in the battle of the 9th and 29th, in
which Gen. Pope gained some ground, although
the battles were not decisive.
| OF the reinforcements from Alexandria, en-
bracipg at length the whole Peninsula army, it is
said some of the corps moved With becoming &C
tivity. but the delays were neither creditaole
nor excusable The soldiers actually engaged in
these battles fought with great bravey, but many
thousands struggled away from their commands,
and it is said not few voluntarily surrendered
TO the enemy, so as to be paroed as prisoners OF
var.
In this emergency Cox's troops we're ordered
in grea, haste from Western Virginia.
Halleck then recites the history Of Pope's cam.
4 paign brings out a letter from Pope, in which
that officer pronounces Sigel as wholly uare!i-
able. @
Halleck commends Pope's earlier dispositions
for isolating Jackson's iorces, as well planned
The DELAYS of some of McCellap's troops in
marching to Pope's relief we're neither creditable
nor exeusable. He says no full Official report Of
the campaign has yet been received from Pope
He concludes this subject by saying that if Nc
Clellan's troops had arrived little earlier the
rebel army could have been easily defeated and
perhaps destroyed.
Halleck next sketches the history of the Ma
ryland compaign, and denounces the surrender
Of Harpers Ferry, and implicitly censures Nc
Clellan for it. He then complains of lcClel
lans long inactivity In the face of a defeated
enemy, and says he Was utterly ignorant OF what
his plan of campaign was, as towards the close
Mcclellan sent no reports TO him, but only te
the President direct.
Hslleck next sketches Buelrs campaign, AND
SAWS that as q commission is ordered to investi
gate, it would be obviously improper for him t
express his opinions now.
BE says an investigation has been ordered o
Gen. Morgan's strange abandonment of Cumber
land Gap.
Grants and Rosecrans' operations are sketchet
without comment.
Curtis withdrawal to Missouri 10 termed un
fortunate, and is said to have prevented the car
rying out Of intended movements in Arkansas.
|, He says it is quite possible the Indian hostili
ties may be resumed in the ,priDg, and prepars
tiops viii be made accordingly.