Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-28
McOIelIan... yaIlandIgIam...The Rebels.

MCOlellan.-. yallandigham---The Rebels.
East Tcnnessoeans whom designing men seek 10
enlist In tho cause of Mcclellan, would do well to
por@o tho following document, laidlbofore tho NOM
bors Of tho National Union Club in Philadelphia,
II places Mcclellan In an unonyiable light before
tho country. Tho whlor, Mr. Iiourlier, Is u citizen
Of Louisiana, and stands fair.in Warrington, where
no Is understood TO be gentleman of honor, truth
and refinement, Tho writer names persons, places
and dates, and spoaks out like man conscious OF
telling the truth What he says of Vallandgham,
that traitor has proven to be oyory word true
What he says of Mcclellan wo believe, and Wa are
sorry TO say that wo do believe IT, for 1t only goes to
weaken our lhith in poor human nature
~ tho mcmlcrs NJ hc National NnioH rub, Phodciph"
GrSrlEmEs- ! am in possession Of your note in which
you ask me IL remember making certain assertions NJ
Inc rooms of hr National Union Club IN January last on
my return from the rebel lines in regard to Con. deorgc
u Mcclellan aud Clement H. Nallandigham, and desiring
10 know IL ] would roitcatc sad statements
roaocct perfectly well having made certain state
nonts In regard TO the two persons namo and In pros
nee Of several members of the Club
In response 10 your inquiry IL would repeat said state
mcnts will answer you by huying FIRST That WINE
the battle before Richmond, Va in 1862 was sun pro-
crossing and Immediately after Gen, Mcclellan had fallen
back from before that city, in company with friend an
officer In the rebel service, who prevented from JOIN
ing his command in the fight in question, On account u
wound received at the batloo Seven Pines, anu beng
proyded with special permit from tho War Department
at Richmond | visited the Qualifications around Rich
mond and advanced ~ distance Of about two miles
north Of that city, whore met Col Gayle VI tho I'm
Alabama (rebcD regiment, who particular friend OF
ibe officer in whose company ] wasi also Lieut. Col
Pickcns Of tho same regiment with whom had the al
- -.a..,,oir'a The Colonial Tos
experimenting the dsneImcnt of number Of eases Of
United States rifles which lay buried in the ground and
in rows the soil hcapod them If they graves
Four of the Of rifles were already unburcd when
reached the spot and had the (to me unpcasant sas-
faction of handling some OF the guns which had already
been taken out of the cases.
heard Col Gayle say that the ntormcn Of these guns
was known at the War Department rcbc) even before
McClclans retreat from before that city.
On the inquiry Of my friend and Dr. Kelly, of the
rebel army from Col, Gayle, if he thought II had been
Intended that said guns should fall into the hands of the
Concdoracs the Colonel answered in the affirmative, aud
concluded by saving, "Mac 3 all right
Not than hundred yards distant from this spot
Col Pckcns pointed out 10 number Of ambulanccs
two hundred and ten in aand said he had assisted
at their capture, and that when captured the horses be-
longing said ambuances hchcd, some to trees
and some to the Of the ambulances. As was then
in the employ of the United States it my business Ia
gather as much information in regard to military matters
as possible, and on my inquiry of Col. Pckcns If he
thought those ambuanccs had been intended to be in the
same bargau as the rifles, he said II don't what
else they should have been intended for for they were just
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