Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-04
A REVIEW OF THE WAX.


nond- Why 1t Fotted-Fua H'st'ry of Military errero
hons an TargjnlG-EeporD Of AsC1slan cf bt8 Can
/ pngHs'-A Curious Letter, etc.
The Washington correspondent of the View York
Ical has oeon pefmltted to see the sASaEc
sheets ct the report 'Gfn hcCle iEn Of the campaign
he PeniGsula and in Maryland (uow process Of bsip
pFto1,l co'Sr2g re nos trr fg and memorable per'o
OF the report ia advance of its publication which
! i>t5 i tesirs with nesuIts sic
oEies III Western Virginia and then gees to
arTya Of Gen. McC elaD at Washington sfer Bul Pun
A7 "FF aEizaoH OF the army OF he FotG'ee he gran
plan lad cut for the sereTa carpaan Of l6 G2 tho 6na
sven days bate and he 'hcrt and csnpsjgh @
~eu'ember ts62 at%rtng from be lst Of Nov mb'r the
at the United '':ates, tn re2ort says
General &c'alaa at Ii rRth began active Operations
TIE tEe2ue OF b&d exteEded abou whole
C carntc o the ,ua ana It became hecesasry
well -actc.ula, airge and e~cepi eomhina
OF actSe miay operations. an orgaH'z siian of
aont ~. the rcde Allan c whh had prn sis.d ~ hs
- Geral Nc Ian IN september, 1861 to'k shape in
Jauuary 8&2. edition uadsr General Sur;si3e,
GaIeu.d ctsate OF the body East.
vrg:o.a By oocunatioO the coas Ine Of North
Ca-oi.a Geraal being ordered when shoult
aoo o-jlr Il 4il Road far GoIdsboro ard
shoold instances favor rush Raleigh, Viii
UI"g5"n teihS howeVeT ba ultimate orr cti'e po,Gt
"CaU son about .roc amat0n'' recommended, the
& n"ral beng urged TO as li1te po-s!2i- sheu
politics or the ne2ro snd to sta me ely hat the true
hich hshGi0g y TIE preses Vati0D tn
Un'on snd aptoid'"g the laws Of he General Govern
n'Dt AT ihe sEnln cle letters w"re sent to General
HscE (appolOsd TO the command OF tie RPa tment of
Ri 1Il), to GsGS12 BG Il ttO COmmaBd Tie De
pertinent Of tie sli 10 General sherman Commanding
IN sou CToIina and Gsorgla) and to General eutel
Haeck ch>Tsed w'h tho du'y OF reducing chaos
70 oi3-r Al his dspar'ueht' IN respect to military
ope alUns, he ortered 10 hold tie STATE by f0r
Eed posts, and concentrate his forces on the Mis
si.sippi. General Buell. was Instructed o. to the
Eastern Kentacky and Tennessee. In Kentucky itself he
advised the Conduct of political ar aira is. per
be ur9 hear in mind That stal read
i'll suppress this rebellion and resto+e he authority of the
1t RfJr fI1fiN
Tgbts all" In a GCrdance with the feelings and 0pn.
o1 of the Presidest ercral cCeIsn reauestpd Geaer
Buell. the people OF Kentucky that their do
Eesc rs1itutona viii IL no manner be inelfersd with
aid ITO alloW notaDg but the dictates Of Military zeces
tY. to him depart from the spirit his nstruc
tons" in respect to Tennessee, Gen. bue ordered
Cu1obe-ard or WALKER Gap on Knc xve in order to &C.
