The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-05-07

his repulse Of the enemy at Fair Oaks
Gen. Mcclellan had brought his whole
army across the Ch,ckahominy, and
made vigorous movement upon Rich
mond, in Your Judgment as military
man, what would have been the effect
OF the movement?
An answer to that | would say
that at no time during the whole Of
that campaign did feel that We could
not go to Richmon |. Aud will say
further, that after Gen. Mcclellan re
ceivcd his orders to abandon llarrison's
Landing, l went up to him voluntarily
and suggested that, Will the force we
had there, we could take Richmond
and pressed him to do 1t. So conf
dent was | that We would he success.
tul, that | vas wiling to take the nd
vance, and % assured him. After this in
teryiew | returned to my camp, stopping
on my way two hours. On reaching
my camp I found on my table an order
from Gen. Mcclellan to prepare myself
with three days rations, and the usual
amount Of ammunition, and to he ready
to march at two o'clock on Monday.
This order was communicated to the
whole army, and, firmly believe,
meant Richmond. had said to Gen.
Mcclellan that, it We were unsuccessful
1t would probably cost him his head
bu, he might as well die for an old sheep
as for a lamb. told him that / knew
of no better place to put an army than
between Johnson-who was at that
time in Pope's front-and The defcnses
OF Richmond /; that the troops holding
the detenscs would have to march to
the succor OF Jackson, and would be
compelled 10 come out and give battle
outside of their defcnses, where, l
knew, we were always stronger than
the enemv. But, before the time ar
rived for executing that order, t was
countermandei, and hence the result
Of Pops's campaign.
Q-Ncre you ut the battle Of Nal
vern:
Ayes, Sir; and at that place We
won great battle.
By Dir. Chandler.
Q-Cou!l you have gone into Rich
mond after that fight?
Al have no doubt we conld. TIE
day before had fight At Glendale,
and under the orders had to leave my
woundcn behind me, and left two
surgeons to take care Ut them. ] he
enemy il coming to Malvern had t,
march light b, my hospital. Ny sur
seons af,crwar: reported 10 me that
about 3 o'clock on the day Of the bat
tie Of Malvern the enemy commenced
falling ha%k, aud kept it up all tia,
night that they we're totally democrat.
zed AMI IT.. ing to conceal themselves
from their officers and that they were
two days collecting their forces togeth-
er,
by the Chairman.
O. Where Eas tie General IL Chief
during the butte Of Malrern.
Al understood that he VAS on
board the gnrboats.
Odd you see anything Of him Oh
the ground that day.
Al saw him once.
Q-Af'cr the firing commenced?
Al think I saw him about 3.u'clock
in tho afternoon. Z kno,0 fhtt Ihnd
occasion to Commune lease ,cith him, bit Z
could get no replies wanted Krrncy's
division put in a little different place
from where il wa.
Q-fIad the defeat Of the enemy at
Malvern been followed np by our whole
force, what would have been the prob
able result.
A-Richmon1 would hare been ours
beyond doubt.
Q-Instcad Of that you fell back to
Harrison's Landing?
HOW MCCLELLAN REITERATED.
Ayes, sir. We were ordered to
retreat. and it was like the retreat Of
whipped army. We retreated like
= parcel Of Sleeps everybody on the
road at the same and few shots from
the rebels would have paricstricken
the whole command.
M'CLELLAN's DRsERr1oN OF PorE.
Q-Do you know any reason why
the army of the Potomac did not more
promptly support Pope !?
Al do not know Of any reason !; l
have only conjecture I always felt
that he was not supported promptly.
Q-As military man, knowing the