Daily national Republican., 1863-04-07

icct Of renewingthe attack upon the enemy the
day 1fter the battle, Is as follows; -
"Question. Did you express any opinion TO
Cen. Mcclellan, or 10 any ono AZ headquarters,
In relation 70 renoulhg the httack then next day.
and ifso, what opinion did you expressi
(" Anbwer aid exprlss an opinion 10 Genn
MeOlellan % tho subiect. AMER my command
was an iuposition-e9y 81 O'Clock a. nlght-1
went over 70 General McCl6llan's headquarters,
at Cadysvllle, and expressed the opinion to
General Marcy, his chief Of staff, that the at
tack ought 70 be renewed thanext morning At
O'Clock. ] also expressed the same opinion
10 Other members Of General MeClollan's s steff.
General Marcy told me that ought TO SEQ
General Mcclellan aud tell him what thought
OF the matter. I went Into General McOlol-
lan's tent, and 10 h0ycourpe Of the conversa-
tion expressed the same opinion 10 him, and
told him that II could have 5000 fresh troops
to pats In advance OF mine / would be willing
to commence the attack on the next morning.
He said that he had been thinking The matter
over, and would make up his mind during the
night, andif l would send staT officer to his
headquarters, TO remain there ovor night, he
would send me orders early In the morning;
and " he concluded 10 ronow the attack, he
would send me the necessary men. did send
the staf officer over, but General Mcclellan
concluded not to renew the attack the next day.
"Question. Would there have been any diiii-
Guilty in furnishing tho 5000 fresh troops which
you desired, as the corps of Gen. Fitz-John
Porter, some 1900 or 10000 men, had not
been engaged
Answer. There would have been no Diff
Guilty In furnishing the 5000 fresh troops. In
fact, Gen. Mcclellan did send Gen. MorelPs
division, of quite that strength TO report TO me,
but not with orders TO me to renew the attack
Gem Franklin testlnes;
Question. We're you consulted In relation
TO renewing the attack the next day . rra. j.
Answer. When Gen. Mcclellan visited the
right In the afternoon, showed him position
on the right Of this wood | have already men
toned, in which was the bunker Church, which
/ thought commanded the wood, and that IL It
could be taken, we could drive the enemy nom
the wood by merely holding this point. I nd-
yised that we should make the attack on that
place the next morning, from Gen. sumneT's
position. thought there was no doubt about
our being able TO carry Il. We had plenty Of
artillery bearing upon 1t. We drove the enc
my from there that afternoon, and had no
doubt that we could take that place the next
morning, and thought that would uncover the
whole left of the enemy.
Question. If that had been made, and that
point had been carried, what would hayO boon
the effect upon the enemy
ANSWER. Itwould have been very disastrous
to them. r...... r.. -....
Question. What reasons were given for not
making the attack the next molnlng ...
Answer. did not hear tho direct reason OF
the general commanding, but have under
stood that the reason was, that he expected
some fifteen thousand new troops--those which
would make the thing a certain thing-Rnd he
preferred TO wait 10 make this attack on the
right, until these new troops came.
Question. And that delay gave the enemy
an opportunity to escApei ... ....
Answer. think It did"
On the night Of the 18th Of September the
enemy abandoned their position and retired
across the Potomac into Virginia, without mo-
lestation. Our army slowly followed, and took
up position along the Potomac, on the Mary
land side, occupying Maryland Hights on the
goth, and Harper's Ferry on the 23d." ..,..r.