The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-28
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o. Where was General Mcclellan during all this timcs
4. AZ Yoi kiown Abut nine o'clock or hereabJuts u
the n"rulg the lent, rrincc dc Jonvie. seens that
town aud reached ih8re in af,ui an h'r u Is reported
and have doubt that q "a 80, thai be sai 10
General Mcclellan .,ssencra you have three old
~ iho ad ance General H.skcr engaged heavily and
thsy viii sond him rciuorcenants. u ~ necessary
Tor you Ia 30 to the advance max Governor Spfague
also urge General Me- lclan como up.
u repried ~ thai 6cterel Mc lesan nlt York
town betv con iour lnd i've ociock Ia N. atefnoon
Lieutenant tooei Webb now the lnsrcctor oi no Fuih
cos, was present Al the interview botweon Prince do
Johvle and General Mcclellan Goierai Mcclellan
showed gr al ndsnsiiion 30 forward, and only left
az au told between four and ave o'clock.
q. You stood your nroundi A. YES. or. had very
severe ntht nhd ot 200 men N consequence o. tho
condition Of the roads could not ncs u m, amnnnston
and my uen stood thcif sroup with thu aud With
such ammunition iicy coad ouect from tie cartridge
baxcs of these who I fa Lik that vi the hardest
nrh' that has been naio hs
q ibo enemy evarraicd daring tue uighf A. Yes,
sir. when General keirny caneul-bc was my senior,
General ileint1cnan under Tho nlrer that
unH that ranked kehfny and he sent him u fcport
10 nic--whon General hcarny came up as his bfsahcs
cam, np | put thcm M position IS soon ss that was
dnnc my vvn troops ~era whd avn from the irent and
collected together as far practicable. General kearny
81 Ihnx r,uk yonn rcpicd. "tertaisy, Con-
etal. YOU do" lie then said would assume The
consmnnd which WAS very proper. hat phht
his lines nf picsets held the advance. Iuring mo
night tho enemy cvac,ntcd wilamsbpfg haze slnos
learned from most febc that when The
VI that hattie reached ichmond, jefferson lvs and Gov
Ietcher moved their families out &c Hcnond,
moved the archives aud their bracs and eyc,y citizen
who coud command a. yoh,clc had his gooaA piled 90
wagons and prepared u abandon tho cisy They only
turuedihos. Who hsa ici--nbcn tb.y found that tho
pursuit ceased. ! might almost say WAS abandoned.
o. isit your Judgment that you could have gone into
Richmond them A. thins 40 oonh have moved right
and rot into Richmond by tho sscond day after that
baltic without another gun being ired.
o.. What dsnof A. We moved on In . manner
never did understand, losing time II there was any ne
lily for that have never yei appreciated a. 70 TAR
ths best information ha,o gees. the enemy had
abandoned the idea of defending Riahmoud. And
only when they tho assitads and ncieicucy "
army that tbey concluded 10 make stand these.
THE BATrLE of FAM OAKS.
seven pines, A. al ,hs nus ,hal ba,sia MAS iousht
my entire division was aiaiknci AZ what n called
oak Bottom swamp, about i've OF sis miles from where
tho batto of Saturday, Tho Jist " May. fought
About two O'Clock that day received dcrs To
half of my division q tho frost the other haf %
ain and hold tho position they thn occupied started
and upon reaching 10 within about . of what was
called Sivages SlatIn, ths heal u ms column became
impeed by tho lsitvcs tralna wagofs an fragments
of batteries upon The road and was prevented irm ad.
yancing except with their bayrncis aud II charge.
frmtbs cause my column could n'te bot " Ito hcnd
way and at Iha lnc loft tlcm u rids " the front
doLbiei thoy could ad,anco ~ all When refcbed
there the batie % far oaAs Tor that nghi Ieuly
over. About dark my troops came W Wc bivonackrd
tho ground, ins nrus having been suspended fbe
morning about seven O'Clock tho nring was renewed. !
started with the halt ~ tho division lind with
Ine 70 meet the enemy Tho enemy was iring upon
SumncrA command, which occupying the rarad ai
IN u the enemy, and IN hdf aa hour a'ior my
became engaged. Tho enemy wetc utterly oisd throw
og away ther arms. clothing aud hhterse aud Drohc
for the woods la the direction oi hchm nj.
v was that tho sccond day of the hight 4. Yes, str;
and that tho cnd u the Gghung ~ that battle
partd my rooIs occupied the camp ,b,t had bos
pied the day beiors by aenerI Reyes corps, and Tho
ground that he had tst that day TN MDnfsy, thr day
after The battle received ordery--ihc diectsns ~sre
very vsgnc-o make 10 foree ihr ,sgiu hs
camp ard beyond IT, fdd ~ without any retLt,bce. ex
ccpt little pcke. nfins. and procesed q isrhsps
tho William burg road was thea rec,Isd and nccsrd
TO eft,binh my command the ground that sAseys
dsson had occnp.d ~ she nfss day Of The nghs 81 vs
o. What portion Of our army was cagagsd In thss bAI
maa mac a. cd,s. sss. ana % '." s % s"masss % % oss,. .sy
other lroo,s were engaged do sos k"ow ~
q AZ wh.s sasober would you estimate shs sssssss~s.
