The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-10

ABOVE City Point was so great that determined
to fall back upon the position now occupied by thu
army-a position, too, much less extensive thar
that OF Malvern, and therefore permitting me tt
give the men the rest they so much needed.
Accordingly the army fell back during the night
OF the first and second Of July, reaching the place
at an early hour on the second.
On the very day of this battle, owever, but
doubtless before it took place, in letter to the
Adjutant General, Mcclellan says:
." My men are completely exhausted, and |
| dread the result if We are attacked to-day bv
fresh troops If possible, shall retire to night
10 Harrson's Bar. where the gunboats can render
more aid IN covering our position. Permit me to
urge that not an hour should be lost 10 sending
me fresh troops. More gunboats are much need.
ed"
On the third Of July, after the army had reach
ed Harrison's bar, Mcclellan wrote to the Sec1e.
tary of War, that it was impossible to estimate
his losses, but doubted whether more than So
600 men were then with their coIors; thus estl.
mailing his loss at more than 10000 In his ties.
tlmony before the committee, he puts it at about
$4,000. But he was writing for reinforcements
from James river and was much frightened at the
bug'b Of 100000 rebels around Richmond,
On the goth Of August, McClellan's army. &C.
coTdng to his returns, numbered 1854, of
whom l01,90l, were present for duty. He de-
manded 10000 re;nforcements to resume active
operations, bat engaged to move on Richmond
if 900 were sent hin. These were promised
him, and he was told by Gen. Haleck and the
President that it would not be possible to send
him any more, and have Washington protected.
After Halleck left, however, Mcclellan asked
that 10000 or 10000 of the Western army BE-
sent him. AS this could not be done. Il vas de-
termlned to withdraw the army of the Potomac
from the peninsula to co operate with The toroe.
under Pope. After delay of ten days or more,
the order was complied with, and the Peninsula
campaign was ended.
1t was not until the Goth Of August that Gen.
Mcclellan arrived at Alexandria. Prior TO tina,
date, portions of bis army had Joined Pope and, |
With the exception of Porters corps were doing !
good service. The orders to Franklin's and Sum-
der's corps were given through Gen. Mcclellan.
At ten A. NJ, the 9th, HalIeck telegraphed Nc
Cellan to send forward franklin as soon as Dos
sible. Twice that day he repeated the order.
On the morning of the 2Sth it was again te!e-
graphed, again in the afternoon Of the same day,
and once more in the evening. The corps was
not ordered to march until Sir O'Clock Aug. 10Th,
If hours after Haleck's first order, and then
was stopped at Anandale until next day; in the
meantime Mcclellan sent word to Pope, who
had asked for supplies and ammunition, that they .
we're ready for him as soon as be would send a
cavalry scout for them Franklin's and Summers
corps numbering at least, 10000 effective men .
ln all, then being under McClellans immediate
In the afternoon and again in the
evening of the 295b, Halleck urges McClelhn TO
send forward his troops to Pope's aid, where
the fighting is" Neither Franklin's nor Sum-
nerS forces joined Pope until after the disastrous
battle of the 30th. Popes army, then wearied with
constant fighting for nearly two weeks, was in such
a condition that it was deemed best 10 fall back
into the entertainments about Washington, which
was done the second Of September. Thus, ended
work of cooperating with Pope in
Virginia, the committee, evidently, concurring in
Gen. Halleck's opinion that if the army of the
Peninsula had been brought to cooperate with
the army of Virginia, with the utmost energy tina,
permitted" the battles in front of
Washington would have resulted in decisive VIC
tories instead of disheartening defeats.
The committee give little that is new respect.