The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-05

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l.: SATURDAY. NOV
landed M.gruder had no more idea thai
be could stay there than in the Internal re-.
gions. ~
Their forces did not exceed 9, 900, oil
told. and they we're resdysto run, They
only waited to see what the Yankees could
do and when they saw Mcclellan 90 in.
- the swamps. bogs s1d ague ponds to
throw up intrenchments, they laughed
and concluded they would take their own
time for running away.
One Of the first things Mcclellan did
after his arrival at that fatal marsh. vas
TO send up to Washington . call for more
men. Great laagh,er.) The next de-
mand was for siege guns and all the essen
tials OF siege; for siege be had de-
termined upon, with one hundred and
twenty thousand men. confronting less
than nine Thousand And thus, for sew
eral fatal weeks, his men stood 10 the ague
mud up to their waists, and deived and
delved, in preparation for the capture oi
that enormous army. (Grea. senssti on. |
The rebels knew how rapidly the Yankees
would fall before the miasma Of the
swamps, and we're glad to LEI them dig in
quiet. Mcclellan lost more men in that
monstrous folly, to call il BY no worse !
term, tlan would have fallen in the Eve
pitched battles. His corps commander.
begged the privilege Of capturing that lit
tie squad. Brave old Sumner and Hook.
er implored the privilege. bu, it vas de.
MED. He hsdresolved upon siege, and
siege he would have at any rate. Hn.
dignation
But finally be was as much astonished
before yorktown, as he bad been before
the Quaker guns at Manassas He woke
up one morning, and found that the reb-
els had quietly moved ont and gone be-
yond his reach. GShame1
This achievement was dispatched By
Gen. Mcclellan az glorious victory. and
begged the privilege OF inscribing YORK
town upon the banners Of our brave SOL
diers Great God These soldiers would
have scorned to disgrace themselves By
any such inscription. That .plorious
victory they were anxious to forget as
soon as possible, and they well knew ,ha.
yorktown" on their banners would dis.
grace them to the end Of their DAYS His
tory must forever tell the plain story, that
small squad detained McClellan with his
great army at Yorktown, in order TO gain
time for completing the defepses OF Rich
mond, and the concentration OF the rebel
army
Tho evacuation wss followed by the
battle of Williamsburg Some of the for
ces had followed the rstreating rebels. aud
encountered ths enemy in considerable
strength IN tha. place Bur there was 81
much quarreiing among the G nersls .ha,
they camc nigh being defeated. So said
Hooker, Sumner and kearney. Blu. We
won the fight without the Columander-in.
CAlef, as our brave boy are alwsys bound
to ~in when properly led (Great ap
plause. Where was MeClellan He re
manned al Aorkto~u, where j. was per
ffec'ly SAFE General Srrague came bacl
. for him. bat be would not 90, anr; said /,
. him, 81 should think the Generals nigh
settle little meter like lhs, !" AT nigh,
: however, lnst as the battle WAS won, Me
Ciellan arfaved, and Hooker aid o.her.
testify nnder oa b by a vigorous flor
/ Richmond might have been taken. Nc
Cleilan got there just in time to orde
: halt, (great laughter and again while b
5 waited, the enemy continued to for,if
. the rebel city.
Then came the battles OF Fair Oak
I and Seven Pines The grea. Gener.
I Claughter) divided his army. aud put ha
9 on one side aud half on the other side ,
: the Cnickahominy. A food CO ne and tn
! two wings were separated by the torren
u The enemy assailsd the halfteyond ii
: river, and overpowered it ia spite Of gre,
bravery. The next day, without wai,in
y for orders. Genersl Sumner hurried h
y meu across the Chickahominy. TO say
y the army. Then was fought the BATH
II Of Seven Pines, and our men we're victor
>, Gus. The brave Hooker was in front,
d he always is. [great applause. and Il
y enemy flying before him. They We
,e within four miles of Richmond, but NJ
IS Clellan again came up just in time to o
g. der a halt !. Laughter1 Our Office
e. swore, and our men cursed, while Hook
* in vain begged the privilege Of going 10
to Richmond. But while the people Of th
= city were packing up for departuI
ID Mcclellan halted and commenced ,hro
d. ing up Immense embankments. GLauvhI
be and applause
ce And now, with Jackson in Weste
Virginia, with powerful army. MeCl
o. Ian commenced howllng for more troo,
q, To give bin more would have been to |.
.el Washington, and Judging from his ope
p. tons thus far, he would not have tax
ne Richmond with all the troops in
", world.
en- The battle Of Gaines Mills was by 80
am great bluuder fought by one corps only
il the Immediate vicinity of several othe
his Colonel Alexander testi6es that he visi,
to Mcclellan in his headquarters. and fou
my him SO disheartened, that he was prep
Ip- inc to abandon the campaign. Hs 4
sse already drapn up orders directing eu
opt man to dearoy ,ohat he had and safe h
ect self as best hs could. (Great sensatio
in Thus was our splendid army ia DANCE