Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-10-07
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ist. Mcclellan planted and ordered The ad-
vance upon Balls Bluff and was the eaasesof
that slaughter
I'd. Mcclellan was month in besieging Ork-
town, defended by garrison off COO men, while
he had $4,000.
Sd. Mcclellan suffered HIS army TO be sur
prised, with heavy loss, at FAIR Oaks.
4th. Mcclellan, by neglecting to fortify his
TANKS and rear, allowed his whole position be-
fore Richmond to be taken in reverse and order
ed disastrous retreat before single corps OF
the enemy 80 - -
5th. Mcclellan ordered retreat from NAL
vern Hill without cause or Justification after
men had achieved glorious victory there.
9Th. Mcclellan by that retreat prevented
Pope from. coming To- his aid by the way of
Lynchburg. and thus preciptated upon Pope's
small force the whole Of Lee S army.
7th. Mcclellan neglected fof three weeks TO
move hisarny northward to effect a junction
with Pope, and that time Lee used to move bis
own army against Pope.
9Th. Mcclellan withheld reinforcements and
supplies from Pope, which would have enabled
the latter TO beat back Lee successfully.
9th. Mcclellan opposed all the military and
naval expeditions against the rebel seabOard
which he knew were essential to render the
blockade perfect. ss# Es91sE
10th. Mcclellan opposed the division Of the
Army of the Potomac into corps, and only did
divide it when peremptorily ordered by Secre-
tary Stanton, although he must have known
that no army of that size could be managed
without such division.
Ilth. Mcclellan neglected or refused to take
the field at the head Of the Army of the Poto-
mac, and commence campaign until compelled
to do so by the order of the President and War
DepartrHent 81 Ks - 49,
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 10 every
case distant from the battle, leaving his subord-
mates to manage for themselves
Nth. Mcclellan delayed his part Of the ope-
ratiOns in West Virginia until the enemy, whose
retreat from Rich Mountain he was to stop, had
been beaten by Rosecrans, and escaped.
18th. Mcclellan magnified the Quaker guns
and scattered pickets of the rebels at Munson's
Hill into formidable ratification, defended by
strong garrison, and began careful campaign
against it until an adventurous Union man went
up to the place and discovered the cheat.
10Th. Mcclellan suffered himself TO be delu-
ded in like manner at Manassas, and was unde-
ceived in precisely the. same way. = SO "a
accurate knowledge of the rebel forces, as he
ity of pretended spies. --s1t..t..,ss..
18TH Mcclellan allowed Buell. to keep an ar
my of 10000 men idle at hay before a rebel
force of less than 50,000 while Halleck's forces
under Grant was doing the very work confided
to Buell.. EtteftfEs [EssE&k
18th. Mcclellan kept the whole immense Ar
my of the Potomac lying idle through long
winter; without ordering the construction Of
winter quarters to shelter the men from the IN
element weather; the only apparent reason for
this course being desire to conceal the inten-
tiOn not to move he,army..s5 -sR4aFE
Doth. Mcclellan sacrificed - 900 men at Har-
pers Ferry by withholding Franklins corps
either from succoriDg them or reinforcing Burn
side at Antietam.
2lst. Mcclellan caused the slaughter Of the
Corn Exchange regiment by the foolish crossing
at Shepardstown, Maryland, in precisely the
same manner as at Balls Bluff,
22d. Mcclellan refused to move his army
against Lee after Antietapl, onlvarious Pretexts
| that it could not be moved, although upon being
superseded the army was moved with the great
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