, 1865-06-03
WAR com uETTEE on GENERAL
HOOK ER.


The report Of the Joint Committee on the
Conduct OF the War, 80 far AZ Its conclusions
shall be accepted, VIII relieve Gen. Hooker
from the charges both Of inconpetency and
into11cstion, made against him In connection
with his command Of the Army Of the Poto
mac The report occupies four columns oi
coes1y printed ma1teF, and we prefer, IN
cfacf Inat iis ponss may oe more easily read
ana EenefanS Ano"n' 70 Pfcsenst taem con
os G., uoaz uu1...,
s,sa in e1mmo1d ~ 49, 49,. W. 4. ~ Dasn' ,aoa
They werr then enre ~ ~, ~. ~ 49, Ao.''
- 49, Ps,n.1.sa.1- w rN,,s,s ..s ~. W uanh
VI Tue hapl'anAnnoes, aeoa aileoet1eAsoalsu
the river separating them from Lee The
committee indorse General Hooker's state
ment OF me conol1ion and noFo<
Of the Army OF the Potomac. In
brief na follows: II had inst ,,een twice
the enemy, the LAST Of which had left II
buried in mud. gloomy. dcepondent and de.
mpra1lzed. Two hundred desestlons day
were occurring. Parents and relations at
home wee sending the troops c1tizeu,s cloth
ing to a,d .bem In desertine, MANY Of the
officers and men we're pro-slaycry Copper
heads. more active In opposiuc than In sus.
ta,nInr tbe rorernment. The abaentees from
the army numbered 2.9e2 cnmmisSioped of1i-
GERS. and al az 1non-commissfoned officers
and nr,yates-scatte1ea all over tbe countIv.
Cen. uoober t,rst nroceed+d tn check tbsse
cr,.a secnre 41e ret11rn Of ahseuteee ove al,
short fnr,onchs Win 1,rnnont ra,n,rs ard
s,s1ntss 40 s;.,,r.,~ stn1 ,a,sne..N 49,. ~
:s.sa1n,,,a ] ,11rora +ba ya1rI ND .-a.o,so
49, :. t;I,iahas a1carr,a;a ~. t,se ~
~ sns-,. - -, 49, 49, a4m. go unnts- - s 49, 49,. ~
eta,1s.:.s. ~ M .. 49, 49,, .as
e's aouo"ns op.n4'u 4'A7S AVG ~ 'A' eeos''A1 a''u
"onr artillery had always been supcrio. to that
IT the rebels, a were also our ipfanry except ii
necip Inc; and thai, for reasons not peces.lrJ to
mcntaon. never did squal Less army: WIN rank
and physically, that amy had. BY discipline t1one,
acquired character for steadipess ant efficiency
ers tine+. we have not been abls = Ea'ai ii, nor
hpe fbeye been apy near approximation to it In ne
other rebel a11nies."
Can Ho,ta- =. .tas that +ha ~.a+h,.
oea. AooHa etesca +'!st soe HA3 las t4us
brought mp to nigh etate o1 efficiency aud
mo o-ale. 20 that carly in ADr{l The, were rea,r
s''S 49, ~ s4~ = 49, 's~AJ
TO ADVANCE Aa the terms OF ao,oa of his
men would soon expire, be felt comptla4l tn
af+., en- nr,o-,iwa r,va,
1a enn.s,n.at nnds, stonrmso. toward thc c,os.
A<e4N<<H ~'~~-
of Anrs1. Gen. Hooker entered on the move
,,1.,a,. ~ ~. ha+f1a ~ chan..,,a.s
vile,
Leaving three eorps (st@o mem at Fred.
the riser above with thnte others. the 5th
1lth and eth, numbering sc 900 men, leaying
two divisions OF the ID corps At the fords,
ready to follow. The main army took the
position desired without opposition. and up
to the morning OF AaYj1st, was wholly sur
ceskful. 1 general adr4nce was then ordered.
''At that tsmd the .igbIof the .Uolon army had
ooaioea po,oon ~ ~ IN Ely =. about
bprr. Tic renei army. .funder Gen. Lee hi "a.
rsneed from F. fiedericE1}nrR 70 meet The mu'e-
sos II tree e a. fonr m{s ran
apd bet~een th.t pia9 md Frrd=1.ck.hare. !
iofes p! ifGm se0 1 y Rte. RSV men. eonsi,t'ns q
bscn len bJ Gen. Ii At FredeItct.buse. 10 h,ld
that position nd sne fsoei 'nes oe'ow. Thet~o
cax.rsa v,,h dense md rlmost ,1n.ne1r. r. ~.
tfte. us.cssed ~ deep .av.nesIrnu alns Ut nght
eng.Sf 10 ane ,1.m, ennx,o,,o,.a n .h .,o~.
order. was commenced. Atthe htads q the col
emas e%e.ged nom ta; atnse T. 1'FSs IT, s ~ enemy s
Gele,si @ noofe1 stsiet hit beiae @ satisaed, ron
the natuze e The ground. III; he could not throw
he M Te9I sd1apee, ne csye netrues,sae " % n.s
tloops 70 return to tts posi1orsaey had 1ust ,ett
snenT na eontinued 10 sdy.nee III TeIs nromptiy
and eassly repulsed. The dA5 closed without
tn,ast @s ac'''e ope'aoone o' l"3a1'Ance on e'aes
?Ceu, Hooker then fssuedl at 91< =. H., IN
order to the commanders Of he 1lth and l2th
CORDS. holding his extrend right, to gua,d
specially against flank at4ck. Is the at
,ack WAS not made until sbout 9 p, H., BY
which time reeonnoissas|e under siekles
had developed the fact th,t the rebtl Jack
son with Is, 600 men had nAac the movement
anticipated, for an attack pn our right flank.
Notwithstanding these precautions, no soon-
cr WaS the attack opened than the uih
corps stampedcd. and The enemy occupted. in
great force. their position. which formed The
ley to tic position. They we're checked by the