New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE WORLD AND 1.-THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY
OF THE POTOMAC"

THE WORLD AND "THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY
OF THE POTOMAC"
TO The Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In its issue of the 9th inst. The World
makes the following characteristic structures on the
action of the officers and soldiers Of the Society OF the
Army OF the Potomac On eleeting teen Sheridan 10
the office of President:
The reunion Of oer Of the Army Potomac might have been
byt!ered 10 At least By Se choice o. more strictly rtPe
Gen Shedns military achievements Bu such Of those achievements
hi &. 'd% 5S, N. b" ro %o e'd bit % were detached service
With hts army Of bis oE Was t Ss sb TaSS ever
the Army the Potomac He not With any Of he prey Gus
Potomac fecars VITA creates, PRIDE While the officers bad the
choice Of hero Of Auieiam and TIE hero o. I'M
that heY hoah have skea Up with General whoa tney never %
Ihe las. year Of ihe war snd whose gFe. are O % Of lie
S5S1 'Ssi E. p SS Sheridan not at al
Again in s Of the 9Th we read: ,.,,,., ,,,ss.
Gen sheridan being Put IN training os to 4 te secret
Of the make bin President Of the Society Of ,he army ~ VIZ
Potomac aud the cause Of the preliminary caucus 10 '' ~ "
viii THE TRIBUNE never backward hitherto In yndieat,
ing the Army OF the Potomac let IT'S voice DO heaId
when the few Officers and soldiers who answered the first
call for the establishment OF te society OF the Army OF
Gen Franklin moved that the senior officer OF
the Army Of the Potomac present act as temporary
done TO put Mcclellan in the chair were, with
difficulty. persuaded to consented to this motion,
suspectng that the Intention was to secure capital
for George and then quietly press him for
the permanent presidency Of the July meeting:
The Society assembled Tuesday aud the first move OF
the Mcclellan 70 propose that the Presidents for
four years be the four Generals Of the army, Mcclellan.
Burnside Hooker and Meade hoping thus TO secure the
election Of George" This proposition promptly
rejected then taken until p. and in
this interval few Of the more active Mcclellan organ
tzers proposed cheer for FitzJOhn Porter, the finest
soldier in the army" The cheer miserable failure,
and only served TO eNlcsc clearly the composition OF
the faction supporting the Caesar Of the Chickahonny"
Later IN the day, meeting OF the Fifth Army Corps,
called to select representative officer for the corps an
oihcer wearing Majors Uniform jumped up and nOmi-
mated Fitz John Porter" amid the noisy accamations
OF ten twelve Others An officer of the Ath Delaware,
who carried the headquarters flag of the Fifth Corps up
10 the breastworks Five Forks, prang his feet and
Indignantly opposed the notion Major Handy OF the
12h Massachusetts supported the gallant Delaware cap
Gen. COchrane tried to crowd Gen. Franklin upon
the Sixth Corps their nominee for VICE
President, hut was promptly voted down, ana MAJOR
Gen. H. G.. Wright elected. Gen. Meade as the Oldest
aud lODgeStted officer OF the Army Of the Potomac"
nominated by Sheridan, and freely conceded to
have the best claim To The hOuur but the name OF She
dan felt to be stronger the fight forced upon the
Society by those efforts bring Army of the
Potomac grave have never been relaxed suce the
displacement OF the Great National Sexton in NOven
Der 1852. Finally let If Sheridan, whether
by his deeds length OF days service is not at
mac as "the hero OF Autletam." The Army OF the PO
tonae took the field under Mcclellan March TO- 1862, and
parted company with him in November 1862 and during
tls esht months campaign the only bright streak III the
SKY Is Antctn, the Is the baCKness of defeat Cen
SHERIDAN took ne field with the Army Of the Potomac
ness, with tho cavalry destroyed Stewards
forces hey ond LeSuuIing the offensive With the sixth
army COlS anu mat same Ny ne won inc Datties OF
Opequan, Cedar Creek aud Fishers Hill; with this
cavalry and the Fifth Army Corps he Five Forks
aud with TINS same cavalry ana the infantry OF the Army
81 the Potomac he compelled the surrender OF Lee April
1865. We respectfully submit dear TRIBUNE that his
days Of with the army and the quality Of that
the Army OF the Potomac the hero Of Antletam"
Surely twelve months If victory with 1.-THE Army Of the
Potomac" giOrOusy representative Of that army
1et0- IorE, July Z, 1869. sHESANDoAH.