Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-05-12
McCLELLAN's RECORD.

The Congressional Joint Committee on
the Conduct of the War have unanimous
ly reported as follows on the military tes--
timony brought before thew
!. That with lJJ,OvJ l.t., Gen, Nc
Clellan, in December, 1861, refused to ad-
vance on the enemy at Manassas, 10000
strong though the roads and the weather
both ta ored this movement, and he was
urged to it by the President.
g. That General Mcclellan allowed the
Potomac to be blockaded, though en-
treated by the President to raise the
blockade, and assured by the navy that
four thousand troops would free the river.
8. That General Mcclellan refused to
properly organize his army at the same
time, though the Generals under him re-
presented it to be of the utmost import
ance, and the President solicited it.
4. That no provision was made to
properly man tne Notifications at Wash
ingtol.
5. That General Mcclellan neglected
to obey two orders of the President in
Jarllry d February, 1862, to move on
Manassas, in consequence of which the
enemy were enabled to evacuate that place
without the loss of a man or a pound of
material.
g. That before General Mcclellan left
Washington by way of the James River to
advance on Richmond, he promised the
President that $4,000 men should be left
to protect the capital, yet left but 10000,
and these poorly disciplined and without
knowledge o. artillery
I. That General Mcclellan rested with
his entire force a month before Yorktown,
though the President told him it twas in
dispensable that he should at once strike u
blow" and there were but 10000 troops
to defend the place when he first reached
it.
8. That after Yorktown was evacuated
General Mcclellan made no definite ar
rangements for the pursuit of the enemy,
remaining himself behind, and that the
Williamsburg battle was in consequence
fought in confusion and at disadvantage.
8. That after the victory was won, Gen.
Mcclellan refused to allow pursuit, though
the concurrent testimony of our Generals
and the rebels themselves, is that Rich
mond might then have been taken without
difficulty
10. That General Mcclellan was two
weeks in removing his army from Will
liamsburg to the Chiekahominy, fifty miles
distant.
IL. That General Casey's uudisciplined
troops were put in advance, unsupported,
at Seven Pines, against the remonstrances
of Generals Casey and Keyes, and were
conseat entlv overwhelmed by the enemy,
with prodigious slaughter.
l2 The next day this error was re-
trieved by the victory of Sumner at Fair
Oaks, after which our army could have
gone at once into Richmond (the second
opportunity of the campaign), but Gen.
Mcclellan refused to allo this.
l3. That General Mcclellan continual
ly tried to ret new troops from Washing
ton. when he knew that jackson was
threatening it, and when the number there
was much less than he had himself stated
was necessary for its defence.
Ia. That al Gaines Mills, 81, 900 of our
troops we're compelled to fight G5,OOO of
the enemy, because General Mcclellan re-
fused to concentrate bis army.
is. That ON the retreat to the james
River. General Mcclellan printed an or
der TO destroy all his baggage, tents and
eoninare. and only failed to issue it at
the Temopstrapce T Of his officers.
IG, That the victories Of the seven
DAVIS, battles were ali fought in the alb
senee of Gen, Mcclellan, by fixing the po-
sitions and then Immediately leaving the
field.
~ That after the battle of Malvern
Hill all tbe officers testify that Richmond
mirbt have been entered (the third time y
General NIcCiellan again fell back.
Is THAT nj Harrison's Landing no eff
fort was made for tbe first twenty.four
hours to orTanize tbe army or defend its
nosision and that only storm which pre-
vented the enemy's approach saved it
rom y,nO surrender
10. That on being ordered to withdraw