Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-14

seek position Tor the next day, giving no order.
till the close Of the day, when he would or
der them again to fall back to the new position
selected for them. Every attack Of the enemy
during this retreat was signAIy rsPuIssd, culmi-
mating in tn. battle OF Malvern Hill. ftbis bat.
tie, Mcclellan says in his report-publshsl sine.
the report ofto Committee, but to which they
no doubt had accen:-
When the battle commenced in the afternoon
SSw that in the Jdc,s and bearing Of he m,n
lchich iail;fcd me thai we ucrc sure Of pictorq.
lhe attack was made on our of and left centre,
and the brunt Of il was borne by Porler's corps.
including Hunts reserve artillery srd qyltrs
hssyy guns, and C0uca's dIyaion reiaiorced by
the brigadU Of Sitkes and Mesyl-f. II was De-.
pera.e, brave and determined but SO destruc
tive was the fire. Of our numerous ari, cry, 50 be.
roic the oenduct oi our iutu.ty, and 50 admirable
the sfpositions Of Porter, that 10 troops could
bave carried .hs position Late to the evening
ths euemy ieI back, thoroughly beaten with
dreadful 'aug ter 50 completely was he crushed
and 20 greA. w0rs lis osses tAaL he has not s.nes
vertsrsd to attack us.
Pfsreus to the 6age Of Malvern lad fully
c)nu.lel with Comusdore Rodgers, and with
him made reconnaissance Of the psaion. Of lac
river. The iHcully 81 passing our tran. port,
above C!y Point was So great that ! determined
10 fall back upon .hs position now occupied by the
army position, too, much less extensive than
that Of Malvern, and therefore permitting me u
give the men the re,t they a. much needed
Accordingly the army f4 JicA during IT, night
Of the first and 'ecoud o. Jly, reaching the place
at an early hour oa the second.
% the very day Of tL.' battle, however, but
Doubtless before l. took place, in letter 10 the
AdJataa. Genera, Mcclellan says
My men are completely exhausted, aud |
dread the result if We are attacked to-day by
fresh troops II possible, sh4li retire to night
- Hauson'' Bar, where the eunboats can render
nors aid 10 covering our position. Permit ne to
urge that not an hour should be lost 10 eenil1g
me fresh troops More glnboals are mach neea.
sd."
Oh the third o. July after the army had reach
ed Harri'on's bar Mcclellan wrote to the Sscie.
tary Of War tia! it was impossible to estimate
.
'''' 'o''''' o'' 'o'o''u ""e''e' 'h0'e 'N'H w.
600 men we're then with their co.ors; thus e'l.
na,.ns bic loss {. more than 10000 In Liz ,es.
UUop! Oe.s's 'Hs e'-nnl.''s'' ne p-'' at 4''l'
1900. Bat he wa wiring for reinforcement.
nom James river aud va, much frightened a. the
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'he o'deF was comp p'ea N''o' anu 'ue Ieh'n'uA
campaign was e"Isu'
II was not u0'" 'ne -o'' o. August 'ns' Oan'
AeO''''an arrived a. A's1'uaf'a' fnot 10 'l''
ua'e' ps'"0n' O' MS army D'D Jo'nt1 IoPS aus
"'a 'as exception o' foTsi corps were oo'oS
sosd service Ihs orders 10 I rankin ana gum
ders corps were gwen AfouSa O'n' Mcclellan
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I.siAn 10 'sha 'of"afa PiAAH"a 'ooh IS POS
"o'e' lNo' 'na' uay 10 'eIse'eu We of0ef
on the morning oil the 2S'a Il was again 'es'
gnphed, sgiln IN Tie li'sIaosn o. tue same "a!
4na once "oFe IN 1as evening Inc corps was
not ordered to march ur"' "F Q f'oe' aug -''n
II hours alter HaI's'A' h"' of''r Sn1 'oei
vas "opp'd at Ananda'o UNA mex d'y 10 'h'
meantime Mcclellan sent Nafa 10 rope wac
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