Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-08
MeCIellan,s Ree0Fd.

- rondnet Of the War unanimously
renorted as follows on the military testi-
mony brought before them ,
That With $4,000 men Gen. NC
clellap. in December, 1851, refused 70
advanee on the enemy at Aanaas&s,
10000 strong, though the roads ana 1ns
weather both favored this movement, ana
he was urged to do it by the President;
2. Thai Gen. Mcclellan allowed NE
Potomac to be blockaded, thong entreat-
ed by the President to raise the block
AIDE. and assured By the navy that iour
thousand troops would free the river;
That Gen. Mcclellan refused 70
properly organize bis army at ths
same time. though the Generals under /
him renresented It 70 the utmost impef-
lance. and the President solicited H.
That no provisions was make to
properly man the fortihcatiohs at WASH
ington.
That Gen. Mcclellan neglected to
ebey two orders Of the President in Jan.
uary and February, 1862, 10 move on
MANASSAS, in consequence of which the
enemy were enabled 10 eyacuate that
place without the loss Of man or a
pound Of material.
G. That before Gen. Mcclellan left
Washington by way OF the James River
10 advance on Richmond, be promised
the President that So, 900 men should be
left to protect the capital, yet left but
10000 and these poorly disciplined and
without knowledge Of artillery.
7. That Gen Mcclellan resisted with
bis entire force q month before York
town, though the President told him it
"indispenGable that be should at once
strike a blow, and there we're but l2,-
900 troops to defend the place when he
reached it,
8. That after Yorktown was evacuated
Gen Mcclellan made no definite ar
engagements for the pursuit Of the enc
my, Remaining himself behind, ard that
the Williamsburg battle was in conae'
quenee fought in confusion and at dis
advantage.
9. That after the victory was won, Gen.
Mcclellan refused 70 allow pursuit,
though the concurrent testimony Of oui
Generals and the rebels themselves is
that Richmond might then have been "a
ken without difficulty.
10. That Gen. Mcclellan was two
weeks in removing his army from VIII
liamsburg to the Chiekahominy, fifl
miles distant
IL. That Gen. Oasey's nndiscipline'
troops we're put in advance, unsuppost
ed, at Seven Pines, against the remon
strancss Of Gems. Casey and Keyes, an'
were consequently overwhelmed By tb
enemy, with prodigious slaughter.
Z i. Al
trieyed by the victory Of Sumner AZ Fai
Oaks, after which our army could hav
gone at once into Richmond, (the secon
opportunity Of the campaign) but Ger
Mcclellan refused to allow this.
H. That Gen. Mcclellan continual
tried 10 get new troops from Washing
ton, when he know that jackson wa
threatening il, and when the humble
was much less than be had himsel
stated was necessary for It's defense
H. That at Gaiues's Mills, $1,000 4
our troops were compelled to fight 50
600 of the enemy, because Gen. McCle
Ian refused TO concentrate his army
10. That on the retreat TO the Jane
River, Gen. Mcclellan printed an orde
to destroy all his baggage, tents, an
equippage, and only failed TO issue il I
the remOnstranee Of his officers
10. That the seven days battles wer
ell fought in the absence Of Gen. MeCle
Ian, by fixing the Positions and the
Immediately leaving the field
H. That after the battle of Malver
Hill, all the officers testify that Riehmon
might have been entered (tho third time
General Mcclellan again fell back
lS. That at Harrisou's Landing n
effort was made, for the first twenty-for
hours, TO organise the army or defen
its position, and that only storm whic
prevented the euemys approach save
IL from surrender
10 That on being ordered TO witt
draw his army from the Peninsula, 81
rapidly as possible, to cooperate wit
Pope, General Mcclellan refused to obs
until the order had been twice repeate
involving a delay which endangere
Pope's army, and put Washington
peril
20 That after his arrival on the p
tomsc, General Mcclellan interposed d
lays, which, in the opinion of Gener
Halleck, we're the cause Of Pope's defen
ri. That after General MeClells
moved his army into Maryland in pu
suit Of Lee, he again asked for trool
FROM Washington, suggesting that it his
better be taken than that he should 81
fer defeat
%. That the battle Of Antietam W,
fought in separate attacks, instead
his whole force, thus enabling the eneu
TO concentrate their troops at the poir
assaulted, so as to make up for their di
parity ia numbers, and that Gen. Bur
side was denied endorsements whs
there we're $4,000 or 10000 fresh troo,
on the field.
%. That, according TO the testimor
of Gens, Franklin aud Burnside (bo
McClellan's warm friends,) the eneu
could have been overwhelmed the ne.
day, had General Mcclellan permit,
the action to be renewed.
"a That Gen. Mcclellan continu,
his policy of delay in the face ofrepes
cd urgings frem Washington, and th
when he was removed he had refus
for fsur weeksto comply with an ord
from the President to advance.
This is the whole, sad, siekeniug stor
The New York Tpmes, Originally N
Clellan paper, truly SAYS, in oencludii
its survey of il, There is not such a
other record of derelietien and ineiIi,
eRcy in all military history, aud it W
stand like a marvel and a derision
future generations
% A young man who has recent
taken wife says he did not find il h,
so hard TO get married as to get the n
niture.
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s9-A dried-up, herring-faeed, giml,
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