Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-17

the 6gb, could not be renewed | confess myself
strongly il l.need by this onnion Of General Buckuer;
for rave yet seen an IN 'er 10 whose superior MILL
tary ability clear discrni Ating Judgment in .hoee
calm urn rching courage nd unse patriotism, moro
uv cor e than in his Tee loss to the Confederacy Of
SO sbe brave aud accomplished FOLDER is irreparablr
From nv ovn nowledge o. the condition OF the mp,
thought hat but lev them we're 10 condition to ancou
ter uskt conflict So the plan Of renewing tie battle
was Abandoned and thui the necessity Of surrender,s
presented Al agreed that the necessity 'Isted. That
conclusion having been reached nothing remained bot
to oousd the Of il, and that fully set forth
in my former report.
The third charge il: Why they abandoned the com.
maid their inf, or officer rs cad Of executing them
selves whichever measure deemed proper Tor the en-
tirs army"
Inc " abandonment" Of command here imputed
su poss TO mean the act OF transferring TO Genl BGck
nor who was wilog to execute it. the performance Of
the fcrnaltes of surrender. The surrender pain.
full aud Iorabs necessity which could not De AVOIDED
aud not measure deemed proper Tor the entire army
Ga the contrary, my proposition to tke away a. large
portion of the force az possible, met AN sure, vim
The ,pprobston of the whole council O1e Of the
sous which inou ed me to make this transfer TO oenel
Bucknsr was in order that tlat might DC unNamm led
ia the effort WAS rmned to make 70 eIircsts IS
mary Of The command possible from the tort, 70
which object devoted myself during the neh, Of rhe
h. So that accomplished the fact Of bi5giig,f
troops from tie posrn, thought htl' Of ieS mi"n~
OF doing So AL Possibility OF iufther hsa'ins va ever
Nc. aEOher grn 10 De fred, no PRO al rex s.s
TO be ncurr, rain aud absolute ir scnn iron sii
rzousl d. GER sscured to those she surendered
further daugr cuLhc. and toll could bsisi ihoe only
Who sioul attempt 70 escape, and those ch1is 10 Lad
Eo:Liag WAS to be done by those WHO rfmaced but
to hoist the white dg ssd 10 surrender This could
not de- Tor the measure OF surrender bad not been
th sht OF BY officer present In the council
as one proper for the entire army suppose 10 be
al utquestonable principle Of military acton that IN
of disaster il better to save part Of COMMAND
| - 81. VIA aIta
which adopted preference to surrenderng the entire
| army" to make my way ou' Of the peleaSusrrd
camp WITH slch as were still able 10 make smother
struggle II IL could be Accomplished and, 1t Il could
TO- be, then to take any consequences that dd no, H.
volve surrender
Tia GGh charge is: "Upoa wha. principle s,l,cton
Sas made OF particular troops being certain regiments
ef tho ,olior generals brigade, to whose uso al the
transportation on haid wis sppropriaets'
The els~sr ihis charge leads dirscly to that OF tho
fourth and therefore respond fist TO this. presums
u is well established that senior General selcctsp
troops under bis command for any service or purpose
plan h may choose TO execute aud II the rseaps were
OLE % Of sxtcaling only portion OF men frcm gen
ersl surrender presume the sescicn Of that portion
would rect with him raher tkan with any other psrson
o, persona This would be EuthcisLt sDsser 10 tho
cjsrge in Ques ion II chose 10 rely upon IT, shch 90
not Nv real answer will give fully. IL s untrue that
ell the transportation on hand vas stpronsts 10 err.
t,ln regiments Of the senior acnttae brigd 1t "
untrue h.t selection rnsds OF particular troop
an that qli'e hs rGny men bviorsicg to oio'r
sr.adts were provided with meaNs Of escspe Wy ths
transportation hand A. we're OF The s<niSF GSbet-s
brigade.
Lac at night it was asceraiCed tha. two stcsusods
would p ,bly reach tic Ia, ding before FbL Tnen
dp,eraioed 10 let Colonel Forrs's Cavity proceed Oh
their march by the river road which vas 'r
snyt, tn. cavalry oh account Of the b~k"s!er AID
owe q w. whilst would rmsin behiod acd sndsa'or 20
e.. Aasy many zen as possible by tie boats. IL.
