Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-12-19
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Capture OF New OrleaMs..Gen. Nc
Clellan's Order to Gen. Butler.

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Capture OF New Orleans-.Gen. Nc
Clellan's Order to Gen. Butler.
Little by little, in spite Of the efforts at
Washington to suppress them, we begin to
get at the details Of the work done by
Gen. Mcclellan, and the greatness Of the
debt Of gratitude which the country owes
him. Mason Brothers, of New York, have
published Mr.. P"rton's History Of General
Butler in New Orleans, containing much
new matter. 1t seems that General Nc.
CleIlan is entitled to credit for laying
down the plan of operations in the South.
west, and, if Gen. Butler had done all
that he was ordered to do, we should have
had very different story from there. Gen.
McClellah's genius and foresight ore ad-
mirably exhibited. in the orders under
which Butler went to New Orleans, aud
whatever credit IL Due to military opera.
dons there clearly belongs to the young
Commander.in Chief The following are
the orders:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
= February %, 1862
Major General B. T. Butler, y. S. A.:
GESERAL-You are hereby assigned to
the command of the land forces destined
co operate with the navy in the attack
upon New Orleans. You will use every
means to keep the destination profound
secret, even from your staff officers with
the exception Of your Chief OF Staff, and
Lieut.. Weitzel Of the engineers.
The force at your disposal will consis.
Of the first thirteen regiments named in
your memorandum handed to me in PRISON,
the 2lss Indiana, Ali Wisconsin, and 9th
Michigan (olu and good regiments from
Baliimore) these three regiments will
await your orders at Fort Monroe Two
companies Of the 2lst Indiana, are well
drilled at heavy artillery. The cavalry
force already EN- route for Ship Island wi.
be sufficient for your purposes. After full
consultation with officers we'll acquainted
with the country in which it is proposed
TO operate, | have arrived ut the concu.
sion that three light batteries fully
equipped, and one without horses Will lie
al that vii, be necessary.
This will make your force about II 400
infantry, 275 cavalry, $50 artillery; total,
15,255 men.
The Commanding General Of the De
par,ment of Key West is authorized to
loan, temporarily, two regiments; Fos.
Pickens can probably give you another,
which will bring your force to nearly
$4,000. The object of your expdi,on is
one Of vital impor,ance-.he capture OF
New Orleans. The route selected is up
the Mississippi River, and the first obstacle
to be encountered, perhaps the only one,
is in the resistance offered by Forts Phil
lip and Jackson. 1t is expected that the
oavy can reduce these works; in that
case, you viii, after their capture, leave a
sufficient garrison in them to render them
perfectly secure aud it is recommended
that on the upward passage few heavy
guns and some troops be left at the pilot
station, at the forks Of the river, to cover
= retreat in the case Of disaster. The
troops and guns will of course be removed
rs soon as the forts are captured.
Should the navy fail 10 reduce the
works, you will land your forces and siege
train, and endeavor to breach the works,
silence their FIRE, and carry them by
assault
The next resistance will be .ear the
English Bend, where there ore some
earthern batteries; here it may be neces>
sary for you to land your troops, to co.
operate with the naval attack, although i,
Is more than probable that the navy, IN.
assisted, can accomplish the result. II
these works are taken, the city Of New
Orleans necessarily falls. .........-
In that event it will probably be best TO
occupy Algiers with the mass Of your
troops, also the eastern bank Of the river
above the city-it may be necessary TO
place some troops in the city to preserve
order; though. it there appears sufficient
Union sentiment to control the city, it
may be best for purposes Of discipline TO
keep your men out Of the city.
F." After obtaining possession Of New Or.
leans, it will be necessary to reduce oil
the works guarding its approaches from
the east, and particularly to gain the
Nanchac Pass.
Baton Rouge, Berwick Bay and Fort