sogaged On oar sIds, 4 should tnnk ihss ~ sstd,
t.ore misn, have bcca 2; 600 s svssssm direct
STANCE, th,s,-cenela Al Hooker VIII return fsrn his brr
liant reconnaissance cannot nnori 10 o~ his dlvi-
Sion" All have TO s.y Is, that had 40 cap esai'Ss
RicHaosD MONT HAvx sxsx rAxxs.
u sup,srs thai this next day after this rsputs shs
enemy at Fair Oaks General NcCIciian had brought BIS
whole army the th.rksbuiy aud nisd~ visss
movement upon Echissnd, M y"ur Judgment, =
military man. what would have becu lhc siset ~ shss
movement a. Ia answer " that would fay that ii
tims during the wbo,r u that nirn did iee That
could MOI w. 60 llichmond. Ana viii sAy istissr.
that after General N.Ciss received tr rfes " shss
don Harrison Landing woht 70 hin Voluntarily ssd
suggcs ted that Lad there c,uid
Richnlonl aud proved hm % DO 10. ~ cnndcnt ~sr
thai woad be snoces.fui that vas wiling 20 The
ADVANCE, and assured him. Tnn inefyb~ ork place
about twelve occk un ssnday. insn that lntrrvs~ ]
rctnrlcd 10 my camp, stpshog ou the way sDast two
hours. Ca rralhiag my camp fpand my t.be
days rnons and the usual anount q sigunbpn sui W
bo ready 70 march si two oco.k 90 MONDAY ms ORDER
VA. Communicated "a TIA who- army add Aft.iy be
leyo that order meaEt ichmoud. haf SAID 20 Gsscr.l
Mc'1cl n that We were unfuccessfai wSud frssbiy
cost him his head brt that be uhti A. vol DIE Toe IA
old sEeop Tor afub ioi him That knew a ~ BE-,
ter Jiacs 70 lat AZ army than between JscksD-~bo w,s
~ $3.50 s'' ,,a ,,I ~, ~ a,s,,y no. sc.. Lana s,. 80
march the succor w jscE-nu, and sDud ~ urririi@f
10 oat ahd give battle oashe = tbpif he's"css,
Isut before the time arrived for es.ca,g that ofasr 10
was oountefmaBdrd anf hsnre the results o' rsDss
psigp. AZ HafrfpDf Lapdiug felt That ~ere in no
place 20 coms by ~ ro,cngc fivsr, bot
We were waB,oi at fredericssbsfs We sioaid march
there Uut afterwards csns % ~ wr'tT. -
bArrLr 0y nkLrHN~ gCl. ~
Q. We're you at III ban. 90 vasf,rs. A. Va. s,
aud At that .--- ~s Scn . great battle.
O. C,uIs zoo nav. gose inlo nlohm1nd alter that ashy
4. l have 20 d,u5t could. The day tsssse bla
nght Al Glsniais and psasr the ofsrs bad 81 I,s my
wcandsi bchind me aud ieft Two tnfsas 70 t.so
OF them. Ib- enemy ceung Malvern hsd 10 nssres
right by my bspt.L Ny surgeons Iisf.afds teInr'sd
Maven lbe onsny onisssc.s lalbs escs ssa ksa u
up all that night that they we're tDssny dcmorsiyef
many q ,he rasn s'.s er ~ il.s -oss' ana u,ns {,
cs,nces tbenss'sra fffn ibsr onic,fs aud thai hay
we're two days collecting thea ioross uscil.sr
o. wbars was lhs General lch,sf daring ID. baml q
Malvern a. ! understand be Vas 90 lasfd the sBa
bostg.
y I'D yoy vi ,nysbisE q him the sro,sd hat esr'
A. ss~ him nee.
q After t,e hsins eammsbee4 4. I dbiBk sas hla,
aboIt Ave the 4ftsf ~ rsftan tnst
him, bat tod tbst s patty the ied
knns thai hsd aspD aitb hns. Dot
] csaid est no rrplen. waBief ks1nsy aiynlon put
NJ a little dirsfebt pscs rom y bsfe a
a. Had me da,sai 4 tho sD.my uaigsrn bssa ~.
Io9ei 90 by Lotr fOfrs. what usll ilasebsss
probsbs result A. Echaund ~gsia have ben b.
y0Dd dypbt
a laiead a th4i yOu fell tsrk 10 Haffis ns isssnrs
yes or. We ofasssd 20 fgtfe4t. aff 10 ihe
the u sbpTei amy. Ne Ieuesisd fss p.f.
os steep eFsfyty the fcsd a tho tiias AHd
80 sas from ths fsbsis ~olIs hate Isa ha
~bfs otnmabi.
s'cLsLiAr'a kfLDBEp Dsssnrios oF Fofy.
a ~ you kuo~ any NY ih~ army q fofs.
mar did MT ns1rs Irvntuy mtfcrt rg~f A ! o. tst
kpo~ - any I nHys sny 80 ieatgfe. sisayn
fst that BE- not suppHtei ffsfnfsiy,
a - q military mai tNo ing the n<th on q ih~
Army a The rttar aftef thsy lansat A4aia and Alaf