, 1863-02-10
FROM TEaE ARMY OF TEHE
POTOMAC.

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ERO1N 1EaE AEkM1 OE VE1E
AoE3aalAN'
Under Gen. Hooker
McCIeiianis1n In the Arn1y,
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tFrom the N :. Evening Post, 5th instJ
fThr writer OF tie following letter has been
In the Army of the Potomac from the tiuav
when Gen. Mcclellan marched upon the A. |
ready cmpty works at Manassas, BE has
watched tits army for nearly a gear, under
different commanders. ORIGINALLY, In com
mon with the whole county, believer in
The genius Of GEN. Mcclellan, he has seen
the 7ncanacity of that officer demonstrated. t
not only bY lis failures in the field against the
encmv. but eounl}T by his errors Of admins |
fratjon, Which affected in too many ways, the
con[nrf and efficiency Of thc armv entrusted
fo him i
' HxAnquAnr1ra Army, Feb. ., 1868.
f.o,a+.1 1Joo1-er ratu,1cd from washington
restorInv roorn;nr With full discretionary |
ere 5esse,a, - 10 tha nscess,rv reoreanization If
f,,is ormy. and he and Dutterfield arc at work,
r oas crn;s hasrt GOOD to 500 tic tnanner IN
IL a,e' Ios5 31ns Hne r.1i thr t,s sefore them
has. tney pFher 49, ara rn;,1 To- the hni.
to1n ~ "a or"rr ox,, and cnFse a1,ic,;nr fhis
evmv - with tho r;ynr md confidence tfat as-
snre ererv "1 onc I'M theT realize the estent Of
thn worI ,nd have tho ohlity fn ,,erfnr1n it.
Tn ~ rrna;ns1u ra ~ arrntccs 81 McctsIisn here
a1nonr thc GENERALS have suddenly become
ror: S;levt and humtle' md are nervous1y
..a;,7nr ra.,I1s Hooker viii not makc 1,ar-
t;a';tr 7nr any former co1nmander . test. uu-
% 'ess hat 1T narfiality is 50 marked as to prevent
~, off3nor1 1frnn, riyfnr m earnest and cordial
srnnort ~ the nrSs.nt cnmmnndcr. But
onrS1n o9rr9S;nncc " md ripar in Inc narfornance of
their 1utica. I,c Vii have. That can be read
;n tl,c tirm set lines Of his countenauce, and
- tic s,,arklr II t;s cyr There Ia no waste
mind md hodv fs under complete control. md
~ t1,e most rjrnrons nae. belicy. he loves
~ wv ,rt hs IL a. eaTrcst in this wnrk af
rrtshin,7 tho rebellion tlat lie viii not fuil to
usc 1,is nnwrr f,r tbc I,nejt; Of the country.
| Iic cnmprchcnds rnorc In one hour than Sc.
rlellan Hi in n i]ar and mnrc business is a.
rno5u t1oue with HE staff dcpartments-iu-
oomJ,1ete 10 fhrv crc-than 1as ever becn
done before in the same time at headquarters.
| Yon mov 3enend 1,non It that Hooker will
nj Ia Ist . any nrmaIirs v of r. ranI keen Inn from
INT ,s,tt;nt, G liz f;n,.tin1 @encrais in teir proper
taaJr wxc,1 l,nowp Iii hc we'll Guarkcd hero.
asu, G', "s'' anyway AL ~ MIA
Gro7rds of ot,,ccre frou all norts of the ar
nmM9 thrnnU y: heodounrtor. dav M and evcu;ny In
10y, nn"E Eaat. - o,,J u' 'onr.-ro+niata III
naS tnstl tsef:st - NJ wy. a;.;no. ~ ~
General sna his sta1 alany arg ,s;tl. mai.lng "
IT, a1oIe ssiuGnvS " ooH ';,a ag IN, ,%ate3
tuey express themselves, "nAs H." piI1aEo ~
men rei4Ee lp oe44etG tlak an! pouK uoS ~
Clellan nag aay mnata1s nnuas' aa us saJ11. s'1,1
majority, however, can sce n0 Itas9n Is3a Mny
Hooker cannot master tue detail q Ims army
as we'll as Tie detail! o. grahn olFl5loia' ;.liu
tor evidence they poinl 70 me pregnant iaea
1Sat III ng posssloh "n2cn ne nss ~ oecup.su
nus ne aas!eu 10 more inau elual na
ana Inc expressions that soluc el9Se ~: . ~ ~.
boasting, are amply borne out y ms past ca e..
| rccr, anu 1i'stltled, mol oniy " tnas. puk W
the complete knowledge q his oWn ao3l1t,es s
anu confidence IN hinlsel, 9aad,niy w4aea ~ u
Is eminsntiS necessary thas n1aAas''ss 1eao'
!! Base run1or to the contrary, Gen. AooKcr
h:bits are not such rs TO cause any alarn, riI'
I4c has never becn KNOWN 10 oe tnuer tn'
influence O. llluor, us c!San.snasGn M ;aa.S laGe
Tnh his INN %inte shla' saom w ~ .,!a ne.s.sn
plooo unuer !1e sul1ate, gHe2 ~ ,.s cpu n.nat
nanee, s'sI tlo'ns ~ .liG WIZ, eu.n ~
hue as perhaps 10 dccclso taosc WHO 10 no
Know nm. r .,,o ao.a
ue!s enplia11e"lls one o1 tne iueil ucss w..
ored by this var, ano II Is " sue w. s'ss fs ~ ~
WI H,l muna I " ptunL G ~ j.; tIcir to
, Thc ;11i thnr .r' he la Was rrnsu n the SCI
Gus es nd}v 81 wo Mc and G:f iq mem a.
