Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-03
The LaureIs of LIttIe aIne.

lst. Mcclellan planned and OF dered the
advance upon Balls Bluff, and was the
cause of that slaughter.
I'd. Mcclellan was month In besieging
Yorktown, defended by garrison of 5000
men, while he had 155,0O0
Sd. Mcclellan suffered his army to be
surprised, with heavy loss, at Fair Oaks.
4th. Mcclellan, by neglecting to fortify
his flank and rear, allowed his whole posi-
ton before Richmond to be taken N re-
verse, and ordered disastrous retreat be-
fore single corps Of the enemy
5th. Mcclellan ordered q retreat from
Malvern Hill without cause or justification,
after our men had achieved q glorious vic
tory there.
9Th. Mcclellan, by that retreat, prevent
ed Pope from coming to his aid by the
way of LyDchburg, and TINS precipitated
upon Popes small force the whole of Lees
army.
7th. Mcclellan neglected for three weeks
to obey an order to move his army north
ward, 70 effect junction with Pope and
that time Lee used to move his own army
against Pope.
sth. Mcclellan withheld reinforcements
and supplies from Pope which would have
enabled the latter to beat back Lee success
fully.
9Th. Mcclellan opposed sn the military
and naval expeditions against the rebel
seaboard, VIII ch he knew were essential to
render the blockade perfect.
10th. Mcclellan opposed the division Of
the Army of the Potomac into corps, and
only did divide it when peremptOrily or
dered by Secretary Stanton, although he
must have known that no army Of that
size could be managed without such d.
vision. ....
18th. Mcclellan neglected or refused to
take the field at the head of the Army Of
the Potomac, and commence a campaign,
until compelled to do SO by the orders Of
the President and War Department.
18th. Mcclellan suffered the Potomac TO
be blockaded by the enemy for months,
when he could have prevented it.
18th. Mcclellan did not participate in
the battles fought by his army, but was in
his subordinstes to manage for them
sol-as.
14th. Mcclellan delayed his part of the
operations in West Virginia until the en-
envy, whose retreat from Rich Mountain he
was to stop, had been beaten by Rosecrans,
and escaped. -
18th. Mcclellan magnifed the Quaker
guns and scattered pickets of the rebels at
Munson's Hill into formidable fortifca-
tion, defended by a strong garrison, and
began a careful campaign against it until an
adventurous Union man went up to the
place and discovered the cheat.
18th. Mcclellan suffered himself to be
deluded in like manner at Manassas, and
wss undeceived in precisely the same way.
II. Mcclellan never seemed to have
any accurate knowledge ol the rebel forces,
as he regularly magnifed their strength
on the authority of pretended spies.
18th. Mcclellan allowed Buell. to keep
an army of 120, 900 men idle, at bay before
a rebel force of less than $4,000, while Hal
leck's forces under Grant were doing the
very work conhded to Buell..
18th. Mcclellan kept the whole i'm
mense army Of the Potomac lying Idle,
through long winter, without ordering
the construction of winter quarters to
shelter the men from the inclement wea-
ther; the only apparent reason for this
course being desire to conceal the inten-
tion not to move the army.
AOLu. MCOIelAhu sACIluCeu 4AiOoO uoA
at Harper's Ferry by Withholding Frank
liL's corps either from succoring them or
reinforcing Burnside at Antietam. a.r
2Ist. Mcclellan caused the slaughter of
the Corn Exchange regiment by the fool
ish crossing at Shepardstown, Maryland,
in precisely the same manner as at Balls
Biuff.
22d Mcclellan refused to move his
army against Lee after Antietsm, on va
rious pretexts that it could not be moved,
althoug gh upon his being superseded the
army was moved with the greatest celerity.