New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-07
wRpORT OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.
rho Campaign OF the peninsnia and OF
rInryiond.
ABSTRACT AND ASALySIs ~ ADVANCE OF
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's'''' WIN .e ,a'
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Inc report Is dated N6W-l OrA, aug f' i@o"'
n bay,ns ,r nm ov,sir IN rho rc,ts NJ to victories
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In Western Virginia, which. we earn were won MOI as
all In connection with nry general cooperative ~ IN OF
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@etlon ana then goes on To r'ctc iuo ul'"" "a ''0
General IN Washington after Bu1 HUM the organi<a-
ton OF the Army OF the Potomac; the grand plan laid
a.. g az. -, ,,,,,o;r,, ~ ,sci 50 Tho f;nol ;nva.
"us AZ, PIC c' ,,..,aa,, ,,o
s'on OF Virginia IN ieo-' Inc 'c''"suia movements va.
seven days battles end the short Dut g!oI ous Maryland
ra,nnai,,n ~ Sp.enber lsf2 On The lst Of November
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Gen. Mcclellan was appointed TO Tho cher command "
ali ,h f,ro. os tho luiop ,ud nj onos beonn active
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opera'"ns' ne u"'e. y, 'e VIZ 10 .h "a" S,h ord !.
sovul '"n ~sor on 20 " nroa,cahc .o man
Vcca'Ie si! 90 w; 20 - ,,,;,.,r o,,rc
hr5o s,u sMooPins w, e., - - - co.
lions az h u y, ~ th sn"th on the
dffss bslont;o ybiob b,J hecn solicited nv Cen Mo.
1iesn In y ntemh,r 1851 tok Shane In January 1852
~ sxncdii;o, nrJer Crr Enrnsi1r designed 20 n.
,a,e r., nyo,non,. az IN. main hodie, In Frstern
,i;, W - ~ onno,;o, 90 ,ho CO., linz nj North
rri1s q, RnrD liz ,oirc or,lc,cd r,hcn he shoy ~
ss;S,5 Novrha,1 va ,ccr,v ard destroy the Wei
don and Wimine,on Eairoad as far west ms ,oldsboro
al sso,ld c;ronm,s,,nr,S f,xor IN rush as far as
Pa,eigb WjlminSton beir, hovcyer. lis ultimate OBJ
,ea,ivs Mont .'Con,in oN,nt nrocjaination' was re
somn,o1ded tba Gomez, ben,, rccd $50 say li.tle
AZ nossihe shout noics or fine necror ana 70 state
a, a. ya1 L.. 80 O., w,icb ,rs arc rchfirg is
So 30, Wv 80 ~, r,o,, and nrholjn,- tn ia,gs of
WV pesc1 eur" % ~ Wv Nm q, o,ns ,;5ne lettcrs
80 r1 co. Co., HIs,I fsn,oirtes 10 the command
srn. ~ ~ a ~ - s,r 20 Go, Puell I'm COM
S 80 iS n-, s ba ohiol 20 Cen Sherman
,nau ', ac ~ - ..t C,Ii,s anj Gaorcio( and 10
Commanding IN Soai4 Cafolna onu n,,', ~ ,io nS
80 UIIok Us ~ I'd with line dpty OF .einc
Inc baos IN order, in lis Depar,men, IN respect
.,rr orora.i,,. Ia Was ,r,lcred a. hold the State
h. Sortieef no.,s and concentrate, his force on the Mis-
.s,innj On Sn.Il W., instructed as 10 the vast
;,tr ,s,oa ~ The military ccrgn1,ion Of Eastern
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,nra in,nortsnt ;hn mn of eur military operations"
o d & 49, =. he.r 4, mimi tha, 80 ,hnv most
d;iv rn,ss tbi. r,.hc,,n and restore the authority
Of the Government ~ rclgonsy r speoting The oOus
tn.lona 1sI io % %, , p;sn, Cen Ncleirn RI
,d CO. NIL IN s.,rs :. ~. reon,a ~ kenlncsy
tsot be;J domestic ;ns,,nf,ons w IN no manner be IN
,s1sred w;,b aud To alov nothing hut the dictates
NI.eive . VIII anu ~ -" ~ e, "dorott On,
he In ,nsnsc, IN .npesscc
tne spii, 0i MS ihs Iuctohr, III Iospoe' =.
