New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-10-14
NEW OREGON HOWARD COUNTY. IOWA. OCT0BE s. a. 1884,
MCCLELLAN ylNDICATED FROM
LlGNlTY.


AssAoAHs GcrnnTyyhATIOh MA
To all Just AID Patriotic Mes:
Our thirteenh letter left the Army
Of the Potomac at Harrison's Landing
on the James River, twenty-five miles
from Richmond, whittier it had beer
compelled to re'ir. before oyershcl
ming numbers in consequence Of thu
withdrawal, by order Of the President
Of MeDowel's corps then consisting o
forty one thousand men.
When it was too late, the Presiden
seems, for time, to have become sen
sible Of the injustice, not to say cruel
Ity, he had practiced towards the gal
liant army and its able Commander
On the I'd Of July, 1862, he telegraph
ed to Gen. McClellan as follows:
"1f you think you %re not strong
enough to take Richmond just now,
do not ask you to. Try just now tc
save tho army material and personnel
and l will strengthen it for the often
sive again as fast as I can"
The next day having heard of the
safe arrival of tho army 1t Harrison,
Landing. he again telegrsphed to Gen
Mcclellan AZ follows: -
II am satisfied, that yourself officers
ard men have done the best you could.
All accounts cay better fighting was
never done. Ten thousand thanks for
it. ... ....
On tho ,5th Of July tho President
cent the following message, viz:
IA thousand thanks for the relief
which your two dispatches of ~ and 1
P. NJ. yesterday gave me. Be assur-
ed the t thelheroism and skill Of your
self, officers .nd men, il and will be ap-
preciated: II you can hold your pres
ent position We shall hive tho enemy
yet. ~.a-a &C..
8 But not q word of commendation
came from the Secretary Of War or
the Generalin-Chief Feeling this in
justice to his brave army Gen. McClel-
Ian afterwards sent to Gen. Halleck the
following message, viz:
"Please say kind word to my army
that can repeat 10 them in general
orders, in regard to their conduct at
Yorktown, Williamsburg, West Point.
Hanover Court House, and on the
Chlckahomony, as well as in regard to
the seven days; and the recent retreat.
emo one has ever said anything to
them but myself. Say nothing about
me: merely give my men and officers
credit for what they have done. It will
do you much good, and will st. engthen
you much with them if you Issue .
handsome order to them in regard to
what they have accomplished. They
deserve it,
To this there was no response what
ever.
We have no doubt but the tribute
paid by the President in his MESA ges
to the army of the Potomac and it's Of
fcers, was as s;secre as it was Just
And it will be perceived, that at that
time, the President lld not contemplate
the withdrawal of the army, bnt propo-
sed to reinforce 1t where it was. This
was IN accordance with the views and
wishes of General Mcclellan his plan
was, when reinforced rs stated by Gen.
Halleck in report to the secretary Of
War, to do precisely What General
Grant is doing now, attach Petersburg
and cut of communications Of Rich
mond with the South. s.".
Other plans, however, had been con-
cocted at Washington, one object of
which was to get rid of Gen. McClel-
Ian by taking hie army away from him
To his repeated requests for reinforce
ments, he was told none could be sent
to him. In vain he pointed to various
bodies Of troops which might with facl
hty be added to his command, and
pledged himself to take Richmond if
they would give him fifty thousand
noArae men The answer still was 1thex