New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-27
~ :, 90. ball in IT. When this was &C. eS Vs,

work ne gc' ~ va canrland:ng officer on the York
50 ,oad that there was nU'hl'S 70 P'eVens ui
SIncing lis troops and tahHg po'lioh aio
Of nine re p es TO Tsgg 'SG ,se MI hat Cen
mn mI;t,isosu was ths.e; but IL tufred ont tha' pe
NJ Icft. api Gsu., sumter was IN ccmmhu WIZ
iSrge force ce-il.iy n.t.lcs Den JU'O"U men
losid here, odgG~o,d tnVsh fhf IHe Z" ay,,t"s,
scyo,, he D. li4sR'o, e. U'H.G~sbare' FHsoay
Io,irg tsa tgsH. Tie Srelay c'H'd neg g,eJV
III f,s, an Il r.cr i wanted tim 10 advance, ana
nil o'elo,k of that GdY ,Xgtct,d nc Wou4' No.
vance and march ,oroul5 re ipe heia ~ ths enc,
nv, ard 20 to Tichisg ny plopefs; nu'.nt t SIs
,,1s vv own tiOols %,,rs Crgaged VITA NOT less
,Ssn thrse or forr mes niy ruyl0sr. Gen. ko2r.
nv who was he he, Of al me Amy 70 leave
Yorktown--excert Po-.er's diyision, which was
len TO garrison 1orLiOwpNas t6e tl'st TO come 20
INV cssistsnse. II GcH. HamaSr had Gdtancea ne
RSJ<f0H scOvl9 hare 6ceR tHried tAeTe ne a'a nos
adrance al al.
WHERE MCCLELLAN WAS.
O. Where was Gen. Mcclellan during all this
time Z rl.-t. -t.. L..... in
A. At Yo,ktOrn. Awut 9 o'clock, or there
shouts OF the I1orniog OF the light, Prace &c JON.
vile seeing that no re'nfcrcements would De sent
90 me, started Tor Yorktown and reached there IN
about an bour. 1t Ia reported 10 me, and have no
doubt that is 80, that be sad TO Gen. Mcclellan,
General, you have three old women in the al
vance. Geu, Hooker is engaged heavily, ana lney
viii send him no re-enforc' meOts. IL Is necessary
for yon 10 so 60 the advance" think Gov. SPraSue
went down also to urge Gen. Mcclellan 10 G9ue ~.
1t was reported to me ttst Gen. MeIieiiah "i'
Yorktown between and o'clock in the a'teip IN
Iaeut.-Col. Webb. th Inspector OF th9 80
Corps was present at the interview between rrIoo
de Joinviile aud Gen. Mcclellan. Gen McC'eu"' ;
.kO,oed a great ,H6iSD, SaIi0N TO go t0TS@'a, 1'H
enly eft, Us / an toid, bttpeeR ana D % 'oc"'
THE HARDEST FIGHT OF THE WAR;
9. You stood your grolndi -,
A. Yes Sir. / had v"ry severe ngn. anu iy L
= 700 men. In consequence OF The condition Of tbs
roads oould not get up ms ammunition; ahd my
men stood their grouo0 with tue Dayonst auI VIZ
arch Ammunition 40 they cOuid collect from the car
fridge boxes Of those who tad fallen. think thas
was the haries, fgat that has teen made tSls var
o. The enemy evacuated duIiGR tie nl2ht
4. Yes, Sir. When Gen Kesrny came up-se
was nv senior bat Gen. Helnzeiman was unoer
che impression ct that ine that rsnko1 Nearly
and be sent BIN ~ to report 10 me-when Gen.
Kesrny came up, "a LIS br. ades came up put tbeu
IN position. As soon as that was done, my own
troops were withdrawn from the front and collected
together as far as practicable, Gen. hesfny hodths
the advance. Gen. kearny men Ssie 70 me,
think L rank you.' l replied, Certainly, Gen.
oral, you do" He then said be would assume The
command which was very proper That night bis
lines OF pickets held tie advance. Daring the
night the enemy evacuated Williamsburg
THE PANIC IN RICHMOND.
