The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-09-12

ieeo Dino ototo, 40 O0th Will inli
toto the ditch and their own clothes
will abhor them.
--fPrs1yssrias WStness.
Gen. sigei In Frsday's asa sssurSsy,s
Battles.
Sigcl's generalship 10 not Q 60 YER
Of fu iden bloom.s Al the bea,nniag
of our struggle he was already Q veti
ersn. fully experienced 10 tho srts VI
active warfare. We are not suy.
prised, therefore, at the prominent
position which he assumed In the
cri tical battles OF last Friday and
Ssfurd y. II was no slight token Of
confidence In his leadership that a,
such q time he should have been On.
trusted with such responsi bilities. -
10 tho entire conduct OF the actions
Of those two dsys General SiRel ap-
pears TO have bssn the master
mind, originating tho plans and con-
trolling the movsmeuts to which
whatever success We had 10 to bs ct
tributed.
Gen. Sigsl's isetics on this occas
sion were 90 admirable that they
make the battles 10 which hs on.
gagged intensely Interesting. even
apart from those other conditions
vhich gave them such momsn.ous
significance. 1t will be remsmbcy.
I'd BY our readers that he had Just
come up from the Rsppahsnnock,
wbero hs had tos four days hold ,he
advance under . heavy fire, and
where. too, he had displayed mark.
ed traits OF generalship, such 40 have
rarely been shown in this war. For
two days he had been upon the
march; aud then, after rest Of on.
~ four hours, he again took the ad.
vance in the most momen tous s,ruy.
gle which our arms have wsgcd with
rebellion.
No precautien was overlooked BY
him which might guard sgsinss de.
aeet or insure succoss. The General
was not miles' in the rear, ready 10
como up only alter ibs engagement
was over, to congratulate his troops
on their snccoss aad to pen bril-.
liant dispatch; hs was on tho field,
acquaintiug himself with every I'M
portsut position; and long before
the light could reveal bis operation
to Q willy foe. every battery was eta
toned under hia own eye, and by
his own direction. The enemy re-
ceived no warning. save that given
by the roar Of Sigsl's artillery. Tho
advance was not made at random:
scouts were sent out in ever, direct.
ion, and all day long they wont
forth and returned to their General,
who found timc for caution even In
the ntmost fury Of the contest. His
march was rapid, but at every step
his troops were under cover Of their
artillery. When the enemy was
engaged bis bsttsllious were brought
up in perfect order, and precisely at
the time and place they were most
needed. Under such leadership
there was no faltering. BY skillinl
management one brigade relieved
another, and nothing was lost BY de-
lay. At night, although the enemy
had fought under cover Of the woods,
Wa had gained upon his position and
held the advantage.
Nor wss Sigel's msnagemsnl on
any less credi,a6le than on
the previous day, although the enc.
my he'd been heavily reinforced.--
Unfortunately, through . mistaken
or w,lllul disregard OF Gen. Sigel's
instructions, Cen. Mcdowell I'D.
vInced imprperiy upon the enemy,
and va, compelled to suffer Q terri.
Die repulse. Sigel's orders were
that our forces should Insin.sin
their position and await the attack;
but Mcdowell, il 10 said, did not
heed these instructions, and thus the
repulse OF Q whole division, the
slsughter Of 'Slsoum's brigade, the
necessary rein foreeinent OF Mellow
ell from 'fortef's division, tended to
weaken and disarrangs our sdmi,a.
bic position at the beginning. Het
the result of the day's battle was far
moro satisfactory than was st iirst
BELT we'd; and only q slight sdxaa.
tage over US was gained by tho enc.
my. Now thst we hsvo been 90
strongly reinforced, even this advsu.
tsge 10 wholly lost to them. For
tho delay which our retreat upon
Oentervillo ocossionsd, while il was
fruitful Of benefits TO ourselves, was
ruiuous to the rebel forces, hsmmsd
in as they are between our army and
the mountains. and at q distance
from their source Of supplies.
Oar German adopted citizens may
we'll be proud Of thsir represents.
tive; nor will the fact thst hs IL Q
foreigner BY birth either leasaa OF
chill the native admiFatioa al bis
qualities and services. Even n al.
gel were st the head Of ouS srmiss,
the amour p'eprs OF Amertsaus
would not BE- much disturbed. The
man who meets moot sdequately shs
crisis Of our country 10 such "a hsss
a. this, will hsve need OF no special
baptism 10 b forever rooo0uissd A