The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-22

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MAJOR Nix says, in answer % tlls qlesti7n:-
oss,ion-Wers there any fartaeatons between the two
pans . NJ, IL nav, 1o sa "a hwors on hill some
& set MALI Naiss a. no. o. 80 !. s s ,bs Il
ssrs ~ sss sos,s ~ s.,n. ,.. Their. w.r.
mo- lie ad tte qua, had 9een moved oat day e " ~
nil @ it t ss. h na he'll s 100 s So r'1a It. ana a
DID BE- .ons Sa aas oa your song W
Answer-N1, sir; do not think II did. ~,
Answer on.s IL ara that statement about the regiment
ana three guns about thret or four weeks aso.
This testimony taken February "A, 1862. Stones
first testimony was taken jaaHary5, 1862.
In conversation with General Stone, rerretng
that not moved up and he said we coad lot have
so hsrs for as y + aon ,ba, . Of INV abstraction
70 I sSss ss-lSs , r. lasf''
Major Dimmick testfss -
An;wer went qp iseIs %sra.s little be-
sde could figures moving, but we could not tell
e ss or there ap
was evidently very hasy con iruce nothing oat very
you have considered that at that time
InsTsr-Sos a. all hardly more haaif you should turn Urn
DO anxious to 80 that they would hardly walt Tor
Queston-wers there obstacles in the way Of ysur
going up to Bal's Bluff, :
ash. lite on our way up But think by 30 ns up .las
MAJ on sa sm 50 ss % %
have had oportun have better foothold than
0nestouIoid You see any batteries or ANYTHING
hna that would have prevented your going up TO Bal
Answer.-No sir; did no. We did not receive any Ars
from any batteries
Philip Haynes testihes:-
ouconAre acqusinsd with the ground den on the vr
a hn fs,ry AM T. Sa ha. b.sn
up and down there great mAay times.
ing o Ferry 70 BAN. Baa % the NV Virginia
Answer--I should think not.
QUESTIONABLE any Notifications there that know
reported that there little s%Ssnk
hall nile OF thai 10 BARS Bluff.
gu, siou7wsrs there any guns mounted shere'
QuesGoa-Tnere was no obstacle infantry hing
ALL except right the bluff by the river
The and is rolling there as Il is about Chain Bridge but
perfectly accessible for inantry
Gen. Stone says Second examination):-
ouestion-They have guns cannonade with except
Answer-None at all that in position have they
Which oS aimed they had three eid guns that moved from
point to point those field guns they move about.
How many were killed IN battle, how many drowned
In the relentless river will never be correctly known;
suffice it to say little force destroyed Why was
this little band permitted to be destroyed little
double its numbers presence Of forty thou
saad splendid troops? Why wero Mccall and Smith
ordered back at the very that Baker was ordered
to cross? If we wanted Leesburg, Mccall could have
taken it without the loss OF man, his movement in
mass had already caused its evacuation and The enemy
did not force until after Mccall had retreatea
II did not wish 70 capture Leesburg, Why did we
cross at all? OF what use is slight demonstration"
even, without RESULTS These are questions which the
people will ask, and no man can satisfactorily answer.
Why were not resnforcements sent from Edwards
Ferry to Colonel Baker? The distance ony three and
half miles We had fifteen hundred mon across at two
O'Clock on Monday aud tho universal Concurrent test
mony Of officers and men is that reinforcement OF oven
one thousand mcn-sorne say five hundred and one
gallant captain swears that with one hundred men he
could have struck them tie flank and changed tho
result Of the day Why say were not these reinforce
ments SOFT? Stone swears, rs have already shown
that there batteries between Edwards Ferry aud
Balls Bluff which would have utterly destroyed any
force he could sent TO Bakers relief and that
Baker knew IL. But Stone not sustained by single
witness on the contrary, all that not
to their knowledge, and that they did not believe
there were any; and civilian living upon the spot and
in the habit Of rassing over the ground frequently
there were mono; and again. Stone when qnes-
toned the erection or forts under the range Of his
guns, upon his second examination, positively
and Balls Blun, and never. has been. Why, then,
not requirements sent from Edwards Eeryy Let
thu who executed and planned this horrible slaugh
ter 70 God and an outraged country Gen. Banks
swears that his orders were such from Gen. Mcclellan
Judgment against crossing no did not feel himself vt
liberty TO decline crossng and hs remained upon the
virginia side until Thursday. Gen. Banks swears:-
said .la Gen Gomsn ssoash advisable for our forces
cross Gen. Lander thought 1t was and you
you felt constrained ia consequence Of instructions
AnSwerI concurred with Gen. Lander account of mig
Instructions But was not an affair that should have
Question-Yos oox instructions from Gen. McClel
AnswsrMy institutions from Gen. Mcclellan were to
cross the river and did 50 As far as was practicable The
So much for the wholesale murder at Balls Bluff Ar
ter the msanchoy disaster at Balls Bun, our Army Of
the Potomac % over 900 men, retired at all points
exceu
stationary for many months. The last Of October the
Navy Department applied to the military for 1000 men
u hold Matthias Point after the enemy should have been
shesa from by the gunboats and thus keep open the
navigation Of the Potomac military well national
necessity. Assistant Secretary Fox testihes:-
Queson-Do you know Of an attempt having been made,
p5oje o. =. a 70 sa ss ss Sf Sehas Point
sc PrSpesd e The War DsR.rmsn, 20 'ake
Department with reersnce 10 lie pro le by % plain WOOD.
snsnss fs Var s Or es
Captain Ware n ap sc
killed assns FOR snIy 900 mon 9 81 ih., point and
Man Ned hocgas that there ought 70 p as lnany ss so
f a very and an 'ei sS 10 h
tat That point ought 70 be occupied IN force.
Mr. wrlles General sc5tt about H. think
10 and oaa s aa I ina sps ws q. y
written LIST dy Of July is toiows addressed
Mr.. Camsrons-
spI have the honor TO inform you this department
Is snrsy satisfied r ~ ro g. % o., rs aes 1S ias ro
unless important points occupied by the
federal trops Then Bull Interyened and
which hnd upon books, which Is dated
August ~, 1861 Mr. Cameron from Mr. Wenes. 1t il as
lolows:-
NAVY DEPARTMENT August ~, 1881.
SRThe importance of keeping open the paYiaoh the
obvious that
subject. So far IL possible is department has
vl ni.nue discharge uuty this by armed
uotla. Dnt there points where shore
TO lnteT tP cornuu cation and in
OF danger and recent Investigations would
that nmedlats measures be taken
War Department fprti'y and ntrench Matthias Point
single cgment, siicd By Two OF steamers could
tofoe, perhaps still, take possession and IT,
Nut II more than regiment required appears to me in
dispeusable the number be furnished.
Attention, repeated occasonA has been cded tho
particular necessity 81 holding that place absoutc ye.
navigation of the Pooma. The
navy will moment contrrite It's efforts TOWARDS
hoipng that place and aptfehcnd th9s need
lie any Delay Cannot -uice ut force he down fort
with SEIZE and Ia gn with such armed
order, hold Matthias roia and thus keep OPEN
Navigation thu PotDmacf
understand that will be the lower Mary
Mnd the