New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-01
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1882.

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Pope Issued order at o'clock for Porter to move
order Porter aid not absg IT, but instsad o, moving
IN his camp ut o'clock IN, one hour ter sunrise
movements OF the General commanding. General Pope
in the meantime finding that Longstreet was moving 20
moving changed his orerand put il in writing TO Porter
avoid any on Porters part The order was In
MrspoTiEIEEs ARMY OF vIRGpaA. cEyTREyysHgIIE}
To Major. General FTrz JOHN PORTER:
pGs q5Tss E6 yS1p COTS and Kings Dy,Gn w e
enemy down o warenion turnpike Be expeditions or you
JOHN POPE Major-General COMMANDING.
This order was nanded 70 General Porter ABOUT U
O'Clock His troops were tnen ready TO move Let me
ask How did he obey tails order He states 10 ms
he aid not until 10 o'clock. His line Of march
the road from Manassas station across Daw nns
or Groveton-tbe whole dist ince Dcng eight miles He
moved slowly and lelsurcly and arrived at Dlwkins
time Longsreet MS command between Gainesville
and GTSyeon forming his ne on PagcanI Lane tb ne
old Manassas Gap Railroad. whiel lag between the
PoT1er ava % b aa not
coming nearer than about onena!f nile II me roate
which Porter would narch 10 Gainesville IA TACT,
II Porter had moved forward us COMMAND wouid na''
come square upon Longstreers night HANK ..
AT Dawkins's Branch, General mcdowell caae up ~
the mead ~ Porters column having what IL know h ~
the joint order order 10 Mcdowell ana Porter Dotl
proceed to Gainesville. Here Porter had hal1ed ana
insisted tHat the enemy IN his inncd ate mont de
put OUT Jew skrmlsnors and stopped MS whole cou-
nearly tLree miles. aud Remained III that position the
whole day. At this poinI Mcdowell showed Porter tHe
JOINT proceed 10 GdlneeyIic at tne same Tune
giving INN the information sent 10 Pope Oy Buiorr "a
passage 81 the fifteen regiments Oi infantry ana Oo
airy through Gainesville fne morning Ihs WAS the
only inform tloh tina Porter nad subject o. Long
streets iOrcec, as ne stated himself Mcdowell hhdh
tAat 1t was in possible to pass Porters the road
With his cOuI-nd, went Ddck and TOOK hs cOnina d on
a road oil the gn, reaching out TO the rer o. ropes
forces thlt We're then engaged IN battle lie lache'
anu arrived In tino 10 put his forces III ae1ion' anu
fought them until 8 o'clock that evening ,.
General GIdht AM NOW IL II huo"n ~
known by Porter al the tune. tnat Longsreet
VITA some 5000 men, was IN Posluoh con.IoatInS 70
ter by Il JciOck the 29tA Of Au-ls FOUR anG nan
hours before the $50 orier was Wren Upon ~Hat lnS
statement OF Geucra Grant i DLsi II II lmlossIDs IO
NE 10 Understand IL the mrs. place, Porter du 10.
know tnat LOngstreet there VITA 5000 men, nor
dld he know, uiess ne maze ia-e stat tneu auy
abOGt tIe eAcept what General McDOHcl told MN
ais iLOI natOn received rom General BuiOd -Or
was Longsreet confronting Forer. lie was t"o anu NJ
miles FROM POrrr' was not on the same road
that Porter wa, Dut Forming west o. the Oh Mals
KaIrOaG Pagelaud Lane To tne rig rear CT JACK
sons orces fronting the uAder Pope. on Popes
was entirely in II different direction from Porters
II Porter nsd moved forward fUm Dawkiu's Branch
he would attacked Longs rect On his llBLt nd"h
III ana no matter now many troops LCIestee'
had FOrler woald have Had an open Ioa9 benlud nm
MHeter whipped LOngstre,t or uOt Is nos
The question: tie could nave forced LOngatreeLs WhoIe
cymHIand change 4r0hJ and face ABOUT, thr0"lA5
around aLd fronting tne east Instead oi
the north and during mat movement ue WOulu nave
had tue Oyptrtundy OF Striking him heavily FAUX
and doubling ILLS forces up forcing MN 10 wi ndw MS
wAoe force rro'n attacking Pope On his P0pesl le1t
tak. II Porter could not nave oeen successful ne had
behind niin upon W.lcl 10 retreat. zen
Grant says tnat POr,er lest VITA 10000 men
/ General Grant Will examine tAe report ne VIII nnu
nj IS Division was no part of Porters command
withdrawn 1t did not reduce his own force or the
force tnat he had reported as under MS command tna
morning. his own report SHOWS that lie hdd ABOUT
1900 men,
The FORCES THAT WERE PRESENT.
would IKE 10 put tni- question to General Grant
On his slowing General Grant says tnat Pope nad
IS 0OO men con routing jackson. jackson lad @z,OOo
mrn, Porter lad 10000 men, LOagssreet had Z0COo
Lonsstreets ON report SHOWS tnat large POI.
