North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-04-29
General Burnside and order No. 9.

weeks ago. The testim ony which accompan-
les that portion of it relating to General Nc
Clellan is incomplete and inaccurate. The
testimony relating to General Burnside ap..
pears to be printed in full, but whether it in
complete and ungarbled or not, the testimony
of Generals Burndside, Newton, and Coch-
rane at least helps to explain some hitherto
mysterious circumstances attending the re-
moval of General Burnside from the com
mand of the Army of the Potomac and its
transfer to General Hooker.
| All their testimony concurs in showing
that the only movement of the Army Of the
Potomac, while under General Burnside's
command, which had any chance of success,
was intercepted and prevented by the Presi-
dents direct order. General Cochrane and
General Newton, when that movement had
been begun, came up to Washington to see
Senator Wilson and Representative Odell, to
whom they proposed to confide their poor
opinion of General Burnside. Those persons
being absent from the city, they concluded to
go to the President and pour their complaints
| in his ear. Mfr. Lincoln listened to them, and
on the unsupported and worthless evidence
of two incompetent and dis affected subordi-
mates of the general in command of the Poto
mac, sent message to that general which
compelled him to halt lhe cavalry expedition
which was already inaugurating tho move
ment, and stop the preparations for following
it up with the main attack. General Burn
side came to Washington; the President then
for the first time informed his advisers, Sec
retary Stanton and General Halleck, of the
mission and statements of Cochrane and
Newton, and they debated the question of a
continuous movement. General Halleck ex-
pressed the opinion, which does him credit,
that officers guilty of insubordination like
that of Cochrane and Newton should be ar
rested or dismissed from the service at once.
General Burnside went back 70 the army and
issued general order, which is alleged to be
as follows:
General Orders No. 8.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoroMAc,
/ LCOo.
|
First General Joseph E. Hooker major general
of volunteers and brigader- general of the United
States army, having been guilty Of unjust and un.
nessay crtsms of the actions of his superior general
tone of his conversation endeavored to create dsrus
in the minds of officers who have associated with him
and having, by omissions and otherwise, made re-
ports and satments which calculated to create
incorrect impressions, and for habtually speaking
in disparaging terms of other officers, is hereby
dismissed the service of the United States, a mar
unfit to hold an important commission during crisis
like the present, when so much patience, charity
confidence consideration and patriotism due from
every soldier in the field The order is Issued sub
ect to the approval of the Presidedt Of the United
States.
Second. Brgadier- General W. T. H Brooks com
maudng First Division, Sixth Army Corps for com
planning Of the government and for using languag
tending to demoralize his command is subject to tn
approval of the President of the United States dis
missed from the military service of the Unite,
States
Third. Brigadier- General John Newton, command
ing Third Division Sixth Army Corps and Brigadier
General John Corcrone, commanding First Brigade
Third Division, Sixth Army Corps, for going to tn
President of the United States with criticisms upo
the plans of his commanding officer are, subject Il
the approval of the President, dismissed from tn
; military service of the United States.
Fourth. 1t being evident that the following nam
ed officers can be of no further service 10 this army
they hereby relieved from duty, and will repor
| dalo ko fhn utap Gan 10
the United States Army;
Major General w. B. Franklin, commanding LEI
Grand Division.
Major-General W. F. Smith, commanding Sixth Ar
my Corps.
Brigadier- General Edward Ferrero commanding
Second Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps
Brigader-General John Corcrane, commandin,
E Firit Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Army Corps
Lieutenant Colonel j. H. Taylor, Acting Adjutan
General, Right Grand Division.
By command of Maj. Gen. A. E. BURNSIDE.
Lewis Richmond, Assistant Adjutant- General.
= General BURNSIDE did not publish this or
der, but. accompanying it with his own res
ignation of his commission as major general
: sent staff officer with both to the President
The deceit which the President and the Sec
retary of War attempted to practice upol
the country in regard to the resignation it i
not necessary now to show forth again. Thu
material facts in the matter of the transfe
on the command are recited By Genera
BURNSIDE as follows:
went to my adjutant- generals Office and issued a
order, which termed General Order No. Q. Tha
order dismissed some officers from service, subject
tho approval of the President, and relieved other
from duty with the Army Of the Potomac. also ha'
sentences of death upon privatss for deseron
which I had reviewed and approved, subject, o
course, to the approval of the President as had nj
right to do any of these things without that approval
had sent my own body-guard over into Maryland
and had succeeded in capturing q largo number o
deserters. had organised court-martial, the ore
which Is in secession down there trying some TIVE