The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-28
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
History of the Generalship of
Mcclellan and Burnside.
Testimony OF Hooker and
Mcclellan in Full.
The Peninsula Campaign and
Battle of fredericksburg.
HOoker's Bad Opinion of Mcclellan and
Burnside and Good Opinion of Himself.
Where the Responsibility OF the
Failure Rests.
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MPROvISED DEFENCE OF WASHINGTON.
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Battle Of Antietam---WhO Deserves tho
Credit Of that Campaign.
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How Hallcck Figures as Gene
ral-in- Chief.
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A GLIMPSE BEHIND TIE SCENES.
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Important Revelations The Truth
Out at Last,
TO-, &C.. Ia.
TESTIMONY OF GENERAL HOOKER.
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TESTIMONY OF GENERAL HOOKER
THE CAUSE or THE FAILURE OF THE PEsIssuLAR
CAMPAIGN.

THE CAUSE or THE FAILURE or THE PENIssULAR
WASHINGTON, March II 1868.
Major General Joseph Hooker sworn and examined.
by tho thairman-Q. 10 what do you attribute tho
failure OF the peninsuar campaign A. do not hesitate
that be attributed To tho want OF general
snip on the part of our opmmanfer.
o. We're consulted tho spbjoct Cf the limo Of
tho peninsula In preference 10 tho direct 10 Rich
monay A. never consulted on tho subject.
a. What tho condition of thugs at Yorktown when
our trops nrrt landed tho peninsula, regards
strength Of the place and the relative strength of tho OPP
posing forces A. did NOT 20 down Tor some three weeks
after Gen. Me- eian went dvwn Ito wont with the army
from Alexandria, md the return vessels stopped Budds
Ferry, where was, aud iook my division down. 1en
Mc( eian tok down ab 70 90 men, and when joined
HIN took II 900 down H. him. did not tho returns
but that the understanding thcre.S Frankn after
wards joined with his division AZ tho tipe that Gen.
Mcclellan landed with this large army there
where betwccn 1000 and ID. 900 at Yorktown have
heard estimated an low ~ 700 and high Is 000
WHAT MooKER wOrLD HAVE DONE.
q. What would you have advised the time of
the asA,ng tho peninsu upacr ths A.
ss. ssssss wS my ssss ss.s ~
line Of works ~ Williamsburg stronger Than tbe line
acroes The peninsula At YORKTOWN ~ Yorktown, ous
\ after joiusd never could understand why was
quircd to send half of my number duty day aud
night. az " invc-s tnas place. feeah only
Ss voara.ms k7vs su.r Aanse fsi % ~ ~Asasr
" as1 "a: 2: . s"s~y I: from or no. Ana sr:ss mssy
Yorktown and reaching away beyond tho position that
I occupied, felt that their lines could be ptsrced
nsS any on % IN. eosps win
could have gne right through, and gone TO tho
of the enemy. They would run tho moment got
20 their aud could have picked up tho prisoners
Right there Yorktown the enemy had expended great
deal u labor Bat would have marched right through
tho redoubs, which were part of the ordon they had
ana got the road between Yorktown and Ricbrnond
snd thus compelled bc enemy 10 hight mo my gro md
and not bavc fought them oo theirs.
WHAT MCMILLAN MONT HAVE DONE.
q. Suppose that Gen. Mcclellan had thrown b~ army
between Yorktown and iiimsbarg with a. much
pidty az he could what would have probably been the
A. IL would resulted the In
suucttn Of the enemy's army
.. 10 you know any reason why that could not have
Y. You there when the enemy rc,reated from
Yorktown, A. within . mite and a half of there
" VIII you state, briefly and Succincsiy, What took
place upon their rctrear
rnE RgrRgAr ov THE RyRgLs IRON Yonxrows.
A. Tho troops ordered out In the FIRST instance 70 pur
thcm sofne dragoons and some light batteries
under General stonenan received ORDERS 10 srpi0rt
General stoneinan. aud left my camp bot~ and
O'Clock in the afternoon for that purpre. DO not
know at what tms General sropeman lott followed Ia
his rol. After had preceded cut about Eve miles
met nor non nS ~, ,ass 81 ,s s @ -
up ~ whoro Ge1eraI SloreaD was. and found that he
neld IN heck on tho Yorktown rad, about q mite
and q half this (York1~n) side n the Gordon % 70
doubts running scrss tho Ieninsnls near Williamsburg
rode for~art TO ascertain how could pot In my IA
fanHy. General Soneman told me that tho epsmy Vas
about milo his trout where tboy held sone re ubt
IL turned cut afterwards 10 b. Fort hagruder We we're
,nsn where tho enemy could throw shells head
from the fort
STATE oy ruE ROADS.
