The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-16
P0PES BULL RUN BATTLE.
THE CRIME OR BLUNDER or GEN
FITZ JOHN pORIER

fur r,r,,ssor ar ,ho ,...,,ta. o..
not seek nor desire n,rion I'm, rcv,so, ~ h,
In the presence OF nrN. oviic,c. Ma o,or1s .,,o
that no ia willing 10 splmi, a.. c,,o ,o p,os,
| dent Gen. Sherman. aud t,o sec,o,o,v -, w. ~,
| other bipb oeieara tndc, Tho .c, ~ co,,,ro..
passcd In 1888 no a.. p,o.,,,..,
wise court martial proee,dnv, nv re.nnon,ron, =,
the party affected BY us verdict A reno,nln,,,on
places tho matter before tho Senate ~ ,ho F,ocr
tive may, witbout appoiutmeut rom,t cra,t,cs
yhero inins,ieo has ,o,r IT, -.
sion only OF this time. and inssts that tho Cavern
ment cannot properly reluse to h.ar Tho now owl
dence and urges that his opponents canpo, opnoso
rehcarine OF the case without fastening suspielon
upon them
Pamphlets conadent,alIv eircuIa,ed nmonv MON.
bcrs OF Congress and prIne,p.l army ooBccrs sboe
that the application for n robeoring ROAD. a.,inc,
on tho propostion that tho and,,g of the com,
martial in tho ense uas a m,stnke Tho o,,,.s,
charges no wronv rnr,ose nv ,,,cn,,on., ,rirs,t.
on tho mar, of ia, conrt bu, c,,os ,r,ro,,,, ,a,
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po.,cr Ia n. 'a D., - lA'''''e D
w, IIhNN phihNss " HIS fHtND'
~. 'onoNns opin'on In 'ne case rom tic pen
" %p'.n' mooi.Nah presents 'le man lSets re-
nvu upon IN io'.c appeal, VIZ
In inc case OF fnI 'ohn for'tr' Two points seem
ou''o UGH 0uenS rohoo upon 70 justly the YER
diet!
ist Tho ai,cgcd o,,ir., 90 ,h.r ,n. o.,o. ., a. %
+, 'li'u'e 'oooeS N0 o'uoi Vi o''o
= We. nu-u'' :" u qu'I'ug h'nl 70 remove MS COM
mand at A. NJ. OF the 2sth.
~ A"' N''h'u '"hu'o W A"uoN ON INC ssth OF
AUGUST
IL apneors 10 mo ,h,, ,he drs. ,,t,t oorsi1or,a 10
80 49, -, ,,. 80 ~ - I'm ou -
nee"' can be disposed OF very or'fy. Por'ers
,igt, wa. v.-v d,-k en-. r,,, no, 81 49,. So
"'t"' ""' wa u'"N '"e 'Vau O"u "nu uiockeu OS
der literally but mia suborInate Ge,.rais fNorc,l
Sykes. and c.tteracl w,rc 60 dccids1 an ,,cIr co,,'
vetlon thotthe march should be delayed that hcycd.
ed to their advice and started only at o,ock The
,esp,, .ho,,od ,i,, s,,,, .o.,,. 49,, -, -
~ 'h'' 'u" s'e"Ni uc's1 "ouu nsNe
been Iudclous, as giving the troops rest, ami
Brit ring them 10 their destination onitc n car,v "a
49,, N' -" -
they actually reached it. for they we're much delayed
the march, IL II not charged at any injury 10 the
'''' '.au4''" 'rom WV pos'pohehent' ana Hmay
confidently be asserted that no unprcjudic,d orccr
- r,nerenee would rnnintnn that General por,cr,.
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N' "ta'' 'Ho t''ere sentence
hhly hat must satret. So o. e, nv nm officer re-
..,,,,. =, go. g., - O'.,''' ~
e W - ''-' "'llr','' "4 'uoe'
WIN Fnmeicu. er0ns, aud iruta good moii.s- he
dcparted surbtly rom H.. it,.-,i ,,,.,-. 80, =,
.'' 80 ., -s l'''" ie'u.T,in'ntf OF
his purpose to reach the end Of The march Ia s
shortest time. with the en., f,,.n. :, ~, me- -,
10 keen NJ, n, In nfonsr ropJio r. sct,aa M,
NAV have heen an crro, ot l,',r, n ~ ~, ,,ti
N wa,1 Lut ,u-siy cannot he rcgar,.c "a :, eaa N
Now, as 70 t.a second point VIZ. TIE ALLEGED
failure 10 attack Tie enemy on The 2pt Of k1gnst
Up to abOut the bour Of noon an ~ a, A., ..
Mcdowell was with or near Ger Prtsr sns e en-
| senior ofRc,r, was vested with The eommana lie
had under his control two divisions of his own corn
| those OF King aud Ricketts,. About noon lie sepa.
n. n,ss iron, rIr'ep and with MS two divs-
| the rgnt and rear OF Porter's D. isition -
Itis clear ual up to the ho"r OF noon tire rcspon
sibility for any failure 10 sttack r,si,d v,i,h NJ
Dowoil no, with Portr '''N VIZ" Ai0'
| do not think II necessary 20 consider here the
have attacked With the ioIrt eommuhds =, e0uiI
say that up 10 the period OF his departure Porter
cannot be held rcspon sitle PorteIs resnons biiitv
! commences therefore about noon IN, strength ~,
| hl- command, after the departure OF KinT's and
R,cketrs divisions, was about i2OOO-someNhat
| less
Porter believed az the time from bis oyyn ohse,
vaton the statement ot prison, ~ nnd other souSces
that LoncsuCct in ifOAt OF him WITH gfea Nv an
| penor force,
The positive evidence is row attainable 10 prove
that Longstrcct was In position With hs whole c,,n
mand more than double Portcr's corls IN stTcngtbI
| before mon ON tie 29th, ready snd anxious 10 hc
attacked, and therefore, that Portcr's opinions
tuntv Of sticking With good chances Of sneees.
and dec sNe results, was cary IN the forenoon ami
with all the combined forces OF Gems Mcdowell lad
Porter.
As soon a. the whole Of Longstrsct's command
was In position the result OF such an attack became
doubtful.
TOT Porter 70 have inhoe u, srer INC withdrawal
Int madness; Tor 70 have attacked with less ,bsn
l2,0oo men force more Than double in number cI.
seIvh' vi qua,y anu smInsy pos~u, womb have
with heavy loss. 'N"'
| That lttaeks must sometimes be mnde under such
rscsasnr~ 1or 0ooO o A.. ruT LOT s.ne,ine
to save tie rest OF the army or an important par, OF
Y But II does not appear that this was such case
~ Itself and wa NOT hard ppesses a ~ 20 take
| in ones,ion The mere nosItion ~ po,,e,s ~. I'M
mand accomplished the VERY importaSt resnt on ~;
kecoins al eart double his n1mbers In Iront y, H., VI
ami naTnlyzcd them so lar as any acticn agciOs,
| rgbt was concerned ~ 1e''"s' 0u'
| ''Srno additional eyidene. now ,,.,In,h,o f,,,..
| cond moi he md AZ the t,m,, Of the tyi,N n
yond onestion liat Gen Pope was mis-, 800
| bsiief ~Ich he Their enteitained 10, =. w.,
wns s,,u remote from The field Of h,,tle .ee ~,
Porter had only small force in his froi ~ a. No.
| that an attack made by Porter al nny lime NJ D.,
| cen NcDoWcI's dernrturc would In III MI, Nil,
| III iright be said with certaFrty were 'tbsrn a,
| such thino az ohsotute certnintv In 80