The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-22
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ing an 0mclal bulletin on the 9th inst, after en-
tering Williamsburg, in which he ignores oil but
Hancock, and is perfectly silent as to US, and
our battle of serious war although perfectly in,
structed by Col. Sweitzer, his A. D. c., whom
he had sent on the night of the 9Th to me and
Heintzelman for information) is this that he
might obtain for Gen. Hancock an important
character in the crisis Of the 5th, the first pres.
tige of its capability for fighting (which invari-
duced many to mistrust,) with which, with tie
eagerness Of the whole North, 1t was ready to
greet the first victor in the army of the Poto-
mac. And thus kill the military success before
the country, of the real persons so entitled from
the fact of the public being satiated by the first
news, more serious than this, not only taking
from those who NEXT the high sentiment OF first
prestige, but more particularly divert the minds
Of the country, that the culpable fact was, that
he, Mcclellan, had allowed Hookers single divi.
sion to fight unsupported from morning until my
arrival, near .. m, and from the fact that his
communications" from this being the direct
and nearest road from Williamsburg to York.
town, were thus put in jeopardy; and that had
panic or even defeat resulted here, all his army
confusedly huddled together, with an impossible,
INSTRUCTED single de6Ie in his rear, where trains
and artillery pieces we're helplessly iammed TO-
gether and stalled, must have been victims worse
than at Bull Run. The case would have been
irretrievable. "
In vain would he plead thathe disgraced Sum.
ner by sending him back to Yorktown, from dis
satisfaction at his not having extricated Han
cock after his pseudo victory, aud for senting
away to the rear for me, the last troops in the far
far front. For it was not for Gen. Sumner, the
commander Of 4 defined command, to subssi-
tute himself for Mcclellan, the chief. In vain
would he plead that Heintzelman should have
proved genius, and improvised some stroke of
strategy, for the worthy old General has never
pretended but to do his duty in bis sphere. md
the General Chief is the head of all to furnish
plans, and to expressly blend into whole the
energy of all, which was impossible, as he was
not there. 80
In vain will he impute to General Hooker the
committing himself to general fight, involving
the whole arm, when few regiments would have
suficed to hold his own until the designs Of the
chief we're made made known for ii that chief
is miles in the rear when his army is in full ca
reer, there are very few generals, howeversu-
perior their talents and Of such Is Gen. Hooher),
who under the long known duplicily, and favor
itism, and despotism Of Gen. Mcclellan, wpuld
have ventured to risk his casting opprobriun on
them for hesitation, or do any more than the
best they could, and rely on him for justice. ~
Such ia the secret Of this incompreheniible
mystery, and tits within the comprehension d the
first citizens mind that will spread beforehim
the map of Virginia.
But if one point in this malignity, workedwith
monoBolized telegraph and trammelled PRESS,
has created with me more indignation than an
other, it sadly is that the fate of my two more
gallant aids, and very dear friends, Captain Viii.
son, assistant adjutant general, and Lieut.. Earn.
ard, have been purposely kept from the huors
due to their gallantry; the same as was the case
when my skirmish at Sangster's Station prGuc-
ed enemy's hurried retreat from Mannass, was
debarred, by every underhand influence rom
having published to the world the heroic ED of
that most noble martyr to the first cavalrysuc
cess. Lieut.. Hedden. Yes, this is repetition of
those times; for then, as now, was the first
general officer whose reports had been exchded
from the press. Gen. Mcclellan, from the early
commencement of his career, seems to bavl sim
ged me out (the thirteenth on the list o. 212
brigadiers, nearly the senior division genera on
the list,) to be the marked victim of his indirect
Injustice.
However, in this matter am not acting, how.
ever outraged, from personal motives, but un-
veil to the country, when opportunity shsllper-
nit, the weakness and unreliability of the gen
eral in command.
enclose to you my report of the bate of
the 9Th Very truly yours,
Pm KEARNEY,
Brig. Gen. Cong Sd Div, Sd Cops.
o. s. HALsrED, Jr,, Esq,
Wizards Hotel, Washington.
N. B.-The following is in pencil, at thebot-
tom: '-t
This letter is not intended for publicatio,now,
but hope, without forestalling the fearft con-
demnation that must follow Major Genera Nc
Clellan, for care not to make trouble, tht you
will show it to all nv friends. as due to ne and