C0py tie railroad that point aud cut the c0nmunca
u counseed avoid widening breach
existing beTeen Es snd the ebes by csaseles arresE
CuIioEs Of ind viduals 81 have always found
ADDS Cen Mcclellan, THAT 1t is the tendency of subord
mates make Cuc arrests suap.cion. Gen
sneman advised thR the fsvorab moment for
de against Savannah had been lost ard that the beet
CoeIse before him w0std be Ito Isolate and reduce
ard it. detepoes - waa held up es the great
mo ndvantase Le sought er ard til was stated to be
ing combinations. Gen. Batter instructed
tie obsacs be eDcouHte red reducing New Orleans
and was ordered as soon as possible after tho fall OF that
city to seize al the approaches lead rg to it from the
east and particularly " AZ kson, in hisssspri, with
al ultimate ve a. well TO he capture of Noble as to the
Opening ii the Mississippi The Instructions thus
the the of the
pans If General Mcclellan OF which plans the
of the Gny the Potomac under his odsrs the
rucc6s ct these plans that hey should be carried out sim
uaneonsy, or as eaiy so Sc possible, and the advance
hammock vas kept IN hand by him. 90 De delivered as The
blow n junction with all the gene
elaborate ct the CONSULTATIONS aLd operations
which pTeCeded the edTaucs to Manassas March o. 1852
occ0py the during the PREPARATIONS for the Pennsu
Ia Campaign then i1'y aHeded Gp"n Do The e.eBy iorce
oen 1h Pehnsna i es Coz essctves eariv IN Anri
tie gives for sssaUtng the works al
ad rsotes the advance to Richmond The seige of ths
city narrated eDg h, AID the change OF base with
So This closed SAYS Gen Mcclellan, "the hard
f hing which had coEtiuu the of the
Juue series OF engagements wholly uDpaTallele
oa i cootreDt for ,natIon ard s1anghsr
sCes july the General teegraphed to the Presideut
occrped at Ha1rsOns bar, positions whleh ud
be carried oay by overwhelming numbers. 1Ae spirit
Of The army, bs ADDED, lis excellent straggers ind
ing aud the soldiers exhibit the best results
OF pi1o." Re he results CT the bret but
deIcs campaigH - cannot Approximate any
ment OF losses bus unable by their ltuost
eforts,to DR. lroD the deId We hsvelost no
gUns except twenty Eve field o battle, twenty
Of by the giving way OF AcCslFs division
hs onset Of suspeIor numbers her all the eff
cusrances Of tie known, will be acknowledged
by al comp judges thai the movement just comp eed
Dy army is .aG eied il ths sInaia II war Under
he rpos difficult Circumstances We have preserved oat
iss, guns, ocr D1AteriA and above al! honor
To tbs the Eeaidept epfed "Be a~suEed the h.roisn
and skill yoUCse UfcerB and men and forever WI ba
if Cd prSfent POI lt!OD We
snail have the enemy yet. On the IT Mcclellan
alt at ackt tI-Cay sheli ougl at them
RI q iesr (;o0sborouEh IL Confident h keep open
q, cuuuaDica by tie James Expecting attack,
he says as nee es ity the eLe1y esiug Tie
day, addressed the President following
a&ADQks Amy tH TEE PoroAAc,}
Camp neal Earf SINS Landing, ",
Eopuey JD!y :, 1882.
tfr, President: You nave heeu Iug Informed
rebel srry front wi the purpose
Ig Us Ey bDA pcstUDs reducing block
a,lug our river commuGcaons. caDRoL but regard
cor0uisD cIical and earnestly deis IN view Of
sihe cOups to Lay before Y0ar EzceeIoy,
you5 rizats coDsidafati0n, general views Coz
n exI.,ing If the rebellion although they do not
within ascgpe Of ,fcia duties There views amount
TO couyc ions and deeply impressed upon mind AM
heart Oar cause be abanduDed tie cause
of Tree ssiigoVeInment The Constltut Oh
aud Union mst be preserved, whatever may De the cost
IA time, and blood accession 1s successful,
dissOiutOBS ceally TO be seen IN the futu
Let peiher military disaster political faction, Tor foreign
war settled pnrpoe 30 eEOEce the equal opera
non Of OF the OLIted etats the peoPl9 Of
State. The time hss hen the GIyslnmeDt
must deter uBon cVi aud military policy covering
n whole CrLQLG national trCuEls. The
bry Of del le niug declaring sad Jportjng such OWL
Al military poicy, acd 81 directing he whole of
naltvpai Affairs regard to The Zion,
med and exercsed by soa, or o1E cause viii be
Ihe Constitution gives y0l power sufficient for the
present terbe gency This Tebe has assumed the
character of war sueh should be regarded and IL
upon the highest primo pies knOTa
christian civilization. Il should not be war looking to the
| subjuR the of state any event.