Ihayc since learned from most reliable resources
that Scksn tie nexs Of that battle reached Richmond,
Jefferson DAVIS ard Coz. L,toher moved he'r jam,
L. ont of Richmond, removed the archives and
tletr ii5Yarifs; aud ereyy cit'SeH pho coud
command a. retieL kaa Al' ,g0of, P,'ea ~, on On
only naturalization tcho had i,tt-phen they tosHd
tAaf the pursuit ceased. / might Glmoss sag was
abandoned.
THE ROAD OPEN.
Q. Is it your Judgment that you could have gone
into Richmond then
A. tank soc could hare m0ved firkt on, and
got into Richmond by the second day after that bat
ts tottAOVt another gus beng Pred. ..
BUT NOT TRAVELLED.
@. What donei
A. We moved in a manner / never did under-
stand, losing tine II there wss any necessity tor
that, have never yet appreciated it. So far "a the
best information we have goes the enemy had aban
tOned the idea Of defending RichmOud. And u tas
osiy pkeR they 500 tie idSS,tude dRd tRstenhey 81
our army that they coneigdrd 10 make staad there.
THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS.
Q. Did you participate IN the battle Of Fair Oaks
Or Seven Pinesf
A. At the time that battle was fought my entire
division " az stationed at what is called Oak Bot
tom Swamp, about five or six miles from where the
battle of Saturday, the 3lst Of May, was fought
About clock on that cay received orders to move
one-half of my division TO the 'front.' the other hal
70 rsmsin ana hold the petition they then occupied
started, and upon reaching TO within about a mile
of what called Savages Station, the head of my
column became mpeded BY the fugitiyes, traits OF
wagons, Gnd fragments Of batteries upon the road.
and was from advancing except with their
bayoueis aud Ut q charge. From this cause 10Y col.
umn could make but lille Roadway and at the tine
left them to hide to tie front doubted If they
could advance at all When l reached there the
battle of Fair Oaks for that night was nearly over.
About dark my troops came up. We biyouacksd on
tie ground, tie firing having Teen suspended. The
next morning. about O'Clock TIE firing was renewed.
i started with the half Of the division had wph
me TO meet the enemy. The enemy was firing upon
Summers command, which was occupying the rail-
road at that time. mads toward the heaviest fire
and came up IN re.r OF The enemy, and IN bali an
hour after NV men became engaged. Toe enemy
were utterly routed throwing away their armS,
clOGhng and hsversGcks, and broke for the wooos
In tho direction Of Richmond.
@. That was The secoUd day Of the fight
HooKER's Reconnaissance.
A. Ye. Sir; aud tba, WIS the END Of the fighting
4. thss battle. A part Of my troops occupied the
camp that had been occupied the day before by Gen
Keyes's corps, aud the ground that he bad lost that
day. 90 Monday, the day after the battle, re-
eeiyed orders-,be directions were very vaRue--to
make a reconnaissance in force through the camp ana
beycnd il. did 80 without any resistance, except
a little picket firing, and proceeded to perhaps:
uitkis TIRE md kGy or toIr mites 81 Riehmona
ON DE Williamsburg road l was then recalled,
and directed to estableh my command on 'he ground
thar Casey's Division had occupied on the hrst day
OF the fgbt al Fair Oaks.
@. What portion Of our army was engaged IN that
a. Keyes's corps, q little more than one-haH Of
HsintzslInan's C1rPs and portion OF sumner
Corps. II any other troops were engaged 90 not
know II.
By Mr.. Chandler;
q AZ wbss number would you estimate the ae-
..sl force engaged our tide
A should think that, all told, there might have
h4en IS 900 men The Telegram directing me TO re-
turn feon nv reconnaissance was 10 Substance, this;
aGsp. Hooker wdl return from bis brilliant recon.
noi.sence; we cannot afford to lose bis division :
Aq lave 10 soy 10, tkat 4 had no appreciation q