Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-11-03

sayfag that sedgons end cars ryotad be loaded ona
sent to Fai1Jaa as sooas cossd send c o1.a
escort 70 4te1andriG 10 brtng them cat S.cS
4IISs, 1eal Ate59AdTIa as fatt Of troops and are
,9htlg the enemy, NEEDS no ccnan,e,t viii Won b.
'hese supplies sent without delay, to CentreviiIeP
Note that he now has a certainty that Por-
ter would fail him. Neither Sumner, Franz
In, oo2, sturgis, nor Couch were I'D. His
,1eI n, anu norses were starving, and he had
AcSledian assurance that he would send him
no rehef- Lee had joined jackson, The
ploooy struggie OF the previous dav was to be
renewed WIN ,c 'ninneo ranks against superior
forces. Self-Teliant and possessed oo1a 80
measured he meant to fight, ana in adra auo
is confident of his position after the 49,
He knew it would be at Centeryille H.
would hold his ground, but could not nprsI,o
the enemy if victorious. Have these SIM.
plies been sent to Centerville?" And Te+
there was time, when, at $40 Halleck teIa.
graphed McClellen:
am by no means satisfied with Gen. Fran lin,s
march of yesterday, considering the circumstance
of the case. He was very wrong in stopping at An
audale Moreover, learned last night that the
Quartermaster's department could have Civ en- him
plenty of transportation If he had applied for it
any time since his arrival at Alexandria. He
knew the Importance of opening communication
with Pope's army, and he should have acted more
promptly. -....-F ~E -..
On the 9th, Gen. Mcclellan makes Frank
/ lin leave his corps to come to Alexandria in
/ order that he (MeClellan) may inform him as
/ to his means of transportation.
! On the Goth, he says Franklin is without
! transportation; but on the 29th instant it ap-
| pears from the statement of the Quartermas-
ter's. department, high and indisputable au
! thority, that neither Mcclellan nor Franklin
ever applied for transportation.
At II A. NJ, Mcclellan telegraphs:
| Have ordered Sumner to leave one brigade in the
vicinity of Chain Bridge, and to the rest via
! Columbus Pike, on Anandale and Fairfax Court
House, if this is the route you wish to take He
! and Franklin are both instructed to join Pope as
promptly as possible. Shall Couch move also when
he arrives.
|. With the thunder of battle IN his ears, he
wishes to know which way they shall move
Hallecks answer is crushing in its retort.
Send them where the fighting is
And again, at 2:l5 P. NJ, General Halleck
telegraphs:
Franklin and Summers corps should be pushed
forward with all possible dispatch. They must use
their legs and make forced marches. Time no1o is
ererythang.
But why go on? Given the programme,
we know the play. "Leave Pope to get out
of his scrape," sufficiently announces that
Generals struggles with enemies in front,
around and in rear, a struggle disgraceful to
others, but victorious to him, and all his no
bic army Here is his dispatch to Halieck
on the morning, after three days fighting at
Manassas:
Our troops are here and in position, though
much used up and worn. think it VIC uld perhaps
have been greatly better if Sumner and Franklin
had been here three four days ago. But you
may rely upon my giving them (the enemy as
des perate fight as L can force our men to stand
up to. l should like to know whether you feel
secure about Washington, should this army be de-
strcyed. L shall fight it as long man will stand
up to the work. You must judge what is to be
done, having in view the safety of the Capital
The enemy is already pushing cavalry conn DIS
sance in our front at Cub Run, whether in advance
of an attack to-day don't yet know. [ send you
this that you may know our position and my pur-
pose .r.. .....
Is there any whining here about reinforce
ments? Amy anxiety as to getting behind
the Notifications? Are not these the words
of soldier and patriot?
During the examination of Gen. HaIeck
before the Committee on the Conduct of the
War, he is asked this question:
Had the Army of the Peninsular been brought to
cooperate with the Army of Virginia with the ut
most energy chat circumstances would have per
it not have resulted in our victory instead of
defeat
His reply was:
thought so at the time and still think So
And so thinks every man who dispassion-
ately reads this statement. Judge We