The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-03-28

hero sitting sadly in his tent at Alexandria with no
command, while Pope was hghting ut Bull Run, aud
rcproduccs the correspondence OF september and 2,
after the battle, In which Mcclellan urges Porter 10
cooperate with rope and Porter protests that he has
and will, hut Is strangely silent about the cll-tae
dispatches Of the 27tb, 2sth, and 2eih In which the
''young Napoleon = finds q hundred dinhcuties In
the way Of getting his troops forward such as lack Of
transportation, lack OF horses, only forty rounds OF
ammunition, could not go beyond Anandae until they
knew what was at Vienna, not prudent FOR Summer
and Frankiin's Infantry to go without cavalry and
even suggests that Pope had better lie let TO get ont
''of his sctapc ~ while the troops Haleck Is urging
lin to huriy forward are used to make the Capital
safe
we must pass over the abundant field for sarcasm
our author In his attempt to describe the events
| between this time and the battle OF Antietam. How
feelingy he explains the dreadful responsibility which
Mcclellan faced when he went forth to fight Lee with
only general order giving him the command OF
te fortihcations OF washington and all the troops
| "for the defense OF the Capital!" Noonc should
seek to take from the General his de the
Of south Mountain, Crampton's Gap, and Antetam,
though that these were mostly due to the
| elan Of our volunteers, and the manner In which
they led 10y their brigade and division generals.
| But Mr.. curtis asserts that In this battle
The total number of the Federal forces 81, iGi
| men. The oHoniV had about 10, GOO more
taken to learn state the truth about the relative
forces engaged Mcclellan had at the beginning Of
the Seven Days battles shown by the Field reports
over 0i 600 electives Lees number may have been
nearly the but not greater, though the Count de
Paris estimates them Mt o. 600. Lees reports In
July, after the battles, showed (probaby exclusive OF
ofcers) Co. 55i present. the losses had been is a6.
| Lee encountered Pope with nearly equal numbers,
g. 900 o0o thereabous but when he again met
Mcclellan he had not received nearly enough recruits
to compensate FOR his losses, while the latter had IN
addition to all who fought with Pope, Summers and
Frankin's corps, and considerable reunforcemnts
, besides Az Antietam Mcclellan, instead of 10, ooC
less had at least 90, 900 more men prcscnt for duty
E than Lee had. Mr.. Curtis says:
ON the night after the battle OF Antieam McCiel-
Ian anXously delibeated whether he should pursu,
o the enemy. y he had done so, aud had last IN
nert battle, Lee could hare marched as he please
. on Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Neu
1 York!
1t win he convenient to group this absurd staemen
with the similar that Mcclellan had sayed tn
: "Capita, - and that he could have marched ''in
Richmond, it he had not been relieved. They al
betray Ignorance of the art OF war; OF the re
OF the conbaants, and of the character of tn
valiant troops both siies which made 1t imposshl
= TO destroy either of the armies by any single battle
AS for the Capital 1t was never seriously threatened
I There was not company commander fit for his phc
In Popes army who did not know and feel that 1t wa
iuy capable oil defending the htrehchmehsol WASH
ie ihS'oh "heh II once gov w'''h ''cn ihe "es' W
VI tempt even st"he"a'' '"cNsoh co"l" "ake W ,o"e'
A. '"e ieuc"' "'o i""' was iePc"e" "' '"'h'!, n'
ny 'he 'iesh io'ces o' summer vi tr"nh"' "'
those u, hearhey anu s'e'ehs' VINO nau ioeh' 'e'r'
o! on 'he z''h oi August anu III spc oil the loss
10 both those gallant generals If there was eneug
le hs"e ,e'. J" Leo veterans "'.er ""'.e'.' I" max
ng pursuit r'sNy' oe'e "o"' nave "eeh eo"esou e'"S
IL 'ci' 'o"s "c soi"'e's VI 'he Army vi '"e '"'''n'
mt ai'er announcer offensive patie WIN whcn 10 olT"'
H. any at'cN upon our iorihe" CITIES. ihs '"ea
ne losing all at one throw Is oil piece with those Coeo
a crate misconceptions wh'ch imas'hes 'hat 'ne wh'
ok course oil the war wouu nave eeh changed II Lohl
he streets charge had net been successfully resisted
itanceck ut Eetysburg. In neither oil the cases SUI
ire posed wom oecsiVe results nave neeh oD'aiheu' III
n, for reasons which have had frequent Illustration
the history Of our race. That competent critic,
- I,ie Colonel Charles CORVALLIS Chesney In n
'Sc 80, - ,,.. 49,, =,
ily Pie'"ec !" "'N '-se".'' eNI''S '"'S' 'o says
yn Neither was the frequently indecsive result of Il
M great battles fought in America any proof that TIN
formed exceptions to the ordinary rules of militia
we science. These actions were so incOnclusive, III
his from deficiency in cavalry, and next because
his beaten side ,coud not break up. The Amerlc
at somlery, IN mus IeIusine 10 yie,u 'o p'mc WI
ar ,onI frant In Tho virtnrinns enemy isnaved lat
The venture to believe an Inherited quality In order
for pursue. there must be one to away and,
aHe ctenu Oh Tue Anericns' ,'e oraha,y sohun.c a,
his asant from tho cre,t h,ttins tonrht acrss the
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