Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-05
Ghe Stree Rress.
FlTZ-JGnN PORTER.
statement Of His Side OF the case,

ter at the outbreak of the war relieved Pen
sacola and saved 100 men of Twigs's com
mand. When the outbreak occurred at st
Louis, Potter took the responsibility of mus
teiing in tie Missouri militia under Capt, Ly
on. THIS IL to the organization Of the army
which saved Missouri to the Union. Porte
forwarded Pennsylvania troops for the pro
teclion Of Washington and subsequently was
assigned to tie command of the fifth corps
He commanded the right of the army of tl,
Potomac and the failure of Mcdowell TO coli
meet with Inn tundcr orders 10 protect
Washington was the cause of the failure OF
the prinsulIr campaign. 1t brought the
whole Confederate force upon PCrtcrs com.
mand and tine result was the battle OF Gancs's
Mill aud the retreat of IIarrisons Landing.
Purcl COW rtd the rear ON the retreat IL
Yorktown and was ordered to join the army
Of Virginia 10y way of Acquia creek bu,
Learning from some captured negroes that
Lee was moving northward, he telegmphcd
the information 10 Mcclellan, and, shipping
his command, reported TO Pope four days
sooner than his orders required. II was i'm
possible, Senator Scwcli argued, that
an officer SO energetic, skiliul and
really to take resp visibility could within
The next few days have been guilty of that
with which Purlor is chalg,d. The order of
Pop. TO move a. the time designated was one
which nd not have been carried out.
Porter consulted the division commanders
and the nigh being dark they advised that a
movement al 3 in tie morning would facili-
tate pto-rss more than I'm earlier move
mcut over roal covered with 2OOO wagons
could possibly &c. HIRE was the occasion
when the CurIs commander might properly
exec s. hi Judgment in carrying out the
order gwen y HE commander at distance
and vi Ii ut ay kuuwledge Of the circum-
stances Porter did So, and acting upon
his judi 5mcnt aud the advice of tine division
commanders, lie arrived NJ the designattd
POM In time 10 e rry out the intention of
Popc's order. The order dated 4:3J p IN. was
received ly Porter about sunset That
was another case in which the general COM
mandng brad NJ knowledge of tie cir,um-
stances Or # tie fnct in font Of Potter, and
where 1t was Clearly the duty OF tie cons
command - exercise his own lad ,mcnj
Mob, DIV deGl-d that Porter fought inr S, cund
hattie OF Bu Run or that his corps was
practically the OILY one engaged
After the retreat in consequence of the
non-couce1tlaio ion Of the troops under Pope,
Porter had charge of the dofcnces of Wash
lngtnn ami his jmmani was engaged at An
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county seemed to demand victim, aud lor
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