Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-27

army 1--WE divisions out.of irieen. one Of the
nihe remaining beng but le larger than q
oficaoe,) vas thVs taken r. me.
Instead OF a rapid adyae. which ! had
planned, aided by aank ovcment up The
lork rIver, il was only lefo beSiege York |
town The siege wss succeslly conducted by
the army, and when those strg works at length
y'eiaed 70 our approaches. thlroops rushed Tor
ward 10 the sanguinsry but ccessful battle OF
iliiansourg, and thus oped An almost IN
resisted advance TO the bas Of the Chicks
honouy. Richmond lly befothem, surrounded
by Notifications and guartepy an army larger
than our own. bur the prosui did not shake the
courage of the brave mewho composed my
command
RELYING still on the supp. which the vas,ness
Of our undertaking and theand results depend
ing on our success seemed insure u, We pres
sed forward The weathew was stormy beyond
precedent the deep soil of e peninsula being nj
times enc vast morass ri Chickhominy rose
to higher stage than had.e known for years
before.
Pursuing the advance, tlcrossings were seiz-
ed, ant the right Iing extded TO effect june
ton with reinforcements,ow promised, and
earnestly desired, and upoihe arrival of which
the complete success Of campaign seemed
clear
The brilliant battle of anOver Court House
was fought, which openethe way Tor the LIST
Corps, with the aid of Mch had it come, we
should then have gone TO the enemy's cap
ital. IL never came. I'll bravest army could
not do more. under suchpverwhelming disap
poiutment. than the Armvf the Potomac then
did. Fair Oaks attested tlir courage aud endur
ance. when they hurled trk, again and again.
the vastly superior massesof the enemy. But
one course was leit-a fl, march. in the face
of nj IN or Ia o
one of the most hazards movements of the
war.
he Army Of the PotOnc, holding its own
safety and almost the safe OF our cause in its
hands. equal to the ocasion The seven
days are classical in American history; those
days in which the nobleoldiers of the Union
and Constitution fought MOUNTAINEERING enemy
by day, and retreated iromuccessiye victories bv
night through a week of bltle, closing the terri
BILE series of conf cts witt the ever memorable
victory OF Malvern. wlre they drove back,
broken aud shattered. Tie entire eastern army OF
the Con federacy, and pus secured for Themselves
place OF rest, aud poat fora new advance upon
the capital. from The bnks OF the James Rich
mond was SILL within or grasp, had the Army ct
the Potomac been reiforcci and permitted IL
advance
But counsels which, cannot but think subse
quent events proved uwise prevailed in " lSh-
ington, and we were ordered To abandon the
campaign. Never did iolGiers better deserve tho
thanks OF nation thai the Army of the Poto
mac for The deeds Of he Peninsula campaign
and although that mee was withheld from then
by the authorities. | nm persuaded that they
have received the APPLAUSE from the American
people
The Army of the PO.oulc recalled from
within sishi oil Riehmoad aud Incorporated with
the Army Of Virginia The diSappont'nenis @
the campaign on the Peninsula had hot dampe.
their aid0r. or diminished their patriotism Thcl
fought we'll. faithfully CALAMITY. under Genera
Pope, yet were competed TO fall back on Wash
/ lgt0n. defeate, and almost demoraize,l
The enemy. longer occupied in guarding
his own capital. rourei his troops northward, Ell
tered Maryland. threatened Pennsylvania. an,
even W aslington itself. Eated by his recen
victories. and assured that orr troops we're disor-
gained and dispirite. lle was confident that tn
seat of war was now permanently transferred Il
the loyal States. an1 that his Own exhausted sol
WAS 10 tee relieved from the burlhen Of support
stand the spirit which animated the soldiers o
the Union
No man Justly charge upon any portion o
thft army from the comm ndins general 10 III
private. any lack OF devotion To the service at IN
United States Government, aud to the cause O
the constitution and the Union They hav
proved their feslty in much sorrow, suffering
danger. and through the very shadow of &c I'll
Their comrades, dead on all tie fields where w
fought. have scarcely mere claim To the honor q
nations reverence. than the survivors 10 th
lussies OF apstpn 3 gratitude 80 a