The New York herald., 1862-09-07
p0PE'S CAMPAIGN.

P0PE'S CAMPAIGN.
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The Campaign and Its Policy. BY =
Member or General POpe's star.
Tha following is an abstract Of the campaign Of Major
Geneeal Pope furnished by distinsuished officer upon
his san It written evidently with view to defend
General Pope from any OF the npuatons cast upon him
for the retreat Of his army yo the Rapdan The stric
lures upon other generals contained in may be referred
70 this partaliiy for the general IN command We give
it received it. We tell the tale told TO u.s.
but think the writer mistaken In his upon
General Porter, and also In the supposton that the
movement Of General Pope intended only relief
20 the Army OF the Potomac. That army had
demonstrated by its days 6ght, from Savage sta
ton 10 harrsons Landing that IL needed no diversion to
enable 1t TO recede frsm its position That movement
planned aud eeclsd wsont reference TO any diver
sion, aud the arrival OF General McCeans army 70 rein
force General Pope was al that the army Of the
latter from utter anphiaton The most brilliant achieve
u@n;s related in the narrative publish those Of
the army corps Of The Army Of the Potomac,
nest in the battles RON Wednesday, when Hcoser's di
vsion single handed encountered the enemy ill Monday
night In which Kearny and stevens scaled the victory
with tasir lives.
poPEs cANrAl0H--Irs POLICY.
lBs EDroR HusALp
ns Of pubs importance that the policy Of Popes cam.
paign should bc known 20 ,be country Is also m2or-
tant that throughout, tho length &c the land the people
should be that has accomplished the purposes
intended The popular Intelligence in oil classes had been
alarmed for the fate OF hcCeans army after that Gene
raj had been compelled ~ fall back upon the Jar river,
and rely the gnnboas for the protection Of s
nuncatons and the securAy Of his eff nank The with
drawsi OF his army and its with the Army Of vr
ginis in process OF organization and assigned 10 Pope,
we're grave considerations; but, however critical and DIFF
Sculi the operation the government resolved to make the
attempt The undertaking was one Of great hazard, aud
to aid In It's accomplishment Aversion TO he made
BY Pope. The army oo7s Of Sigc, Mellow ell
and Banks, IN frssmentsry psrts, scattered over
long lines Of communicates from Frsaerictyburg
70 the Shenandoah valley. unstuted Nc forcss
Assigned TO Pope for demonstrations the inss cf
munca,ion Of the enemy north anA west oil Richmond
To threaten thees lines, cut tben, possible, and 10
divert The attention Of tho oonsederstcs from Mcclellan
enabling him TO withdraw from the peninsula the
purposes OF Popes osmpaiyr and ~ policy. IL
merely diversion, and ts masi he confessed
umsramped In military history.
fseuefs Pope and stat lett washingtoa the 9Th
July aud. visiting the camps of Acnovei IN aud about
warrcnob oy Banks and about Little Washington. and
Of siTcl In and about sperryvise, put these corps IN
march for the Rapidsn reached cpeprer himself on
csncsnta,sd. 7nesctvy Of the cavalry from hcDrwcis
and s,cls corps had already alarmed Rchncnd, and
the raids of Hatch Crawford ana King, o. she Con-
lisss, hal brought Jacksons entire army,
90 oOo strong, 10 ihe Rspdsn. Constantly Informed
by the people of tho eonatry of al the position,
slrenrh and movements or rcpe's -yniy, the entrs.
,riss VI S,onewsl jackson stimulated si.h
,bs coayiotoa thai he could cross the Rp,dsn faucn
oDcwel Ut culpcppsf, and IN detail cut ~ that corps
and the corrs q B.nSS and ssol before they could DO
ned. nis intentions iesceiY.d ~ lors, AMI hnr
ryng Ranss and sse forward sy rapid night marches
pore threw the trocrs al Banks over run OF the
morning q the e.b posting them for Science inosiag
"a thor support Eickes dviscn of aciowslle coroe
liut ssosson prccivaS the gauo y ihue, barely gave
sseks ,uc ~ tSe psltoa hs.ore cpsDng uscn him ica
commanding positions seycn n,tsrs strongly DosteJ
ybe rsnels had cgory advantage ., ground snn I 49,
clear ~ BANK. that thy hai - sr srven Gr thsr 90
l,ps or that bts liccs hal 10 all nscs lie scecr0ugv
fe ipoa them, and TIE reryra bic hs;is X .ssr Moan
tat 90 lhc 9;h ~ Autuss, scsntel atm. u 4Ust "
.pa severity ,h. hss res parallels any wsf g.!t ~
IN ,lrgNn battle wa tre ART {. .eriss 0 aiu!v
coancts cr the Arrycf yi'sn.a. ias rr.vi - thsi
battle i well EnowD g. ~ cncni'y y ,oinassI
tis entire army Of l.olsor n rct,ei. rghinj tao fp
dan .nd startled ~ l,chana yith nc .i.,a Gaa
nosblns ou, Overwhelming fore.s could ars Ptp.'s u
vnc,e troops from ,hs neS u oonrur.,atol o that
cay sight thousand cl Bapo cols bea :.stxooses
tue army and hclc tps, W coscG aOit ,be css csmesa
OF Ecss,s' divison, q, sando~r sssbs3 sxaalses
troops 10 hold the Geld. sxss army arrived vitninsgp
porting ds,ance IN the sght, sus 'hs two ariet laid
bspre each csher ar entire cay, nSns on tho aed snc
by mutual consent, renoved thar wounded and buried
their dad Under truce Consented IN the heI jack
son moved bis sntirs baggage train W the of the
kspdn aud fen back, with HE forces, under Abe
Of the night, recrossins THAI river
Cen POPE Immediately moved forward sssing pssI
son OF ssnco boyosd the Aeid os tho battle Hs bere
joined by Eeno's forces of Borwide's corps.
The capture of condea'i letter from General Rsb,
Lee 10 General stuart revealed s cessr Pspe the b..
seasiops or he ssemy, which wrs v Asew ovsrvbssm.