Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-05
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
MCDOWELL COURT OF INQUIRY.

MCDOWELL COURT OF INQUIRY
Yesterday Brig Gsn1 Buchanan testified,
verifying The following letter:
WAsHISGToN, Oct. %. Is52.
General: Your note, enclosing a printed copy
OF Or n Mliroy's report, is before M, and
viii answer your questions seria:ins
J.. ." As 10 tie state OF mind General Miiroy
g. med 10 b~ in, his Amer, and the in pres
sIor - produced AZ the tijae 10 which you re-
fer; that Is " hen he rode up and asked !cr iay
I-InfUi crm-uis
Answer. Gen. Milroy's manner was very tx
u'eo: 20 much so a. 10 attract the especi Il 49,
ftn'ion OF those present, and INDUCED MANY -
in4uiit " hU hat was, tlat WIS r., ing ABOUT
20 wildly, and ~ hat he wanted.
=. AS TO W neither not IL was question
whsih. my iyouT sending reinforcements To
G-H. Sigel, and If (You) refused 10 do So
Answer. Gen. Sigeis name or corps was not
r'i'3Trd to N any way in my hearing, as lar as
g. Gas to the part taken by Gen. Milroy with
your my brigade. " hich he claims to have
I'D 10 Hh'Te They " ere II ost needed bat from
v hch they were forced back" &c, SC.
Answer. When IeinfoIcements were called
for 20 20 10 the assistance OF Gen Meade. ! vas
ordered 10y Gen. sykes TO take hree Of nv bat.
ta!iCns and move Up 10 The front and left 10 III
Ioint most threatened, which did al once
LIFT Gen MilTOv haianeuiHg and sestict!ittirg
most eH.phancally, III III same place " n. ~ his
conN'ls"tion with you commenced He was
calling for endorsements, and saying thai If
hey were sent AZ once the day would BE- ours
AID that The enemy We're ready 70 run
Al placed my three battalion IN position
moved 20 the right OF my line, wh-.n to nv
surprise, saw about one hundred Yards 10 nv
night the remainder Of my brigade, which had
BEEN sent TO tie front after left, and GSp
Ml.roy was giving 1T some orders al on %
Tode up TO him and told him that those bat al
ions belonged TO my brigadr of regulars and
that could not consent 20 any :ntarter. nc
with my conn and. He said that ne did not
know they We're my men: did not wish 70 in
terfeIe with me, and only wanted TO place tn N
IL the b-st position. 1 told him that was re-
spoEslbie Tor the position OF nv command and
cid not " ant any assistance either in posting
or ishtIng II: VIII. n he left me-
His own brigade was not near there: aud he
seemed TO be rushing about the field without
any especial aim or object, unless il was TO as
sIst IN the performance OF other officers du,ia.
wheneSer he could find one to listen 10 him
cid rot lose one inch of ground after got m v
brigade together, W hiCh | did immediately ny
moving this later portion the left, but held
the enemy at bay for half an hour: and instead
OF being - forced back, maintained nv posi-
ton until ordered 10 fall back to the position
from " hence we started.
Had the enemy forced me back in the sense
OF Gen Blilroy report, he would have oh
taiEed possession not only OF the turnpike. but
OF the Stone bridge, snd what would then nave
teen he result you are well aw are. Our defeat
We uld have be. II Gi. as trous.
am, sir, re- pectfully Your ob't sery't
ROE I &. BUCHANAN
1t. Col. 4th 1rfv, cCm'dg 1st Brig Re-. Infy
Mai. Gen. Irwin Nc lowell, U. S. Eols Wash
iHgion, ID. T..
AT The close of his testimony, neither Gen,I
Mcdowell nor the court having other witnesses
10 call, the evidence In the case was announced
10 have leen closed.
Gen1 Mcdowell then stated that on Monday
he would be prepared to submit a statement
revIewiRg the testimony; when the court ad
jouTned until that day.