Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-17
SECOND edition.
rHRHE O'CLOCK p. II.
YHB HISTORY OF THE PENINSULA
CAMPAIGN.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT LETTER from rms
IpYNr LINCOLN TO GEN. MCCLELLAN.

ANOTHER INFORMANT LETTER FROM rms
IpyNr LINCOLN TO GEN. MCCLELLAN.
ORDER BY GEN MCCLELLAN TO aES BANKS.
The .ollo vi ing important letter from Prcsi-
d. n, Lincoln 20 Gen. Mcpieilan. and an o,ler
by thr latter 20 Gen. Banks, were among The
documents read before the Mcdowell Court Of
Inquiry on yesterday ana to-day:
Tie President 10 pen. HeCteudn,
EXECUTIVE MASsros,
WosAtagto~, Feb. }, isia-
Major Gen. Mcclellan:
MI DEAK SIR: You and have distinct aad
direrent plans for = movement OF the Army OF
The Potomae-yours TO Be down the Chesa.
peske, up the Rappahannock 10 Uraana- and
across land TO the terrain % Of ths railroad on
York riyer-rnine, to move directly 70 a point
on the railroad socth IVES. OF Manassas Hyou
will give me- satisfscior answers to the fol-
lowing queetion., shall gladly yieid my plan
20 youB:
!. Docs 60. ysur plan IN yolvs greatly larger
expenditure Of ttme and money than minei
2. Wherein Is a victory moro certain by your
plan than ninef
plaa than mine
this, that IL would break no great line Of the
eneny's commune alton, while mine would
S. Ia css- OF di.ast&r, would not q safe ratrr 1T
ee more difficult BY your plan than BY m:nol
Yours truly, A. LIsooLs.
Esad7saarsers Array Of tae Poter.a1,
On Beard Commodore, APril I, 1852.
EGj1 Gen. ". y. Bonks, Coa'dc 5sA Army Corps:
Generai:-Th- change Ia Affairs in the Val
le Of ne pd los hes
q CORES ponding departurp-amporary q, least
from the plan we soms days since agreed
upon.
In my aYran ccrac n.s assume tn at You b ave
. forcs amply sufficient to drive jackson before
you, provided he Ia not reinforced largely. I
aiso assume that you may find ii impossible 70
find anything towards Manassas for some DAYS;
probably not until tho operations Of the main
army have drawn al! tie rebel force toward.
Ri, hmond.
You are aware that Gen. Sumner has for
soma days been at warrenton Junction, with
two disitions OF infantry, six batteries, and
two regiments OF cavalry, and that a recon
n'isssnce 10 the Rappahannock forced the en-
envy TO destroy the railroad hrigde ut Kappa.
haEucck station, on the Orange and Alex an.
dTia Railroad. Since that time our cavalry
have found nothing on this side Of the Kappa.
tba, we have no reason to fear any return OF
the rebels in that quarter. Their movements
mar fredericksburg also indicate 5 fna,
abandonment Of that n-ighborhood.
doubt whether Johnston will now r-In.
ftrcR Jackson with q view 10 offensive oper.
atoms. The tine hax probably passed W heu
he could have gained anything by SO doing.
have ordered one Of Summers division,
Chat Of Richardson) to Alexandria for en-.
Aviation, Blrnker's has been detached from
the Army of the Potomac and ordered TO re-
port TO GeE. Fremont
Abersrombie il probably st warrenton June.
ton to- day-Geery at " bite Plaius
Two regiments Of cavalry have been ordered
cut, and are now on the way 20 relieve the two
regiments of Sumner. Four thousand in faptry
ard one battery Ieave Washington ~ once 70,
Manassas. Some thrne thousand more vii,
move in one or two days; and soon after three
thousAnd ADDITIONAL.
viii order Blenker 10 move on StrasbuY.
and report TO you for temporary duty: 70 ,aa,
should you lind large force in your front you
can avail yourself of his aid. As soon as DOS
rible, please direct him on Winchester thence
20 Iepor; 10 the Adju;.nt General Of the Army
for srdcrs-but krrp him until YOU are SUR
Whist you have In mont.
important thing is to throw Jackson well back,
and then to assume ssch q position a. will en- :
able you TO prevent his return. As sooa as the
railway comm unicstions arc re-sstablished 4,
viii be probably important and advisable to
move on stanton; but this would require
communications and q force OF 2s.oOO 70 10000
for active operations. 1t should also bs nearly
co.ncident with my own move on Richmond.
At all events Not SO long before is IS 70 enable
the Rebels to concentrate on you and then re-
turn On me.
i feGr that you cannot be ready I'm time:
although IL may come In very we'll with a force
less than I have mentioned, after the maa
battle near RichmoLd. When Gen. Sumner
leaves Warrenton Junction, Gen. Abercromoie
will be placed In Immediate command Of Ma.
nazsas and Wayrenton Junction, under your
general orders. Please inform me free uenuY
ty tele graph and otherwise as 70 the state of
things in your front,
/ am very truly yeurs,
iSigned,) GEO. b. McOLRLLAS,
Major General Commanding.
P. S.-From what have just learned 4.
would sAem that the two resiments Of cavalry
intended for " arrenton Junction have gone 70
Harpers Ferry. OF the four additional regi
ments placed under your orders, two should as
promptly rs possible meys by the shortest
route On Vsrreh;on Junction.
an, sir, very respectfully, your obi s-rv't
GEO. u. McCLILLAs, Maj Gen. Con'ds.
1.-THE above letter received by tho Oour.
On the 9Th January, 1851
rHH MCDOWELL COURT oP INQUIRY.