Cen Bue was ordered TO throw Ie miss OF me troops
by RAPID mafeheS o! 'huteti"hu or "Hhoi , zap "a
Knoxville in order 10 occupy the orold at that point
and out the communication between Eastern virgin
and the Mississippi Nen bneii was inftbcT couisel'a
to avoid witshs the breach e1i'af %.wss9 Us
of individuals" " have alWBys found ed1s Gen.
Mcclellan. that it is the tendency OF snboIdinaes
60 make yexatious arrests on mere suspicion" Gen.
Sherman vas advised that the favorable moment i"r
o cop a< main against savannah had been Lost. and
that the bes, course before him would be Isolate
and reduce Fort Pulas.i But tho reduction OF
Charleston and ts dcien,cs' held up the great
rooral advantage TO be sought for and This was stated 20
be an object ioT which Gen McClcllu was actively
turing bis combinations Gen. Butler was Instructed
TO The obstacles De encountered In reducing New
Orleans and ordered soon as possible AFTER The
Raj OF that CITY, to seize all the approaches leading
st fiom tie oasi. aud particularly Jsckscn. IN Misss
hibis "a Ia the openin. Of tic Mississippi The lH.
attractions thus issued 10 the Generals named conIp!e
Send he enfire senc OF the Dlaus of Gen Mcclellan Of
,L1t ,ors fho M .,er, III H. r,nv NJ the potmrc
onds- iis own orders WIS the central feature il vas
considered by him reccs,arr TO the success OF these
rlans ,hat tbcy shoua Ice carried ont simultaneously or
~ nserlr So ~ nossbc and he advance of the Potomac
amy mon Richmond by the lower Rarpghennock vas
kent b. lapd bs him to be- delivered as tie decisive
blow n couiuneion with all the res, u the general
Inove.aeut~ Passing over Gen. MeCieluIs full
md eIaborate account OF the consultations and
operations whie, preceded the advance 20 Msnas
sss March O. ie62 We ind that this advance in.
tended by lin merely To ocoppy the troops during
che preparations for The Peninsula campaign. then
fully decided upon. The enemy's force TT Manassas
was CT timsted oil l5.COO with so neld guns and 800
siege guns Cen Mcclellan reached mo fehlhs VA
with S 900 electives early in April. lie gives his
reason for not assault the works at yorktown DE-
soribes the battle OF iamsbuTg, with special praise
ofC.p Hsncock and routes the advance to Richmond.
~ go ~ ,hs, civ 4, narrated AT leprb ond lie
.psns ~ hasc win IL attendant battles az Mochan.
clhnSo VI o'eo "''i ", o. ~, -, mi s1.s.h1 -,
icsylAe Iongn, oue - !" eiai'e. ih ~ :,
Se62. This closed, says Gen. tieuah, tne nara
fighting which had continued from the afternoon OIL
the e6th Of June. in a series Of engagements wholly
nnca-aeled on this continent for determination
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; sne i 'rt d II h & III onl nv overwbaIm
poeitIons ''u V r, ~ 80 ,ta 80 y he oddeJ
MS hlniIeas. E ePn S q, ~ 49,, r1ei,nen,s
Is ehctAen.i tHoEIiois niv nniIIe ~, ,e,s
shu llo soluvis eA"le 'no -, ue 80, 49,, &C. n
paign: 4" cannot now approximate 10 any statement
ii losses; but we were not beaten in any conflict
diva ns from the feld We have Loaf no
Snns except twenty.dve on the field Of battle
srnr,vone of which we're lost hy the giving way Of
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