The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-10-12
'The E.aurels OF little Mac.

advance upon Balls Bluff, and was the
cause Of that slaughter.
2. Mcclellan wasted a month in be-
siegng Yorktown, defended by garrison
of 5000 men, while he had $4,000.
s. Mcclellan suffered his army to be
surprised with heavy loss, at Fair Oaks
t. Mcclellan by neg glecting to fOrtify
his tanks and rear, allowed his whole
position before Richmond to be taken in
reverse and ordered disastrous retreat
before a single corps of the enemy.
8. Mcclellan ordered retreat from
Malvern Hill without cause or justlfca-
'tion. after our men had achieved a glori-
.ouS victory there.
6. Mcclellan by that retreat prevented
Pope from coming to his aid by the way
of Lynchburg, and thus precipitated upon
Pope's small force the whole of Lees
army.
F$7. McClelen neglected for three weeks
to obtain an order to move his army nor
Inward to effect a junction with Pope, and
that time Lee used to move his owa army
against Pope.
s. Mcclellan withheld ra;nforcements
and supplies from Pope, which would
have enabled the latter to beat back Lee
successfully.
0. Mcclellan opposed all military and
naval expeditions against the rebel sea-
board. which he knew were essential to
render the blockade perfect.
10. Mcclellan opposed the division of
the army of the Potomac into corps, and
only did divide it when peremptorially or
dered to do so by Secretary Stanton, al
though he must have known that no army
of that size could be managed without
such division.
IL. Mcclellan neglected or refused to
take the field at the head of the Army of
the Potomac aud commence a campaign
until compelled to do so by the order of
the President ana War Department.
Il. Mcclellan suffered the Potomac to
be blockadeed by the enemy for months,
when he could have prevented it.
= Is. Mcclellan did not participate in
the battles fought By his army, but was
in every case distant from the battle, lea
wing his subOrdipates to manage for them
selves.
II. Mcclellan delayed his part of the
operations in West..Virginia until the en-
cmy, whose retreat from Rich Mountain
he was to stop, had been beaten by Ro-
secrans and escaped.
l5. Mcclellan magniGed the Quaker
guns and scattered pickets of the rebels at
MunsUn's Hill into a formidable fortifca-
tion defended by a strong garrison, and
began careful campaign against it until
an adventurous Union man went up to
the place aud discovered the cheat.
l6. Mcclellan suffered himself to be
.deluded in like manner at Manassas, and
was undeceived in precisely the same
way.
Il. Mcclellan never seemed to have any
accurate knowledge Of the rebel forces, as
J e regularly maenifod their strength OF
the authority of pretended spies.
Is. Mcclellan allowed Buell. to keep an
army of 10000 men idle, at bay before
rebel force of less than 10000, while Hal I
lexis forces under Grant W re doing the
very work confded to Buell..
L. Mcclellan kept the whole immense
Ar ny of the Potomac lying idle, through .
n NJ winter, without ordering the con
str ction Of winter quarters to shelter the
me from the inclcmaut weather. the only
apparent reason for this course beng a
desi.o TO conceal the intention not to
m I'VE the army.
20. Mcclellan sacrificed II 900 men at
JTlrpcr's Ferry by Withholding Franklin's
rps either from succoring them or rein
forcing Burnside at Antietam.
2I. Mcclellan caused the slaughter of
the Corn Exchange regiment by the fool
ish crossing at Shephordstown, Md, in
precisely the same manner as at Balls !
Bluff
%. Mcclellan refused to move his army
against Lee after Antietam on various
pretexts that it..could be moved, although .
upon being superseded by Pope the lattea
moved with great celerity.-Phaadclphia
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