OF attacking ropes left In 'front.' OF
a ~, n Il Il ~
sonz 22,0OO ana II would make the Confederate arulJ
a., 900 s,r,ug Adun- POrters 10000 men, Grants es-
una {, To POpe's $500 would have maze $4,000 men
agains, 1900 men. Bat take POr'ers re-
por, unOrEinB report showing hat nc mad $1,000 men
wucn wan ropes $4,000 WOuid MAKE 5000 men on
POpe- 1000 men on the LOnIedrAte slie As
a military mai would General Grant not say no mater
where tie attack was male By POreer. IL wOlld nave
been using $4,000 against 1900 men, instead OI
using 80 OUO men agnI ~ 1900 men
Ii al Oates General Gran. we'll Knows that men are
not formed IN one st a Inc, or dacked II one Place
but Tue Attacks are made wherever inc enemy 10 Igi,
and wherever there Il position for attacking, ana Wlh
he that flank attack Is not the best attack Hdt one
army can make upon another unless the rear IS eft open
TO altackl Will ne contend as he has IA his article tnat
the intention that Porter should attic Jackson ON
the hank Does be CONSIDER Longstreets command any
less the enemy than JacksOns command
General LOngsree III Jus report OI that battle TO Gen
erald1ee sta Is ,hat
forward against General Jscksns Position Mn1o1s 1ll
HoOu's two Jrgldes supported Oy were quick
IN us orw.rd 70 tns a.tack Al the same TINE Ni.Goas
keniper's command
Now We VIII see how many troops there viii
coy mad tree orr ladies' and Hood two brgadcs Evans
one ana Huutun seven bugades OF Longstreets
command (Jesd.s his artillery, nat we're formed IN
battery and playing furiousy upon Pope's LEFT the
direction GrovetOn and at four ock were cking
ropes left al mat very tine anu they were not wIn-
drawn bur continued he onslaught At O'Clock lone
nour later General PUr received the " 800 Oruer'
attacA the enemy right and rear at once Al TINS
very moment WIS ordered to attacG toe larger
portion LOngsreet's forces were engaged against
Pope forces front II JacksOn leaving but small
ck under L0pgstreet Ior tn protection OF the
flank of the army. viii General Grant pretend 10 say
as miutary tnat tails attack &C tnat time II made
by Porter would nave been failure His troops were
rested nad yng the road, had not been III
ton had been formed line OF battle; but listen
ing TO s0unO Of me guns or The enemy during Ihe
whole General Grant says speaking or Porter:
Thus facing superior numbers advantageousy
posted Ignorant the needs Of fole indie he had
ny torter mad necessarily Dide McDOwels arri
his flslL IN l1e 10 l I wa ft1 In,
Pope especially while Mcdowell was out OF support Of both
fl GENERA Grant has examined the evidence careful
lyme Will find that POrer faced 10 sucn mum bess;
nothing III his trout during the day except
cavalry pckets, except at time when JOness brigade
moved down another rod. on gner pOsiuOn,waer
Two pieces or nght artillery forcing Porter 10 naye Lie
men hide IN the brush (Which the evidence shows 70
lis dnIy. General Grant says. to purposely en-,
gage LoDgstrecpS attention. / presume hc does not
mean that POpc should done tnis Oy moving
to attack or under pietcXt OF attacking,
not by moving all ms troops Dawkins Branca nor ny
allowing lie the road distance Of rnree
miles under woods with arms stacked. How
did engage MS attention. Did lie engage his atten
tlon 20 prevent nearly the whole force OF Long
street attacking POpcs left dank and forcing II back
Certainly evidence 10 be believeu certain
IS not II LOngstreet reported the But truth L.
instead OF FOrter's engaging LOugstreets attention,
General Stuars shows clearly that Few cavalry
men engaged POrtePs attention.
In Porter's report OF that days operations he says
thai inc gust on road in his front heavy that
il was evident To his mind large force moving
against him STUART Confederate GenertD IN his
report and mat General Grant the state
meuH COneder their numbers. aud he ought
consequently accept all they say that he FOOLED POr
day and kepJ him from attacking LOngstrects
rght flank, % having brush tied TO mules tails
dragging them up AM down ne ROAD 10 make dust
and tins dust by brush the large force that
Porter front the road leading from Ma
nassas Station TO Gainesville.
CRTICIsING GENERAL GRANTS PLAN.