New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-07
The Removal Of Gen. zcCIernana.
IRON GES. M'cLrRSAyD TO dEy. GRAST.
HxperiRrKEs i3rm AMT COhrs,
BAr1IRFELD FAR VicE,BUIG, June 4, 1903. !

BAr1IRTELD FAR VicuBrIG June 4, 1893.
GrsrRAL, VIVA, appears TO he a systematic effort
ma. Il ProSs. hat .hoa.4 sA'fe.. you note
i |. reported lia.ns ether ''is u'a,,i'sal 'sn
~ m,a Tia, aiiscsed too late ,,.s that rs.Pou'
be for yo1 failure and losses agsi1 that an afe"ed and
esias SEQ; hoih ssa ha ~ 'o~nsaa
eonpaad Of IT, Ihse reports are tnd4Hs 'a'I WAY hoH The
hardly need say 10 you hs, all these reports false
ih. obeysd orders ia attacking thu, ny attack wa more
prompt ind 10 i.f.o m,sFs' more 'soe,i,, than any
o,-. attending the ,irs were, under the creumiauce'
sHs'odAss e3s,'as.oes q ss.s' ssasd 20 Dc ir'Ii
csy add bold the ws In ohed,gce 70 your eHpfsss aud
P,,r 9, s 80 ~ s sS t.. s.i' ''
s,e b.n. 700, AID these fal.e report.
b,hsr tfsh ai,ico generosity do got call on you FOR
.aSA dselsnllon VII De conclusive IL lie matter
Jonw' J%t %eeIERSsFb. MAforosu. CONT
Mslet0ss. L. >. GsASr, Co.'s Dsp't I'one'.se.
oES. 0RlST TO GKs. xcLrRSAsD.
Hs'OsrAHrr~'' D1''T o. Tss d' isi.,T ga
M5!sr.Ge'. J. A McclsASAsP. c'r"a"3'"' i''A A'"V
Gfs,RALi Inclosed send you wha, purports to
be your esD,r.ul,sJ atires' TO the l5h Army lorp.
-sea .,T''sI . II .pS 'sEyi botl ), p pssu
lsi!0l AID ,I.'i!ns erlsr' q tie Depssmen'
'''"''iri"s6S RAST. M.jor-oea.r.l.
rxrnlcr IRON srrcrAL ORDER.
ErAbsuARTxR. DvPsnrxrsr ~ THg rssyyssgr
Near Ee.sburs. Misc. jane II. 1903
SPECIAL ORDLRs No. l6i-- EE!TGct Major
Gen Joha A. Me1lsmsudl 10 hereby relieved NON tho com
ranl d the Iva Army Cofls lie VII oceed 20 any poia
he uay he State Of lnos aud Ie.o ~ lo'er to
adiaaTtsr. Of the army fJr orders.
MgorGso. p o ord hers,y ,ppoIn'ed 20 me eoia-
sni 9TH. 18th army Corp .uoee 70 ihe appi9,t Of Iao
py order Of MsJor.Gss 4. =. GE,Sr,
JOHN A. nAWLISs. ABSTAIN. Adnsan!-Ger.
TELEGRAN.
Hxipqr.HrER, isru AMY CoRPs,
Near NIcEsBrk0,J June, -, 1903
Major.Gen. GRASr: have just returned. The
nsvPaper alp eonse. copy Of ray soosrs,g.''J o'as
regret that my Adle'ant ia not send you copy
F0TPy a. he 2as1 Ini =: 'hS9,a' ;. s'd dom.os
LAST REPLY oF oES. M'oLKRSASD.
BArTIHvizLD MAR yIcgsnuR9. Mis-, June 10. 1863.
Mai Gen. L. ;. ORASr Commanding DepGr!1eHI ien.s'"
Your order relieving ne, AID appointing Ma
Gen. ord 10 the command OF tho 18Th Army Corps ' re-
svior been appointed by tho President to tho command
Of that corpI under dsnue act Of Congress might justly
ehasase your authority In Ito 'eal'e but oEb.s ~ Do 50
.m qui.. willing th,, any statement Of fac. ia my con
staso ords to TIE ,s Ainy J'ip' 70 %.iss yI1 sias
isyestis l!lon, no, d9sblins tho result ..r..
