New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12
TylE GRANT-MSCLERNAND EW-
REYOGEgC.
some Interesting Revelations.


Correspondence Of The N. Y Thbure.
SrRlSogiELD H. Aug 29. 1868.
/ la Gen. Grants modest and manly report Of
Tho Campaign in Mississippi We regret to certain
s,rletares upon Lis feliowoalcer and colaborcr Gcn
IcClerannd. Certainly. glory enough was reaped In
that campaign for both OF heD. Both hayo been sue
cessll and bonored leaders III the Western struggle
from the beginning; nnd surely Cen Grant, Who IA now
in tie zenith of military glory. might well lave Afforded
to be silent concerning officer 4lready striped OF bis
command and reduced to comparative olecury. 81
lonco would have been magaaIimous. even had the
structures ia the report been well founded. Uniortln-
Gtey tic statements made only partial some oi them
Incorrect nnd al Of them calculated to do great injustice
TO the officer WHOM they stisnatzo We make this as-
scron with great reluctance because Con- Grant is de-
sevcdy honored by the loyal people ofthe country and
only rvm reproach the name oil General who
has boon twice wrongol. Inst by removal from com
mand. ard a!erward by Official aud most danEng ccn'
suIe. We feel confident. tter'oIe thas yol VII! give
hi the benefit OF hearing In your columns The
Report charges Gen. McCernand with "rio cJ Jqit
ai.Dq-ohe, rhck iEcycsUd loss, Tie 229 Of Nay
last ny per- cent /. reads:
About y O'Clock IN" (of The r2d) 81" (Gen CrsnD re-
ccysd dipa,cr frot, Cen. MCnsnanl tha, he hard
pfesrd several point. Ia reply to which directed tlm TO
fss ~, poin nird Ir..d rom sucb troops he hsi
tii Rot ensgs tAcu rode round % Sherman andssd
lat reached there when r,c.ise ed sesonG dprfch from De
ClrHand selng porre anl Iregsfrocahs ta. ne vn -
y5.,s.., 4 ara .,! af, fro II TIC ensmg,Jthj ihl, the
ag waved tie ad asking 10 nave She
man and Mclhoron to maze dSerson Ia his avon
Anorwafd, be mentions q third dispatch from Nc
Clcrnori " wbioh tho following Is copy:
"Hs,rouA,rtn, TmE7,sSrn Array Conr1.
! IN TrE riHr2, ss.H FicK.nrRe Ms', May q lp'l
,v,rI os,s but ais brou D, c stlad have word 20
Mcsrber r-,nfars. me 4 he woa'dn ~. be bet to
I 81 - IA D.
"JUiiN 4. McC LEhNASD Ms.ofDonerA! COH'dS
- s.. sr; rcc.is-l yous di,paeb ay troop, ,re en-.
ssed and cano: wihd'aw any TooP' 70 reeAo''e e,hsr
9TH. roon occupied bv TIE during a.. of iLs time
ol e gave better opportunity Of eeiaf wa' "a
sGs on II 70. @ q. q conaae, t o. W 70 have fSad Ss".
h g'ss'a = J'' re' ssee.-iy Jo 'tsogs''eH, q, Ifp
be,,er. 4 m and p ln Gld erpref dorbt of ei' oor
yerf tAh Goubh g. yaes 'st".seaHs ts' TO af'' es'
showed hi, lNeCersnd,l dispatches to MePher'on I"
bad g. >aera4an 20 iiy La - tIe ooesiy Of "a sese
d.ocr OF lu~if part hold much ofc u ue iioni a.
passb.a Ins d. p-oBpy sud w f9ssly u-oe
All ,og.sl IA IL ile,c.ss + rift4ily t(sHfv par
esHf wA -tsccng position os sVs ~ chef ad' van
YcCernsni rated positively and nn-qaivosably hai Is
oI.n Odd 10, zee b., so,,-s.iou = h. r'.
.iy pfoleeeHi' ispressaied IN h' d.I aiehes
lou5,. th, ie,, sabeq eu. b. tut too e. coraraet.'
Uore is . clear and direct charge Of fLseAood Did
Gen MOCl,lraud vIiie tie dispatch ntribrteG 70 hin
ANNOUNCING possession Of two Of the ogetys works'
We deny that no ever sort such a dispatch. Why are
tao 0, lhe orders published sad is or icr which sc-
coIlsg 70 tAe Report. roet strongly cfinnaies Cen
McCsrnsud len un,Lb.,Aeli i document cr!Dinat
lng tie vcraoy q hGloF General shoglG have bcea
published letter .r lc..or ard word Nr worc, 40 that
:lere could he no shadow II Goub, to i.s Import or
meaning Bot ito die patch Is suppressed aId iis mean.
