The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-01

Part Y. of The Century War Book.
now ready. has. among other articles. one
upon what was known as The Peninsula
Campaign" written by Major General
George Is. Mcclellan, who was then In
command of the Union army
The following interesting description or
thin. fee.ius entertained Tor General Nc
Ciellan by hIs soldiers was written by
George kmblll, who was a member OF
tina command:
passed since those darkest days u the
war / sin retain a Will remembrance
of the sudden and complete change Whlch
came upon the face of AFFAIRS "hrn Gen
cral Mcclellan was restored 10 command.
81 the time { was serving ga Company \.
Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers, at
tached o. Ricketts, division OF the First
Army Corps. The announcement u Me
Clelian's IestQgatiOn came 10 US IN the
early evening OF the ri of September.
1852, just after reaching ian I'M, weary
from long marching and well nigh dis
haarten.d hy recent reyerscs. The men
We're scattered about in groups discuss
iug the events Of their al-starred cam
paisn. ana iadulging ia comments that
We're decidedly uncompllmentary 10 those
who had been responsible for its misnan-
agement We did not know. Of course,
the exact significance OF all that had
happened 3s wc afterward learned u. but
being mainly thiuHiug neh, We we're able
10 form pretty slreWd EHcsses as to
where the real dilhcuty lay suddenly.
while there mOurutul consultations were
I'm full blast, mounted oihcer dashIng
past our blVOuac, refined up long enough
the road, bOys' The scene that followed
can Doc more easily imagined than de-
scrbc1. From extreme sadness We passed
in Il tvlnkling To 1elirium of delight.
4 dclivcrer had come. \ real rainbow
Of promise had appeared suddenly IN the
dark political SKY. The iselihs ny our
division upon the return or General nc
lellun had It's counterpart IN all the
others, for the Army Of the Potomac
loved him as il never loved any other
leader Ia "A few days We started upon
mat long march into Maryland, and
whenever General Mcclellan appeared
among bass troops, from inc crossing Or
the Potomac az Washington % The Crap
pie with Lee at Anuetam. II was the
signal for the most spontaneous ana en-
thu-iistlr cheering ever listened 10 or
u1ftic,uat.i in Men threw their caps
higb into the air and danced and IRON cked
Uk. schooIDoys. 90 glad were they - get
heir ,d commander back again. IL is
INN. thlt Mcclellan had always been for
innate DO being able 70 excite enthusiasm
amoug his troops. but demonstrations at
this time tOuN On an added ana notice.
able emphasis from lhe iatt llat nr ma
baen recalled % command after what the
army believed 20 De- an unWise and un-
tust suspension. the climax stenci 10
Ie reached. however az MiddietOwn,
where We irrt caught sight OF the enemy,
Here upon our arrival We round General
frliplllu sitting upon ms horse In the
r1ad 1he enemy occupied gap In the
Snuth mountain, mlle or two beyond.
Reno and Hatch were lenung, ana the
smoke Of their guns could Doe seen half
vysv mn the mountain AS each Orgaui-
zation passrd the General. Tie men be-
rafn. appareuuy fOrsctfu " everything
bud their loF" for nina. Ihey cheerrd and
r6eef.l again, until they became 80
hoarse they could cheer no longer IL
..eraed as lf an iufermissio1 had been
1..l9rDd m order that reception might
r rendered 20 the Gcntrtl-iu-t Lief. 4
'-raat crowd continually surrounded him,
ana fine most sxtraydeaut den ono tratiODs
,,'.ra INDUCED lu. Hundreds even nugg 4
the horses lrss ana caresstI lis head
and name While tLe troops were thus
'nr,ii.s lv. the General continually point
.J tlth hls finger 10 inc gap DO the noun
All, THROUGH which our pain Jay. 10 WAS
iiE, Il erraI scene iu play. "ltl the roar
~ tI.' aurs i0r an acc impairment An
r,b,t enthusiastic demonstration that /
T,c.,ruD-r.l occurred Do the afternoon OF
ths l-th 40 Antietau, when tle General
t.I.. ql4ux our line 0i battle. The cheers
r.1ll u0f have been heater than they
V.re General Mcclellan may have had
nrf.Inerf. elscWheye. be- had few II any.
among the soldiers whom b. command
This is one of the many interesting mar
rafirs- contained in "Ihe Century War
Doox Terms upon which ~ may be
obtained viii be found elsewhere IN this
issue.