TX - IA 1;f:,rr-,t ',;rision
s,S ea{.ero rva,Snies viii hc 1,,ndc Of soma
# fhem' Don't lct any sickly scntincutalis
- ,,rev,nt fhe nress and tho rcop1e from sasi1
+ Hdcscryed,'f in case some Of them are she
T fifn5 II.
- Absent ofl;cers without leayc) are nlso q
~ +cndca 10 Some Of them who have prcsum
~ 80 1nnch nnnn their ability to fix things {
u e;y,,i sfter thsr ,rrt h,c}z viii. II use Elm
% t ar,.rassin1 ssfnII thn;r catc ali dnnvh
ex 3f ,r;s ~ sovc trir ieT nositions and rsn
~ tat;a,a = "a noc"ssarv fr Inn f r.nort t,
tn ,s,o1,aIa'. .,t'g1 ~ - ''ss''''' 'o' '''~A
ae ~ II e now p1a5ncr than ever, that the rcn,
" raj ~ Mcf,,rilnn shn1lld have been made 10
~ hcforc II was. 70 him is chargeable The fl
IL" a,5 u, W pa,t;unns sn,rit to vro,; in the armv~
ncrmittcd thc aTmy to set him up as kings
eE,v.ar tIs+ thn,. wonld neither Worship r
pg c1,cv any other idol. nc taught them 10
vn na,i i;n Viii, preatcr enthusiasm than
saua 'ar f'r 1xhic ~ fhey fought Instead Of bel
sn fatnS usi 1on nn, nr.sentcd Viii ,lomcstcads,
IL III ~ str;,nJ of b;s rrt o,,1 seat IL
IS ~ souau LILY ~ IL XXI, ,,ot por.or
1s5 ~ S n"rn.;dn 1ca .fe .r,,v with thn ~
GO ajanno ~ o.d e4';r;t r,an;f;.stcd hv Hooker
a99 a99 m;oI,t h,Te idme more with it. but lie tc
nii ~ uUnt ne h;s ,t;i;tg wh
nun MN en;scd mon ", s hv tha rato
lid re- 9ua;his ssiAe9 y tbai -. n,hnav ,r.s
20 ian 10 nat;l. na. ""a
% & eId.i a',u ~" scrt;nnnt ~ tx - "
1s5 au s.asonsyu KY n,rrs;Ho " ~,
,ur ~. " ~ l,;-,ro,r rha rn.,it 49, tb,t sn1
di6atr con,,n,ndrr, grew refractory. f7fsM,
his plans compelled hun to change e them h;a
tho times, anu eoIape.tt5 utssontc1, ~ ,n4r IT, i
be- APleAl,E ~ e0S 'A'~' Nv 'AAo
- aeMinse hi.a; oat ,,;,;tor,, oo,f,z
1uts1ue FL, 1nast 80 ~ c,eIref;c natrotie and =,
~ IS ~ 1 n1h, hai,cs ~ -;<r,,t "ar".at md
18th 1!5n; WV nStie'Is - -. Tharo
ccn nentliE !atue. tn.tu ss1s .f.nsa5 ~.
many oiuseie cs,ia ~ 1,s ny Mno ioe;t;,.
t@ue ~ ~ 'ue ~ .t.,ni rta,r Aosr
n nsMaHE, pH' tnSa1 hama.a ; - t'Hs ~, 's. use'
Der -noe .H. .ae5 ~ ,o1aI T.
- .at NY a ss..oE 49,. 49, ,,,os-,s IL 49, ~
~ .sos,;n,; ~. ~ ru1,ai,;ou 49, ~
1o; 1oGlusn auta ieoe,1iou 'aaa ~ a,r,,<,r ,.;a TIA
live iioyhce !: a. Isu - s'ao1e 49, M-o,. - fo,
,mc not aLoH uaset ~ " uesu ~, .4 ~ y,
os army poitc;anS. Ho VIII ssentut - a. a.
DC ;,tnc colhnlanaer OF lug asns, VII T., :; ~
to antt VINO arg the Mes9I.eas VIZ w. ~ 49,, ~
rst Mhgut Ielu " pH!'as, 80, ~, a,.iaar"d 11
.,, Ms Mhoie nu.J VIM oe %sA sssai,1a sons.1io =,
ncn there VII DC one rue ineaorao!eMe 1,e
that other 1ee'!'1g anu tiesire nsusa oG suoos9n
boat to the desire to cE1'sA tias atTocions lcpcl
s+, bE any ana cser} means, a1a II ene . sIo. ~:
poseloie !linc. ANY nlau mAo stchs IL ~!
ous- tefinl points, or argues thc qnettlon az
able may consider himself as useless anu lnclnc
the and mag depend upon beng thns tses
rcr, The question OF moving depends, OF COZ
she | upon the weather, and not upon the dest
linc tic commander. But should the wea
HIM prevent, tne country VIII hoi suusr: II
that nave bcftef army NJ tnc emu VI 1u1st5
little than i Aas NOW. :,
butlelnelu, as Chie1 o! eEn, ~ "eL u
uutccr officer should be chosen for such
West Slim. II is true he t1il:uot graduate at
] Sv$ lint Hf III