Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-28
HeADoUARTsRs ARMY OF THE PoroMAc
B. ........ .,r January 2s, 1863.
[General Order, No. 81

January 2a. 1863.
General Order, No. 8 ] agf or "a"
|. General Joseph f. Hooker, Major Gen.
eral OF Volunteers and Brigadier General Of
the United States Army, having been guilty
Of unjust and unnecessary criticisms Of the
actions Of his superior officers and Of the an-
thOrties, and having, BY The general tone of
bis copYersation, eRdeaVored TO create dis
trust in the minds of officers who have associ,
ated with him. and having, by omissions aud
otherwise, made reports and statements
which were calculated to create incorrect i'm
pressiOns, and for habtually speaking in dis
paraging terms Of other officers, is hereby
dismissed the service OF the United States
as a man unfit to hold an important commits.
sion during crisis like the present, when so
much patience, charity, confidence, consider.
alton and patriotism, are due from every pa.
triot in the field
lThsesdsr Is Issued subjsst 70 I,6e apptov.
al Of the President ofthe United States.
b. q Brigadier General w. TsH. eBrooks,
Commanding First Division, Sixth Army
Corps, for complaining of the policy OF the
1pysnment aud forusing language tending
| to demoralize bis command, 10, subject to the
approval Of the President Of the United Statee,
dismissed from the military services Of the UHii
ted States. ,s... liy.s.ar ...lIEf lsH
81 Brigadier General John Newton com
manding Third Division, Sixth Army Corps,
aud BrigRdier General John Cochrane, com
msndng First Brigade, Third Division, Sixth
Army Corps, for going to the President of the
United State with ofiticisms d pom the plans
of the commanding officer, are, subject 10 the
approval Of the President, dismissed from the
military service of the United States. 4, 4. /.
A. II being evident that the following nam
ed officers can bs ofAno further service to this
armY, ,Ethey, are hereby relieyed:from duty, Atd
viii report without delay tothe Adjutant Gen.
of the United States Army +
Major General W. X. Franklin, command
ing the Left Grand Division. .ralg "a
Major General W. F. Smith, commanding
Sixth Army Corps. /
Brigadier General Samuel d, Stuygis, com
maHding Second Division, Ninth Army Corps
!. Brigadier General Edward Ferrer, CON
manding Second Division, Ninth Arm,
Corps.
Brigadien Generals Johp Coehrane, !. com
manding First Brigade, Third Division, Sixtl
Lieutenant Colonel 3. Il. Taylor, Actin.
Adjutant General Right Grand Division.
By command of Major General A. L Burn
side . -s,a LEWIS RICHMOND,
Assistant Adjutant General
7 The following statement is made by th
Committee on the Conduct Of the War: %
General Burnside states that, besides tn
inclemency Of the weather, there was anolhe
\ powerful reason for abandoning the movement
: viz the almost universal feeling among hi
8 general officers against it. Sons OF, thos
= officers freely gave vent to their 6feeliAgs il
the presence OF their interiors In coma.
. lquence Of this, and also what had taken plse
during the sBAlfle OF Btedstl l6llAburE, Sc
Gen, Burnside directed an order to be ISSUED
which he styled General Order No. 3 sf fTha
o order dismissed some officers from the seryic,
- subject to the approval Of the President, r,
= lieved others FROM dity With itha Aimyeof Lh
8 Potomac, and also pronounced sentence
= DEATH upon s9ne deserteEg Nholhad bee
tried aud convicted. \ The order wa
= duly signsd and issued oaDd only waited puI
g Ication He, (Generaf Burnside) wa
informed that tho President .darlined to Al
prove bis Order Nos, but Md concluded
3 lrelisVe hin from the eOmmapd Of f,tbe, Am
d Iof The P0t0nac, 'and AppoineG eGenefai Hbdk,
n his place,