/ ing interpreted 70 tie public
Ihe orglna. dispatch reads ns fOleNsi
"npApeuAErEss l-rn ARsr Copr,,
"is Ts BArr.r iI.Io r.Aa Sicr'srse Ni'srir'i'
"Grsuzir Ws .Ie to,ly ,n.rsSl viii ,l@ ensi1y; We
have girf ,osic,'.on o. ~ Tore Al y. -. - M 80
a., A5ng them vigorous pash Ought to Do n'as g.
--0D' ''' 4"' "JYo J. MocLgRSASD. M,j. Gen. Cong
MAJ .osn. a. y. Grant"
! a, a hesty glance this dispatch would ssel 70 he
fairly stated In tho report. But look lt!s morc
closely McClernand Is said 10 have stated positively
aud y that hs Wa IN possession Of and stu
held ,So Of tie Eys srs" u point Of fac: he .aid
We haye psrs possession o'tvo forts" Now We iosyc
II TO q candid palc TO say vhchcr 50 !ir f-on scom
Ing identical these two statements 70, entirely n
VARIANCE Hrrc was Gordon q. forts the Only Inc Of
6esouses guarding ycksburf An aunonncemen. by
Con. McClesnnrd tia, was IN possession Of and sli
held Of TO fOrS implied succg,siul assault. cap
turc aud mAnteLhnes ~ Two ~ ihe man c!t'dsA u
Nicisbgr0 and Insured aspeedy reduction 4 to oily
BIT IaII poss salon" may have very different mean
ing. u Inferred ,ha We had only paftaly succeed d
hat had failed - capture the redoalis that
Lo contest iur possession ol tie forts wac s.ll tI
decided. that tie cTsis was stu iniInoA,
Tho verbal distinction is slight. Sip - the pen
would account ius IT, The memory might o.cF-
/ look IL. bat ln determining tho yuraclty ot a
Najor General il - q the llst moment. Thorc may
be Issue raised the ~ tho copy
have inserted ol Gen. McClernInds dspltches. II 80
We are wograntcl ia saylns that cen Motlernand Is
an,.gs 20 r'as' II whore alone . can he Thoroughly
sei;i'din q military court His AdjIian'-Generd h.s
Irisalc secretary tie Ad.niant G"nefNs books h.s
/ own sworn testimony. would In that case be forth
coming 10 subs;antnie tho correctness Of that copy
. Posstly tho writer Il ton. Grnute official report
quoted tfon memory PosgtE although this can
Hardly be o.. q mistake may hSe bcca made IN tie
copy II tbs $40 then The following question Is yCrg
,srtinont Why Cd Gen Grant fal 90 Inquire whether
The dispatch was transmitted ~ ts original shgef In
thc clsc oi NccArn.Lds cOn~rafuitors order De- as
more careful scndlg particularly % certain vi ther
tho order was correctly printed Verbal inaccuracies
gse much liAely TO occur IN making copies IN the
confusion oi ahattehed. tan N drawing np 81 clab
oillo paper 20 hc read - the army aierwArd it Was
unior.e .enstc that 1llor1enora! ranking next to HIN
t,I Ia the army should be broken oi hl, coinmanb
through q verbal error ~ his clerk when q htte in
Nosti cation could have brought 81 light. ~ much n
Inference 10 tio actua Wording of the iradspatch
We affirm that this dEpitrh quoted. 30 fag from
being fl.e, In s subject matter. true IN every
respect. lie ljtn Army Corps lat part possession
oi two ol tie enoirys foris The Report ol General
Grant in part admit, this fo' Motto. the following
cINaot No tlols succeeded IN entering the enemys
worss With tho exception o Sergeant Grihth. oi tho
2lsi Regiment Iowa Volunteers. md oleyer pr.
yaes of tho are .mcut" Ii Is true that Sergeant
Gr1tl escgped. and that mo part cullr al, antase"
gained but the capture of ahAkers dozen Of Rebels
together with Lieutenant IL is also that he and
tho ororn hope that accompanied him did obtain psrt
poscssion. and that Sergeant Griffith remained inside
Tho works FOR i've slX hours the enemy having
Wssu,ins Ghandoncd tie f,r. This statement Is slm
ys lltlcs due 10 that gallant follow. II Is true also
thnt tho ooors of the icth Ohio and nth Illinois
Ilsnlsi upon tho bastion and remained there until
nishIsll Lot his also he Published to the immortal
| h.pnt n those hgruis rrympnt. I,flnnS N may bs