After examining this ground. heard that Smiths dis
sion had hlsi into .hs iorkosn ad IN advance mine
immos lately returned joined my division and found
that had Leu halted Ia order 10 enable rnith dyi
son " Iass We rero detained there 10 Ihai ~ay be
tween three aud four hours. IA ss ~ ortaned
thls to bc tho case requested ceneral Hsnt1aliAa
allow ako n different road " e. up w. the rians
occupied BY tho enemy. General snths di.bDu tbea
occavsd almost eira between the t-lBt whore
they ne tbs Yorktown ROAD and whore General
sonenaa Was and nsf. wss % 1.nes 'ef no 20 set nay
bad that by going t-o OF three nss fsftbsr could 60,
up tho s@nc I,sltion tho eny heid cunning Ia h
un thus rouis sst aboat DARK and ,rchcl that n.h,
ustl slsyes NY that noo ls foar hal bscSsns
maddy-u ~ss raining very hafdtas ss,si upns ~,
sp and my hal toas Jli.gaoi fhat AaI.a slgf
he rad, ta'>Hdag % rs.oD IA naascA al a. aasa oT
diy ~ os .oorine W. uos a<H a,Da iso .ass aad a
rng BATTLE ov wILLIAxsnuso.
We resumed our march at daybrsss, and about hsf.
enemy. wblch perh.s~ haf /. mle fr0n lot VI.
grsacr. ciuid from tns I-ltlu sbsfa Wa thrre
o' for roilab.s on THIS nDe q Ibs snsmys sOrs.
ooad as' ses the iBs q Telegraph . ths gorsiosn
rosd wh.ch lsd " ~hsgs Ven. StoScmsn va. 0tdared
too regiments W Aasaacs a. ssEBshefs % TIE ~wx
which commanded ,e iofs,0sn foadto skifrn Oh 20
tie sors. AMI Ges,stsh@s frsinssia enh malfoc
tus ~ bread down any bsTTsr snl dssiroy any iaroa
that s,ghi bs Dst~cas ns and te psiiioa hat Cen
dfysa the enemy ints fost ksgfadsf two bet
iefEr or~sfd and oi-nei on the -ok Al ono~ ihs ~o
regiments that had s.flt ~ tie lasiosa road
p4sssi diva tbs rod, load ousny q. f,ssd ~
bafil~r ADD Reported y CA. ilsno,rs ~bo about
mis sad gaausf num i0ft hsgfHisf, tiAt t.arr ~ss
Dyhng W prevent tls lrsoi@ there 1ayascinx Tires
fo.iinssts Thea retained. - early AZ nins ocioE
tho day my sshmlshrrn had sdvano,d -
rear tou hazrnisf and tbarg bsd their
roanoa, Ma, hsy o,oh ngs wofs bsW asp
err n man sbyNei hla hand % hssd abgvs tta
sofk hs .ta bali IL a. Nhsn tbs 49, d.Jue seat
wufd 20 the DJfufaanfpg Oncqf 0n ths ffkiosn rad
hat thafe s4s nothing - gfeye1t ha sisanains hss
tf,s,s add gs~tiss ahJil. sIds 1ha gfasa
" shsrs scot "a. aB ai nis asf hsh from ne
saplo.ad t,sn ,sai csDssa nsisirsnsn was there bot
iafueg that ~ b.a et. aud 0eoefal fsnnrsf ~aa
ia cniunai, stb tsfss ffc<, ssfaisiy 80 lres than
~ 100 men, He cssd have adtsnce thfO. n t,e tln.
a teies ne snnaais at Williamsburg .ittssi,
oslnr ten Dea Tho en~ny cgad Mt ore. for hsi hia
q a gios ! ssDtsl him 10 adraoce. snd uEtlI thrss
o ct.ss' that day erpsr,ed - -said sdsasce asd
march hf0 sh tbe in< bold ~ tho eBsrly sbd r. "a.
"a 80 " isensis. pginx.this time r~sy~
sn. "a kss hsa ,hfer 90 ioss isss fsy taa.
sss vsss,si kssrs,, sbs Us shs isst q al u Amy