East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-04-28


would DO required to repair tho latter Tho troops
T. DO sent YOU will be partly new AMI partly old
mostly nof
On the Same day General Mcclellan tecgraphs
" After n iull consultation with the corps COM
mandcrs in my vicinity | have determined To adopt
the Inns OF the Shenandoah for immediate opera
lions a.iinst the enemy Winchester On
no other line north OF Washington can the army he
supplied, ror can il on ny other, cover Maryland
I and Pennsylvania We're we to cross the river he
low the mouth If tho-Shenlnloah we would leave II
IN the power Of the enemy 10 cross into Maryland,
and thus check the movements In the same case
we would voluntarily give him the advantage OF the
strong line of the Sheuan lDlh no point OF which
could ho reached by Us in advance of him. | see no
objective point Of strategical value to be gained or
sought Tor by a movement between the Shenandoah
and Washington.
On the 2lst of October Gen. Mcclellan informs
Gen. llacck that he has nearly accomplished sup
plyin, his army with the clothing absolutely neces-
| sary for marching lie complains, however, Of his
want of cavalry. and concludes:
"Wthout more cavalry horses our communion
tiOns from the moment march, would bc at the
mercy OF the large cavalry force OF the enemy and
il would not be possible for IA to cover our tanks
properly or ~ obtain the necessary information Of
the position and movements Of the enemy in such
way to secure success. My experience has shown
the necessity Of large AMI efficient cavalry
force Under the foregoing circumstances, beg
leave to ask whether the President desires me to
ton OF new horses, every possible step having been
taken 10 increase their prompt arrival"
To this Gen IIalleek replies on the same day, at
$3.50 p. NJ
"Your telegram Of 10 NJ has been submitted to
the Pr slcnt. lie directs me to saI that he has
change TO make in his order Of the 10th instant
II you have not been, and not now in a condition
To obey ii you will be able to show such want of
ability. The resident does not expect impossible
ties but he is very anxious that all this good wealth
/ or should not be wasted in inactivity
On the 22nd Of October General Mcclellan tele
graphs
"Aner full consultation have decided to
upon the line Indicated by tho Pres lent in his let
ter of the 18th inst, AMI have accordingly taken
steps to execute the movement. | will inform you
! from time 10 time Of the occupation Of Lecsburg,
lIillsboro, Snckersville &c. l shall need all the
cavalry and other rciniorcements you can send me
! from Washington"
! On the 23l zen. IIallcck replies
= Should you move proposed in your telegram
yesterday, can send about 20 900 men from Wash
| ington to reinforce you"
| On the 25th of October en-. Mcclellan trnsmits
| to Gen laeck a report Of Col. Robert Williams,
commanding detachment of cavalry, in which it is
stated that nearly half of his horses are unsound
from 'sore tongue, grease, and consequent lame
ness and sore backs and that "the horses which
are still sound absolutely broken down from fa-
| tgue and want Of flesh"
To this the President replies to Gen. McClellan
on the same day;
" | have Just cal your dispatch about sore tongue
and fatigucl horses. win you pardon me for ask
/ ing what the horses Of your army have done since
the battle Of Antietam that fatigucs auyihingP
General Mcclellan replies on the same day
ain reply to your telegram OF this date, ! hive
! the honor to state, from the time this army left
| Washington, on the 7th of September, my cavalry
has been constantly employed in making reconnois-
| ssnccs scou ing and pckeng. Since the battle Of
] Ant ~ bnv mail n Of
| miles marching IS miles in one day, while endeav-
/ oring TO reach Stewards cavalry General PeasOn-
ton in his official report, states that he, with the
reminder Of our available cavalry, while on Stunrts
track marched soventy-eight miles in twenty-tour
hours Besides these two remarkable expeditions,
our cavalry has been engaged in pi:keting and
scouting so miles Of river front since the battle of
Antctam, and has made repeated rcconnossances
since thlt time. engaging the enemy on every oc "a
sion, and indeed, it has performed harder service
since the battle than befure. 1 beg that you will
also consider that this same cavalry was brought
from the peninsula, where il encountered most Ia
borous service, and at the commencement of
this campaign in low condition, and from that
time to the present has had m time to recruit If
any instance can be founl where overworkod cav
nlrv performed labor than mine since tho bat
lie of Antietam, am not conscious OF 1T
The following is the reply Of tho President:
"Yours ia reply to mine about horses, received
OF course, YOU know the facts better than l. Still
two cpnSl tprltloils remain: CtulTls chNllTY out-
marched ours, having certainly done moro marked
service on the Peninsula and everywhere since
Secondly will not n movement Of our army be re-
lief to the cavalry compelling the enemy to concen-
tratc instead Of 'foraging' in squads everywhere
Tho movement of the army across the river,
which was commenced upon tho 9th Of October
continued slowly until the 9Th Of November Gen
Mcclellan announced TO the President that the last
corps of his army finished crossing on the third Of
November just four weeks from the time the order
was given,
In the letter to the President of the 18th Of octo
Der Gen Mcclellan writes:
"Yuur exccllcncy may he assured that | will moi
Adopt course which dsffers from your views without
FIRST fully explaining my reasons and giving you
ample time to issue such instructions as may seem
best to you
General Mcclellan was relieved from the com
mani OF the Army of the Potomac in pursuance o
the following order;
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
WAsHISGrox, ID G. Nov 5, 1862
"GrSEnAr-.On receipt Of the order Of the Presi
dent sent herewith, you will Immediately turn Owe
l your command 20 Maj General Burnside, and re
pair To Trenton, New Jersy, reporting your arriva
at that place by telegraph for further orders"
Very Rcsptly Your 0b't Servant
H. w. IlALLECK GcHl in Chief.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJurANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington Nov. 5, 1867! )
"By direction Of the President of the United State
il is ordered that Major General Mcclellan he re
I, lieved from the command Of tho Army of the Poto
mac ami that Maj Gen. Burnside take command {
that army "
T f. Wade and z. Chandler on the part Of tn
. Senate
y. W Go ,ch, John Covodc, q. W. Julian and
: F. olel on the part of the House
e CAUGHr A TARTAR.-The report c
o Wade and Chandeliers War Committe
" is aTartsr the republicans have caught
&c They were 80 anxious to prejudice tn
IS public mind against McCl allan at the