, 1875-01-16


Of Hoptembcr, aud about two nnntha after tho
1.attle of Bull 1snn. llo was, therefore, In DO
tjtio, 10 know OF The 1abors and efforts Of that
General to 1econsttute the army Arter tho lefeat
at Bull Tsun. 1t ~ well to lot tho author speak
for himself Of the 'trcpilon OF t1lih Army of
tho PntnIpac,' and tho General who organized
air1 commanded it.
Called s'l artc by Sir Lfncoln. the 29i of Jnlv,
Gen. Mcclellan WaF rfaTEes With ts care. MrDnwett
I, whom had been oA|nrti independent command
In ts West, preferred to remain At the htau Of sin
feat. 0en. Mcclellan was known by tle happy and
raEa ea'u!akn In wi,tch three We r. ltfore, he hal
f,s' osrs =, Tsn 1s,n1q vip s t !, ns S @
nrtcr laborloua his mind cxuct ard 5ntthohical,
cap.h!e ot undc1t.sug the ungratrtul and asnlcu.
task which had been enncch to him. tEe was tho
cre.tor ns The Army o! the I'otomsc-ot .hat nrsny,
rlarets at ths most vulnerable oinf, ~hirh. although
rarhiyxcd by tbs ncreAsy of covering the Capital
s:rst @ =. % Inc 1rilostt'% sF IT, . "aions
wss hn,y snn,se:.t~A. tt slse rsI Ct shr sntnt. ~
obtaining t!a llnr Ut stiknB the lat decisive blow.
{tnt. I, radNs 4ia.f3)
This nntior rn9efs to thu power frvoptui in tho
President Of appointing all gene'al officers. and
70 tho rntntakeH Fometsmea made in a"tointlng
incapable men. Ie WAS somewhat ntirlca by Tho
talk Of tic day a',ut political Generals" The
fact WAS inst this: When a man was appointed
General frnn civil tfe, il he prnve1 t,,rec1Afu,
nothing ~as llenr1 Of tho political influence
which secured hiH nnfninatinn but if he did not
meet With sneccHs. lia Was hitnply wlliHtlel down
the wind ~ '.pul,ticai General" Giant. ther-
man, md Finf Kcarncr, though formerly in the
rcyninr army, wtrn appointed from rlsi ifr, Anl
through prlifirnt inf'sr"cr: but nothnr wna cvcr
said nhou! their bcing "ruiltlcal Generals" But
wo 1aoto:
dcts"l ~ r'IEt!csl cr I'rrsonsi favor: md among
the first nsnera4s sf Division nane h, Mt. isneo'n
the two tyres Of t',o.e whn we're cslra 1;ntcAl
Generals lirs acntrG". fnhtfq"sl. 1'ankr, formerly
workman III Massachusetts; ri.fnR-thanta IL Lii in
teg' nceto thu hig1rt civil functions; # charac-
te" 1nYal: fatcntd u MI bnt absolutely Ignorant RI
military aEa,fA; knowing It holinR, haw, yyr 10 h,
fsrt BY Its tii,trust Of himself ani IT, be.its-
tlons; and not nut'tellrg Away, n doing
M s sF,aa d esrss @ns hS Sd s ss
lightly embarked. HITLER akifnl lawyer rarh poll
tfcan without srsnnle; who had rendered. great SER
vfce In tak1R npon himself hs responsibility Of
rytng baltimore hut who later brought in Try 10 III.
reputation by useless riRors at New Orlcan,-fonna
chief 1t Ita Bethel, snl nj tbs Artt assck m Fort
Fisher and thus, NJ the time. the first md
Tho .a: General beaten BY tho coufsdsra'. tos. !,
raseing orrr tho !ast chapter Of tho frat vol
un1e ns baing Of more intnrost To the purely mil
itn,y reA1er. NJ it IL devoted to description of
the material OF war, We comu to tue
srcosp VOLUME.
This volume operB with an account OF the sit
uation Of Missouri. and OF tho stAte Of thlngs at
1861. 1t ID + record OF diAahteEs md dlscaurng-
'ng events. ~e!! calcu'ated 70 ~, tlio nmcr1can
reader WIN sadheAR. " nov Inauguration. we
1o3io~ MIN AfeIy sympathy INC .ashih5 move
ments OF tlie yofl,G. bfa'o. any Ell,ed Iyon IN
g1lnrdng WIN smhli ioFce: nut imhted viii ms
own inuomitahIe spirit, nc htTatesc po'nss
~ Mlssouf1 Havh1 saFcu -, l,oi,'a N shn
Union ~ ,le ho'a captufo OF Slaib 9ackrona
camp he noso1ea hnsett 10 nolulng tne state
MndaF Federal donlnatlon. anu preventing tho
Confederatcs from making It base OF opera,
tions by drawing 1rom 1t resources III men and
money, prov,pions and materials q al Kinds.
Chasing Jackson from Jefferson Cltr, tlle Seat
OF 1oyeSnRent: aHsing lslee o"s OF the M's-
hour1 valley; iolIow1uG MN IN MS retreat 70,
wards the Southwest, ,-~Eo arrives IN Springfield
70 tni himself superseded hy Gen. Fremont
Fro the time OF tho capture OF jackson men III
st. Louis t1ll tho time no Was snpelredea. Lyon
was 'eft pretty much to h!nsen N M'saoafs ::
and: in hiH brief career, ho Developed a1l til e
qualities OF great commander. No officer, nt
tho beginning Of tho "art Eaeo promise or
greater usefulness OF moro brlll'ant future. y
aoldlor bS instinct and edncatlon' loving ns PRO.
fcasion.. with q truo military coup d'Til, ho
unItcd to great holdnees AMI daring tho raTeat
Intelligence and the most interchangeable nctiriey
To there characteristics no added Devotion to
hse country. and love Tor the canse nc eerTcH,
which TPFo to liitn Lie Inspiration OF Ills HE 1t