Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-15

Many Of them inspired with a genuine zeal and
love for their profession. were at great palhs 10
master all that books could teach upon this sub
ject. But as the most scientific and thoughtful
OF military authorities Baron Jomlni, has well
observed. war. practical war Il not an affair of
mathematical demonstrations; il is q passionate
drama" and no study OF military literature
however judicous and faithful. can teach in year.
so much available military truth as a soldies Ike
Mcclellan must imbibe from feu weeks OF
actual living contact with the realities Of war az
he came upon and mingled with them in The
Csimea. AFTER the publication of his report of
the Armies of Europe. in January. 1857 Captain
Mcclellan resigned his commission in the army
and went into civil life.
De was appointed chief engineer of The Illinois
Central Railroad. aud upon the completion of
that great enterprise was elected Vice President
of the Company. which post he continued 10 fill
residing a Chicago, until the month of August,
1860. when, having been chosen President OF the
Eastern Division of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad, be removed to Cincinnati. Governor
Dennison Of Ohio, in response TO the first call of
the President of The United States for volunteers
to aid In the suppression of the rebellion and in
maintaining the supremacy of the Constitution.
appointed George Brinton Mcclellan Major
General TO command the contingent of the
State. being thirteen regiments of infantry.
THIS commission was offered and accepted on
the 23i Of April, 1861"
On the 10Th of May. 1861, the General Gov
eminent assigned General Mcclellan TO the com
mand of the Department OF Ohio. embracing the
States of Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, with his
headquarters al Cincinnati -Four days later he
was commissioned a Major General in the regu
lar army, which rank he now holds.
GEN. MCCLELLAN ~ THE PRESENT WAR
The mart horns nv General McCleIlsp I'm the
history of the great war for the Union is more
familiar TO the public. In spite of the per-
sstent efforts of the administration press and of
partisan committees in Congress to pervert the
facts in respect to the great campaigns of 1862.
and to blaeken the reputation of the soldier who
organized and Inspired with his own faithful and
chlyaIrous spirit the noble Army OF the Potomac,
the popular sense has always done him Justice;
and the popular voice will soon deal out 10 his
maligners and his enemies. who are the enemies,
also, and maliguers of all that is sound patriotic
and truly loyal in the land the due reward of all
their Vaccinations
Oar task ia relation to that brilliant Ger
which began in victory in the mountains oil
West Virginia in the summer of 1861, to end in
digniied patience under unparalleled wrong
among the hills of the Shenandoah in the su-
tumn OF 1864. is the simple task Of recital Al
the mere names of Yorktown, Williamsburg
| Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, South Mountain, and
Antetam the heart of the nation will beat out a
DObler commentary than words can frame upon
the merits aud the deserts of the heroic young
commander who gave these trumpet names to
us and to our children
ITO be Continued