New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-16
The ucDewrrI Cpnr- Of fnquiry.

W. <irsGr'S fue.dsy, Jsn - Ibr'
L. The McDOwel, Court vi Inquiry tofAi, Hra'
Pope testified IN clstpn TO the battle o. Ce1"
Mountain I'D na, kr 10 connection witn thet eih-
rtiyn. He gave With psrt r-i'Tl'y, NE oiSfo''t d"
OF us rroops On .s 5th of AUGUST and fuofcl zen
IL appears he IL sched Ccpeppet ConFs-Ioh'v car
on the Hognng fOf TOE 6tb, his "hoie IOfcs i'' 60
iDQ abou. $40 70 II laviQ been considered oy no
sn,aori les il Waeninst9l not Judicous - remove
Co Kugs, division ION FTcoei4ts, bniE' I'D ~
srattols !. Cn;rcd him 20 be vey csfe.II -'S 70 81
low The 'Cs,fy % in'erIose b. .wean himself N.c
Frc!,n' fsburg, ia which point tae i''e'' ""n W.
Penn. "a were TO 10 brought. A'eo-wusj, ~
H,s 4 cont orders 10 Gen. Banks to move ioF"st'o
toe ,,oe,rsr Couri-Hodss and &gei to MoVo Ior-
Wa, 70 = same plsce with ar sreed:
E,o. Rails arrived ~ CulPepie r IN one s'sson'
fni. 10 NV suVrise, received rolc rom @eh'
6igcl d,led a. SperrYvilie, az sc0pt II y. NJ. nc
kryNiedI tie Ieco,"t Of my orecf, bao asEn Z
me BY vi %, road he should cone 10 C1ipe?9er. A
tbert ,vha ca,y one 4OAG, ana thtt broad atone
rS! .Alt led DIRECTLY from SpsrrJvl!le 70 Cul9op-
Ter wa e. a l05e 20 know how S'ge cond eti'ti
tei, eYv Gouht Oh iho sal iect. Ials DELAYED Sgels
eo-,s arrival al CuiVeyger e9r'e hodfs, " Gu t.e
vsuats BEGAN 50 cors in froIa Gen B4yetd thLt iuc
eperv WIS advancing Oh him, ADD mat bis cavalry
w. creed 20 rCiiIe. / ordered Gen. CrA"i'iu
Brtsa4t. Of Gen. Dackse Corra, TO oteervo .ao
enemy ard port Gen. Bayaro IN hoidihg ,l' On
en- IN e,k, anO IL determine ms i'!Ss ~ -
rc,ts - fax 80 pr.GiJ,e. hicheUs DINISi'"
OF TIC ssyoe GaV IeC0ysi TO q po'nt t"o "l,' -
70 the nile sonlh Of Copepocr, hear tLe pieto
where tie rJad from Madison S0li' ~ 1880
fn,0 the road from Bar est FoiG 10 CuFtpt'i'
Ia,lv ON tbe uora ~ o. the Sch reserved iuioiih'
ton ION, zen. Buio-d gt Madison CJurt'house
Es, the enemy was on bis slS- anu ie!tI ahp p@'"y
In his rear and be wa re'rcG'inR toward 3Feei!-
vile On he morning OF the S9h pms ea zen
Banks forward with biz corps 70 join or&ace
vb;,h had coue forward the dag previous. Cen
Ranks. wss instructed by me 81 move his corps 10
tie POSITION occupied 10y hst brigade, and 10 Ike Up
si9, poaiiiOn ttofe 40 check The en=uy A-V"Neo'
1t was N a personal interview az my hea5qaff'
sers at Cglpelper that told Gen. Banks II ue
sus,py advanced 10 attack hirn he should push bis
1Iirniishers well 10 the front cui notify me inr'e.
6ia.ely IL being my wsn TO gain all th' tine posi-
BIZ 70 concentrate our forces az Culuepper; ten,
B,nss Corrs st that tifae, from BID co sohi cd
rport wss - 900 Infantry and artillery n icr difv,
sud lhis understood TO be tGe strength OF Es corps
when nc was vuyei - tho froa;i tareo miles IL NE
yosr Of the-I csioi. ex'eeted INN 20 oocnry was
Ricke,ts Division; desuitOIy iiriug was Kept up al
6ny OF The 9th daring wi,Ch tims received uun
Der of reports iron Gen. Ddphs. Ia more OF wMel
did ne ttiug the enemy was IN any great .oTce Ia
front Of him.
/. ore Of BIS uotes 6ate! O'clock BE mentioned
that ths enemy was Displaying his cevalry osteri2;
Gouay bu' nc hsd eOen force ei infantry, and old
~, believe they meant 70 a'taeS. Ias last note 1
received from Gsu. Banks was d2e1 u. IN. l!e
s.oke then OF the skirnishers approaching each
oster hi did not Indicate that he expected s1y en-
EagcnisUt or e.H To- stance. before 1 received
This note, the artillery airing had become 60 rapd
and continuous that feared general engag me ~
was gsing on, or might be bIcrgt on at G"y mo'
nent. | therefore instructed Gen. Mcdowell 10
pasa on hicketts Division ~ rapidly as pos
slbls 10 thc feid, and went forward mysel.
vita 1t, l-svipS b,Liaa ns IN CUP ppcr the wiol-
ccr,s Of Con. ~ 81, with oF1ers 70 push tor1 ard W.
soon poe tls 'he feid. Gen. Mcdowell was
fn 10 wss responsible iOt icing thus connected witu
these movements, bnt ia MI RESPECTS carrod on, my
ia5truc,ions fuilfullY and zealogsly. Gen. Pop
st4,ea TINT Gen. Mcdowell. was uBaer his INN sdi-
Ct ctservuou til the coDcir Of the bat le
when be gut Lis troops into action 90 IN. Dauls'i
riga. His conduct throughout was gYilaut tid ef.
6lsnl. Gen. McDOwe ali 81 hs ogsht 10 have
Eoao il rag ri 20 Gen. Sigei at Waterloo.