New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-26
Gcncrnl Meade.

To "a. Editor Of ne NJ \. T,ibvsG
SIR: Will you permit me 10 place before Tho
public through yonr columns soc facts relating TO ii,
motives and modes Of proceeding Of tho persons en-
gagged In the movement seeking TO deprive Cen Mead,
Of bus welloarned reputatonOf tie glory Of having
fought and won the greatest battle Of lila varahd Al
nnl result intriguing 10 remove this ablo officer frou
the command Of the Army Of the Potomac.
Gen. SioLles allie lntrguer and politician. Il now
engaged in tho Difficult, task Of destroying great ana
Justly deserved military regulations for Con sckle,
Is the strength and leader,of this movement against
Gen Meade. The nearly fatal blunder Of Gen Sickle,
at the battle OF Gettysburg. whore. by assuming an
improper position for his corps he Interrupted ard
broke up the line Of battle aud mott cupaby exposed
both tanks of his corps thereby not only Importing
the day but causing the racrtco OF the lives OF thou
lands Of brave In the effort retrieve and repair
the effects Of his bunder was properly noticed by Gen.
Meade In his report Of the battle That Gen. Seses
has not been yisied severely than the mild and
quiet notice Of this fact IN the official report he
probably 10 The circumstance thai he suffered in that
battle by the loss VI bis leg.
When the gallant Reynolds fell NJ tho battle OF Get
ysburg. the command VI lis corps by rank foil 70 Gen.
doubleday. Gen. Meade ut once assigned the COM
maDd VI the corps 10 another officer lower rank but
In his opinion, more competent "a command the corps.
10 have done Otherwise Ia the opinion Of all who
acquainted with Gen. DouDeday's military capacity,
and bis ability 10 assume The command Of corps when
great battle was raging. would have been not only
Weakness but crime ON the part Of Gen Meade Gen
Doubleday demanded position according 20 lis rank.
and when his demand not accedod tohhs again de-
maDded II, or. in Of 9fusa that he might be TO
heyed lie was relieved and sent 20 Washington,
where since the battle Of Gettysburg ho has been and
nov il brooding over bis fancicd wrongs.
United with these officers rcscnting their personal
grievances, are some who desire 10 sec Cen Hooker
restored 10 the command OF the Army u tho Potomac
and finally class Of yntuies wis rrvyN on the army
before the appointment Of Gen. Meade the command
and who are not permitted 10 do 80 Huy longer.
These combined interests have become 70 strong and
secured ~ great an influence with the Committed
the Conduct Of the War that the latter has entered
the investigation, calling their first witnesses for
the prosecution Gen. Sickles and Gen Doubleday. ,
Tho mode Of proceeding has been more remark.
able than the character and motives Of therosecaors
The first movement was a vague statement from the
West that the battle Of Gettysburg had been fought
Gen lockers plans. IL was then an admirably panaed
battle but Gcn. Meade had nothing to do with IL Ne,t
journal In the interests N Gen. oickles and ardent
an adnirer Of his military capacity 10 seriously I'D
cate Tor long time that he should be- pat in command
Of the Army Of the Potomac Ia place of Meade quietly
for many months deprecated Meade not by direct at
tacks but BY taking occasion or twice week,
Whenever II mentioned tho baitlo Of Gettysburg. 10
speak Of 1t incidentally victory gained solely by the
yor Of the soldier without tho sk Of the Gohorel as
The brayest soldiers In the world could do anything
without skiful leaders This process continued In
other iorms Finally the Intrigue lost all discretion
ana astonshed the world one morning by It's mpudence
IN presenting through the prcss long. laboIcd and
perverted statement of facts tending % show that Gen
oices ono fought and won tho great victory Of Get
tysbnfg and that would have been much easier for
him ~ have done II II Gen. Meade had not nterfered
with him. but that In spite OF these great difficulties his
great military genius carried him through.
The battle VI Gettysburg is and viii doubtless remain
the most admirably planned battle and the creates, VIC
tory Of this century aud the honor viii be given 70 him
10 whom II belongs not only by history. but by the
opinion Of the hour notwithstanding its hero is simply
high minded. honorable soldier and gentleman VI
great military capacity aud cqurements and Ia neither
politician nor ntfigusr does not control manipulate
nor subsdie tho press end Of unstned Life and ante
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