Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-06
Major General Iaitcheock and aIaior Geu-
eral ucBfeIIau.
Edil0r Of tEe Daily ClToHiels

1 NuuAalcAG
To the Editor Of ths Daily ClT0Hicis
WAsHIEsTOSs D. q, Jan o. isi3.
SIR: The New YORK Tires Of yesterday contains
what was designed 70 b rscsivod by the pu1he a. r-
port Of my testimony before the Mcdowell court. uo1T
in session ia this city but It i1 of srrorf ana n c
elraees q al Sorts misplsesent Of Whole passa8ss
and IN one material parseuiar directly rsseIsias ~
stassmeut-thatI beg % request THAT you VIII AZ re-
space in your c0umnl fer accurate public s-ion ot
thas testimony, together with lhs dacuueais stlfed
Hith t. which csu doubtless be had e rhe eaur Ilon
II NY testimony worth pgbllshils AZ al if olghs
to have been published az gave H. IL was ne dly q
the conrt % dsterins tae qlsstions should Be e. ed
upon answer and mine only % state the truth, as
do The court asked my opinion toueli1g t19
responsibilities In caso Ct dis9bedience oi 0rdars ~
General Mcclellan in not leaving Or the sscusiiy q
Wsshugtou he force designated by the four co1llsa
es Of the four army corps composing me army OF no
Potomac.
In answering this question placed the responsibility
where military law aud army ulags has always paced
ltvzith the ocer 7Tlo. as was assu11ef 70 The es5on
md dtso5eTsd the ordsfto Wit with General 4-ll Il
lau. end not with h President who, iu uasng good
II. Original order. ~ the detention o. lrt Of Mellow
ellis corps 10 front OF Washington. mercy t1oS
say step 70 repair mischief coaaitted - General
Mcclellan his If IN not attending he order 0. t1s
sh Of aTcH, which vas reiterated through tAs Sees
tary Of Wsr on the 18th Of The same mouth- Iu lie
Iies report Of ny testimony tbs portion Of II s in-
vertsd. and am put srHsrd II bond 20 suppcss
By aeeiientss paciuE the responsibility with che PreH
dent and not with General McClsl az
Ny opinion was and was iaed 20 the curt. thas
Genera Mcclellan, in diso5syng the orders n The Prs-
dsFfi took upon himself ine responsbiify Ter al r1a
that might follow sach dso5eiiencs This
is plan military principle which every soldier uad=r-
stanis
viii add here that Cen. MeClslans proper sourrs.
under the orders Of the President hEs obey hs
orlers puHctuatly ard precisely and then 90 c7nsisr
vliether he had Sufficient force LEI FOR the ezecaon %
~ pan Of gong % honinola Fia t2rkt3Fl zll t7s
Peninsula r. not he should have reported 20 the Pre-
feat before starting hs expedition I In thar eass
s president hal required liil 10 proceed 10 me e-
ion Of his plans az the word would have plsced
-eFponsoiity az the door of The President. Gen Me
5oiisu did not Do This. He commenced bis expsiiri1u
Ha rlHfr nv
President and pat large part Of bis force III mo9l for
DE sthmus before the President kn Of that neg
ect and thus took upon himself entire respo1s-
liiify for al tha. 70 lowed
brilliant sncc has often protected an 9f7ce- from
ne penalty affixed By lsH-see the unfh article q
Far-to disobedienee Of orders bat g VII b. new
aure IN military history when failure rs-uitiug from
depart1re Of plans and orders, shall be sited mon
he superior, whose plans followed End whose
lriers were ne elected z A. HIrCH COCK