The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-08-12
Gen. Logan's Speech.

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Warrenton to start with his command
to Bristoe Station at l o'clock the
next morning. That was the morn
ing of the 2Sth. That order was re-
ceived at o'clock and so minutes p.
m. Some of his Generals under him
were in his tent at the time What
was his language? Gentlemen who
have commanded forces, no matter
on which side, will understand this.
Instead of saying to his officers, Gen
tlemen, here is an order; our forces,
comrades, are in a battle at Bristoe
Station there General Hooker and
General Early had fought battle
that evening; our forces, as he was
notified, were engaged, and that he
must be there by daylight
the next morning in order to re-en-
force them-what did he say? What
would you gentlemen have said? /
ask any of you His response was,
Gentlemen, there is an order for you
to sleep on" That was his language
sworn to. The Senator said he was
advised otherwise. but those are eX-
actly his words-''there is an order
for you to sleep on"
General Butterfeld and one or two
others who were present said their
troops were tired, and they consulted
awhile The Senator said yesterday
it was a rainy night and thousands of
wagons were in the road. had at
one time occasion to make figures and
show how many wagons strung out,
with four mules, would fill the road
from Bristoe Station to Warrenton,
which amazed some of the gentlemen
who were talking about thousands OF
wagons. [ will not go into that as it
is not necessary.
What did he do? Did he move at
1 o'clock? Did he get there at day
light2 The Senator says there was no
necessity for his getting there. How
did he know that? How could he de-
termine that there was no necessity +?
He received the order. He was under
orders, and the evidence shows that
no orders were issued by him to his
troops except to tell them to be ready
to move at o'clock. His adjutant-
general issued no order except the
mere statement to be ready to move
at 8 o'clock, except that the adjutant-
general of General Morell went
around and notified the troops.
Now. what did he do? Did he
move at 3 o'clock even, instead Of l
as ordered? The Senator will not say
so. Did he move at daylight? The
Senator will not say so. He did not
mount his horse until after sunrise,
which is sworn to by witness after
witness, and General Berdan, who was
there IN charge of the Berdan Sharp
shooters, states the fact that he him.
self passed through the camp of the
sleeping men after 3 o'clock with his
command, and General Porter never
mounted his horse until after sunrise,
after he got his breakfast; and then
he arrived at the head of the column
at what time? At daylight? No,
sir. The Senator said yesterday about
8 o'clock. That only shows how in
accurate he is The sworn evidence
of the General commanding is that he
took out his watch when Porter az
rived at the head Of the column and
it was ten and half o'clock.
Why is it that men will state things
that exist only in their own imagina-
ton? We might as we'll state things
as they are. Fitz-John Porter was
lust as much justified in getting there
at 1920 o'clock if he did not move at
the hour he was ordered, as at any
other time; but that was the hour; he
did not move until after sunrise, and
the Same Senator said yesterday it
was dark night and he could not
move. Let US see whether he could
or not.
ask you. gentlemen, in plain
common. sense way to look at this
thing. Why could he not move?
The evidence shows that the trains
were out of the way by 1 o'clock; that
there was a dirt road on either side of
the railroad that he could have
marched over. 1t is shown by great
many witnesses, commanders of
troops and others not commanding
I do not wish to read the names, but
I will give those of Murray. Hill, and
Campbell, and fourteen Others who
swore positively that they marched
| that night, and one Of the witnesses
| swears to marching with a brigade
square across the country near Bristoe
Station within a few miles Of it and
went into camp.
What else? After Early and Hook
er had their fight at Bristoe Station,
Early, after s o'clock at night, march
ed with his division, wagons and eve
rything, from there to Centreyille, and
General Jackson marched that night
his command from Centreville to Sud
lev Springs where he formed his line
of BATTLE the next day, and you tell
me that Fitz-John Porter conld not
march miles when force of thirty
thousand men that night on different
roads marched the same number of
miles and were ready to form line
Of battle!
Mr.. President, if you want to put
this man on the retired list, in Gods
name do it just because you have the
numbers to do it, but do not do it by
stating things that are not true. Do
it because you have the power to do
it, and not by trying to deceive the
country and make the people believe
thing that is not the fact, and
which has not been stated III the tes-
timony. I assert that the evidence of
Early, of Jackson, and their reports
and those Of others show that they |
moved that night, and yet this man
could not move because it was dark,
and he is a great soldier we are told!
Mr.. SEWELL. VIII the Senator
allow me to interrupt hinl?
Mr.. LOGAN. Certainly.
Mr.. SEWELL. The Senator said
that the fact was that Early had been
in a fight, and he said also he was out.
Early says nothing about that.
Mr.. LOGAN. The evidence shows
that Porter was told that Hooker had