Doa;s cane short time before Daylight, when lhsster'd
10 tue end beeGu 10 ferry ne men over TO tie or
pos'e srOre a rapidly pCssble
| Tao mun wsre : kea OF Unfortunately, 30 hsyesme
10 toe brais tu. the hst !Lst &C. more Of Tie &C.
cr generals biglds were present OF oler too pa,
tom his crruIEs sHce mandy, thst when determ ned
ro 70 surrender, causei my brigade 70 be drawn up
IL line sni to avail! my fea preparation TOR icr"Hd
| movement Ills We promptly done, tni az they vera
.ars.t tire lit auk where ihs sht Noui htSt bcgit
O. likewise tacy nearest to the rive: audr g.
From hi. CT cumsrrcs it harp ned that Inc troops tcm
| M immsciaEe opIwind were among no hr5' o.itr
the boas but al gro from All Tor tos "a The efry
Tho ueto prescht Lnl could be eclt Il OIL beard were
taken iudi crmiusi.y ss far ss had ..g kLc~ecge-
No man cf e army rssSx u:ed 10 maze T"oo TT my
Dii sGe On the cou.rry al who Gaze were taken on
solrd Until s,m. tine sitor daylight, shtD receive 3
message lrOm General BuCLner tha! aHy further drfy
AZ the rhaIf would crsiIy The Ices CT The boat
| with ell en- ,ard Such ,ha WIN of ell orc'r aud
Discipline By this time shoe that wild ruth was
made at tie boat which, he cipain sad would swamp
LEI uue,s Ha PUSHED Il mmsd st'y. This was COZ e,
and abCu: iulrse the boa: on vh'ch va, ne o'ter
saving CONT left the u and stored up TIE rvfr
b. tbs .'peeise mode" Fl csd NY "e,c.pe," and, al.
ter having tie wharf the Dprtmeat will be Pleased TO
hear that encountered no tsCg'r whatever IRON Ihe
en- my.
had announced 10 cJurcl my determination 70 AXE
nav own igaJe aud aItemp. retreat snd tits, pre-
me is wis. il referred 10 Ia the charfc OF seie,t ng
rtail 70 imeHts OF the senior Gererals briSace
~ lected" sis command b,case they had been With
in the rSn service Tor seven months, had been
ely unitr fir had heep opposed to every hard
ship ciden to Caupiien had never, Oh snv occai o.,
uched ialcrcd had uttered c9ml hint, and
ca be reiird OF or any enterprise that could
b. sccomysl. d. Ia chg this intention, l. vas
.r iron nv pu'ppso 10 exclude any troops Who might
fhnk 2 or Or might De ptysicsIy able 20 JON me 10
! ,,sG * h mosemen:.
Tae ch,rss Is "A particular designation Of tie
rssim nts say.d ard the regiments sb:rdo1ed, which
formed part Of the nior G,Ler,s biig'de"
Nv br ga5e consisted eff the Thirty s,Ih Virginia, The
l'ie,h vlrgGil the Fsy.f.s Wing Dia, lhs ~ sIth
vlgis aud ihG T SeGte h Mississippi No one Of t1ete
rsgimsnts we've .iher wholly saw or wholly left.
csli o., in 70 r p.rta from regiment: l;i arrived Of
! NurfrcSb,rD' TAore our m fnile reports show tha
tg.rsgse Gf s6ch regiment present. Tesr'c rely 70
hiv. rccn o. tho Trir'y Ih VIrs'ns, 43 Fnfrih
| Vrgri, 2s5 FFy.hrsi Virgins; 27+ ~ ,iItu Vlr-
goa ls4. II. Tseullrh Maize. pr hElJHd IL 10 re-
ys7 Il H. f.,s,prJ Sud wal there . Of Il -as or
IrdGKa7 oy Ge letal -. mon bIf .'i ! tarntd
80 'he!r .yy report will shoS Cyt ia"e hGIded
919 prseIt. These reports we're ira't n'fs lt 80
. bad been erricd over the liver q. DJ.sleon had
come rp. =,
A c,HsiieraIls number Of men from each Of ffccc
gjiaens we're "saved" AID many OF oach sere f. be-
hi-d o. ny osn brigade, great many Who were iefs
#, e:ed their oscIpe Oy every they could cen.
~ .nd. Tt.y Gn,y came up TO ths command aud in-
ed cir 70 :. ur "a and companies, '1c' The TreD"tn
St.sssppI which, by General Johrsioa's Gr'sr, vera
detached sod boTe to recruit This regiment. st
t4s last scc5qqt ha1 o: i; inrsdiItely after the It
Of F.tJ DJlcs9r tumpcrrd, a. already u!:ed, about
,-ree tu1drst 500 INST; bot have accurate hior.
nation Gu the SUBJECT.
The Isss Il most sfiiously was tina. OF roy three
artillery companies OF VrgiuiA troops 40 ftHa kitle
tle.r eli ieue, AID r.a PANTRY, woo bed Ieiios'