, 1869-12-20
TIE DISCLOSURE OF ARMY
6ECREfS,

The Attack ON 1l~1son's l1tll.
The following correspondence in relation 10 ttn
alleged d1ctoaufe of a~Dy SecFetA By Cofotel
Scott, early IN The wir, Wit prove iue.esttnS %
ain.:!y nsn and the ts1ends OF the persons ID
Ths ,S,'o. i. . eepy Ct ec;1e*pondenee ~
joK GtttsL George Il Mcclellan:
GrsExAl hAAiLn,s ~ 0ESHxAL A'cLx114N.
NEW SoHx, sss NEST T~f"rl,EtsH,H ,,; e .ssr,l
xajor G<.<rn. G<or2s Il. Kcchusn. IT,: ~
LEAH sis: FelLAps Juu remember about the
time II eooteu plsttd moVctuents On Moason3
Pess 10 lie 10 IoHllg tnect That you called upon
Mt. Lincoln. and remarked 70 him that Jour ps4ns
bad been communicated to sne enemy. Tna', "a
Jou. President unco'n and Colonel Scott had oeen
the Only raftle. to the cOnfe5roce one OF t1e three
hsd hetIal &c re confidence. auu that Il WAS not
oae e1 the T. n e
a. s<ott, AsstrtAnt Secretary Of War II that
i,1e. ~ the Colonel Scott present At the con-
sA.p, however. WAS tot the understanding Of
me p9hic. The! ess1rn+t tue Coloaei Scott r..
f:,rrd e 70 he Colonel u; scost, son.ln.lAw Of
lu'Ant Genets, and Chef Of sAn % General
SCOT: IN Ae11co, VINO vas not u WashlnGton At
II council Win President Lireoln aud yourself.
The most cruel ktorled have been ci1culsseA in
rsieteLc &C 70 Calonei Iienr! l. Scott, whom haze
nonoE. Aa&lug ihta defence Of Colonel Il. l..
Scott fe. daJA since. waS asked hHd any Oh
s,sn 70 s.s,nx p9oei'; to aG ny s1..ssn5 a ss.
conclusive to have Jour statement II reference to
.h1s matter. heEtby solicit 1t. that may sorwarl
naDy testr, that te ~ usa it accorrIing 10 Ms
tttkcI Lion kuos'n& Jou too well to think this
could ever hay t teen called to yo1r notice. and
sAAlug an earl, rrpIE, Nhtch kha4l be confidential
II you 80 deslla, rrllA.r. my dear Central, very
tluis Jeu1s, SCHUYLER HAMILTON.
t2:e Major General vol1nteet1.
XAJoR Gfs1KAL Il GILLIAN 70 MAJOR 9kNxRAL
noBoxEx. Oct. %, 1862.
MY DKAx GEhEKAL: Your Of The ssh instant
Eeached NE onlJ to-day. While IN Europe re-
e e 4sRF' Sect
reply similar IN tine to this.
II u nLttue that katd to President Lincoln that
hecn oe,1nyed 10 the enemy, or tnot ever coup ed
the name Of any one tearing the name Of Scott
Ntth that Or any other real or supposed instance Of
tetrs5al cf planA EN
.,1~as never ava5e Of The presence Of Colonel
tietrJ l. Scott In NA&htpRtoD at any time while
abr reason 10 suppose that be knew anyshtng
about nj plans or those Of any other oliicer re-
las. 1o ote!a1ions Of 1he lsse war. ! nerer aus
pec,ed him q az sIen betrayal, and consequently
or course have not the sltsn.ea, objection to
.tur mstlrH any use you tninR proper Of TINS iet
tef; And sa s ny dear t;sSer91 ss ysry sincerely
lie following Ia a copy Of fre.roaaence b.
,*seu Colonel Il. L Scott and General George L.
COLONEL HENRY scorr 70 GENERAL GEORGE B.
MCCLELLAN.
EL1zABKTuruwk, y. J.. Dec ~ 1874
GENERAL: since ny return 10 the Cnltesi States
l have received letter from friend con aiming
| tne following paragraph; "When We meet ! .tis
against 1oo IN New York and elsewhere, groH.og
out OF the a,ory that General Mcclellan had ID
epee @ viii tic isSe'a % Ind m sa - ssyea M them impor
| tant Information before McElei!An's attack on
Monsons Iii! Il think 1t Was>, not far itotn Wash
| Ctnrdent that yon eau In no wa5 have made
suy lnstmatou which has le,i TO the foregoing
ialte accusation, or1ne the slander to yoar no.
ttce, that Jon ua; deprive It o! the shelter Of
/ obetient Berrant, Il. L SCOTT.
| II Gcrerat Geo. d Mcclellan, car , of Morgan +
Co. bAnkers, IoudaD, England.
! GKhKA4L GEOKGE :. A'c1LlAf 10 COLONEL Il. L.
| G1xxv4. Jan II. 1855.
colosKL: received. lalt evpttnR, yours OF The
I Written To Joa u i6no&T. --- sA-' = tstA.a- a.
"When We meet viii tell Jou Of the generally
eiseshe1e, asox:ng oat Of sne s.osJ that Genera!
| Mcclellan hsl In some way inuua:ed that you had
Hn 1ns "a hs
tack On Aoneonb ELL think it was,, not far from
| Warrington"
rtnsi!oo NON me- led 10 the foregoing .ccus.s,on:
] All ignorant Of tne origin OF The story, bot
inoW that no word OF thought Of nine could pos,
pleasure 10 hs1e tie opportunity Of speaking .
sou, what hare Al~ays saia .oen questioned IA y
| shghtess rcason TO suppose for Al instant thai
Jon d'd, on the occasion referred to, OF on AMI
other, Rise any information to any one conce1n
ipg the movements Of tho government troops
and that did not believe Jon knew anyth1nf
At out what was eotnG on 1flet reached Hash
| tpetou Ia Jnly. 1851 TOT did not think you wer'
ID Nathireson 1t all from the period Of ny arr1Fa
there Up 10 tho retirement OF General Scott fEou
| active service
] the uAuT stAt derS which were SO Aoull2nt dur
| lnx The excl cmeIt Of the war. | aM, Colonel
GKaRak B. McctK1LAN.