New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-20
THE Rru0TAL or GIN MCLrLLAN

HISTORICAL ACCOUNT or TIP TRANsACTToN-TH
ISSUE BETWEEN Gin. BUCKINGHAM AID IHL
COUNT OF PARIS.
From Jv Nicholson IN Tt Pl1ndf'phf1 inns
A short time ago there appeared IN your
journal translation Of gu extract from NJ lie Comte dc
Pars's History OF the Civil War; relating 10 the
removal OF Gen. Mcclellan from the command Of the
Army the Potomac, and describing the scene in the
tent. As sequence read in The Times letter OF Con
bucknghans satng" That the cunt description OF The
transaction contains as many inaccuracies as could well
be- crowded into the space" After this sweeping
charge he proceeds "a give version OF the afiir,
The inference is Mt drawn after reading the Gene
rs letter that the Count de Paris il alone resp0nAnl
for statement yet examination OF the literature Of
the Rebellion demonstrates the reverse 10 be The truth
JoInyiiles review Of the Peninsular campaign aud
thor of Gen. Mcclellan and the Conduct of the War"
(ShedOn 4 Co.. New-IOrkl /, thus describes the scene
" lie tBuckinghaml found the commander surrounded
By his stan and by some OF the generals G the srmy
tho bearer. Opening The dispatch and reading H.
Mcclellan passed over 10 Ten burnside paper Whlch
contained, saying rs he did "Ne, burnside y0u are
military critics to have enjoyed and ayalled himself oi
most remarkable facilities for acquiring accurate nfOr-
OF the Army Of the Potomac" iichardson, ~ y, 1866
and in the third edition. no one can comprehend the
ever created writes as follows page 81: He BuckiIP
ham was bearer Of the following dispatch. which be
1t CHANGED that Gen burnside at the moment with
him in his tent Opening the dispatch and read,nG
passed the paper TO his successor, saying he did
Lossing's History Of the Civil War GIdadelphia, isG6
and now claiming 10 DO I'm the twentieth edon), and
aside from the partisan spirit OF the author possessing
great merit. writes follows, volume q page +e5: This
order borne By Gen. buckingham, and received by
Gen. Mcclellan late the evening OF the 9TH,
at which time Burnside In tho tent OF the enef."
So great Mr.. C}reeleys faith In tho accuracy OF
statements made by Hsrlburt and SwntOn that, when
writing ofthe Army of the Potomac was his intention,
il shown by suppressed amended ana corrected
manuscript pages OF his very remarkable book, Z" The
American Conflict" to quote the INCIDENT ~ related by
them evidence of the aaery with which Mcclellan
obeyed Presidents order and he alone refraned for
that OF moment except they refer
to Gen. Mcclellan. In common with eveIy ono who Il
seeking, while yet the actors alive the truth ii
Les To the smallest detail OF the struggle rjoccd at
Gel Buckin CHAINS advent after years OF silence but
deprecate his attempt to make the Count de Paris
sponsble for the error 1t Is My privilege 10 know
that yet writer Upon the subject has verified his
statements OF facts WIKI the same and patience.
going far. when discovering erroneous information "
cancel and reprint adding addendn and notes to
his volumes when In the hands Of his publishers
for distribution. The sprn that actustes him lie
APPLY illustrated In letter received few weeks
that / cannot foIbear quoting IT. go feel
with the Hsn WHO had the direction OF the mil taIy
which nave undertaken u record The single al
vantage which can have 10 enable TO accomplish
t0t pIIrpOss rs that be impartial fSr mill
tary Questions concerned and l want, therefore,
10 remain much possible. IL do not accept
ia every detail Gen. --s account, | wish blu
to know, Colonel. the other hand, that, al
though "a former subordinate and now a personal
friend MctlellaL's. have never hcsitAted
historian either to crticse him to contradict
Of his official statements whom thought due 70 thA