Indiana State sentinel., 1863-05-18

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Sedgwick's corps to accomplish, at the loss Of
5 1000 men, an undertaking which he pronounced
TO be cot no copSequence" But Hooker is not
great General: and it IS because he is wanting
in the qualities that make General that be fell
into these errors.
Although all the corps except the llth dis
tnguished themselves for their gallant conduct
and indomitable courage. ! may be excused for
calling the attention of your readers particularly
to the extraordinary achievements of General
StOneman's cavalry corps, full accounts of which
have BY this time reached you. Gen. Stoneman's
corps crossed the Rappahannock, with the ad
vance of Hooker's army, at KelIys Ford, on the
2sth Of April. They crossed the Rapidan, also
with the advance. on the 29th. They advanced
to Wilderness on the 30th and on the lst OF Nav
at Chancellorvile. Hooker gave Stoneinan his
orders about cutting the railroads. and General
Stoneman started. On the % be WAS at Louisa
thirteen miles southeast of GordOnsvie. On the
Sd he broke down the railroad bridge over the
North Anna river. twenty miles north of Rich
mond, and the railroad bridge over the Pamunky
river, sixteen miles north of Richmond. and on
the same day at Saxton 8 , unction, eighteen
miles north of Richmond, at Hanover, fourteen
miles north of Richmond, and at Atlees eight
miles northeast OF Richmond On the 4th he
broke down the railroad bridge on the Chicka
hominy. five miles north of Richmond and en-
camped on hill only two miles from the Rebel
capital At all the places named he tore up and
destroyed the railroad track
Alter having thus completed his work in the
most thorough manner he marched his corps to
Gloucester aud Yorktown, 10y way of the W bite
House, ON the Pamunky
Such is the man whom Joe Hooker DISMISSED
FROM ARMY by order issued on the 4th of
May! Yes. it is even so. On the 4th of MAY,
Hooker finding ont from some nrisnners that
Lee had been reinforced by both L0ngstreet and
Hill from Richmond. jumped to the conclusion
that Stoneman had failed to cut the railroads. and
issued order dismssng him from the army ia
disgrace. IL remains TO be seen whether the
President will approve Of the order. 1t would
serve Hooker right, however. if the President
should treat him IS he treated Burnside in sim
liar case, and appoint Stoneman TO succeed the
man who now clamors for his dismissal as he ap-
pointed Hooker to succeed the man who urged
his dismissal Gen. Stoueman is infinitely supe
rior to Hooker in all the qualities that 60 to make
up great General.
HUoker's pretty little experiment has cost the
army the loss of at least l5, 600 men. Otherwise
| the army is not materially injured. Under anoth-
er General, and with their thinned regiments Elled
up 1t will still be an efficient army. But it will
never fight under Hooker again. 1t has had
quite enough of Fighting joe
There are some apprehensions as to the safety
of the capital and of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The capital, however. is safe 1t is
possible that, when the present flood in the Rap
pahannock subsidies, which will be on the 10th
| inst the COnfederates NAV cross and give US
trouble on that Railroad. But the army, though
terribly decimated. is not vet destroyed All il
wants is a General in whom it can have conf
dence Gen. Heintzelman is such man. X.