Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-04-29
HEApouARTERs Army or rnE PoToMAc.
October Is. 1862.

AxkApQJAhILb5 AMY OF TUB IpIOhAI, [
October Is, 1862,
GENIRAL; ! have The honor to submit
sprelimiuary repors Of the military oper'
ations under my charge since the eyacuU'
,ion of Harrison'3 Landing
Tho measure directed by the Genoral,in.
Chie' was executed successfully, with ems
tire safety to my command ard its mates
rial, between the l4tlf and 10Th Of Aug
ust. The line Of withdrawal selected was
thai Of the mouth of the Chickahominy,
williamsburg and yorktown. Upon this
line the main body Of the army, with al
its train, was moved, Ueintzleman's corps
crossing the Chickahominany at jones
bridge, and covering by It's march tho
movement OF the main column. The pas,
rage OF the lower Chickahominy was eff
facted by meaEs of batteau bridge two
thousaDd feet iu length. The trarsler Of
The army to Yorktown was completed by
l9th Of August. The embarkation Of the
froops and material at YORKTOWN and For.
urea Monroe was at once commenced, and
npd as rapidly as the means Of hansroro~
sion admitted, everything was sent for,
ward 70 Acquio creek and Alexandria
Nc mere sketch OF an undertaking 0. such
magnitude, and yet of so delicate n miIit
airy character will suffice to do justice.
must now content myself with n simple
notice OF it, defeuing full description for
my official repor Of the campaign before
Bichmond--a labor which | propose to
undertake as soon as events will afford me
The necessary time. Justice to the achieve.
ments of the Army Of the Potomac and
The brave men who composed it requires
tbat the official record of that campaign
should be prepared with more care than
circumstances have hitherto permitted
me to boslow upon it, The delay will not
hayo been felt as injurious to the Iublic
sur'fust. lnasmucu as q! frequent reporss
froin time to time have kept the depart,
meDt advised e events as they occurred
reached hcquiG creek with ny staff on
the 94'h O! August, reported my arrival,
and asked for o,lcrs. On the 9th Of Au
s"s' '''''' '''' "''-' '''e >''''".' '4"'O"'e'
permission to proceed to Alexandra,
where at once fixed my healquarters.-
The troops composing the Army of the
io'o.i'a' were "'c"""""t oru''eu 'or"aro
~ '''n'oic' '"e army "hoer oehera' rope
'o"'i,''S was '''s o'oeI c"l''e" ou'
'"r' VI" '"' '0'" ~ Ausu't ! ''"o 'e'''o'",
~ u"''' '''S y"'" man" o''y d acu"P puaru
s'o"S C''' "U''1'''u '''"' Eve '"'"t
~ ""U '''H se"' J." ''''''''e "Tn',"'
80 !" "uui''''' tA"0uSe" an l"e
s,''' d, ny u'SP"S'' 70 'o'""" s"PP'e'
"'''"' o'N'' '''' NY OWL 'e"'4u"''e'S ,ro"n'
w" "e'"B NS'" 'oI 'n"' purpose ol'o"
~ ".''"' '''"''o ''su' % '""t '","p'st
..'i''U q" ''''lh'''on 'Fo"' 'i,e u'"e'"'
my '''e' 'n'' my services were desired Tor
VIZ pu' Pos' % arranging LOT 'he uei'"ce
".h' ,1t''"', IHey were " once cheer
'u'y gwen aI'hough' "hI'e awaiting dch'
do.ol o.. .i,,,,.-.... -. 80.
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sor,;eoo,ions 81 wo.htoat,n "and 90 ~
M. a,.oo,. 60, ,ho doc,,oo or ,l,o oa.,,,, ),
ocs,ha l., or So,,,or,hor / h,d hoa,, i,
o,a,lho,tbod no,h;nrto5 30 oil, ho
troons engaged in active onerot,ons pnder'
General Pone but thu. NV command was
limited 10 ,he immedio,e Garrison ofI
Wasbins,on. On the next doy bowaver
/ was verbally instructed by the President
and the General.in Chief to assume CONS