JOHN A. McCLERSAND MsJor-Gsne!sL
THE coS0RArULAToRY oRDnn.
HG,DguAarEas % RAG lSra AHsr CoRrs}
RlileFisll ia RsAs9 y!Ss',ars May 81 1903. ,.
,,ney' yaor s1I .acc-i History .ford. more brilliant
us
each ,hsr In uch f.pd guccelon. that hr echoes have
no, yet reached tho county They Will challenge m ss.'
al .na 'sa1,..s s.PssI ~. Tennessee ioowsI and
way thus opened fo them 10 redeem previous dspon
pon,. Your march .lS1sn Loa's., o,n on XII,
,.gpi River, 1, ols VI tho mo.t remarkable on record
BaySa and mlrI osd'. threatened with momsn,sy iaaada.
ton, ob.trucsd your poges All these wed oycfeome by
uncsa.ips labor aud uutassos energy. .
Tho Two thousand fco, Of brdsns "heh wa, hastily lil'
proyssi OF materials created tho spot and over which
You passed. must long bs rsuepborod s navel Descend
ns the N.ppi st lower you were the ht 70 cross me
Tet at Bun. Landing; aud 20 plant our coo. ~ th9 ae
OF Aissspp below WauIenon Assunna tho at'.aoe tbs
Day y2d po'hed on until you came NJ to the .a' ny
night you hstened to attack hin on the 1T Of May aud by
vigorously pressing him Ut all poln drove nm from hi' post
sys esaaos Tes. Lc.,a. Division csao ~ ia time to s
sn,iy share Ia nmaus the mVH valuable victory won
Taking tao load on the morning Of the a. you the
first sn,eT Port Gb.J aud to huea the retreat Of Tue
si,h as. eonsseeeace Of tue Victory At Po1t ib.on tao
eney spiked III. gns at Grand 8u sndesscated TINT place
retiring upon velsbus aud Edwards Station Tao !al Of
Grand n Wa, solely tho result OF tue victory achieved BY
tue aud PoT Gibon lno armansnt AID tho pub
e stores captured there so but the Jls' Trophies o. Via! VIC
,.nns to bridge the south br.neh Of Bayou Pierre a:
pushed I on To- Willow spiass. Biz sandy sni the
crossing Fourteen mile Creek, four niss nom Edwafd
station detaehu.ont enemy immediately driven
away from tho crossing aud you advanced passed over sha
stel during he night Of the I'm within lnfs' n"c VI Wv
enemy Ia large force a. tho Station.
On tho mofnus Of tho 3th tho objective point. OF tbs
army. having changed llom Edw.d'. s'a
lion 10 Jack,on IN pursiauco of order from the Conn
u,uI.r oil h. .parnen YOU moved tho north side oil
the Fourteen mile Creek toward Raymond
This dc cae and baxsrdou, 1vensnt was eIecutei py
portion of your rumbs under OF lloycys Divlson
which male feiut Ia line OF battle upon Ed
wAfd.s station TOO late to harm you tho encmy atseSsd
tho of that DIVISION but wa Pfompty ena doeiSNeS
rcinla,i. .-, -, a..
s.ing near RAYMOND that night on tho morning OF me
IAN you en- red that place division moyas on 10 N
ppi sprin,s near Jackson IN support oil usn she MA
gnotsr e. Cn,on IN support of Cen. MoPhersoni thri
remaining at Raymond and q fourth Ut Old Auburn 10
Ofi0l up tho army tTans. ,r,,,.
On tho 18th you again led the advance EdwArSs
Station which Que moro became tho objective point TX
peng enemy from Bolton tlo same Day you soA'u a1o
held that npottant position. -. o
On tue 10TH you led advance In three Columns upon
three roads against Edwa Station Meeting the enemy on
tho way strong force heavily engaged an near ~.
IL add aet urinary ana obenato Oate "i ."o