The National tribune., 1892-05-26

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IL " fffy II irco;,reivable that thG
N latter was a traitor, ii
fac-fSA .s#Ff# Il the sense that he wa
5s5eEse-g---gss" zll8 ~ in league with the en-
ASsz<--- N>>hH5H, envy But ii would
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g~R n s--.Ssaf. have been better FOR
81 70 tx HIg the country if he had
NJ sSsslf I'll gone over with the 9TH
p - sEsFsS 22sHts4 ers TO the enemy before
EH r. HHy t5t# the war began. There
EM4I.. SM M cs he no doubt that he
g&SerSA WAS greatly chagrined
- = and mortified AT being
kSAzt,S~- Ziy.sst J9,IZ@ :iisrlaced by Mcclellan,
= ~~~-S and that his senslhlll'
s-e<s -hA--A-A,-A---''- ties were SSH more lac
Grated when Pope was rared over hln.
Neither is there much dorht that be desire"
their discontinue, and plotted to alSpiace
them in hopes Of again being placed III chieI
command rather than studying aud acting loF
the general road. To all appearances, hls
principal aim was how not to effect anything
while seeming to DO So nor let anybody else.
In some eases it looks very much rs II he oi-
rectly and knowingly acted prejuGiciaiiy. he
was skilled coUrtier. and loud IN bls PROBES
sioas of zeal. ANA in this Way ingratiated him.
self personally, more or less, with Mr. Lincoln,
who, however distrusted his stncss for COM
mand. and when he understood him more thor
onghly relieved him. 1t is doubtful whether
more insinccre shufifinE, Sinking ana M
triguing Uainu officer can be found OF record
(unless the Young Napoleon himself be pos
sible exceptionl, and he was invariably cui-
pahle failure from start 10 finish.
Mainly to his delays and mismanagement
was due the loss of first Bnli Run. though Tor
the time scapegoats were found. The Presi-
dent urged him in vain to move hls corps TO
cooperate with Mcclellan on the Peninsula,
avoiding the (to him) disagreeable duty under
various pretexfs- When the President ordered
him to move 10000 of his men TO capture or
destroy Saint jackson in CO operation with re-
1esnt, he also urged him to join Mcclellan
with the rest of his corns. which be also
evaded. Though Shields's Division had marched
continuously shout 200 miles when they
reached Front ROYAL Mcdowell, though having
IN abundance Of fresh well organized anG
equipped troops and who haG long been unein-
ployed, did BOT reach there with his other dI-
vision, and comparatively iil-equipped ana
unorganized. until nearly two days alter. Even
then he might have operated successfully against
the fast-cTumbling Stonewai. lie heard the
cannon firing between Ewell and Fremont,
who confronted Jackson all day June i, 1862:
but Mcdowell practically never moved out OF
his tracks. gsee his and other correspondence,
Vol. j., Pdlt 3. Rebellion Records and In d.
rect violation of the Presidents most positive
orders. Even when asked by Fremont for as
sist2nce, he curfly refused. To cover up his
part o. Ais career was never investigated.
After victory had been made sure by the
bravery Of the men and Seheneks enterprise
at Gross Keys. Fremont retired his forces
though Ewcn alone confronted him with but
part OF his division. and less than hall his
numbers. The gre2tly-shattered Stonewan
was miles distant. at Port Republic. and nearly
scared out OF what wits he had By a few hun
dred men usGcr he gallant Carroll; SO much so
thai lIe gare his Lieutenant Ewell1 no help
He c9nciEd-d tha; it was absolutely necessary
10 retreat as IL no doubt was. Mainly through
McD9-eiFs neglect Shields Division had be-
cone separated. 10 get az ali respectfully out
Of tue scraPe ie had SO foOlishly walked into,
1t became Necessary FOR Jackson to push out OF
his way the 2090 and odd men with Carroll
and Tyler This. IN anticipation. was but an
afIAir u a r0EIparati rely few moments. as lie
said. AZ lac end OF five b0urs of hard fight
ing, with his eatire army. he was soundly
whipped on every part OF the field, and lost
much more heavily in men. losing prisoners
and gnn in oscn fight. beside large numbers
IN killed aaa wounded and conld not have
avoided overwhelming disaster il Fremont had
not Dosi calpzbly failed to keep his promise
with Sbields lie got the worst OF it, too. on
the whole, FOR when Shields came up with but
q slender brigade, Stonewall. now in a more
crumblea state than ever. made disgraceful
Stampede, regardless of honor, of everything
bet safety laost OF what was left OF his army
IEnniBg al night. none not running until
after midnight and a good part crossing the
Blue Ridge i.e.oTe halsiRg all broken down,
Starving and aeracralized.
IoT Dcariy iEO days Saint Thomas Jona-
than JseEscH and his army were conf
c4ilE cO0Isel up iH confined and uncom-
10Ei2bo ll0gntain gorge, in mortal dread
OF Shields aBa srreechiag wildly 10 Richmond
for reiniOEecIEeBts. which were actually seat
% j. fra ls.-.- 4:
Lee weaken: * his already comparatively weak
army 10 do d. 80 great were iIte apprehensions
1Or the Saint; tux before the reiniorcements az
rived shields proposed junction with Ere
mont and TIC Enishng na OF the battered
StonewaA. which would have been a very easy
matter Mcdowell compelled hia, to iall back
much against his will. Stonewall then some.
thlGg Oger i.s.f demolished oMly.
Fremoat raG aE'ay in spite Us the Presidents
orders 70 hold on. The Young Napoleon in
fright also ran, though untouched By Saint
jackson, and whose original arIay OF about
1900 men lad dwindied away by his crazy
metDOGs 10 I motley crowd OF about S,0D0,
having lost about twc-thirds Of bis force ia
what have commonly been considered his very
brilliant movements. (See lise and Fail OF the
COniedeTacy. i'y Mr.. Jefferson Davis, and Lees
official correspondence
lie whole secret OF poor .Jaelzson's rise into
popularity, with his sanity reputation the as
Eistauee OF tse clergy TO sound his trumpet, and
his accidental aud uGdese.yed nickDa was
the erroneous snpposition that he forced the
soHng Napoleon from Richmond with imagin-
cry deeds and wonders just before The fact is
ihHt the latier fed without any forcing or ne
cessity though falsely alleging its necessity on
tacksoAs account, and his not being supported
through aoesireof Lincoln 10 sacrifice him and
with him the army. also tending to Jackson's
eleoih Ceil, Lee was not among his admirers
as the record shows, though his opinion some
what improved later. Kind words when he
was oE las ceathbed cannot, Of course count.
The rest Of has career has been much more
fully ventilated, and the military critics do not
seem 10 be LOST Ia admiration. The temporary
Success al Charlottesville was but an accident.
The movement contrary to ali the rules Of war.
ana should have resulted IL disaster 10 him
but for tie personal misconduct and neglect of
Gen Howard. ] cannot think that the men
were blamaOie and large part Of them were
rs good rs the best. The credit Of the Harpere
Ferry affair, Gen Longstrec: says, belongs to
oen. slel-a"ky though more properly the result
fnDEl be air butEa Ia fhe ofonafcnex n sbn