Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-06

saw Pope and Mcdowell for a few moments
at Uptons Hill when I rode out to meet
not seen them since; hope never to lay eyes on
them again. Between them they are responsible
Er sne eaV OF many best and braxsst
hope) to ruin and destroy the country can
never forgive them that. Pope has been foolish
the Army OF the Potomac. He would have been
wiser to have accepted his defeat without COM
pi,a plain VIII probably move some four or five
miles 1urtner 10 the front tomorrow, as have
ordered the whole army forward. / expect to
night great battle and to do my best at It. I do
not think secesh VIII catch me very badly"
AFTER ANTIErAM
Mcclellan wrote to his wife: 'sDo you know that I
have not heard one word from Halleck, the Presi-
dent nor the Secretary OF War about the last great
battle? All, except fault-finding, that have had
since leaving washington was one from the Presi-
God bless you and all with YOU That is all
have; but plenty from Halleck, couched in almost
insulting language and prophesying disaster:
uniformly faultf1nding tone OF his dispatches and
that he had not as yet found leisure to notice the
recent achievements OF my army. ="
HIS LAST TALK WITH LINCOLN.
OF his last conversation with Lincoln General
Mcclellan gives this account:
son the first day Of october his .excellency, the
President, hOnOred the Army OF the Potomac with
a visit, and remained several days, during which
he went through the different encampments, re-
viewed the troops and went over the battle-fields
Of South Mountain and Antietam. + had the op
portunity during this visit to describe to him the
operations OF the army since the time it left WASH
1ngton, and gave him my reasons for not following
the enemy after he crossed the Potomac. He more
with my whole course from Il" the BEGINNING inning
that the only fault he could find was that
was, perhaps, too prone to be sure that
actions We're all right when started. said to
him that thought few experiments with those
convince him that in the 7 cd
than they did. He told me that he regarded me as
the only general in the service capable Of organiz-
would stand by me. We parted on the field of
South Mountain, whittier had accompanied him.
He said there that he did not see how we ever
gained that field, and that he was sure that If
had defended 1T Lee could never have carried it. He
parted from me with the utmost cOrdiality We
never met again on this EARTH"
M'CLELLAN's REMOVAL.
These extracts may be f1ttingly brought to a
close with McClellan's account of his removal from
command and its attending circumstances: "When
we broke up the camps on the upper Potomac and
moved In advance, the army was In fine order for
another battle the troops in the best of spirits,
full OF confidence In me, and was then, believe
capable OF handling an army in the field as had
never been before. felt that could fight great
battle. The march was admirably conducted and
Is Wprthy OF study In the course OF the nth Of No
vemper heard incidentally that a special train
had brought out from Washington Gen. Buck1ng-
ham, who had left the railway very near our
camp, and, without coming to see me, had
proceeded through a driving snow storm
several miles to Burnside's camp. 1 at
once suspected that he brought the order re-
iev1ng me from command, but kept my own
counsel. Late at night was sitting alone in my
tent writing to my Wife All the staff were asleep.
Suddenly some one knOckd upon the tent pole, and
upon my invitation to enter there appeared Burn
side and Buckingham, both looking very solemn.
received them kindly and commenced converse
ton upon general subjects in the most uncon-
cerned manner possible. After few moments
buckingham said to Burnside: well, General,
think that we had better tell General Mcclellan
that should be glad to learn 1t. Whereupon
Buckingham handed me the two orders Of which
he was the bearer:
81 saw that both-especially buckingham
were watching me most intently while opened
and read the orders. 1 read the papers with
smile, Immediately turned to Burnside, and said:
wei, Burnside, / turn the command over to
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