Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-24

EVANSVILLE, IND, TUES
1 HGES. SCHENCk: 1 have Just learned
that Elliott's cavalry has been sent to
Woodstock. They are of no possible
use there, except to be captured. = n
For Milroy to attempt operations up the
Shenandoah Valley, at this time, is utter
madness
| GSigned] II. w. HALLEcK.p
/ OF course. To dash out with a little
of the foretheught of Washington, or
fervor of Murat, and "hurt somebody" ="
soould appear madness to the purblind
author of :" Order No. 81 The fact is
plain, and unquestionable, that HalIeck
was fearful the forces under Milroy
would, by such bold and laudable fo-
ray, and such valuable capture, obtain
the nations especial plaudits, and he
was watchful as the eagle from her eyrie
that no bird of Milroy's color should
plume wing while he had claws to
scratch to pieces any proposed campaign.
According to Gen. Lees published
official report of the late campaign
North, the rebel army began to march
on June Sd. General Stoneman of our
cavalry informed General Hooker land
likewise Halleck as early as June 5th,
that large rebel force was crossing the
noun tafuS into the Shenandoah valley.
Such information was not telegraphed
to either Schenck or Milroy; but on the
18th of June, two days after Winchester
was invested, Halleek telegraphed to
Schenck that Ewell's and Longstreet's
corps were on the march from Culpep-
per to Springville, the last named town
being sirty miles distant from Winches-
| ter. E l.- .aas -ai
Query: Had not Halleck that same
information (or its equivalent through
Stoneman) at least ten days previous to
the time he telegraphed to Schenck?-
Is it not palpable why he withheld it?
Would not Milroy be surprised and cap
tured or destroyed It makes a loyal
man shudder to think of such vilainous
culpability and neglect
HALLEcK ATTEMPTS GEN. soHENcK's DIS
80 GRACE. nf
But on the same day, June 18th, after
be had heard, through Schenek, of the
investment Of Milroy's command, he
made wretehed juggler's attempt at
aawhshing, and throwing the blame on
Rme other shoulder-straIs He began
in this style, viz:
GEN. ScHEScE: have repeatedly urged
you to withdraw your main forces from
Winchester, and 50 recently directed it,
that I cannot understand hon Milroy
could haze been left to be INFESTED.
This is not all, and he cannot finish it
without showing his cloven hoof thus.
If Gen. Milroy does not obey your orders,
remove him from command.
[Signed. Fl. w. HALLEcK.
And Notwithstanding in the last quo
tedssaelegfzm@ has seemed to shift the
'ib,fiafne of pernglslng Milroy to be attack
ed, on Sehenek, yet Immediately on
hearing of the retreat of MiIroy's divis-
iona result he knep to be inevitable
from the moment of inyestment-he cul-
minated in the following damnabIe
specimen of friendly military inter-
course" the language becoming an Of
fcer and a gentleman" as near as Voor-
hees is of being loyal, Uiz: ie58
aari WASHINGTON, June Is, 1863
GEN. ScHEECK: Don't give Gen. Milroy
any command at Harper's Ferry. We
have had enough of that anrt Of -:i:i--y
genius.
Signed 81. w. HALLEOK.
|. Do you see the animus that controlled
the great Bug Bear under whose capacity
even the President sits, in his slander,
and final arrest of one of our noblest vol
unteer Major Generalsf e 4 t5-
NoCHARGEs FILED AGAINST MILROY
Nor did it stop there Without filing
charges in compliance with the Army
Regulations, he ordered Milroy under
arrest, juno 9th, forcing him out of
serviceiin the midst of an invasion of the
North by Lees whole army and Just in
the nick of time when his services were
most needed. A Court of Inquiry was
called, and instead of according to Gen.
M. what common law and universal army
usage demanded and received, trial by
his peers, he was humilisted by being ar
raigned before q tribunal composed of
his subordindtes, men whom he would
have commanded by rank and seniority
on any battlefield. The court was COM
posed of three Brigadier Generals, two of
whom had served on Hallecks staff; and
the Judge Advocate thereof, Capt Scott,
actually, as strange as it may seem, was
Halleck's priUGte secretary I All of
whom are Of the regular army, and hon.
orable soldiers yet the villainy of the
affair is outlandish considering that at
the time seventeen Major General, peers
of the accused, were not on duty, any
three of whom, without detriment to the
service, could have been called to take
the evidence in this case. But that is
not all--the officers composing the court
toere taken from the field, in front of
demonstrative foe
EVACUATION OF WINCHESTER
To return for moment to the attack
upon Winchester, will state that Milroy
had not the remotest idea Gas / am in
formed by members of his stat, } that he
was being fought by Lees advance corps
i till the day before the retreat On the
18th of June he sent strong reconnois-
sance out on the Strasburg road, which
was met twelve miles distant by q heavy
rebel force of cavalry. A fight ensued,
lasting some hours, resulting in our ia
and wounded, and 81 prisoners, all of
whom proved to be Of Imboden's and
Jones Valley troops, who had been har-
RAISING our ouposts all winter and
spring. At the same time smaller
force had been sent out by Milroy, to re-
connoitre on the Front Royal road, who
also met the enemy but captured no pris-
oners Thus, by the results Of that day,
Milroy was confirmed in his opinion that
he was only pressed BY the rebels under
Imbodeu, or perhaps Stuart, who had
come down expecting to catch him nap
ping and capture him.
4 On the same day he received dis